The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-04-06

was spy II my e'nPloy uuiInE tH7 Wal "nu
for Bell to come in, and agreed to take him
on trial. and referred him to the chief Of special
AGENTS. Mr.. LeBarnes. Bells commission was
made out but he asked q few days time that he
might fix up some matters he was engaged in.
LeBarnes granted it and Bell was away month.
When he came back he wanted his pay, say
ing he had bsen in the service Of Gen. Bab
cock LeBarnes refused to pay him and refer
red the matter to Secretary Chandler. Mr..
Chandler refused to pay him unless he would
bring certificate from Gen. Babcock that he
had been on government service. Somehow
he got Gen. COWan to certify to his service,
Then he wanted to be assigned to duty at st.
Louis because his family was there, and Le
Barnes, having some cases to work up there,
sent him lot of fraudulent pension papers.
Bell had not been away many days when the
president told Chandler that he had reason to
believe that Bell was . bad man, and if he
was in the department he had better be dis
charged. Babcock was consulted about the
service Bell claimed to have performed, who
stated that it was a myth; so Bell was gwen
his discharge.
This lays a foundation for Bells testi-
mony from which we quote extracts as
follows:-
q. Then this recommendation you now
speak Of was 9 recommendation to the secre-
tary Of the interior to appoint you as q detect
lvei A. 1t did not specify that: 1t was
general recommendation to give the man an
appointment It was card, Think. It ran
something like this; "Hon. Secretary Chand
Ter, secretary Of the interior; commend to you
ment. He has rendered valuable service dur
| ing the war and since" l know it covered one
| full side of the card and 3 portion of the other
handed il to the secretary OF the interior. l
went there day or two afterwards to get it,
and he could not find it, although he had .
very careful search made.
| @. Yes Gen. Babcock is an officer of the
army, and L propose to Inquire about him
now. A. Well,I was employed by Mr. Luckey
present secretary of the president.
Q. What We're you to do for LuckyY A. To
make it as brief as possible l was to look into
the hands of the district attorney there, Col
DYER, and SIZE what evidence there was agains
Gen. Babcock. .
@. How were you to do it, A. Twas simpl,
to visit the district attorneys Office, as had tn
run Of the Office there, and see what evidence
there was.
| @, Did you go there and get hold Of it? A
l did.
O. With the consent Of the district attorney
A. No, sir.
@. You got it surreptitiously, then! A. did
@. Did you furnish what you got to Col
Luckeys A. did; that was in November; a
the Lindell motel.
@. Was there any other person connected
with Col. Luckey that you know of A.
, gentleman named A. Bradley, Of Washington
who said he was acting as one OF the ccunci
for Gen. Babcock.
@. What information did you furnish Col
LuckeyyAA told him that the evidenc
against Babcock at that time was weak. Idi
not give him copies Of any papers.
: @. Had you read the evidence against Bah
cock that was in the district attorneys office
A. only know from what heard in the offic
, and what Col. Dyer himself told me.
I q. Did Col Dyer know you were the agen
) Of Luckys A. No, sir, not at that time Sui
sequentiy he did.
! Q. Did you look over the papers in that o
= fee! A. Some Of them.
I O. Did you read them all. A. I read goo
many Of them.
. @ Where did you get the papers in the 0
: feel A. On the table and in the drawers.
c. He told you TO 30 there and find outs 1
Y To 20 and find ont all could. ] wish to sta
b that a. that time believed from conversation
!. heard IN tn. district attorneys Office, al
q among many influential men outside, that tn
attempt to implicate Gen. Babcock was ma
for the purpose Of injuring President Graz
, whom had served as q scout during the wa
and for whom had strong regard. The
IS men claimed 70 BE- strong friends Of Bristow'
IL / saw many telegrams that passed betwe
= Washington and the district attorney, ths
ana others, and It looked that way | belisv
= that, until! an 0thsr matter came up there, Al
= then though; the parties ont there were acti
n without authority, and perhaps were over an
4. lows, and / believed it until came to Was
th. wrong track, and dropped the case, =
u / took measures Afterwards to cause inform
ton to reach the president that that idea y
rt wrong