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also made TO him about his family, and the
| whole series, when collected, showed such q
curious acquaintance with inside Cabinet
terest among those aware OF the INQUIRY In
| progress as to Its results. The letters were
| all printed. A close inspection under light
1 showed that they had In fact been done In a
fine hand, as If the writer, in forming some
words, bad forgotten for the moment the me-
cessity for disguise, and these words had
been linked over by some other hand aud the
style of letters been somewhat changed
| thereby. These slight changes, which were
uDifo. N in the various letters, led to the
discovery that the retouching had been done
by Col. Whitley, ex-chtef OF secret service
i division. who, for reasons which no one had
been able TO understand, had, after he was
removed, been given employment by Nj.
Williams. The next step was the discovery
of the author Of the fine hand writing. The
peremptory removal OF the Attorney GEN
friends persist In charging that Major Will
son attempted to steal the papers, Wilson's
friends will probably continue their descrip-
uo NJ, OF those which he declined for the dies
The question desire to ask you is this:
You have stated there were certs'u private
papers contained In that box which were on
fle. desire to ask you whether the papers
mentioned in that article were contained In
that box and were on file?
Witness.-To that / simply say the cues
tion is not pertinent to the subject OF the
matter OF inquiry, and therefore object I }
newspaper article, with the question and
answer, be struck out.
The motion was reserved for future con-
s1deration and decision.
Mr.. Cochrane-Q Have you ever taken
ted intimates he has heardj any letter or
papers from any of the departments?
In reference to statements in Mr.. Tutton's
testimony, Mr.: Wilson said, so far as they
afected him, they We're unqualidedly false.
r. Wilg0p furfhar iat in IN
the immunity business, and also stated that
he never had any evidence duplicating Lo-
gan or Farwell. He contradicted Gavitt,
who testified yesterday that the Solicitor
had instructed him TO go for Bristow for
President, and read q letter accusing Gavitt
OF 1ndiscreet and disreputable conduct.
The Testimony To-Day.
The special whisky committee of the
House met at 10 o'clock this morning.
sUPERvIsoR TUITION
testified that BlufOrd Wilson told him at the
Palmer House, in Chicago, In the fall of 1915,
that Logan, Farwell, Ward and others were
In the Chicago ring, and they must be in
dicted; evidence would come in fast enough,
he said, as soon as they were indicted.
IN REGARD TO YARYAN,
tuition said that while he had no personal
knowledge OF any wrong he had done, his
conduct In hfnderfng the prosecutions in
Chicago could not have been more marked
If he had been member of the ring himself
or was their paid attorney to assist them in
be had been connected with the Internal
Revenue bureau ever since il was organized,
and he never knew term In Its history
when it was so badly and loosely managed
as under Pratts administration. Pratt was
an honest man, he thought, but he was dull
and slow, and was completely in the power
OF Yaryan, in whom he (Tutton) had no con-
hdence-
The Chairman drew out from the witness
with reference to his recent appo ntme1t as
collector of the port OF Philadelphia, that
TO recommend him as collector of the port of
Philadelphia; and witness said that he
much TO Secretary Bristow as to any one
else. Witness said that he urged the Presi-
dent to revoke the order made 10 change the
tow told him subsequently that the result
had demonstrated that he (rutton) was
right In inducing the President not to make
the contemplated changes. He said he never
spoke to Babcock concerning the changes,
and never spoke three minutes to him in his
pte until after he was indicted. Babcock
derstood that Bluford Wilson had given
Washburne, chief OF the Treasury de-
tecives, $1,000 to get witness to Sc
cure cure MS 6Baoc9Sk'sl conviction beyond
matter and told Babcock he didn't believe q
word about 1t, because he did not think
Mashburne would do such q thing, even If
Wilson wanted him to. Witness said be
thought the Chicago ring would have bsen
more effectually broken up II the first batch
which were indicted nad all been put in the
penftenttary, instead of being granted i'm
munity TO testify against others. Bluford
Wilson had alleged to witness that Senator
Logan was connected with the Chicago ring,
and Writ Dexter, the district attorney at
Chicago, had also made the same statement
Witness denied that Dexter told him that he
lTutton) was in the way and should leave
Cncago, because he was there to shield the
coNTRADIcTING BLUFoRD WILSON.
Q. Did you bring papers from Chicago to
this city, and show them to BIuford Wilson,
Farwell?
a. have no recollection 1T.
q. Then, IL BlufOrd Wilson has so testi ded
he mas testified to what is not true?
A. According to my recollection. Witness
told the President that IL the policy of con-
changed, he would not remain in the reve.
nue. service.
q. Did it occur to you that 1t was an i'm
and asking him TO interfere with the conduct
OF the prosecution in Chicago.
A. didn't ask him to Interfere. / told
him what was being done.
BLUFORD WILSON RECALLED.
Witness read from his letter book q num-
Der of letters to show that he did not APP
thieves In Chicago. He advised In one Of
them. written TO the District Attorney TO
look out that he got good bonds for property
been successful In this line. He also read a
letter written by Secretary Brfstow to the
district attorney at Chicago, which in sub-
stance endorsed that officers course in con.
Quoting the prosecutions.
WHY THE PROSECUTIONS WERE DELAYED.
q. Don't you think the suits al Chicago
have been delayed?
A. Not with the connivance or consent of
the prosecuting officers. AT Springfield, Ill,
the cases were delayed on account of there
being no appropriation for the pay of jurors
THE COMMITTEE GOT INTO A wRANGLE
about cross examining Mr.. Wilson.
Plaisted, the republican member, wanted
until to morrow to read the testimony.
Wilson said: "Oh, Plaisted, cross-exa mine
me now; I'm ready" and then he threw
himself into seat and looked about as big
rs clothes pin.
Plaisted reminded him that he had four
days testimony TO look into, and he needed
little time.
SWELL" said Chairman Cochrane, "I've
got TO go away Tomorrow"
Said Wilson:-"I have important engage
ments; let me 60 to New YORK and win
.But the House viii adjourn on Monday"
said Plaisted.
sob, no; don't think It WILL" said Coch-
rane. think we viii be In session week
yet.
M Plafafad-I think mavbe the Houra