The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-25

| morrow, and the committee at o'clock took
| a recess for half an hour.
The committee assembled at 2:15 o'clock p.
m, and Gen. II. Y =. BoyntUn Wt.sIii M ttt5f1 t
respondent Of the Cincinnati Gnsette, was
sworn and examined by Mr.. Mcmahon.
| He stated that he called on the President
| about the time Anderson received his appoint
ment. He did not call In regard to that mat
ter, but In the course Of conversation with
the President this matter came up It had
been stated in Democratic paper that An
derson bad disreputably managed some par
ish and had been appointed for that reason.
Gen. Boynton stated that he asked the Presi-
dent why this man had been appointed, and
the President replied that Anderson had
rendered valuable services to the party and
had run great risks.
ton to the newspaper article and the Presl-
dent replied, 81 do not think he will remain
In Oti1ce. Gen. BOynton asked whether An
derson's commission had been sent out. The
PRESIDENT made substantially the same reply.
This interview with the President took place
about the first Of June. The whole conversa-
ton on this point lasted only about two or
three minutes The interview lasted from five
to ten minutes and he had gone to the Presi-
dent upon the latter's invitation, He was out
riding with him.
In response to Gen Butler, Gen. Boynton
said he may have told this story to some lady,
aud thinks he gave the purport then as testi-
fled to to-day. He never said to auv lady
that the Presidents reply was that the rea-
son why Anderson received that appointment
was because he Was possessed Of political
secrets.
OWN you now say whether you have
given any one TO understand, or whether the
President gave you to understand that An
derson was possessed of some political knowl-
edge which 1t was best should not be made
public.
sons In my office that the President left me
under the impression that the appointment
was made for some such reason as tnat. That
impression arose from the Presidents failure
TO deny the statement contained In the news
paper paragraph to which / called his atten-
tioE.
Q.-How soon after your interview with the
President was 1t that you gave this informa-
tion to persons2
Al cannot recolleCt.
Q,-How do you draw from the Presidents
reply that this man had rendered good Re-
publican service in Louisiana, and that that
good Republican service was best not to be
made known?
A-The fact that the President had no
denied the statement contained in the news
paper paragraph led me to deduce that in
ference.
Q.-Then this was like the first chapter in
John. He did not deny, but he confessed.
A--But he did not confess so.
Q.-In that respect 1t differs from John?
Mr.. Butler called witness attention to the
fact that Anderson had declined the Funchal
the appointment whereupon an animated
discussion arose among the members Of the
committee as to the pr0priety of pursuing
this course OF minatfDn-at tempting to
besmirch the President through conclusions
drawn by this witness.
Mr.. Butler contended that the committee
had tight to ascertain which of witness two
entirely different stories they would give
credit to.
After some further discussion the examina-
ton was resumed,
Boynton said he never told any one that
the Presidents failure to deny the charge led
him to deduce the inference he had drawn.
Odd you not state to somebody in some
form of words that Anderson had some DO
litical knowledge which it was best should
not be known? i?
Al did not SO state; may have left that
impression.
Mr.. Butler proceeded to ask some further
questions in rather q loud tone OF voice, when
Gen. Boynton objected to his manner of tx
amtning him, charging him with an attempt
to bulldoze him, and said Gen. Boynton, II
am not used to that sort of thing and will not
take 1t from anybody. Other members of
the committee have treated me like gentle
man, and Gen. Butler has acted like rOwdy."
ISensation.
chairman asked BoyntOn very blandly when
he had ever before been q witness, to which
Gen. Boynton replied, "Ob, yes, / have"
Butler said to Boynton that his talking In
80 loud voice was from consideration for
Boynton's hard hearing, an intirmity from
which both suffered.
Boynton-I am very sorry, General.
QuestfOn-YOu have been ON intimate terms
with the President?
Answer-I have been on intimate terms
with the President for some time, but have
not been three times at the White House since
his Inauguration, except when sent for
Q.-How often have you been sent for?
About half dozen times.
Butler continued for some time to investi-
gate Gen. Boynton with reference to the lat
ter's conversation with the President, but no
new facts were elected Boynton said he first
letter from Mr.. Gibson, correspondent of the
New York San.
Gen. Boynton was excused until to-mor-
row, and the committee went into executive
session, after which it adjourned until 10 80
o. m, Tomorrow