, 1877-05-06
BARNEY CAULFIELD.
lie DENIES THE CHARGES.


Last evenings Journdl contained very severe
article Oh the Hon. Bernard G. Cauldeld, ex-mem-
her OF Congress from the First District. 4
day or two ago good-naturcd paragraph
appeared In the local columns OF
TuE TRIBUNE stating that Mr.. Caulaeld
had concluded to permanently make his residence
in St. Louis. URQn this, perhaps, the Journa!
worked up its article. 1t alleged III plain words
that Mr.. Caulfed had settled in st. Louis because
he was afraid to face his creditors; that he had
been member Of d land ring in Chicago; and that
be had swind1cd his creditors out OF S100, 000 or
more; that be had forced his friends to advance
him money for wild land speculatious, and had then
swintlel them out Of IT, 1t SO happens tuat sour
barney" was in town all day yesterday. The
Journal alleged that he dared not come back, yet
at the very time that the article WAS being peaned
1fr. caudeld stood In front OF the foHrnat Build
Ing.
Last evening q TR1nrxE reporter sought Mr.
Caulde1d out. He found him about Z o'clock at
the Palmer House, holding an interesting cunycrsa-
tion about President Hayes policy with another
gentleman.
~ want to see you moment," said the re-
porter.
~ am at your service" :" responded Mr.. Cau1-
field.
..iIave you! seen this evenings Jouraalr
{ t'No, SIR; have not
''Then you don't know what kind Of an article
It contains about You:'
stAbont me!''
"Yes, sir. about you."
t'What Is it:'
Lev us Eo 0Au 6et y oVHFHuts Gnu you WILL
The reporter handed Mr. caulaeld paper, and
fnat mstta5 gentleman read the headline barney Is
''That alludes to you, does it not," said the
reporter.
~ believe 1t does" answered Mr: caulae1d,
'tat least 1t reads that way
Mr. cau1aeld rcad the article through apparently
with more than usual interest. To say that he was
when he had finished. and WIS going to euy along
''cuss word. when the reporter interrupted him
"wuAr DO YoU THINK OF 1rr'
'tThfnk Of it! It is buse lie--a id lie, man.
nfactured out u whole cloth. It slanderous,
infamous l'c. wonder who wrote it."
The reporter suggested that some one might have
.'Yes, but it ia most libelous. Who could be 80
ad anything to 10 wh a a esae ring m 1surf Fur
thernore. ] know nothing OF the existence OF
rea-estate riny 80 far as buying property ia CON
did it just MS everybody clse did who was buying
property three or four years ago, when it sue
dessru my ~ family were In st. Louis
bring them to Washington, and It was quite nat
nral, after the excitement OF the session, that
long time my children have been Sick, and they
spent last summer and fall ut the Red Sulphur
Springs, Virginia. They stayed in St. Louis last
Louis to stay only about two three weeks, but
found that had some private interests to care for,
which Kept me there longer per1od.''
1t your homer
~ never had any intention. or even the remoteat
idea. OF making my home In st. Louis held cor
sespondenee with my friends, and detailed 10 them
here The reason of my stay In st. Louis. told my
partners. i'll my letters. to rent offices In the Hon
ore Block Or in that vicinity and they have rented
rooms Tor me- went to settle my ST. Louis affntra
before came home, SO Tint would not have to !
break ss OIL ..i, II NY practice after got here:
to face my people. Whatever our political beliefs
may be, l try to be fair, and do not wish to galiy
= tsf f~,x l.
not deny that; but who is not VINO has had anything
70 10 with Chicago real eatate: No. sir; the nrti-
Gle is unjust, ,-malicous. 1t is a most Infamous
affair. They can say what they plense OF inc
Polueaiy, INT let them let my private affairs
amy one" ~
:. Mhat ia are you going to DO about the :rticle!"
an undecided. l did not see it until Won |
showed It to me. 1t Is clearly libelous, but what
snali 90 IN regard to it yet cannot tell II
the atticlcs:" ~ ~ |
only to reiterate that it's die, aud That
here the conversation closed