Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-26
GRANT T-BADEAU.
Col Fred Grant Makes Public an Exbaus-
tive Statement of the Case.

Col. Fred Grant Makes Public an Exhaus-
tive Statement of the Case.
New YORK, March 25.-Another chap
ter of the Grant Badeau controversy over
the book Of the late General Grant is ad-
ded by Colonel Fred Grant in a letter to
the Press last night. 1t is in answer to
the statement of General Badeau of claim
for compensation for his aid in preparing
General Grants memoirs, published in the
Sun Of the 2lst inst. Colonel Grant de-
MES any designs on the part Of himself or
others to deprive General Badeau Of his
just fame or pecuniary compensation in
connection with his work on the book, as
implied in General Badeau's statement;
that he influenced his father in writing
any Of the letters published in General
Bsdeau's statement to that gentleman, and
that he (the Colonel) wrote any letters in
reply or otherwise TO General Badeau that
were not dictated by his father.
He charges General Badeau with wait
from the sale of the book were in before
he began his suit, not daring to assert his
claim to part of authorship as he now
does. fearing that the proceeds from the
work would be curtailed and dwindle TO
the comparatively small rates of the book
of Badeau's own military history. Gen
eral Badeau has never been made
an offer any sum not contingent
upon his disclaimer OF joint
authorship in the Grant memoirs. Mrs.
General Grant was willing TO pay him
any sum he asked provided that her act in
so doing would not be construed as admit
mitting Badeau' claim to joint authorship
Colonel Grant declares he himself never
favored this nor does he now as he wishes
to settle once for ali in q court Of law the
authorship Of the book. The Colonel de-
nies that he proposed to Badeau to furnish
his fathers memoirs and let him the
Colonel) sign them, and is doubtful ii
there is one line in the book in Badeau's
own language. He reviews at length the
relations between General Badeau and his
father, and claims that his father and the
rest OF the family invariably befrieuded
him, while the latter showed little or
NO GRATITUDE.
The Colonel here gives the correspond
ence between Mrs. Grant and General Ba-
deau's attorneys One from the latter
threatens to bring suit and disclose certain
secrets in connection with the preparation
of the Memoirs unless he received $40, 900
out of the 800, 900 said to bave already
been received from the sale Of the book. In
reply to this Mrs Grant declared that she
wished it to be distinctly understood that
any assertion that her late husband desired
| to have anything in connection with the
preparation of his book kept secret
was unworthy Of belief, and that nothing
would be paid to General Badeau that
could be construed as "hush money"
Colonel Grant, in o letter to Badeau's
lawyers, says Mrs. Grant will pay Badeau
| the SIC, 900 mentioned in memorandum
of his father If he will sign q receipt dis
claiming entirely any participation in the
work on General Grants book OF such
nature as to be in any degree essential to
| its existence in its present form, and, II
such receipt can be framed by his Ba-
deau's) counsel as will forever settle this
question of Just what he did. Mrs. Grant
will pay the money. In this letter arbi-
tration in Badeau's claim is proposed, the
result to take the form of report, stating
what work General Badeau had done and
| what compensation he is entitled to.