The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-10
0RylL GRANTS TESTIMONY.
u, PRESIDENT PROVED TO HAvE
uEEN AS B5D As BEI KhAP.

.,.L cr,ps story Of the Prostitution Of on
..IP.tronare- Brotber NJ n dc the Pro-
.r,etoy Of several Tradius Posts What
or,u Grant Received for his Influence.
w.suIyoroS. March e.-The brother OF
~. President Of the United States wss before
IN, Committee on Expenditures In the War De-
n,,tment to-day, aud told story which must
mako every tieht-minded man, who holds the
honor OF his country "A dear a. his own hang
Ls head IN shame. II was sickening narrative
q, the prostitution OF offcial patronage by the
chief Executive OF this great republic for the
use and beuelt OF a member OF his famiy
N.yet but once before in tho history OF an
Ane,o Saxon peopie was such scandal made
tho subject OF a parliamentary investiRation'
and that was whom tho Duke OF York, the sec
ond son Of George Ill, and Commnnder-in-
CbLef of the British srmy, was arraisned In the
House Of Commons on charges OF corruption In
the ssle Of commissions In the army. The per-
,on through whom these corrupt transactions
were csrfed on was Mrs. Mary Ann Clark, the
Dukes mistress, and although the investigation
failed 10 connect the brother OF the King directly
with the selling OF commissions, II was never
less clearly proven that Mrs. Clark did trafic In
shem, and the Inference was irresistible that II
Was dOno with bis knowledge aud consent The
Duke wPs scqultted, but the vast majority OF
The English people pronounced bin guilty The
the Dukes mistress made To the committee Of
the House " Commons, and the British people
for two senerations regArded the occurrence as
spatiJnai disgrace.
oRASTIsM MORE SHAMEFUL STILL.
But shameful a. was this story of the Duke OF
YOrk's shhrtoomings, IL docs not AFFORD a ntting
parallel for that related from the witness stand
to day by 0ryil Grant, the brother OF the Presi-
aent OF the United etates. In the former case
the brother OF the King OF ENGLAND figures a.
permitting bis mistress to trnflc In arnv com
missions, ana IN the latter the President OF the
United States stands convicted by the testimony
Of bis brother Of giving him license TO trade
in Executive patronage. The testimony, as glven
ey the Presidents brother. was at frat eyasive,
and 4 was manifest that the witness thought
the committee knew but little, II any
thing, about tho business he had been en-
gaged In. He confined hts answers TO simple
negatives for the first ten minutes, but his ma
tive oullness was not ntted 10 cope with the
keen intellects opposed TO him, and little by lit
tls the Intelligence dawned upon him that The
committee were better Informed than he Wot
Of. The embarrassment Of the Witness was palm
iIl to see nj times. lie had evidently beon
coached. Hnu there is reason to believe that he
was advised by the President himself TO tell as
ittle ~ possible but he h d not the shrewdnes~
and Intellectual quickness to piay tue role VI
either a smart or dul witness
The htst questions 40 dr. 'ssed to him were the
etereo' yped ones about his name res .dence. ana
profes Sion. lie answered that lie was Known as
Orvil urHnt; that Elizabeth. n. j was his le-
gal residence and tbat In cary years his occu-
patton was that OF onet. out that al the
present time be had no letitmats calling. lie
denied that he had ever had am veToal or writ
ten authority from the late Secretary OF War IN
relation to post tradersbips IN the army. or that
be In any way exercised any control over ap-
pointments to pl ces OF this kind. He adult
ted, how yer, that he had been instruinentsl In
procuring the appointment OF young a. l.. hon.
pafon Of Pniladeiphis to he a post trader at
Fort stevenson, but he had no interest In the
profits derived therefrom.
oRvIL As POST TRADER.
When the question was asked him II he hid
ever had any Interest, direct OF indirect, In any
Indian traderships, he psused and stanmered,
Does that come under this oom itee7" Belnz
answered that the question must oe answered,
dian license" and then, In answer to direct
questions he told the committee that
cary IN JHnaSoy soy rS ~ be h's G nod the
Fort BelAnsp. lnu For beIthold. From No
yemher, 1874, to January, 177s, nIns II and cob
X Cas- elberry q Phil d"lphia contolied the
Standing Rock trading post. A. l.. Bonnafon,
hr., Of Philadelphia, the father Of the voung man
vsnson, loaned them $1,000 to 20 into -iness.
t6 s' C"ey %cs 70 D TSS% Smsof eff SG Si 9''S St
LOST, when he inves ed about 500. But
al this tune new arrangement was
hrm aud given thrd interest. He had, It seems,
advanced all tue money TO set up Orvil and Cas-
selberry. and when the establish ment on the
upper missouri had grown to be worth about
$4,000, u nnafon, Sr, was taken In and given
one-third the pronts. OIy put IN about 5000
balance and each WIS to hay third interest.
CNseberry run the buslness, Oryi looked after
things at the white House aud Bunuafon put
W the cash. In regard TO the pronts OF this es-
tabli-hmeDt Orvl was not very clear. The Chair
nan asked him the following:
oRvIL's PRoPITs.
ino psttnchp 10 1874 Up 10 the time You created ne
pes part crsip. IN January 1876 can yOu state what
S 10Y .Es .oy scSGpn Of stock or ne cont
been 4 IL o hlH yer
1n fSv S0,y OF ,s mat, q the gs
X"We hi1e not drawn OSi any prcais T6sye avn
tLS eishborhood OF eiev on hundred dol rs.
= A. the trading post at Fort Peck. Mr.. joseph
Leighton Is the partner Of the Presidents
brother. This partnership has lasted Il ON the
fall OF 1874, but Oryil has no idea OF the value "
the establishment AZ that point He never put
the concern and attends 70 tine business, and the
understanding Is that he 10 10 divide the PROFITS
which was made some time In Noyemo r, 1874,
bnt they mad never lived I'D TO this agreement.
End. as Otyil put 4. " don't feel that really
pave any articles OF agreement with MIR. Leigh
ton"
By the Chairman & WIS. consideration was the NOV
mse saa sus son I1s nt to
:, Sc sS the
cSmou.r snoT 81 Sa s0S ls s AfF0m
.G.On whose recommendation Al don't know
,VrVAuoI .eo euJ VI nONs Ntbt
Q-Then tne Consideration WAS that you had procure
thS postf Al had the post
q Ana MIR. Leighton wAa to furnish all the captAl,
ana you we're 70 DC 80 equal partLerH A.-Ies, air.
THE PRECEDENT IMPLICATED.
The following testimony Ia exceedingly i'm
portant for In II tue witness UnwittinslY dis
closed tue fact that he hsd a letter from the
President OF the United States which practically
made him the owner Of several OF these trading
posts:
QHave you had any letter from the President Of the
Uaiten States directed 10 you In regard 10 trAiing
posts Al think not,
riding In orange ~ Al dont know dont re-
member such thing.
A.-Are you quite Certain you did notp A-No sir
I don't IN nE ever did. thou mar have done So
QIs II possible that may have bad such letter
Al don't think IL 10 possible that ever showed such
y letter to man Ia Orange.
ODD you ever sho euoh . letter to man namec
Q.-Did you ever show to Mr.. u ven IN Orange let
Ter purpor ing from the Pr sldent OF the United
PAee IN reply 10 Addressod By you TO him apply lag
Tor the iding poet " Fort Peck the substance OF
which wac that he had eVon orders for no more trading
poat " be given out unit no should order and that
be did not know what that . st Al Fort PECK was
Worth2 Al dOu't Ihink eyer showed that to Bowen
Q.i.d y9u ever letter Of that KIND in your posses
ei0nY A.-lthink had.
4.-Haye you got sillf A.-NO. sir.
q What nave you done with that letter7 Al pro
o. ne have DESTROYED I'll never save nv letters
Can you Stase about the date of thai letter. A
q Have you any idea Of its dAtep Al suppos.
hanu In