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

was a spy in nv employ during the war and
did good service Mr. Chandler then sent
for Bell to come in, and agreed to take him
on trial. and referred him to the chief Of special
agents. MIR. LeBarnes. Bells commission was
made out but he asked few days time that he
might fix up some matters he was engaged in.
LeBarnes granted it and Bell was away mouth.
When he came back he wanted his pay, say
ing he had bsen in the service OF Gen. Bah |
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, |
while Chandler was gone, ana got his pay
Then he wanted to be assigned to duty at st. |
Louis because his family was there, and Lee !
Barnes, having some cases to work up there, |
sent him a 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 myth; SO Bell was gwen
his discharge.
Thi, laws a foundation for Bells testi-
mony from which we quote extracts as
folloWs:-
@. Then this recommendation you now
|
tary Of the interior to appoint you as detect
lye7 A. 1t did not specify that. 1t was
general recommendation to give the man an
appoiusnent It was card, Think. 1t ran
something like this; "Hon. Secretary Chaud-
Ter, secretary Of the interior; commend to you
the bearer, Mr.. G. l.. Bell, for an appoint
ment He has rendered valuable service dur
| ing the war and since" know it covered one
| full side Of the card ard portion Of the other.
| | handed il to the secretary of the interior. |
| went there a day or two afterwards to get it,
and he could not find it, although he had
very careful search made
G. Yes Gen. Babcock is an officer of the
army, and propose to inquire about him
! now. a Well, was employed by Mr.. Luckey
present secretary of the president.
| @. What We're you to do for Lucky A. To
make it as brief as possible | was to look into
| the hands of the district attorney there, Col.
| DYER. and SEE what evidence there was against
Gen Babcock.
O. How were YOU to do it, A. was simply
to visit the district attorneys office rs had the
run OF the Office there, and see what evidence
there WAS
@, Did YOU 90 there and get hold Of it? A.
did
O. With the consent Of the district attorney
A. No, sir
@. You got it surrep,itiously, them A. did
O. Did YOU furnish what you got TO Col
| LuEktNt A QlE, bilaI WAS III 4tDScIuUSi,
the Lindell MOTEL
@. Was there any other person connected
with Col Luckey that YOU know oiy A. A
gentleman named A. Bradley, Of Washington
who said he was acting - one OF the council
for Gen. Babcock.
@. What information did you furnish Col
LuckeyyaA | told him that the eyidence
against Babcock at that time was weak. die
not give him copies Of any papers.
O. Had yoa read the evidence against Bah
cock that was in the district attorneys office
A. only know from what heard in the ofiic,
and Is bat Col. Dyer himself told me.
/ O. Did Col DYER know YOU were the agen
. of Lucky A No, sir, not at that time. sub
| sequentiy n did.
| c. Did Won look over the papers in that Of
fces A. Some Of them
q Did you read them all A. | read goo
many Of them.
, O Wh-rp did You get the papers in the OF
f:eps A. On the tabt. and in the drawers.
c. IL told you TO 90 there and find OUT A
To 20 and find ont all could. ! wish To stat
] that q. that time believed from conversation
. | heard II. .ha district attorneys Office, an
+ among many Influential outside, that thi
4.t1rnp. t. inplicate Gen. B.bcock was mad
! for th- purpose Of inIuring President TRAN
: whom hli s1ry-f As scout during fiI. wal
and for whom hai strong regard. The-
5 men claimed to be strong friends Of Brstow !,
o sax many kilograms that passed betye@
Washington ana the district attorney, Their
ana others and It looked that way believe
= that. urtil a. thsr matter came up there, All
: tlsen thought the parties ont there were actlT
n wit4out authority, and perhaps were over an,
!, iosss, ard believed it until | came to Wasl
| sngtnn. When came her. found was
the wrong track, and dropped the case, Al
: took measures afterwards TO cause inform
ton tn reach ths president that that idea VI
rt wrong.
II. q FIAT babcoek was not SniEys A. Tn
!. he guilty
= O. f9a informed the president tina. Kabco
a xa- gaittys A ! took measures 10 inform hi
~ ,ha. believed he was guilty. did It i~cau
IN the president himself told ne that If Habco
- was guilty, h. wished 10 know it. He wish
i, to know IL H. wished nothing concealed, a
= ii guilty, wished him punished. ! took I
~ president 81 his word, and informed him OF
Is and ~. my dismissal in three days aftervart
n. q Had you any conversation with Babco
rs with regard % this matter A. Frequent
n. probably dozen .iIaas Alter arrived here
D-c-rnI--
y a II >. any Tine Bsbcock admitted that
p was guilty, please 80 STATE A. His adm.ssi
IL Vas c-ar enough, II they vsnted IN. "
or the evidence oa. ri the o.loe and destroy
il. Was clear enough.
J. Q Did be- airniito ynu that he ras gull
A. / told him wha;ssI,radlsy Asked M to do
s.. L11is, and instead Of dissenting b. 4
ha did nat xiaa me 70 ct the evidence ou
n ira. Office snlrs- could get the whole d
- that If | got part Of il it would be worse Il
lone. -
@ What had B.adley Ask f<nnu<aua.
p H had 2=k1i N. to get the =
On Office and Drinz it 70 the Ln1
by Destroy II.
O Was Col Luekey
tod yfat do NJ a.
this va In Eariry's ro0G H.