The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-25
PETER CO0PER'S TESTIMONY.
ruirA Wan DOES m me- rs a ChNDI-
WI" n,Tr FOR THE PRESIDENCY.

4., the Managers of his Canvass do not
M ,,ith the Money he intrusts 90 Them
what ~ Candid"tc's Co"eh'nan bid-More
=, the Philnnthropists Autobiography.
T. Wallace 1. Grooni's suit for $780, 900 dam
= Tor libel against Peter Cooper, for written
'sar,os Of pcrndy and lad faith In his manage
.,ont of the Grocnback canvass. in 1876. Mr..
c,,rcr yas cross examined before Justice Pratt
and n Jury in Brooklyn yesterday. IA to W. A.
A car.cv. he came to witness in great want.
satithat No. had an extensive connection with
trickaycrs. and could he OF use in distributing
doumcnts witness offered him go week
~ distribute documents OF an educational
rsturr: Cars.y claimed 10 be repro
sentative Of the workingmcn. and witness
cave him money to 10 to the Convcn-
lion; witness paid Mr.. Grooms expenses in
Albany. All the money was to be spent in the
inter, II II the cause he had at heart. The money
.,s ciyon also to distribute documents in AL
lany ami 81. Louis. Mr.. Cooper said that he
diluot remember that Groom had told him
that IL cost him more than $500 to 20 to Albany
II Groom, had told him So witness would not
have believed II. He wanted the substance II
the manifold l,ticrs to become known az far as
rosslhc. aud had waited long in hope that Mr..
Groom would repent and express his regrets.
witness had suspcctcd that there was some
him. wrong In Grooms conduct whom he
raiI HIM the first $500. ard he hat the
tama suspicion. when he paid him ne
3si eft Mr. toSr" g han been oa igfor %Isf
mat mo- tickets were to loo had at some oi the
polling places tnat ut others there weio no
h,oil- ana 40 others that they wcrc falling to
p,eees ~ the $1,000 witness had understood
HAT : B. 200 wis a. cover the distribution Of doe
um,it- aud 81 suO for the booths. The part II
the certificate which Mr.. Groom got the men To
sign which witness claimed in his letter WINS
false was that where 1t was snid that Mr..
Groom had nothing To do with the men NJ he
hoN.s. The conviction OF the witness WIS that
" Thc following letter was read.
MAHcu. ., 1877
n..t ny pa hoped NAT the letter sen, YOU in
Of sou. Nv iur tie unment,i tinry that You have done
me- Instead ai q mantle station oi sorrow ON your Ialt
T. nj, lrH. mi ten, The mild statement Of tc facts
ni,ou th,' az facts which You and 10th know 20 bc
tulN lud they mildly st FORTH. There T. nothing
stated of my owu knowledge hut what am wilhn4 to
Co. ue truc 10 the h,s my knowledge and b, ict
", %, sent nnd to before magistrate and anru
\ ulg truth OF what NAV, written. For mysch what
not g,dcnt imom ~, mnd There no argumc 10 That
trsu.or,d tclc,e have heard from yourself all tnt
"a an 'ay IN lusnhcahgn Of sour egn.-c usiei1re
mn,ot Your truly. rfrkR coorSS
Mr.. Coopers coachman was called. He tcsti-
1ed that he yot Il for Tilden. Tho Coopor and
Ssrsd By anser I pny Wines SsR
away and got some Cooper tickets to be dstrlb.
4 later from Mr.. Groom was admitted and
NV YORK, March 3. 1877
psAs siS Along letter without date. to which your
name was appended presumably with your consent was
wi,hou, stopping to characterize itor referring spe;
nght help YOU ~ heretofore. 10 misconsruc my mean
fifst-rhat soon as discovered your disarroint-
mcnt and ehasrn because Of the mesgre vote cast ~
s Guy Tor w. hSS,sti ct is o, ~ &
best my ability your wishes In the matter. and also
snad sy yo oo.s ballots tor at my
cost almost begged OF you 10 select some friend Of
your own 10 whom you might In my presence submit
SconA-My request as above, not having been com.
select three Of your own best frends-whe are not spe
yuu shall my presence. any grievances IN connec.
hn Win YOUR canvass and with which am IN any way,
rhiri-ror Tic cause sake have suffered much and
vsriune crucisin; hut the can-c sought to hc pro.
motel The inicl Grrenhhck party must noi hc
no,lr- tia, YOU NAV willingly cooperate in all jus,
@le''r emancipation Hm very T,;pe .cs 49,
Two other letters. reitcrating the request con-
tanned ln this. were also read.
fr.m tine testimony OF DR.. Zachos, who was
recalled. itapp"aed that the matter of the boxes
was lcit 90 Mr.. Armstrong. who coutradicte
Mr.. Groom.
Mr Cooper was recalled 9s 70 an interview
Wit had complained bitterly. and uphrald-
ed Groom with abandoning thu party.
A 'i'rr was read. signed 10y ieter Noop9r
dAtsl in Nov, mbcr. 1876, recommending Mr.
Witness said that the letter was in the hand
VT ting of Mr.. Groom's clerk. Mr.. Groom pro-
I,ed that witness should say that Tor him
Witness once thought him Christian gentle
nan; he had thought SO much 81 Mr.. Groom
t.i he went over and gave an address u MS
SUI. iay school a ltttr Bar tist church in Green
ro.uf. Mr.. Groom battered witness 50 about
haj ..iil, address that he could hardly believ.
Ac AAd done - We'll, and felt ~ though lie had
dNur netting wonderful.
.Aulr'w Butcher, who was the Chairman OF
he Twentieth District in the interest OF the
Grceuha.s purity in 1876 testified that he had
rec we'd - Wp 81 the election documents at ont
Hmr and $4,000 at another. Out Of both lots
sinui buu ", re- 4 .-trihuted.
PetrrC Van Brugh testified that in the Sew
tniA c usrD ssllnal District. Mr.. Groom's. h,
doi,r-rl l3 900 of the documents in envelopes
b, wls o. get : 80 for each election district but
dii uH get the money; about ton days after
eir tom hr law about $1,000 Of the documents
"Jj''1@J KarBStt testified that a pie Of tn,
documents was sold by Mr.. baxter MIR
q. = r.rr!. 70 n ragman. and another lo
Nj. Car, M. the painti. was sworn. He tcs
l' 'lat 'arolan O'Brien Bryant had come e
Inn, a- nt stlt from smith Ely, and wanted e
snowo' Inc witness whether the city was to be
seyrd a telegram from Mr. Ely; with Arm
" ~ AND ,ai-ey witness had gone to see him
Mr. l. wanted 10 know II any provision la,
been = &C. for the city bnllots; Mr. Carsey saic
no' Mr. Eythen paid 5000 for advertising il
M- Commercial Journal. that was the only
MONETARY transaction: witness did not know
.iai ir ever gave Butcher 10000 documents
d. paid for 4upoOD electoral tickets.
On 'rlrs examination. Mr.. Groom said tina
lrr' was mo- one with Mr., Ely Al tho, time %
heir interview; the money WAS paid there
t-mio N1rdrflc Journal and 500 20 Carsey
loi ~ l'A bee was 10 print 1000 tickets; wit
le-s dt not know that all this meant that h'
iNH Die oS-1rlut-s were TO receive money fol
6hl'A IN" machinery Of the Greenbark paril
Ma ~ 3" used by IN" Democrats. Mr. Ely gave
q" sZupio the Commercial journal. because h'
thought th" tickets would not be furni shed II h
l,lu {. tn- WAS the afternoon OF the day Oh
Which MI Bryant called on business; Their
was doum IA his mind that the city would b
ph'l D. had certainly arranged i should, bu
ne ''ty might have been burned for what wit
9,-' Know; witness thought that the word
CHRISTIAN gentleman in Mr.. Cooper's letter
A,;hf ltvr been put In by Mr.. Opdyke.
MI Htooms testimony closed the case. and
hAs gwen 10 the jury in the afternoon.