The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-31
TIE WILSON DISCLOSURES.
THE REST or THE SrORr or GR1NT
AND TuE WHISkLI RING.


huspiriuns of Gen. Dnbcock and Casey
Gen. Porter rs the Friend of Everybod
WASHINGTON, July 80 The following Is
the concluding portion Of the testimony Of ex-
Solicitor Bluford Wilson, given on Thursday
last before the Committee on whiskey Frauds,
The injunction Of secrecy having been removed:
.orror to the discovery Of the "syIpe telegram
me resiieut o the Uni ed states not ia sympathy
Snh lou and tne Secretary OF the Treasury IN your
question wisn TO sate that with reference to the
ssGel elsgs gencE ,9eTe neNer Nss TO- INV snowI
Ihere we're ueay, II s rue, during the fal OF 1870 in
thought to have been remove sooner, lut the
q2ex ssseacs Ia Mai seemed 10 % re pI sro"s ss
Pleious evidence Of hs c9mph ~ !9at We began began
from his irlp to Des Moines. colorado, and
tie seeretirS Of lie irca.GT, aud the hitorncy.Geq
sssn ns s T. vpdp 10 tS fic,en , Win iheve To
Prov PIE conpleN , IN TX %nlsSer tauqi s, h, h'
rader tSs airector of the ATTORNEY General and the
sass!: sP 'ls grS;sSaS9, VhSn VA: Is,s
10 Hs,gees s S s1 IN @ s eye e ,ns
Iry.s ie, er gogk ReyI9g gPe9 @ me rre.d MT en-
lne rumors which | have already referred 10,
S Mr. % Saa % bysr ' IN the s''tG9@ prc
snee oi Iae Attorne Az rue General; IN this CITY,
fiCus chlracler that Gen Bl6cocS'. case should 6e
So the Su sn ' or va sssbe r Me sns
lenqSrson a.d Dyer hal returned to s. Louis, wrote
hs.y This vii be handed 10 you oI VIM. H. Herr a
Eyi.isn aS VII ,spot? . You t tSr % f.5i :sisi
aictnents in MeBona-ds cas- ihen peutIns bsfe%te ore
!S &c Mlsr inoSsnI m r II I%porsn, nat NJ Donald
~ sna tss, even proper ptee9aon sG.ud be taken
porias taat sssotaies and @ ccconspyatoT. sp ,%
be enc ss p any hn nm
nent. ana used the wOrds tha OF tie utmost
me very bottom iop Of tie combinstons and un.
ss ee as 'o IN Or & @ snd knopns
ldent, and Knowing his relations with Mcdonald and
Gsn pe Clearly ep use Ss, s s 4s as
SSSd ss Ocs .as ssa Sas nqars sn' iSiS city
inls believed ". iuly authorized and warranted
sqpposcd that In 80 doing would receive his support
turned oui that this letter Of mine from
among ths paper. 9t Gen Hender.on wsile he was en-
Mcdonald or Joyces possession OF II, and to support
.hher Se WORD ioe IN NJ, letter toe capital ie,er.
p,rsh on srs ce tqfs,S ~ fersery vas ap
was iucky enough, under the cireu tances t. have
saved me II nj instant removal The forged ettet, or
Gen BsbeocE r M the Nest, aud sfter The 1rs cspe,
meeting when was ned on the President's return, he
s'SS ss & n!o esr i9e 81 ps s. sIS e. Ss
s q 4s ,'auy az d s'
that disturbance 10 iLter' VIII me on Toe sunday
9 ,asy 'aq q M nf tssy T NO s and no
gave me- not easn rd S tns se
,Srsery AZ once 60 my letter .9oS ana prsysdt and
Porter warm friend Of Gen. Raoeocks, and lIi the
Ised fOs oSat 3 s.er se 9SGs .' Ne e d'
sa 'pS 70 sm ''t s s@ lySnf aa then more Sc
M i oe s sad to ' s, s. II ss aTs funT @
sita the Secretary and the ATTORNEY General aud Gen.
scs, so sSS "a r:.s ss oisia. ;a:s g
irom the oook 1 read the original, which was word
Tor WOrd As II IN the COPY Gen. Porter with
NE Sss .s 81 81 pc tsrssS p.
% A @ca Nv ss SeA Pss Re & &scD, ~ nS al cG4 e
more a,k.d h@ TO nois the position Of lettsrs u.
sosd TOP, oens the .s. on me line s.sed nim 4
and ne said be HAD. and he SAID at once wilson.
!asT mater rne ieiteris forgery beyond question,
ssld; . a word Win you General about that letter.
wrote that ie Ter iatel alng tna Gea Babcock should
satch hln II u was my power u he was not, Intend.
"a TO dem3n,r.e ms lnnoee5ee beyond tue shadow of
assoc Gen. Porter what exclamation he had Of the
sneei 'hat sypn" was lewd woman Win whom the
ssc.tion aud tnai sae hsS b'hgred ssd aanoyea tse
ire.ident until at one TINS It chaaced that McDousds
.a et.riG rc.e9 or "a lhs vic my q t9s President.
soSk 1d DO yYg SeoT tea. ,,n rcan MsDs9adI
saii. 10 u.s. Gen. Porter. osn word. sne has oeea
k'inf the Fr sdehi sfrs deal Of irenoie vi you
yaid terainly that is easy c4n manage her AMI
That McDoasid thus rendered me pissident hsi lie
s eaa Se p.See aud MeDoa mater a S. 2 s O
them were IN tue haol oec. slou might require. OF
s' 3 i.d 0 - ss snog esasSyoSf erprn
qurnty haG occasion TO Correspond with eacn other
wltn reference " the mo,eILels OF mutual frienos.
nents Of some parties who we're going out 81 Louis
further INTO explanation, that tne most inrsInaOle
tcrvice IN my pCner t9 reader me freslaent Of me
txpo-ure tn.t these matters .ere Of character mt
soua not be gone nto Without gv.ng a.. p.rses the
greatest lTuuulc ana Cyucrrn.
It'd me Geuera that would do wha, could fairly
~ see lnat cen. BsDeoeK " honestly aud squarey
se' ~ ana na, % NJ inja ses sss d9ae nc, m Ga fgr,
u tt,i Vas ln the nSad. Of tne ocsl oihcers ST.
i9ui'' ana w.nd urge upon Them he grave impor-
an Po-.,T ,Ipies,ed insef As wnoy and sntire7;
n, ~ w1lcn Ia,.amed and sssutei me hat Tue
,eo,oa - tne p rsldea, nAl not pe.n esaed TO !ns
v4lty 10 ,tl me President OF he United States
ut N.t Iou-r have 10 cJnceIliurnl ABOUT -
I"l. iryer s,ana lon H. aud am wiling the
i',t~., ~ = es to MAKE f1r il. want thil clear
S ,., Gte s s you ye T me. ne sa ne oppol nj Of,
i' 5 gae, a. ,e;yy, .-yy '4- t. Tou aud tue At
sgoG ,ne .as E.. ts Lh,s " ss1 AqSS't or
J. al.u uf the Syiph - telegram, aud
i-.l ii' lttr... .l..-r we're ikci to involve Gen.
r.pr .'..,c o.-. ,4e stn, n4ct Gen. B46cocS ~
"...10 iai!. De- ...as i.om lus bralch aad f.om
ut % , Wy y ~, ~ 1 .,. sD,.s aysh wi ln fltn
H. " .i '.e ~ - te'-grnm, ana gYi
u
uAt Us p,slu9n VS. such a.
ii' iiA- q h4r, anu a4-O tO We an Op
'' mace ON nriNIu lu .ue Citf | saw 6rn
ifs'H" aha tuI hln wat { ougnt uug bee done.
~ ---r ''i pfumpillt qua notified Gen, ia cock on
~ il. lLf rue t"egrtn. lie asked ten. Bab.
Co. g. tr4 tnr fre.l ieu'. a'er on out JUS lelOre
W. 90 -..'.t weni West, -rcfttl-y Ir-tIN wet tU
lNIg NIalru tiW.ef Hud understand tnat tie
.n fr gram Was tht suf lrct an interyirw be.
tween tNc freelirnl sA4 u s'f. Afttr uy lltcryies
W.T. 6en. Porter ruppo r4 tlAt ltter waa L
Tor ui go PleslIeut. ~
The President 70 me IN substance that It seemed
20 nim tat wss eIdeaNOuuk 1, iuplcatr aim 10 t4e
wnAt gruuuls. He said you wrote leter To Loui.
teel, ii winch you Gen. Henderson tnat n- must
20 to the very bot aud top OF tue " IA
II vr.trn 10 Gen. n Itrson curing my
visit 20 81 Louis. about tie tune lcft Long Branch,
an tue time wuCh you therein seemed - Indicate
nec s,try TOR vigilance was the ten days ABOUT
tLe TINE mat Understood wssto remain there.
He Aru what eIp.4ust had TO makc OF II, STAT
lAs thIt Mr D. er Mr HENDERSON personal en-
tuleh ~ his, aud that import to hlm % know
1mt what attitude the pr0secusion meant TO
s-tuur Win reference TO tnOse trias, He
tAlfrs-tG me MS connJent Oeef IN Gen. baDcOcka
hAp 4'T lie taid that the telegram hsd been salts
.e' ."J eAt sutd To hiln, and thA he thought that
N"t Il ~ tne matter; IN IL Ou2nt 10 rest
thte II" Ad1rhi however. II Gen. BabcOcx 10 guilty.
rhtl l'" brheye, he Is the most gui ~ wre ch 10
the NpIi4 H' h.s ffa'cl ny confidence n the mOrt
ni hol' W., hnd I'd hAs betrayed his o1cAl