Show SAMPSON KNOW I r HOW LETTER GOT OUT I New York March 12 A special to the Times from Newport R t I says s The following is the reply sent by Rear Admiral Admirl Sampson Sampson to Secretary Long Loni Longin Lon Lonin in regard to the te matter mater of publication of the letter sent by Gunner Morgan Morn to the former forer United States Navy Yard Yar Boston Feb 28 Sir In replying to the a de departments letter leter of Feb 26 I have te td testate state that I did not give Gunner Mor Morgan Morgan Morgan gan or anyone else a copy of my sty en endorsement I nor did I permit perit any any person peron to see fee it except those persons employed in the preparation of official correspondence correspondence I dence in this office I After having ha ing received my instructions instructions I in regard to the contents content of ot the i endorsement my aide Lieutenant E R RL EL EI L L I Bennett Bennet dictated the endorsement tO t the second clerk P F Walsh The en endorsement endorsement endorsement was then submitted to me for signature and was then sent with wih the original letter through the mail mal clerk clerk Arthur F Mackey to the press to tobe tobe tobe be copied the latter mailing the cor correspondence correspondence correspondence This is the usual routine with wih official correspondence of which the endorsement under Sunder discussion was considered to be a part part Both the letter leter and the endorsement were copied In the official press copy copybook copybook book and in this shape were accessible to the te above persons and Messenger Charles J Thornton The only other oter inmates of this office are Sergeant E B BW EW W Thomas Thom United States mall mail mai clerk cIerI and John ohn Johnson fireman freman second class It I would be impossible for either of these two to consult the press copy book an of the clerical force forro t l In the morning It I is however hPe i that tt either ether of these two knew kneW that existences tat e t the m le letter latter or r endorsement n v nt wa was m in ine 11 the above mentioned people hav havu been and all al deny den emphatically that thai they fhe were responsible in any for the publication of ofte the endorse endorsement endor ment meat I have to add that I am in no noway n noway way responsible r for its it publication pUb Signed W T SAMPSON Rear Admiral Admirl U S N |