, 1881-12-09
t,uitealt-Well, might ilavu confessed
thnt, atlA snyetl tho Government 3t00.

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viiin,a, tm,arrnvo,nrins,
rho urtan,,nr-.i lad sonf r., tho 1,roei1ont
NH, tl,ta rrtnrrno,, rn,,,,nat,rg htu mt tn
u,,,,"nr II, tl,fa cnsr n,,J ~, ynw ,,,nt iii; rnt
mi i,ta nnvwnr In thn Intrrrovotnri,u
,,res,,,,, r se,t them l,efor, l,u t,tt my ynotr.
Scnxi,,c rrntl fl,r n,,s,ycrx of 1,rreI,lr,,t
Arll,nr IN tho lntcrrorntorlrs.
IN ti,o ftrst n,,l seco,ut uurstions. whc,I,er
In ,:,,rw thc nrjsonrr n,ti law oftcn liz ini
srri, lin. the President rep,tctI Tint M |
k,,nys him. n,,d TINT ,,e Inns sem him Mt eust
len fines. a,,tl t,ossibly twenty times,
T'u tho otrsiIon ns 10 whether he tya,l EYER
colyursetl with Him I,e renEes: MIME. cx-
ccnttnr tn return mn ordinary salrtntlon p( |
the duy, nnti once or twtce in answer to his
reo,,cst 10 t,e etnploycd lii tie campaign a. II |
speaker by the Republican State Committee,
of which wns Chaisman,'
To tho question wtiat political SERVICES the
prisoner Ind rendered tic 1iepullra, party
UtirinH 1tlG lust lffSlufhtl1I campaign Ln0
nnswnr IL: " Mona that knD,y Of,
ria fiftl, nuestion vas whether tl,ore was
anvt]tn;, in ttn urisnnnrs relu,iuns to himself,
ar f;pn. Grant. or Srua.or Conk1ing, pr any
otl1er of the Kcpubtlcnn .nrty. socially or
mlIt1cnItv. IL furnlst, lin viii, nny grOuul
for sl,pposing llc wp,ttd receive t,ty political
preferences. rrl,o answer Is "No.''
The prjs1ucr-'rhnt IL n matter OF opinion.
The Inst ulcstltm was: "l)itl yoi, ever
give hin, my reason to tl1tnk !to could have
puy pottttcu or personal preference with
van p, Thc answer IL; III never did,"
Tile prisotler--lle nuycr had occasion to.
Tho PRESIDENT
Apus 70 HIS ASawrns
tic following: ~ have been requested by
tlo counsel for tic tcfe,,se to pro.,uce III
ter written by tt1e prisoner since his iutlict-
mcnt, That letter was received by me III Oc-
tol,cr Inst, mud wts not preserved. 1 ttD not
rpcolcct its contents. exceptlnr tllat It cu,l-
tnined solne eul,n Of Ills having rendered
so,ne Inportont services 10 tic Kcpublican
marty during the Presidential campaign, and
IN nppeal for n postponellcnt Of his trinl to
give him lime to prr,nre for n defcnse''
Tho prlsoner-rhat Is ali there wns to It.
TIE INTERESTING sI,EcrrAI. OF hit MAR
rilun.
I AHE llCSk A4lNEa5 WIN t4f9 1"N's @A' @.+ "sA-
| Arthur, pastor Of Cavalry Baptist Church,
New York.
As soon as lie was sworn the prisoner re-
| marketl:. ~ know DR. McArtliur very well.
1Ie is n Mica fellow, very lligli-toiled In every
way. owe hin s.rj."
Tho witness bcgan to relate how tho
| prisoner introduced himself and wife to him
{the witness) ut tile close Of service one Sum
| tiay, and At the sanle time presented letter
at tlIslnisslon frou the First Baptist Church,
Chicago. The prisoner l,al stated that at tic
time in Chtcagn llc had u lucrative practice
Of law, but owing to
DISASTERS FOLLOWING THE FIRE,
his practice fntled entirely, or IN gootl part,
atlu now l,e aud his wife l'ad conlu to Nc"
York to start life nfresh. MY heart went
nut to him kindly. introduced him alld Ills
wiro to men Of prominence In society and In
tho church relations, md l know was OF
service to him. Tic letlnr which llo brought
WIS referred (as our custom is] to commit
tee. Tho Chairman Of tlat committee was
trant1n1unn nf rnrv ltr{a standing. Mt tiJur