New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
POINDEXTER DUNN SAID IT.
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a statement of his recollection of what took place
in ,ne committee room on Friday afternoon, but
he learned that Mr. Magonc had gone to his home
i'm Ogden .birg and would not return to Ncw-lork
until tomorrow
NJ the Fifth Avenue Hotel where he i staying.
with the object of giving ilr. Dunn an opportunity
to ,yplan or rctract his discrcdiahle remarks If
Inc saw fin ~ do 50. But although MIR. Dunn and
Wallace MacFarlanc the counsel 10 the commits
sion wcr, seen short tim" bcfnr" tl' reporter
sont nm his card. ascending in the direction Of
Mr. Dmnn'- room, Ill" answer was returned through
the hotel clerk that " Mr.. Dunn was not in III
this was true he must have departed in some
other way than by means OF the elevators or the
II is known that to al least person Mr.. Dunn
gave this version OF the expressions which lie
made of on Friday
+" have been grossly misreprcsented. What |
really said that ii would be- Il great deal better
10 have the pensioners reduced than to have men
killed as they in the Fords Theatre building
INDIGNATION AND DISGUST.
Poindexter Dnnn's expressions called ont
universal and nnapilnou- sentiment Of Indignation
and disgust among Union veterans and in Grand
Army circles yesterday. There was no differ
cncc Of opinion the subject. The unchallcnged
Judgment Of the old soldiers was that more ont
ragcolIs and urcacd for expression about veterans
Of the war had never been made. 10 most OF the
mon who fought the country's battles il socTnr1
incredible that an official OF the United states
Government. who had been sent here as the repre-
sentative Of of th" great departments at
Washington, OH an important mission would make
such a revolving expression about the wounded ana
disabled wards Of the Nation, oven II u" coulh
harbor such thoughts One Of the most prominent
Department officer, Of the Grand Amy who tr
political reasons did not car" to have his name
Put in Print. said
shall watch the effect OF this unnatural
declaration with great soiictudc and anxiety.
This commission of which Dunn l. member
WAS sent here O>tcnsibly by Secretary Carlisle,
but President Cleveland constructed IL and
selected every man upon If. This everybody
knows. Dunn was cho'rn by Mr.; 'lev"ianI, a.
we'll M Mr. Fairchild and Mr.. Magon". If tn
President does not Immediately recall Dunn ana
dismiss him from III" public service when II"
has disgrlcrl, he can never make t'ran Army
men bclirv' that h" doe, not sympathHr WIN
Dunn's barbarous expression Their" Is ony on"
way in which Mr.. tlcyrl land can wash his hanis
of this affair and clear his own sklrt-. ana thar
j. by getting rid Of this man If lie has any
regard for his own reputation with IN" lo'"l
people of this country Monday will hni Dunn
OIL th" Government payroll.
COMMANDER N'ENTEE's WRATH
Commander William McEntes of Dahlgren Post,
No ll3 who has devoted his life ever since the
war 10 caring for his less fortunate comrades was
seen by Tribune reporter AZ his headquarters III
the Grand Army Employment and Relief Bureau
in the city llali basement
my temper when Rad Tho IrihuneS statement
Of Dunm's antics this morning. and | sent the fell
fow word that ! would punch his face II ever
laid eyes him. II he had particle OF sense II"
would keep such exhibitions of hate toward us
abld lnion soldiers III his own breast and walt
until he gets back 10 Arkansas 10 nnbott" himself
This man has got 10 b" called down. and II TN"
Government. which j. paying HIM for his services
here do,s not dO II. Mon soldiers Will nav" 10
teach him. that he cannot com" mp here 10 Now,
ork and insult veterans who fought from Bun
Run 10 AppomattoN.
Past Grand Mrs shall Charles T.. Hyatt said that
the hes. evidence Of the amazing l"nicncy gwen
10 such men a, Poindrxtcr Dunn was shown in
the fact that he could come here and make the
wicked expression reported without meeting quick
and >alutnry punishment. How long. ID"
asked. would "A Northern man be- allowed 10 re-
main in southern town il he exhibited III"
same i.s ling townrl Confcd"rat" soldiers that
Dunn showed Yesterday for the men who fought
under the Stars and Stripes? II is doubtful if
a New lork"r would get ont Of Arkansas alive
under ..-lilar circumstances
Colonel John W Jones. Of BROOKLYN. said
" This man Dunn l. Prrs lent levelani, repre-
sentative here. The p oplp will BE- anxious W.
know what Mr. Cleveland thinks of Dunn's desire
TO SOC Union pensioners massacrcd IN" Prcs !
dent cannot let his position in the case be- known
Colonel Henry VI Porter. Of IN" American Bank
Not" Company, 4 wcll-knowa cGInpaniscn Of TN"
himself devoid Of every kind of scnsc. IL is |
clearly unfit 10 hold any place under the Federal |
Government. whose defenders. II appears h. has |
not vet c"as,l g. hate. The authorities At Wash |
any such person.
FROM MEMBER OF FAHNHAM POST.
Dunn il brute said Martin J. krc-'. al |
infant of Noah L. Farnham independent Veterans !
No l. ih" body which recently passed resolutions |
ih' pension system and lost us t'rdnd
ARMY charter To say that he regrets that IN" |
victims of the doomed building were not pensioners
~ enough 70 make the blood Of any loyal man
boil with Indignation" Several other members
Df the Farnhnm association expressed similar sen
'imcnts
Another LOYAL Legion man. James Delaney, the
we'll known contractor said: % served four years
in IN. war and was twIc" wounded. draw
small pension aud am entitled TO it. don't pro
DOS. 10 LEI any Internal rebel insult m" because
The Government gives III" few dollars "A month
for having rislic my lif" 10 keep the rebels from
the Union While feel rs | do
now | hope ] shall not come in contact with
Dunn"
! 4. Joel. % No sc Naosar-st. a prominent
member Of the Union Veteran Legion, who
.orvcd in the 23d OHIO, 10 which President Hayes
belonged aud was several times badly wounded.
md who has taken strong ground against giving
pensions 10 the und"scrvlng. said that morning
.ould exceed his contempt for tho author of such
lnpatriotc and inhuman declarations lie -
, queer sort Of q man 10 b" drawing pay from
he United STATS, Government Colonel joel
added.
PEOPLE SIGHED FOR COOL RETREATS.
Under a burning sky the people Of New YORK trod