The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-08

Inc SctfetN coming OWts
Ill Tie testimony taken before the in
vc-teauou. .l Wellington d,uing ,he last
few days sustuns o. the last letter the
siatDmcnis of Trr SrN before pending,
md sine, niuco.Ka trial. Th' .ris OF
lhr pIt Gcrt and his Attorney Ge.,ral 90
prevent nn Indictment We nov mad.
transparent. ana date Lack lo the uuc
vl,u tlri.1itcr was iir.t laid before the
Grand jury, and when the public was i'm
ia, dark as 10 the nature OF the charges
and The proofs by which they were sup
ported.
II isnow In evidence that the Attorney
Ceuci required tie testimony siy.u iu
tlie Grand july room 20 he sent to HIM hN
a.. Distinct Attorney AMI then m,lr *
known to the llos.dcnt. NAlo ia, pr,.i-
don't was thus kept informed through MIR.
liERREPoNr, he bad his own private source
Of Information through FOX, the foreman
OF the Grand Jury, who daily commuui.
Hi.l its secrets TO an inferno liary for tic
lis' of tio White House. Ind dependent of
th"-c two, B-LL, the detective, w-s " look
ius ...o The Land of Mr. DYER" or course
~ rely o. satisfy the Presidents curiosity.
For % month co.. lno.e preceding tl" lill,
the chief counsel OF BAB,ocK established
himself uf Washington o. Wa.ch he inter-
c-fs Of Ais client ari % prepare for the de-
f..ee. nrrNrr Prlr1p form rly +c.fetl-
ry Il TIE President, WAS al0 ut.rc, uul
A.d oiu.l.ut iea,on for aiding BAncpg1
in every possible way beyond the claims
OF personal friendship. Tlcy bad been a.
sociatcd together on the stan Of Gen.
GRNNr were with him n President. and
were oQully deep in TIE secrets OF Tie
Whisky aud other rings punrrR was on
the most familiar footing with pIE.l.-
POST, AMI hgd free entry go 'li- office. Tha
Attorucy- Gencral protested with much vc-
hamcucc, in a letter 10 the Chairman Of
me Judiciary Committee, that lie had no
memory of ever having seen Mr. SIOEIss,
BABcOck's counsel. in his lite. That state
mtnt was intended to negative the impress
SION that hciniormed linn of the testimony
received from -. Louis. But it was not
necessary for Mr. PIERREPoNT to see OF TO
know Mr.. SroRHs in order that the latter
should get The Information he desired.
Horace PORTER had access TO the papers,
and put his knowledge Hhcrc il would do
most good. PIERREPoST recently told gen.
HENDERSON that he did not pUposC'y or
dcdgoiy'ct poRTr8 or BABCocl have ac-
c,s5 to the A,os OF lis oci,e;' hui he did
not dnrc to deny that the testimony Wa
inspected and utilized.
II is well known that the President gave
BABCO,A and hs counsel all the iulolInl-
ton that came into his hands, fIOm Pierre.
PoNr or from the Grand Jury room; so
that While 'hc Government was ostcnsihy
prosecutnga cousp,rator to defraul the
revenue, the Executive, sworn to see tie
laws faithfully executed, and the Attor-
ncy-Gouelal, charged with their upright
49,. MS lion, were secretly conniying o
,hwmt the course Of justice. aud betrayins
their trusts to save The Presidents secre-
tary from the Ycnitentiary
Mr.. BRIsrow and Mr.. BLUFoRD WILSON
could not help knowing TINS treachery,
and also that the whole official power out
site the Treasury Department was excrted
IN behalf Of RABCoCK. The District Attor-
noy End the special counsel AT -. Louis
had likewise reason TO know that instead
of being aided they were obstructcl at
every step, and that the influence of the
Admin istIalion collectively was openly
thrown Oh 'ne siue % ''lo "''uSV''
"t' d" cA'v"' WIS ',''s '"'i'O,,' 'll' TUE
I'''''' Wn''n l'"SSou pr'Mce" '"c Sc ~
l"'F an" Nollol'"r VI 'nc treasury an" -
Louis preceding ana curing the Iial' Wet.
MA "'" CONN. nt'al' bu'n "nen le""'
IAe l'-lmohy OF Mr. 10y ER, zen LIEN DER
SON hiLl llEhREFoNr' anu o'nerS' ulaAo
'h'Se i'''s S'aiid OUT III po'u ieliei' anu 10
H'lher presents "a case "hich justly SUP
Je't' NhNNr ana llERliLPoNr 10 Tue gray
est penalties Tor conspilng personally nno
oN"AlIy ~ df'at an honest adnihistra
lon o.. the law.
In the light of these developments it i
cay 90 understand why PIERREPONT's dis
graceful instructions to the District Attor