The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-08
BLUF0RD WILSON AGAIN.
BOsS sHEPHERD'S FoLLOWERs As
ENEMIES OF REFORM
The Famous Letter to the President on which
he Wrote LET no Guilty Man Escape
The Influence Of the Kitchen Cabinet.

| The Famous Letter TO the President on which
he Wrote Let no Guilty Man Escape-
The Influence Of the Kitchen Cabinet.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 7.-Bluford Wilson
was cross-exsmined to-day by Representative
| Plaisted Of the subcommittee on wniskey
frauds. Mr. Wilson said he did not know OF his
| own knowledge that the President was angry at
\ the publication OF the endorsement, " Let
| no guilty man escape II II can be avoid
| cd" SO. On the Barnard letter, he did
| not remember saying to varyan that Inn
| portunty was required TO produce such endorse
ment; he had been informed, however. that
| parties In st. Louis had besoueht the Prcst-
| dent to make some declaration showing that he
| was In sympathy with those who we're fighting
| the whiskey Ring. The witness then gave bis
reasons for believing that the President was DOT
acting up to the endorsement, aud repeated that
the discovery Of the sylpb telegram by Babcock
| seemed TO have changed the mind Of the Presi-
| dent. The Kitchen Cabinet and the Boss Ring
| under A. X. Shepherd and Bsboock, were the
cause OF much trouble, their movements being
| directed against Secretary Bristow aud Post
| master-General Jewell.
| The witness put In as evidence the Barnard
letter with the Presidents endorsement. The
| President received this letter while at Long
Branch In July, 1875 and sent IL to the Secretary
of the Treasury at Washington. The address
and the words "prlyate and confidential" be-
ing the Presidents own handwriting.
| KtRKwooD, Mo-, July 10, 1875.
| DEAR GENERAL: Writing Gen. sherman In my behalf
BsiSsra Ss Sela ne siuesre fsnd d mine when
@ eSsp ~ ana e yeT 4srs was n No 9s
Yoq nay t!u., NJ; Barnard WIN the .6a, he
your nigh regard aud confidence need hardly tell you
maintain the same or refer to history Tor The rcoccu
ring evidence of the manifold inricacies OF polished
gated BY place Jealousy. unfiesdiiness revenge &c,
Ss n Of 10 a1 s
onsm, out sa rewarded by the eonscousness Of your
wneu your true admirers should exert themselves IN
created against you BY your poIcsl sdyersaries and
aud d hsro M@s ''s vs
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himself DO not Otlieye win De conyetlon Of
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tns BY d ver5 herein named COL Somi.
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on satnrday hos i matters VERY gcns to oe pushed
su!auon 70 bis utmost sgihty 70 pay ana Is panIsaed
Deir GUY He rphra mat both 0I had 1cld h M
rs! day wRee seSAlHs osi TIA. you could no. slye
lldusrd in. AID frequently By TIE GLOBE claauers
Lat way lite sSsw tie sui Of " ssieh you are
that he SS " Gsn Sy was s
| tue iass enfuseed. IL Is truly painful TO write thD.
Blt viewing the great stIAe the means, The the
&C peratiln 20 thVaTt ilstce " ggug their
shameful schemes ,he names VI the Innocent
du.y requires that sh ud be advised,
thV expense vi thing have the uonOr, respectfully
/ aud aseuredIy. to be Your fread,
| To tue PRESIDENT. W. DIV BARNARD.
The following Ia the endorsement on this
| letter:
Referred TO the Secretary OF the Treasury. Thls
ntcnard IS private letter for INFO netIon, and
contained many extracts from 81 Louis papers
| deemed necessary to forward They OO.aiuabli,
and have dOnht. been read o. the Fedcrs! officials
| st. Louis forward this FIR Information TO the
| eld that, II IL thrOas any hight upon parties
summons As situt sses, they may Ia brought Let
guilty man escape II IL be avoided BE
ally Nisilaht, instruct thosc engaged prose.
cutlOn OF fraud 10 be- against all who have Infatuated
| that taey have hlgh influence 10 protect No
personal consideration should stand In tue
forming puJle duty. (slshed) l. :. GRANT.
| Juy ~, 1873.
Mr.. Wilson was cross -cxamlned for several
| hours his testimony being an elaboration and
explanation Of that formerly gwen by him. In
| reply to a question cOnCernlug immunity, he
! said IL was mistake to suppose that those to
| wnoir II Was promised ciped punishment. In
| his opinion they were severely punished by the
| ignominy of confession OF their guilt and the
loss Of property, because the loss OF property 10
| some persons Is more severe than the loss OF
htetty. As TO criminal punishment, he could
| say nothing.