The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-15
MON LIFE TN wAsHINeroN.
Bee utiful Women Of Grants Shoddy court
Their Quarreis and their DOWNFALL


We published some extracts from anony-
nous letters said to be written by the VIE OF
late Cabinet officer, and now we call ATTENTION
to the transactiqn tnst oe Gnb,nst and how
these letters came to DO written. -
A wealthy gentleman Of New York. OF the
name OF Lamar since dead, had cotton claims
being al iudic ltcd that amounted to some four or
Ave hundred thousand dollars. These claims
were With many others o. ,Se sor,i az s sst
an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court. As
the case turned on this appeal. upon the same
law and evidence, affected class almost alike,
a test case was selected and argued before the
Supreme Court, and eventually decided In favor
Of the claimants. But Attorney General Will
Hams neglected or refused to dismiss the ap
peals.
Mr.. Lamar, anxious to secure his money. left
New York for Washington, saying to hts friends
that he could afford to expend nifty thousand
dollars to secure the dismissal. Arriving In
Warrington, he employed, OF course, BENJAMIN
Y. Butler and then, OF course. wont In search OF
Judge Louis Dent. He found the last named
confined by the sickness that eventually termi-
preached Mrs. Dent, saying that he wished to
retain her husband az his attorney, and rendered
her written contract, In which he agreed to
pay fec OF twenty-five thousand dollars con-
tingent upon the dismissal OF the appeal MIRA
Dent said that her husband was too III to APP
proach on business, but a. the Attorney Gen
oral Williams, was in the habit Of calling aim osi
daily to inquire after Judge Dents health, she
would consult him and give Mr. Lamar an answer
the ATTORNEY. q oneral called, was consulted
| and advised Mrs. Dent to accept the proposition
| as sooner or later the appeal would have to be
| dismissed, aud her husband might as well secure
the fee rs any other attorney, and so Mrs DEM
closed with MIR. Lamar.
few DAYS after Mrs. Grant called on her sis,
ter, Mrs. Dent, In some excitement, and said
| that Mrs. Williams had been to see her and com
| planned that Mrs. Dent was creating scandal
in the attempt to use the family influence &c
move the Attorney General In the discharge OF
| bis duty. Mrs. Dent, alarmed at this, returned
| the contract to Mr. Lamar. within short tirns
| thereafter the appeal was dismissed, and Mr.
Lamar returned to New York, reporting the ex
| penditure he was called upon to make In secur
| ing an early adjustment OF his claim.
Mrs. Dent was naturally indignant at the re
| suit, and brought an influence to bear that end
| ed In Mr. Williams being forced from the Cabi
| oct. All this was purely social, and among he
| enemies Mrs Williams found the Bolknaps anC
Robesons the most bitter. The three ladies, u
| intellect, beauty, and influence, were nearl'
| equal, but Mrs. Williams had to give way TO thu
higher power OF the court. She was not thu
woman to retire without "A struggle; hence thu
| heht that BEGAN with ANONYMOUS letters, ant
| ends In the disgrace Of one OF her opponents
| aud, u current report can be relied on, thu
| downfall OF the othor.