New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-25

ej 4 od ,hnrcf r. wrote THIS letter After that
ccvcd from MIR furbn' further dispatch daicH Noyei
her which crossed this dispatch W mine they were en-
route at the same unc IN which he says wrote 10
the Department In my NO ~ my op,l,onS .po ,
RELY have also written IN reply 10 Mr. Siphers lcl-
tiers giving hun my views OF his case SO laf ~ hIM
its merits. | have pointed out To nun lhe
utter defect Of proof rs 70 three positions positions,
each vital. The whole colossal SpG Gut II y,
nor true in that Cochet discovered either guho or
It's fertilizer A. such II mas neen hnoTm n an ~
the lncis second, II is not true that Peru eyer
Tp5 II !. not true in fact that his rights whatever
they were descended Ia his lcgmate son, under whop
these parties claim or OF any event. ,ht any rSoeted
these defects Mr. shphcrd who does not Ike my cru
csm and writes TO Mr. mat ne can can Ee' on o Ir
mcnt and all their friends on ms side ana pledged 10 us
scheme am very glad TO be relieved Tor he mas over
whelmed me with voluminous matter 80 strangely writ
ten aud with such singular assumptions that am III
clned 10 doubt his sanity or HIS truthiunrss
That letter received about the lst Of December or
in the very last days OF November. In answer 10 IL
,r,tr to Mr. Uurlbnt on December ) YOur No % Of
the ~ ntmo in relation The Cochet claim, has been
lately received have pleasure IN expressing my up
probation Of your detailed therein Win re-
gard Mr. Shepherds advocacy Of mat claim and es
pecially your action in sending hitherto the cor
letter which I have addressed TO Mr.. shpherd
shows that entertain no less decided opinion thah
you have held TO the indcency and dishonor oil MS AZ
tempis TO influence diplomatic consideration OF TINS
claim Perhaps should mitigate somewhat upeseVcri!
suggested 10y you that Mr. Shpherd ia not wholly III MS
right mind"
That was the entire correspondence touching the Co
Mr. Bcmont-was there not dispatch Of November
Mr. Blaine-No. sir; not one word touching the
Cochet claim or about our intervention; not a
word, not syllable That closed the whole
correspondence touching the Cochet claim as
claim Tor intervention by our Goy SIa, Mt
have read everything that there IL about IT. Wh1i Mr.
Belmont alludes TO, presume have right here IN my
hand hal not received on NoyemheL Mr. MnrIonss
written my letter Of the l7th to MI HuIlbut ana IN
srnctcd him not to use hs good oces Tor ang Cocg
viyed with all its ownership in the claim as
counsel in fu blast ana ali stockholders so far n
knew still interested. IA to the prosecution OF the
Cochet claim which vas IsTuf haf at Eaton
aud ex-senator Conkiing were apont 70
fbeiovc that ne testified here to me iaci INA, t"9 H
Senators 10 10 Peru had INSTRUCTED Mt, nun
claim After that wrote TO- nm III a I't'cI ~
him not touch the Credit lndustrlrl ana suiieu
think "a what Mr. Belmont refers to presume nm I'M
you viii he asked by the agents or Officers OF de Ieru
United states Minister to promote l'7 ~ @
Of course present to you the ciam OF an american or
IL your good Offices where they may WIN proprlcy Dc
extended Eui you will specially avoid any advocacy Of
or individual in the pursuit personal ends business
Enterprises. TO Minister ~ your experience m ca no,
offices and personal dNOcacy. To extend ali proper
projection American citizens and to secure lor hrl
fore the tribunals o. the counr! To- "hlch Won are ne
credited and generally 70 and them with information ana
vice ere among he imperative ana grateful duties o
Minster-dntics which increase ms usefulness ana di
10 his respect, and duties which have no douoi you VI"
fauullt perorIn. To beyond ana assume the zone
oil adv Ocacy, with s inevitable inference "i PERSONA III
teres and It's possible suspicion ot lmpIorcr uoi'7''
will al once impair II U does not utterly destroy, tar at
ccp ability ami efficiency ofa diplomatic sentative
Thai was written on the intimttion mat two AZ
torpevs we're 10 appear IN tho persons OF eminent cN-
Scna Ors who Mr. ~dpheld assn cd me were lIhruhc-
" to start for Peru To represent TINS ciln ana prcHe
.f N
whatever III relation the COchet cOim as one III VIII
tncy could properly intervene At the came time tncy
maj II gentlemen representing this claim came there,
hey were entitled 10 the good Offices OF tne Minister 80
far "a to get for them respectful hearing before the
iudicial tribunals Of Peru That would be gwen To
any gentleman OF character And worthy oil con
comes to the Department and says that he mas an
important matter OF great interest IN Denmark or
SwcGcn. or Peru, Chill or anywhere else. ana ASKS
TO gct letter to M United States Minister asking HIM
kindly to his good offices Ia introducing and recon-
Ter of November L. by the same mail they won't
in The same bag this further instruction t. Minister
Ifurlbut and that presume ID what Mr Belmont re-
Mr. Reluoot-Yes
Mr BIano~Now that "a the whole Of the Cochet claim
in regard to correspondence with the State cprtent
kndcd
RESPECTING SHEPHERDS BRIBERY LETTER.
In looking over a good de. OF Mr snipheri's tcsti-
the chairman kindly directed should be sent
to me- and which read from day to day and took note
Of there was thing which specially and parrcu-
larry desired Indeed this the only thing
which seemed to he Of n character which ut my hands
required specific notice. That was that after wrote
him the letter whicn did, striking his name from the
Ist Of attorneys at the state Department aud stating 10
thar had submitted IN" matter 10 thc ITtHldeii,
and hat certain cons dcratiOns would send his
name DisTicAttOrney 10 begin prosecution, las
comes he committee aud swearsI think IN sew
cral places--tAat no told me at the ,eiy 1rst in
tcrview that he hal written his BIZ
berry letter TO Mr.. Imlbut and that | was
aware Of tine fact from the first Sow, Mr. Chairman,
II there mo- any evidence on the subject, II would
t. The American secretary OF state. introduced by
Senator of the United states, and should deliberately
tel MIN mat ne mad offered Drbe Of 925OOOO OF STOCK
to Minister plcnipOtcutiIry in foreign country.
That ought not TO require great dea OF evidence in re-
butta Bu he goes urtner than thar lie swears that
he t0d his counsel tine same thing. | read IRON his les
umony: 80 Dld senator BlaI see that letter before
you ii AOh, SIR lie was not retained until
after that. Odd you ic INN vi II PRIOR 10 the inter
view Of July - vita the secretary A.-Oh yes, SIR,
think TANK there - no mistake abOni That i
brought it to his attention AT an carly date brought 1t
10 the attention Of every gentleman whom retained as
counsel II was letter which expected some tlMe 10
discussed. and took pains TO get their opinion upon
ON reading that testimony wrote to Senator Blair
on Apr = ne following letter: Mr. Sbipherd, who is
tcstiiyIng before the Committee on Foreign Anars
of the House OIL Representatives, has stated tat Ill an
interview with me ~ secretary OF state at whlca You
were present acquainlc mcAyih the fact that he had
offered General iurlbut 425OOOO OF the stock OF the
Peruvian ompany. will be Obliged If you VIII give me
Your recollection OF the m ittcr.'
10 that Mr.. Bar replied follows on April 10: " In
your f4yoT dated tine Sth inst, have to say
heard MI. SblphcrG STATE You lnAt hc
of,r. 10 General llurlb $25OO0O OF the NJ the
Peruvian Company or any other amount OF stock
never heard OF that being made until about 4th
or 9th Oi December last, when you show Il The
letter % Mr. snip erd u JuIe q returned 10 the Depart
Iucnt by General iiurbut."
There is q very ar-r lie ont there somewhere and do
think II VIII take great dead Of investigation To
then To several uf tbs counsel letter
of whch this may be general copy 1t may have been
varied tr1e but no more 80 than would perhaps hap
pen ordinary writing: "Wil you permit t. in
qaire whether Mr. jacob Il. Shepherd al any time III.
formed of the fact that he had written letter to the
Hon. stephen A. Hurlbut after ne appointed MIN
lslrr TO Peru Offering him S2jOOOO OF the stock Of the
Peruvian Company do nor mean to imply that there
any ground Whatever for presenting fact. but
certain reasons desire 10 have statement you
personally"
addr sscd that 10 MI Boutwell,. andreceivch from him
the following reply on April 10 la reply 10 your
thls to tna had knowledge Of the
proposition from Mr. Shphcrd Mr.. Hurbut referred
IN prnr recnint OF Mr. SnipnrrI-