New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-29

last week, arrived Washington late last night las
telegraphed officially to The TRIBUNE, and to-day
his friends prepared for publication statement
which has his approval. The paper is Drefaced by
dispatch from General ROsser to Mr.. Acklen and
card from the latter The first of these has already
been published, but both will be found below;
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI June "a, 1873.
The Hon. j. II. ACHLES Net7-OrieaHS
/ have made no statement TO newspapers concerning
you have not seen The National Republican. no extracts
from f. aud am not responsible for what it has pup
lsned which surely must be false. T. L. Roo9Eh'
III
To lChOnl Il may concern:
The infamous attack upon my character lately puo-
lished in several papers denOunce as an unmitgaea
and wfuI lie; a fabrication from beginning to end;
having not one scintila OF truth for its foundation
II has now been publicly denied by oil who
could have had any knowledge Of 1t; by General
Rosser who in ST. Paul distinctly stated that he had
made no mention OF the affair to any one" and to me
by telegraph from Minneapolis N answer to my tele-
gram stating when you know that no such incident
ever TRANSFERRED" says that he made no such state
ments and referring the article IN The National Re-
puJlican, says am not responsible for what 1t mas
published and that the SANDERS referred to therein
must surely De false After such denlas cannot FUR
Their look TO General Rosscr az the author OF
this vile attack. Further denials have been made
BY the lady through her brother and friends
in published statements and by the emPloyes OF me
called knew nothing Of the SANDER htll TeICIou
Louisiana but on seeing 1, TgI m at T ~ ~ have
proven and shown TO be vile calumhy' W SuS
foundation IN fact D. H. A'N'hN
The folowtngi Acklen version Of the occurrence
that gave rise to the recent publications. On Tuesday
evening, June Il. about 10 o'clock, the Hon. j. H.
Aclcn aud lady drove up to Welckers 10 carriage
which was dismissed they resided but block or
two away. They entered the middle ROOM
which IS separated from the two ADJOINING
ones only by folding doors. In the first room
there was n noisy party Of gentlemen The last was oc,
Suiad by General RJsser and lady Acklel ordered
,a5rousEt ill., The seats occupied were those at me
end ot the table next the room ~ ~, M ~
the gentlemen were dining. iheIe IS 10 WHuLc S Ga
sofa IN tho room has the door any bolt When the
waiter quilted the room tne door VS. 'eLl p'IS Ii
About ten minutes later Acalen rang Ihe pe'l
and ordered some crackers ana cht-S'' IA,ss
the waiter brought, ana retired SUN '',i5,s
me door partly open. Acalrn and the lady
remained not longer than Twenty-Five minutes
just before leaving Acklea spoke win E'ssef' WHO
u the other room. and about which ne had spoken To
he waiter mere "S' No. at yn W , II' G yr The
waiter. ordered aud paid hts h and leI accompanied
ly the lady. with whom De- walked home my chatting
together pleasantly as thry went on I'LL, W." w.
assault Hculty of Kind 70, an the plltes u -
,rr,r LET Ia be remembered was m the ru5n 10 less
thuu times during The twenty-five inmates }! was
occupied uF AItItb' 49,
The next day Achcn called on the lady IN question
was Joined while there by au VI. G. from ew- York. VINO
mad so called. AckicE called again the next afternoon
and ,rnt some time. and when be left Thursday even
iu for Louisiana, the lady and friend accompanied
him 20 the depot In the carriage Iney are ana Al
WAY. have been on the very best Of terms.
Having aside an other questions. the story as was pun
l.UrI Is urgplsteTOus It's face There was neitGer
tne d place such occurrence 90 have raHsued
and on assault by EOsSer upon ACklru would certainly
have attracted attention IN the restaurant ana ahl
scream or noise by the Lady would certainly nave pecn
heard hy every man i'm the adjoining room. II y
nor necessary 70 20 into q repetition OF the eu-
puatIc denIals by Oh OK the parties interested.
These have been made by Ar6lrn, IN card
publl-hed nc once aud by the published teiesrJmS
rom R1,ser 10 Ack,u The lads brother aud friends
nave also mad. published dental, for her, ana the am
lyt of the waiter also published, complete tie last
INK iu the chain % evidence RUs,grs assertion that be
~ entirely -ultless OF the story cNonerates nun, uut
leave. the question Opru tOWhO could nave originated
and circulated such "a vie Calumuy.
In our presence the ABOVE statement OF tactS mas been
reu and certified upon honor be correct by the Hon.
l. H. ArElcu lu person and by thc LADY through her
brother personally known 90 u-l who asserts that any
statement THAI Tie Hon. j. II. Ackeu acted IN any i'm
proper manner toward the lazy In question Is utterly
iJsr We assume tao responsibility of emitting ihe
name Of the ldys brother and her owr name. on her
yrruuut G.. 4. WALKER,
A. e. BUELL.,
j. i. IRAINOR