The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-08
ington the address aud the words 'private and conf
dentixl' being IN The Presidents own handwriting
THE BARNARD LETTER

ington, the address aud the words private and conf
dental" being In The Presidents own handwriting
THE BARNARD LETTER
kiRKwoon Mo-. July ~. 1873.
pxAK GENxrAL-writpg Gensrnl sherman IN my behalf
nsrd s.s been s sae.re friend Of mine when
@ an" S.sn sss ma
barnard With tho that he will betray no trust
dcnce need hardly tell You how assdnousy have
TO prove worthy of and maintain the sans o. o,
s ss msad inrssc. 81 pSsd and
isssIs s &C. ssm
% but not @ as By Se
seriousness OF your generous feelings OF old there ever
section sought be
sssn,sS ma
tsrdiy outraxed confidence. with Others We, in
i:' % s'i: =, r; :s;'. r'a:s:;
s s tt. ,".; BY :. Essi
s,s tho Grand Jury the sl".as which s@py
wI'spsrea around since Casey et ,hs city BY the apollo
rs.. OF .as ring .ns as srd me ssow has
have denied this assertion when made .ss IN NY
the generality consider their duty nothing more
care they regard friends
n ns and S. s pc
tec,ed additional counsel known to DO sr.uated BY he
two influence OF press psrsy Or self Astos
family and social influence. pretty wall understood
would have been impcached in his bankruptcy office
S' fs DO MOI ssss. Ss be co."
Convinced Of this OF what lnow sa. secured aud Secar
ring cannot but state II TO the ior which
promise whose the vevs,ed hand that hcd. him in
s1 s Of s head ana
ss.t,.r and participant Of the ring swag As far oAst as
consulted aud consentng the Ring tina. no received ,so
portions Of the dsid" with the UNDERSTANDING "aons the
one cent Of whisS consas" ess pr"asrsd Sd he
facts could have housh, tor interviews with
nn s s to a Sm ss
rton that his indictment would lead to that
b. e sy ns and
and
Newesmb and Others do no. wantt An Indictment coud
luenee eSertea. which viii be continued 70 save him. and
been but for protecting others, and this BY some
OF the very men herein mentioned Colonel Nonncie,
Friend Of Mcdonald and Joycc asked me on sasardsy how
nns Z, ii.
dS 10 and s 70 s n Of se
told him tina. day when seeking bni.nai coua NO.
ssS up an% aSsn
openly ofyou said they who talks that
upon
s%s
s
W. DEW BARNARD.
To the PRESIDENT
Tho following Is the Endorsement on this letter.
PRESIDENTS ENDORSEMENT.
Referred to the Secretary Of the Treasury This In
tended private letter information and
iflm The 81 Louis deemed
forward They ohrtnahle and have. doubt
by the federal officials st. Louis
this for information aud to the end that il il
throws light upon parties TO summons
witnesses, they bs brought ont Let guilty
escape IL IL be avoided. Be especially viglsnt in
truct those engaged in the prosecution OF fraud To be-
all who insnuacd that they have high nau
protect them No personal consideration should
stand in the way og performing public duty.
JULY -. 1879. u s. GRANT.
Mr.: Wilson s.examincd for several hours
his testimony being elaboration and explanation OF
that formerly gwen by him. In reply to q question
concerning immunity, he said It was mistake to sup
pose that those TO whom II was promised escaped pun
ishmcpt Ia his opinion they were severely punished
by the :gnominy OF confession of their quit and the
loss OF property because the loss OF property to
persons is than the loss OF liberty AS
criminal punshmen he could say nothing.
MIR. Wilson's examination will DO concluded to-mor-
row There other witnesses TO testify including
Chief Detective Washburne and General Horace Por