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Z. CHANDELIERS TESTIMONY.
WHAT ZiCHdRIIH KNOWS hB0U7
DELL AND BhBCOCKi ,
ES-Detectivo Beifs Story Substantially Cor.
robornted-Chnudler Paying $1,000 Tss
Mnrd Cen. DnbcOck'a TrInI Exnnnnn.

Ex-Detectivo Bells Story Sub.tan ntia Iiy Cor
roborated-CbnudIer Paying $1,000 Tss
ward Gen. Dnbcock's Trial Expenses.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The testimony Of
Secretary Chandler to-day before the War En-
penditures Committee confirms the testimony
OF Detective BELL In several important psrticu-
lars. Chandler admitted that the President re-
qlested the appointment Of Bell, ard he thinks
gave him card to that effect one day at Cabl-
net meeting. He also admitted that dell was
discharged because the President demanded IT.
Something was said about Bell being employed
by somebody to steal papers in the Dlbcook
case or on tho other side. The President said
he did not know or care which, for he believed
him to be scoundrel, and he must be dlsmlss-
ed. whereupon Chandler says he went back 70
the Interior Department, and ordered Bells dis
charge. The Secretary also admitted that he
had heord something about Bell's visit to Now
York city, and that he wrote that he was there
on business for Babcock, but he denied that be
approved his accounts The accounts were ap-
proved on a certificate from Assistant Secretary
Cowen, and Chandler approved the vouchers fos
the payment Of the same. MIR. Chandler, how.
ever, denied that he knew anything Of the pur-
pose for which Bell was appointed In bis DEPART
ment, and that any other person but the Presi-
dent recoinmended hts appointment but Con-
gresham lIurlbut.
structions TO do Pension Onicc work until FEB.
10 which was only three days before his dis
missa.
Mr.. Chandler said he did not know.
Dir. Clymer-lf he obtained no Instructions foe
doing any work for the Pension ONCE until the
I3tn OF February, and his account should show
that he had been previously to New York for
Babcock and was paid for that trip, would thai
not be presumptive evidence that he was sent
there by somebody at government pay7
ysr mr. Chandler G asked to hGyo the qne',on stated
LDat WOuld De preSumpttVe evidence
Mr. Chandler was not certain, but thought
that Bell never told him that he had gone to New
YORK Tor Babcock, and declared that no would
never have passed his account for any such
service Us that. 1t Ia also proper to state that
Secretary Chandler denied all knowledge Of
Bells connection with the Babcock case either
on one side or the other. and said that II he had
pointed him.
mony, however, was his statement, reluctantly
given, that he had contributed $1,000 to defraY
the expenses Of Babcock's trial. lie did this, he
said at the suggestion Of Mys Jorle Of Philadel-
phia, who wrote to hin, saying that the trial
had ruined Babcock nnancillly, having cost him
$1,000, and he thought his friends ought to
make 1t up for him. whereupon he (Chandlerl
gave bis check for $l,0OO. This. he said. was
several weeks after the termination OF the
trial. Jhis TACT Is important, because IL Will
be remembered that within ten days or
two weeks after Babcock's acquittal he was re-
iieyed from duty at the White House, as was al
esed on charges preferred against him by At
tornel General Pierrepont. That official charged
that Baocock had stolen bis circular letter 70
District Attorneys, and, the facts In relation
thereto having been submitted To the President
by Attorney General PierrepOnt, Babcock was
sent away from the White House. Now, It seems
that after all this had occurred Borie, the Presi-
dents particular friend, set about raising $4,000
by subscription TO pay the expenses OF Baococx's
trial, ard Chandler, member OF the Cabinet,
gave 81 900. IL would be interesting to know
whether all the memb ber5 OF the Cabinet did like
wise. Can IT be possible that Bristow, Piorre-
pont, and Fish put down their $l,OO contrlou-
tiOns also!