New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-03


Major Wilson again to the witness stand. His cX-
animation and testimony follows
by Mr.. COchrane, Chairman of the subcommittee
Did YOU receive any letter from Nh Henderson prior To
his dismissal explanatory Of ms position in the trla'i
A. Ireccivcd letter from MI Henderson, under dat"
OF Now ), 1873; had that letter with me in my inter
view with the President; the s;h OF December |
showed it him; the Secretary OF the Treasury also
took the letter 10 the Presidential least gave TO him
for that purpose; it is as follows:
ST Louis Mo- Nov ;. 1879.
DEAR SIR: ought to have written You oaen,r San
have progress Of things mere Ny excuse
Is that my Whole time Las been d'Fu'l ht "oH "i "
ycopin the workings Of "I.u->'-.hc Missouri
and Illinois rings TINS duly ana that OF watching cases
in court and preparing t. meet t"c multiplicity or dr
plrrcrs u6'ios &C. leave me no time cores pond
VITA an body in addition t. all this have deemed D.
prudent that Nj. Dyer, who l. tae responsible head
s4o.d ate nj to the Whole correspondence by wrch uni
furIHiJy OF information without repetition would h'
secared. wiitc simply 10 post you on o.' or t""
points I!at yuu NAV the better un lcIsInd tnc present
status, and better anticipate the !utie ffNt IN iiti
elce o the Marshal Of tins district IN August Last. You
remember made poSItivt recommendation ~ the
conversation ON the subject wi'n H. crh, Cen.
I9s.ow ana Yourself In september, however, lctrr
came from On. PicrrepOnt To- col Dyer, asking him
consult Id tti We JOIN ~ c'luhcI ill'h %"
some m prT,o, We consulted nnI agreed on Et jIGiu
L. Bonner of ,his city. naturally supposed ;at tur a2-
pIiutmcIt would al "Ucc Do mair Dr., OWNS r'cHU'h'
10 the President, .b.cucc il delay ed tn telegram.
came announcing the appointment OF Bonner, and
hIa.y UutH other candidates found oat by some means
tha' Col Dyer aud myself had recon- en- ca i;unnrf'
Tcr,upGn diver, persons from This city. who seem 10
know about ;ao duty of the Cove M attorney r
than t-ey do themselves. proceeded I" "!,hlt'"l l,
most kiad, informed the President Thar was mos
bitter and relentless enemy 81 As bpih pci'"haul "N"
pOiitlCI.!r and mat The apolnh ~ ~ Bonner Wa
scncu, devised 10 and ~ The purposes 81 n, mi!''"
cpce Tacy further urged ann 10 tlhnh - ha'" rr'''n
40 i-te, hat the d"yeo mems - - ne :, lazy
Gen. iHn,O cE WCg, npthin. bat lu uPJ"' 1" si",
the President hE>ci BY 1,pci.ol' ana chiumh,s 1nn
persons occupying confidential Iiti'h' WIN I'M
TD,.c Hn-s said cot nyrauS. the. hal one ptir'
II Foundation ~ ruth, but simply 10 enact ' r'etj o.
Bonner aud the apo nunent o! 'h,H own ,ii''
Ihesa things 80 ol- delay cd the appointment I.a' N'"
comb had already been compelled 10 summon D'ih .iiI
ana pets, jurors lor the t'rn Aii lh- was "'' " a.
exceedingly doubtful whether u WoHid Dc l',lg ~
change officers until after the '"nrt, "hd th',
conviction the more strongly impressed
ugUn NV mini Icy the au.c.cdruis o. s1i..
Of those who might De appJutcj. How osy l"i ihr u
sbilty ui our ialu,r tuvuld.rs OF ta' uu-on-
omctF "hl ,dh'o'h.d 81. !Il''. i".''' NJ"
view, one IN 'hr interest 90 vac f"' ~ '' w.
the otHor t. thWdr political trick Tttl. ~ i'i c'"r,
dent ana injustice - M t..-iLl 10 "'I' ''-i'
pont to postpone the clang" 81 Il1I-nid' . 81,
Eat N course OF 10 days a'tr uIi dispatch signed
by Eaton pnd myscI! became satisfied That t!r pro- u'
Marshal should not Ice retained on my ic.'on.5ii ~ ,
ns hims.if of an responsibility in thai behalf II" r.
qlcs.cd that :, 20 Ishnslo1 Ia" Court was no. s.
,lJn. coma not leave ana nc cOH'luci 10 see A"'"
T,rsi: What r.Iid be done in regard to the MarsAa
and Ia remove from Alr PcTepnhi' E.ni aI alpi" "-
-IunS in reference 20 The personal Hn Vol nee oI We
assistant pros here toward The President and ir
cagcj purpose on our part ~ iUhuhE the parry ,o hr
SIR +! rr,ouJ seemed 10 have Dr,I u'ugWrit Under
inc .cuustance cOgcu.lcd IN h.- gong, aud hops
mission "a ter hc les. The n~A' after ne" a,is ",r.
.i,r .sed winch MADE II certain, not Only ihal
plantations 10 regard - Mr. Taboo, coul not 10. made
without making ourselves Ridiculous IN Tho IuiiIr.
Hence sent tic dI.pItrh wA'Ch yuu have, aIi wieh
you can easily understand in the iSAt OF "ht nave
nowsad 70 conclude on tAis subject, me Department.
,g, Iy sniaJu OF Mr. Bonner for ir pit go iI
do not ana shat not chan-e u, aad SIM .'.'n E.
AOuid nc appJat"d tircuih-ijArt- are -i'h i 10 i1r
10 impossible FOR me to intimate MI @c"c,n' rh''.d
$cgnd: In regard to the prosecutions here yon may
q .ar. q 4 M
,'.i , SAyyl' ,H ,cf, ,,V ~ are .T1
70 brig EVERYONE com 'ctcd Win 4; jrsn OF Io. u con-
have no malice against any man indicted and
my Gh S,ar a'5 Of ay d ua1 Er''' S o src
stances ] desire that Gen PcrrrpOn', VITO p".lar,
h. become unucccss rly frightened d. te stories o! in
tcYr. Ell PARTIES .Lould guard against auy premature
yus1 Of sympathy pelicaied upon the Yp0nlhcI prt
Of IuaNoc past against any one v 'ccu o. or t.
he ID r,acut. either c,yy crimIually: and what I
say in reference 10 W} Cl think csln truthful" w. 90
reference to all connected with tne Attorneys oihg'
As to the progress of work you are doubtless in
formed from iay 10 day by Col yer md hardly
Say that recent developments hcic make u certain mat
the service in Illinois aud Wisconsin mas been corrupt
tnat in Mi-spuri since ISL II Is difficult Tor he T."
uncarih 1t at this point ~ II should be- Done bn we VII
e able To gNc you sign lost Nv when y"hf "h'''' W.
Illinois may uncrngy travel 10 the exposure ana cp"
yIciion OF the guilty
Now me for this bore, and believe mo your,
truly. j. Il. HLSDLE,ON.
Tie Hon Bluford wilson
TIE SOLICITORS AECuIvE
Q. when you about closing your testimony lat
Friday called your attention TO certain reports which
had somewhat widespread IN reference
parcrs which it was alleged belonged to the Treasury
Department, aud which it said you had ahatractc
or were ABOUT take away; you did not have oppo
tun'ty 10 answer that question at that time yOu
now make any explanation you desire with reference q
that matter. A. As Solicitor OF the Treasury wa
charged bC Secretary Bnstow ~ have already stated
some time in the Spring Of 1873, with The duty Of ma
ing strictly confidential secret aud thorough inHesu
cation into the alleged WHISKY frauds In ST. Louis an'
other Western cities; groyiou,y--nGoed, IT was ms
6rst official duty after entering upon the ohca Of 80
lictor Of the Treasury Il had been charged
with IN Investigation in what Is commonly
aud noorOlsly known the safc-burgia.y affair. u
the progress Of Those investigations, necessarily
Obliged 10 Keep details largely If not entirely, in ny
own hands and in point OF fact far the safc-DGr
eary matter concerned, dit conduct the whole In
Vc.igatiOn ny self from It's inception down 10 the time
when laid before the Grand jury the evidence upDI
which Harrington aud others were indicted, anu suDse
Uufu.lI transferred suc evidence 10 INC department oil
jusiice so IN connection with the whisky prosecutions
the entire details OF that InYrstg aoh were kcpt ~ nv
nvrn hands Air T. W. WnslOW Of The Secret Ser
vice Diyi.iou acted as my auanu, Tsis. aud wrote
my dictatiOn from time to time Inc ACCOMMODATIONS oi
documents and papers with reference 10 t'a in'e1ls
IN the desk which occupied IN the Soicitois ohr'
along with ny private isiIrf-DG i i n H.
were carefully excluded from the eyes Oi every Other IN
Ger subordinate in the Solicitors Once; Alter lr,
WihslOw appointed TO position III INC Revenue
Bureau, young Mr.. Dixon took lis place MI. NlhsloW
ana Mr.. Dixon therefore, by reason OF haVihg ac'ed n
my anandenses and confidential assistants, wee
thoroughly familiar with letters, papers, DJ0Es. hnh
documents in my possession On the Jon 3i Jhe' tle
day vacated the office of Solicitor, called upon DR.
WnslOw and Nh Dixon To packny papers, ana instructed
them TO assert them carefully leaving the puDlc ana
Official and packing only the private. MI. Wnsow 80
this was done did not paper that went into The
boxes. not one; relied entirely upon the familiarity oi