The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-07
WASHINGTON. u. C.. March ..


The statement. which has been within
day or two industriously disseminated through
the prc-- that had entered into a conspiracy
To ruin Mr.. Charles \. Eldridgc. and that
Mr. Pratt. member Of the Committee ON the
Real E-iat" Pool. publicly gave me the lie. on my
denying a, prepared statement To That effect
which Mr. EIdridse rcnd b'forc the cummiu"c
t-t tn -,iay. wholly untrue. NJ Edridsr
j. or cHn hc ruined. II must De- hy the record
he hns made. not hy any word or act OF mine.
Though he prof, -s.s 70 belong To the same
party with myself. | have never designed e.
-uirld or defend any member Of that party wiio
might deserve puhhe c'nrur'. II Mr.. fldrlds"
can explain To thesatl slacton Of the publ. how
he cam" Ia hold Il share OF IN" krhl l~ii t'
whitrwashlng the late 80 Board Of Public Works
OF the District OF toumhia. which subsequent
ycstgatiun bv an honest committee caused 10
leaLolish"d for the course OF action which he
fprsuOk his Democratic colleagues ut til" Com
lnittrc on the District to defend If he can "N-
plain these facts which appear by the record.
ni- time would lee better spent than in repeating
ialschuOdS concern. ns me. and RrhtultouslN
editing press rl"ris and d"Spai"hrs concern
ns me-, ~ have aus" To h"liev" That ne mas
done. His hpparanr" ~ counsel Tor kllhourn'
Tie ai,oni of ihr pool olwhrn h. was a mem
ter. before u court al l,nsi one Judg" whereof
MIS- also a mrn.h"r Of TINT pool, to rrWlr'
M ! Is hare" ut tual agent from the custody ol
IA" House, and thus prey nt the House rom
against TIA" people ui the District ID also a ipt
.'r winch Nm" plea can hardly b" accepted ~
hl-iAtory. thut he was retained rs kiihUuin =
,iunHr
1, i- somewhat strange that, Of all the able
lawyers IN W tNhluEitiis htiNbuin -honll nav
etched On hun M counsel without some r., asun
i,r the -ol,,iiD IN and Mr.. Fdridgr's relations e.
ih" pool probably Turn sh the explanation.
Candid men viii hHrlly dccm 1t part OF ms dutl
- counsel I'D indn"a Young and lnrApcrl-
"n"'d putty. Mr. llury. Ia allow X lllouIh.
Nll"u i'm Iall hy order the House. 10 leave nj.
prison and L" 10 hlr humr, which The irst .mun,
b fore this committee shows that, under COVER
ui the gllt. Mr.. E.dtid.r did; and they wall b.
apt ~ regard II ~ rather inr ugrlluu- after that
exploit Tor nm to app ar IL Ii Iiuurn rut,u-'I
IN "A suit against the Sp"A>,r, tho S,rIu ant al
ArmH. ana tine m"niiHi OF this committee ion
"a IAe impri-oumNui
ON the 10Th inst. when | was questioning Mr.
Elirldgc ~ To hls procuring kiibourh = unlaW
lul enlargement by pcrHuhillng the deputy Mr.
Piou interrupted, apparently r""kiug 10 pr
went the fa ~ from coming ont, and NNiuIalnrN
that withheld my intentions from him an,
that he could not SEQ tO what my uu ~ iun'
tended This my colleagues ana the cork an
bruufy s rgoant-at-Arms 'an attest. within
few hours alt.rward Mr.. Ellrdgr informed rn'
that MIR Pratt, previous to this session OF 'hi
committee, had stated to him thnt ! had ~
press Il the intention To ruin hun, ~ once
rrnliod that this was fnlrc. and That no on
would be- better ,l'nscd than | tn hlyc him ~
rulraie himself from all dlrcrodit, II he cOui'
do 80.
Wnon Mr.. Fldr1so .rend fs statement 10 n
same fl - before the con,mltto, prompt
.lrnlcd 10 ae fnirc, and on MIR. PrWth d~litrln
ihai | had tlld him TINT al h. Was my purp"r.
cuntrldiNHl the statement n'dly, and expose
before Il e onuuYtL,u the Il r.ssruumont briw 81
his Two rtatcmcutr. He did NOT give me the IL,
nor would he have undcrtak.nt n do ~.
J. NJ. GLOVER,
Chairman Committee on Road Esi..to l"NL