, 1876-02-13
THE PRESIDENTS DEPOSITION,
WHO WERE PRESENT AND WHAT WAs SAID

sptetat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON. D, G.. Feb. 12.--The depositio
of President Grant WAS being taken 1T noon tt
day in the Office OF the President at the Execu
tive &anaion. There were present, besides th
President, the Chief Justice Of tho United States
| Secretary Bt7ssoW, Attorney General Pierrepons
t h1aj. Eaton, Of counsel for the Government, Y
! T. Cooke, OF the counsel for Con. Bacock, an,
two etenographers. It goes to St. Louis unde
| SEAL All information as the details Of this dep
ositlon have been withheld. It is genorall,
known, however, that the President e1pIicitl,
| denies TINT Gen. Babcock ever attempted an,
interference ia the matter Of Executive appoint
me pts.
TIo kas 434soeias<d Press,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12.-Tho deposi.
ton Of the President in the case Of Babcoch
Was taken today at the Executive Mansion.
There we're present Chief Justice Waite, Secre-
tarY BEistow, Attorney General Pierrepont, Col
William 4. Cook Zone Of Babcock's counsel,
ton. The examination began At II o'clock,
terminating at in the afternoon. It ia said to
have been very thorough, and characterized by
the straightforwarduess which marks the Presi-
dents utterances. The oath WAS administered
by the Chief Justice, and the examination de,
not influenced or attempted to influence
the Executive in the selection auy
official involved in the so-called Whisky Ring
that he had not intertered in any manner to
cause the suspension OF tho celebrated order for
the transfer OF Supervisors, but TINT the reyo-
catlon Was directed by the President himself, In
order that, suspicion being removed from the
minds OF those engaged In the frauds, they
might the more readily be detected in their Of
forts to cheat the Government out OF the rove
nue on distilled spirits; lhat the President still
has implicit confidence in the integrity of Bab-
cock, and ia satisfied with his explanation OF the
dispatches which have formed go important An
element in his prosecution.
THE Cno5s-E1A3uNAT1oN
ELECTED nothing OF Importance. Whatever its
object it seemed to have been more directed
agains. the President than Babcock. 1t, how
ever, developed the fact that If there had been
wrong on the part OF that officer,
which the President emphatica,lY stated he did
not believe, it was entirely without the knowl-
edge Of tho Executive. The President stated
during the twelve years th.t Babcock had been
intimately associated with him, he hBd not
learned anything calculated to impair his conf
whole is declared to be strongly in favor Of Bab-
cocks honesty.
EN- ROUTE.
sneciol Disnutch to The Ch'eaoo Tribune
ST. LOUIS, Feb 12--Mr. Ssorrs said tonight
that he had received official notification that the
Washington. and would be here Monday morn
ing. He also said that His Excel]ency's re-
sponces to the interrogatorics were of highly !
character to the defense.
It is learned tonight that counsel On both |
sides have received telegraphic outline Of the |!
general tenor Of the Presidents deposition. but !
If course the outline was inacccssibie to repre-
of the press. Sufficient was learned |
however, by your correspondent, to enable him !
o stata authoritatiyaly that the telegram from
3abcock to joyce telling him to sec that Ford's
,ondsmen recommended hlm wos sent by
THE EXPRESS ORDER OF GEN, GRANT,
The President has Expressed the idea that the J
'ondsnen Of the deceased Collector were chiefly
esponsible for the closing up Of the af5airs Of
he Office, and his successor ought in justice to
g the one WHO would guard their interests.
ant poaition, and had made interest With Bab-
ock to enoure his influence. His claims had
cen put before the President by Babcock, and
he latter WAS told that Joyce must first Of al
ecura the support Of Ford's bonasmen.