Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 25, Number 34, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 April 1876 — Page 1

Y17 VOL. XXYNO. 34 INDIANAPOLIS. WEDNESDAY APETL 5. 1876. WHOLE NUMBER 1,846

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CONGRESSIONAL. SUMMARY, t TUESDAY, MARCH BISA.-The subject of tb removal of political disabilities Imposed '0j the fourteenth amendment came up, a'jd Senator Edmunds explained the method of dealing with appli

cations for amnesty t basing to take np a case out of its tu n or to extend amnesty to any one who ?.'id not apply for It. The new Judiciary bi'l was discussed And lome progress ma. with thedlploraatio appropriation bill, th' Italian embassy, which the House bad struck out, betng restored. "flocsE. Announcement of Ilallett Kll"bonrne'a Indictment waa received, and also a commovtcatlon from the sergeant-at-arms, inqulrtag whether he should surrender him to the marshal of the district. A debate ensued between Messrs. New, Kasson and others as to tbe purpose of Cue law, and tbe sergeant-at-arms was finally Instructed not to surrender the recusal t witness. It was voted torecode fror the portion heretofore taken on tbe Red Cloud deficiency appropriation, and to accept the Senate's amendment increasing the amount from 100,000 to $150,000, as recommended by the conference committee. The steamboat bill was taken np and explained. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29. Sesate. AU1 was passed authorizing the secretary of the Interior to deposit in the United States treasury all the sums now held by him, or which he may hereafter receive as trcstee of various Indian tribes on account of the redemption of United States binds or other stock and securities belonging to the Indian trust funds. The bill also provides that the United Btates sbali pay five per oent. per annum Interest on all sums so deposited. Tbe diplomatic appropriation bill was passed, all the amendment ot the committee, which struck out all the reductions of eipenses made by the House, having first been adopted. Senator Morton's Mississippi resolutions mere taken vp and made the unfinished business Hocsb. Resolutions or bill were adopted placing territorial delegates on the committees on territories, Indian affairs and public lands; fixing the pay of witnesses before committees at t3 peraay atd three centspr mile, and providing for the redemption of all unused stamps. The bill reducing the salaries of military officers was. after some opposition from the Republicans, passed by HI to 61. The bill providing for the issue of 6ilver currency was taken and a large number of amendment were voUd upon, every one of which was rejected. At the eveniDg session that part of the legislative appropriation bill Which fixes the6alarles of senators at ri.5Cnd which provides for the payment of the clerks, e-C, of the Senate, were discussed and the former was pass d. An amendment abolishing mileage was de:ea;ed, but another providing that the pay of a member eltcted 10 fill a vacancy -shall only begin from the date of his election was adopted. THURSDAY, M4RCH 30. SESATE. Among the memorials presented were two looking to the release of F. O'M. Condon, the Fenian, and one from the FrienJ against the transferor the Indian bureau to the war department. Senator Sherman called up and explained a bill to make silver coin, with the exception of the trade dollars, legal tender to the amount of flvedollars. Tne rest fthe session was spent In an acrimonious debate over Senator Morton's Mississippi retOlntlons, the speakers being Senators Bayard, Boutwel), Morton Withers and Maxey. House. A. bill was passed directing tbe naval estimates to be made in detail under the various heads of expenditures, and a resolution looking to the removal of any difficulties In the execution of the extradition treaty between the United States and Great Britain. The articles ot Impeachment against Belknap were presented and ordered printed. Resuming the consideration of the bill appropriating $163,000 for tbe-deflclency in the printing and engraving bureau of the treasury department, and for the haue of silver coin In place of fractional currency, a largi number of amendments were voted upon and rejected, among them one by Mr. ilolman.prohibl leg the secretary of the treasury from making any further increase of tbe Interest-bearing debt of the United States by the Issue and sale of bonds for the purchase of silver bullion for coinage, but allowing silver bullion to be receive by the several mints for coinage for private parties on the payment of aselgnorage, provided that the- silver coin and bullion shall not exceed the amount of fractional currency now authorized. Finally, an amendment, which had already once been defeated was again offered by Mr. Reagan and adopted. It provides that silver coin of the denomination of one dollar shall be legal tender at its nominal va.ne for any amount not exceeding S50 In any one payment, and that sliver coin of less than one dollar shall be legal tender at its nominal value for any amount not exceeding 825 In any one payment. At the evening Session, Mr. Campbell In ti od need a bill for a commission to Investigate the subject of wages and hours of labor, and of the division of the Joint profits of labor and capital between the laborer and capitalist, and the social, educational and sanitary condition of the laboring classes of the United Btates, and how tbe same are affected by existing laws regarding commerce, finance and the currency. The rest of the session was spent In discussing the pay of the employes of the nouse. FRIDAY, MARCH 31. Senate 1 he principal business of the session was the discussion of Senator Morton's Mississippi resolutions, by the colored senator, Bruce, and Senators Key, Merrlmon, Frellngbuysen and o'htrs. Senator Key's speech was a model of liberality and conciliation. After the debate Senator Christlancy 's substitute was adopted, and the resolution then passed by a vote of 23 to 19. House As a particular act of grace a petition for woman suffrage in the district was ordered printed in the Record. Bills for the separate entry of express packages contained In one importation and providing that distillers of fermented or malt liquors shall not be assessed by the quantity of materia used were passed. The sliver bill appropriating 1153,000 for the deficiency in the treasury printing bureau atd lor the issue or subsidiary liver coin, of which the dollars shall be legal tender to the amount of 150 and other coin to that of Si5, was then taken np ad passed by 123 to 89. SATURDAY, APRIL 1. Hocse. The special order, a bill regulating team vessel?, gave rise to a nautical debate or considerable length, but of little understanding. The vote of the day before on the silver bill was corrected by tbe change of one vote

Mr. Boblnson procured the Investigation of certain charges against one of the committee clerks. MONDAY, APRIL 3. Senate Senator Morton introduced a bill to supply the place of tbe enforcement law declared unconstitutional by the 8upreme

Court. A bUl to amend the bankrupt laws so aa to provide that no voluntary assignment by a debtor of all hU property heretofore or hereafter made in good faith for the benefit of his creditors ratably or without creating any preference and valid according to the law of the state where made, shall of Itself, in tbe event or his belüg subsequently adjudged a bankrupt, In a proceeding of involuntary bankruptcy, be a bar to the discharge cf such debtor, was oflered by Senator Thurman and passed after a debate. An unavailing attempt was made to reconsider the vote by which the president's salary was fixed the other day at f ,000. The clerk of the House appeared and announced to the Senate that the other branch had adopted articles of Impeachment against Belknap, and appointed a manager. Hocse Among a large number of bills and resolutions presented were some relating to the Internal revenue, the tariff, and even to a Black Hills ral road The Impeachment articles were presented acd adopted, and Messrs Lord, Kaott.Lynde, McMahon, Jenks,Lipham and Hror appointed managers. The pension bill ' for the war of 1812 was presented and parsed, the features restoring to tbe rolls the names of those persons struck out for disloyalty being retained, but those paying to them the arrearages since 136) struck out. Mr. Glover attempted to re duce the sumptuous living of Ballett KUbiurne, tne recusant witness, to prison fare, but in vain. Mr. Randall succeeded in order ing evening sessions for three days of the week, after a great deal of fllllbustering on tbe part of the Republicans to prevent it.. A FAT TAKE. AN ATLANTA RAILROAD AGENT THROWN DOWN AND BOBBED OF A LABQB SUM OF MONEY. The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution gives ao account of tbe robbery of a railroad ticket gent at that place. He had at his house last Saturday, it sys, upwards of (4,000. These funds were locked up in a desk in bit bedroom. During Sunday eight he was frtquentiy aroused by his wiff, who told him that she heard some one moving around tbe bouse. He attributed these lean to an Idle alarm, and paid little or no attention to them. Yesterday was the day for settling up h accounts with his company and transferring bis cash. lie got up about 4 o'clock in tbe morning, and opening bis desk took out ' be money he had on hand. He placed $3.358 15 in a package, which he deposited in the breast peck et of bla coat, which he outtoned securely over it. Another sum in money and a check amounting to between $600 aud $700, be placed in the rear pocket of hia pantaloons. Tbe counting of tbe money occupied nearly an hour, during which time the room was lit up, and it is possible that a person on tbe outside could have looked in through the window and seen what waa going on. Mr. Davis told his wife he would carry the money ta bis office, as it would be more secure tber? , and then started out. In a id Hon to the money, he had on his person a revolving pistol. As he opened tbe door be remembers hearing a low whistle near by, but he did not think it any cause lor alarm and advanced to tbe gate. This he opened ano passed out. Day waa then just BEQIN5IK0 TO BREAK, and it waa impossible to discover Objects at any distance. Immediately alter he bad passed out of the gate, and was walking along by the fence, be felt somebody pull at one of his crutches. Almos' at tbe same Instant his sound leg was violently jerked from under him, and he fell to the ground with his aggressor, whoever be wa?, en top. A violent struggle ensued, lasting a few moments, during which lime Mr. Davis in vain tried to get his pistol out. Finally he succeeded in partially freeing hlmel', and drew bis pistol. In endeavoring to tire, the fir.-t barrel went off before tbe weapon was brought to bear upon the robber. The scoundrel instantly started to run, and raising himself from the gronnrt, Mr. Davis sent two bails after him as' he was speeding along James alley toward the outskirts of the city. Mr. Davis' fitst impression was that tbe effort bad been made to rob him of his pocket book, and placing his hand bebind bim, to his Intense relief he found it sale. He next thought of tbe package of money m his vest pocket, and upon examination discovered that his coat bad been torn open, the pocket ripp6d and $3,358 15 got e He made his way pack to the house and told his loss. In a abort time the nutter was public, the police notified, and mizj Mends called to sympathize with him. A most singular circumstance is that so sudden was tbe attack Mr. Davis k nows very little about his assailants. He does not know whether there was one only or more than one, whether the maa with whom he struggled was white or black, and only that be had a smooth face. Mr. Davis's best impression is that he was a dark mulatto. Whoever he may be it Is evident he was well posted as to Mr. Davis's hours and tbe whereabouts cf bis money. Tbe plan was deep laid and skillfully executed. Detective Jones had been working hard upon the case the whole ot yesterday, and is not without hope he may yet get on the track of the money. Gov. Hendricks has written the following letter of commendation tor a cit;zen of Indiana who designs to go to the Centennial Exhibition aloot: "Mr. O. W. Delta, oi New Albany, in thla state, inlorms me tbat he is de -irons to visit Philadelphia on tbe occasion of tbe Centennial Exhibition, soon to be opened in that city, and that be may be recognized as a respectable and worthy citizen of the state, asks a letter of recommendation from the governor. Mr. Delta will be 78 years of age on tbe 26th day of next month, and firoposes to make his journey on foot, eavlng bis home at New Albany on the first day of May thereafter. He informs me that he came to Indiana Territory in 1807, and during tbe 69 years since tbat time baa resided In Clark and Floyd counties.. Identified with tbe entire history ot our now prosperous state, he should re celve proper recognition as one of her representatives at tbe approaching reunion, and tbe novelty ot his undertaking should commend him to the interests and kind offices of those w bom he may meet In bis long Journey. I take pleasure In recommending him to all who may read this letter." New York Tribune.

DETECTIVE BELL.

Hia Character ia Declared Bad by Those He Implicated, but Dyer Confirms Hia Testimony. A CONFLICT OF EVIDENCE. r ATEM EST OF LAWYER STORES AN INTER-OCEAN SPECIAL PLAINLY FALSE dyer's TESTIMONY SO FAB AS HE KNOW?, bell's stoby is true. Chicago, April 1 E. A. Storrs, who was he loading counsel for Babcock, was interviewed by a Tribune reporter relative to Bell's atory before the Clymer commit tee yesterday and says that Bell is a miserable dead beat detective. He also makes tbe followiog disclosures in reply to questions: Da you know Mr. Bell? Well, I should rather think I did. Who is he? A dead beat detective. Did be make any proposition to you concerning the Babcock case? Yes. He came to meat Wash ington and laid that the treasury department had employed him to steal certain papers in tbe cases ol Avery end Babcock. Wbat did you tell hi m? I told him tbat he was welcome to all the papers he could steal from us, and If he got any tbey could net do him any good. What did he say to that? He still insisted tbat he had been engaged by tbe treasury department to do aa he had state. Wbat further did you tell him? I told him tbat if he could produce any written contract to tbat effect, I would talk business with him. What did he say then? He said he would see and let me know in a Iay or two. Did yoc see him sgatnT Tea he came back and stated that he couldn't get a written contract from tbe treasury cfh date, but be produced an affidavit written by himself implicating Biuford Wilson, Dyer, Bristow and other treasury officials in each a scheme. What did you do about it? 1 cross-examined him pretty closely and found out that he was a lraud, ready to sell out to anybody for a five dollar bill if he couldn't get more, and I bounced him. Did you make any proposition to him to clandestinely corral any documents belonging to tbe prosecution iu the Babcock cfcSb? Such an idea never entered my head, and I never made any proposition to him whatever, except TO OET THAT CONTRACT between himself and the treasury department, which he boasted of having made. Wfcere is tbat affidavit now? It is in safe hands and will be exhibited to that investigating committee at Washington. A Washington special to the Inter-Ocean iurnlshes tbe following additional evidence of Bell's being a fraud and of tbe Clymer committee's having been sold with a flat, stale story. Secrttary Chandler says that In December be was in want of a good detective, and mentioned it at a cabinet meeting, it quiring of tbe other members of tbe cabinet if they bad not some one to recommend to him. Son e days a'ter the president told Chindurtbat a man who had been a spy in his Bervice during tbe war and was a very good detective was in search of employment and tbat he (the president) had sent him to Chandler. Bell called on Chandler and sant in bis card. General Hurlbut, of Illinois, was in the room and saw tbe card. lie Bald to Chandler: "I know that man. He was a spy In my employ during the war acd did good service." Chandler then sent lcr Bell to come in, agreed to take him on trial and referred him to the chief of special agents, Mr. Lebarnes. Bell's commission was made out, but he asked a lew days time tbat he might fix up some matters he was engaged in. Lxbames granted it and Bell was away for a month. When he came back he wanted his pay, saying tbat be bad been in the service ot General Babcock. Lebarnes refused to pay him and reierred the matter to Secretary Chandler. Mr. Chandler refused to pay him, unless be would bring a certificate from General Babcock that he had been on government service. Some bow he got Gen. Cowen to certify to his service while Chandler wa? gone and got his pay. Then he wanted to be assigned to duty at St. Louis, because his family was there, and Lebarn s, having some cases to work up there, gave him a lot of FRAUDULENT PKN8ION PAPERS. Bell had not been away many days when the president told Chandler that he had raason to believe that Bell was a bad man, and if he was in the department he had better be discharged. Babcock was con sulted about the service Bell claimed to have performed, and said it was a myth. So Bell was given his discharge. Chandler says that neither Luckey or BabOCCk ever spoke to him a&cut uui's arp liniment, and tbaf, to his knowledge, Bell was never paid a cent by the department, although thevoucbeis show that General Cowen, then assistant secretary, ordered that he be paid. Chandler will go before tbe committee. Colonel Luckey says that Bell came to him several times, and, protesting to be a Iriend ot Gen. Babcock, gave him what he claimed were the secrets of the prosecution, bat he never employed htm. D.sttict Attorney Dyer, of St. Louis, is in Washington and says that Bell is a traud, and tbat he bad come to him and prolsed to know all about Babcock's movements and was willing to expose to em for money. At one time be intended to put Bell on the stand at Babcock's trial, but dared not do lr. Judge Krum, Babcock's attorney, is also here and says tbat Bell never was employed in the case to his knowledge. It Is stated on tbe authority of a member of the judiciary committee, which is investigating the whisky trials, tbat Bell came to them and offered to tell wbat be knew for 3,000. The congressmen from Mississippi ail knew Bell, bavin g been mixed in politics down there some, and they unitedly dee ared him to be a raxal and professional blackmailer. dyer's statement. Washxhqton, April 1. The committee on war expenditures to-day heard Col. D. P. Dyer, district attorney at St. Louis, in reference to the testimony of C. S.' Bell, tbe detective, who testified yesterday. Tbe witness first met Bell In St. Louis in tbe fall of 1875. lie came to the district attorney's office one day and showed an ecvlep9 with a note on the back signed "Avery," and he (the witness) undetstood Is to be written to Fltzroy, to

deliver any papira ln his possession to Bell. He understo od that Bell was seeking evidence for tr, government. Bell was to see Joyce and, if possible, get tbe correspondence that j assed between Joyce, Avery and Babcock..' He wrote a note to the warden of the J il and asked him to deliver the papers Bell, tbe bearer. Bell subsequently carAe to St. Louis during the time of tbe PAbcock trial. The witness met him at the jouse of Eaton, a special counsel for the government in the whisky trial. He intimated that he bad got Avery's papers from the files ol the district attorney's effice and exhibited tb em to Avery and his wife at the Lindeli Hotel. The witness asked him the character of the papers, in order to ascertain tbe truth ot tne" statement. Bell said tbat be bad a pencil memorandum from Biuford Wilson and a dispatch from the treasury asking tbe witness to ooooe to the secretary's room. He remembered that he had bad such papers in his possession, and was satisfied from Bell' conversation tbat ha knew something about THEIR DISAPPEARANCE. He had asked if he had any dispatches signed "B. Finch," or "Bull Finch." Bell said be had certain documents in his p s-

session in New Y rk, and bad telegraphed for them to be forwarded to St. Louis bv expresf; tbat the papers consisted of a cipher, partly in his and partly in Luckey's bandwritlDg, and also letters from A. C. Bradley, telling him to come to Washing ton and he would be cared for. The substance of his statement was tbat a proposition had been made to him hy Luckey and Babcock to extract tbe testimony In the Babcock case from tbe district attorney's office. Tbe witness had been very careful of tbe d if patches and letters relatlBg to the Babcock css9, because he feared some such exploit as w8 rtwineu to in tne Avery case. lie placed them in a box and deposited them in a safe depoa't vault. Before that Bell waa one day seen in the district attorney's office overhauling some paperc, and was informed that nobody was allowed to do that in the absence of Col. Dyer. Bell excused himself by saying tbat he was hunting for a match to light his cigar. Bell, soon after the proposition to inrnisb tbia Information, delivered to bimthe cipher and Bradley letter. After the trial he returned them to Bell and has not seen them Inra. TMnt nr.vlnMl in the New York Herald. THESE PAPERS WIRE NOT PRODUCED till nearly the end of tbe trial. The reason they were not used In evidence was because Luckey wai summoned here for the government and was finally claimed as a wltnessfortbe defense. At a consultation between the witness and his associates, Broadhead and Eaton, as to the a Ivisability of calling Bell a? a witness, it wai dbdded to wait till Luckey wa pul. upon ! he stand at d then province blm in rebuttal. It was under stood that Brad y was there, a'so ca'fcd by the defense, and 'it was Intended tbat Bell should not be brought in as a wit ness in chief. Had the prosecution known or believed tbat the defense would not call Luckey, toey would have brought. Bell forward and used b!m as a witness In chief. Bell, who was in the room, asked Dyer whether it was because Of his supposed unreliability that he was not put upon tbe stand. Djer answered that wben be told him that be bad stolen tbe Avery papers from the district ait rney's office, he did not look upon him as the witness he wasted to tie to without corroborative evidence, and he did not believe much in him till he got all the papers. But if Luckey had been called, he would certainly have put Bell upon the stand in rebuttal. Bell then asked Dyer if, in such caes, extraordinary means are not necef sary to get evidence. Dyer said be was not in that kind ot business, and did not feel competent to answer the question. He never found it necessary either as a prosecuting lawyer or otherwise, o resort to auch means, (Uber to purchase tbe abstraction or suppression of evidence, or any such violent or questionable tactic?. Tbat was net bis way ol conducting busines. Dyer said that Ball's testimony was substantially correct, so far aa (he had seen it printed in the Washington paper, and so lar as it reierred to him. Bell was, however, incorrect in locatina the conversation at the district attorney's office. It took place at tbe house ol Luden Eaton, one of his associate counsel. BELL ASSAULTED. C 8. Bell, who yesterday testified before the committee on war expenditures, was to-night assaulted by a man named Mollere in a hotel of this city. Bell was seated in the hotel when Möllere entered and, walking up to him, struck blm on the lieau with a cahC. The parties were separated and Möllere left the hotel. MORE VICTIMS. THE HON. JASPER D. WARD fUblCf ED AS A MEMBER OF tHB CHICAGO RING. Chicago, III., April 3. The grand uiy in the United States Court has found an indictment against tbe Hon. J. D. Ward, member of the Forty-third Congress from the third Illinois district, and subsequently United States district attorney here, for complicity in tbe revenue frauds. Tbe prtsant district att rcey, Judge Bangs, is now framing tbe Indictment, which will be returned either tn-jay or to-morrow. It is understood tbat Pah! man A Rush will not urge their motion for a new trial. Lata tbia alternoon tbe United States grand jury returned indictments against Daniel W. Mnnn, c-x-supervisir of tbe Internal revenue, and against F. Bridges, ex-collector. Tbe bail of the Hon. J. D. Ward was fixed at 15,000, that of Bridges 110,000, and Munn'a $3,000. THE CHINESE PERSECUTION. COMPLAINT OF THE VICTIMS TO THE CHIEF . OF POLICE. Sax Frakckoo, Cau, April S. The alz Chinese companies, at a meeting Saturday night, indited a letter to Chief of Police Ellis, complaining tbat the present agitation has already provoked assaults upon their people, and tbat they fear tbat unless eiiecked a bloody riot may be tbe result. Tbey profess a willingoess to lend tbelr aid In obtaining a modification of the Burlingame treaty, but ask protection under treaty rights.

"QRISWOLD'S GOSSIP."

A Vindication of Tilden In the Matter of the St. Louis, Alton d5 Terre Haute Railroad. A CARD FROM TILDEN'S FIRST FRIEND. ORIS WOLD 8 QOtWIP TOTHB OLOBS-DKHOCIUT REPORTER PBON0U5CED FALSE IN EVEBT PARTICULAR. The following card appeared in the New York World, addressed to. the editor, Saturday: I have received your letter and the incloeurea to which you call my attention, and, in reply, I beg to say: I entered Governor Tllden'a office In 1857, and continued there until be retire J from practice. I was admitted to tbe bar in 1859, and from that time forward, and even from before tbat time, had a very intimate knowledge of all Governcr Tllaen's business, bctb professional and privat?. I am familiar with tbe facts in relation to the reorganization of the Terre Haute, Alton t St. Louis railroad from the beginning to the end. I have read tbe statements reported to have been made on this subject to a reporter of the St. Louis Globe-Demc-cratbyWm. D. Griswold, of thet place, and I nave no hesitation in pronouncing them false in every material particular intended to reflect upon Gover .or Tilden or the "purchasing committee.' Tbe bonds and Blocks referred to in tbe St. Louis ln:ervlew, it should be observed, were not securities held at any time as propei ty by the 8t. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad Company. Tbey were simply the obligations of that company itself, and they were all issued by it as the sole consideration and purchase money for its railroad. Otherwise than by them it has SEVER PAID ONE CEST FOB ITS RAILROAD. All of these bonds and stocks were lcsued and delivered to the gentlemen who bad on their own responsibility, and pursuant to agreements with individual third persocs, purchased the Terre Haute, Alton fc St. Louis railroad at a foreclosure sale. These gettlemen. acting as a uni were known as tbe "Purchasing Committee," and Robert Bayard, E sq., ws tbeir chairman. The delivery to the purchasing committee was made pursuant to resolutions passed by the board of directors at a meeting held on tbe 2Sch day of June, 1862, and these resolutions were voted for and are auther.tlca ed upon tbe minutes by Mr. Griswold. Subse quently to their issue, none of tbrs9 securi ties were ever In tbe possession or under the control of the company. Not ony that, but for 13 years no officer or agnt cf tbe coapany ever put forward any claim to them. They were not claimed bv Mr. Griswold hlmsel'. although be remained in the company as president until 1864. Under these circumstances, if it be true that Mr. Griswold has accused tbe purchasing committee of "abstracting" what he calls the "surplus" of these securities. he has certainly permitted a morbidlv passionate and jealous nature to lead him Into a statement which can not be fi,lv char acterized otherwise than by spying that it is ABSOLUTELY AND. 1 5 FAMOUSLY. FALSE. In the resolutions before reierred to, voted for by Mr. Griswold, the following words occur: "Resolved, that for tie pur pose of providing for the consideration or purchase money of the railroad heretofore known as the Terre Haute, Alton & St. Louis railroad, with ita appurtenances and equipment, and other property agreed to be sold this company, there eball be ! made by this corporation an issue." etc. I (enumerating tbe whole aggregate ot bonds and fetocKS wnicn are the suDject or Mr. Oris wold's interview.) The title of the Sc. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Rsilnad Company to lis property is de rived solely from a deed ot conveyance made by Robert Bayard and his associate purchasers under a ate ot June 30, 18C2. ibe consideration lor this deed is declared therein to be the issue and delivery to Mr. Bayard and his associates of tne whole aggregate amount (including the securities now made the subject of discussion) of all tbe bonds and stocks of tbat cempany, which in thiB deed are described in detail and declared to have been already delivered to tbe grantors. This deed was signed and acknowledged by Mr. Griswold, and a subsequent deed, by way of further assur ance, was also signed and acknowledged by him. IN REGARD TO 15R. GBISWOLD's SNEERS at Governor Tllden'a professional abilities, I can only say that tbey seem simply ludicrous to those who know the governor, except as they disp'ay an animus towards him which is contemptible. On the sub ject of Governor Tilden'S charges I can bear witness from absolute knowledge. 1 do not bedeve there is any lawyer of promtnetce In this country who has given more professional services gratuitously than Ooveroor Tildec, He was a man careless of charging for a-jy short service or advice, and I have known clients for years to come in almost daily and take up perhaps an hour at a time on matters where his advice saved them large turns of money, without his making any charge whatever. In no case, occurring In Gov. Tilden's office, from 1857 to 1862, did he ever make a charge where be had not rendered a substantia), continued and Important service, and in no case did he make a charge where the benefit accruing to bis client would not have justified a higher charge, according to the accepted scale of prices in this city for similar services. I have never known, in all tbat time, a single instance in which a client of Gov. Tllden'a paid hia bill unwillingly, or was otherwise than entirely satisfied, and even thankful. And no auch case could have occurred without my knowledge. Gov. TILDEN NEVER TOOK A CASE ON SPECULATION. He never took a case for a contingent fee. He never took a case until it had been first examined with a view.to discover whether the person applying to him had not only the merits in law but the equity on his -lde. Governor Tilden always manifested extreme conscientiousness and sensitiveness in rejard te accepting any professional emplojm'tnt where his political position cr influence could pMsibly i fleet tbe course of justice. I bMye never known him to appear b3!ore a public officer or a legisla

tive or municipal body to advance any private lnieet, or to assert any private claim. Not only that, but I have never known blm to advise in such a case, no matter bow privately or Indirectly. He could have made a fortune from tbat class of business alone if he had been willing to etter into it. Finally, I say, as one knowing what be tays, thst Gov. Tilden ha never, s.noe I have known him, been interested, directly or indirectly, nearly or remo ely, professionally or privately, ia March 30, 1876. t

A SWELL SWINDLER IN LIMBO AT LONDON'. WILLIAM 8. O BAY, WHO STOLE 8IX HC5DRID THOUSAND -DOLLARS FROM WALLSTREET, IN 1869, IS ARRESTED IN LONDON. The "New York Herald of Saturday S9ys: It wai announced yesterday tbat William S. Gray, who defrauded operators on Wall s .rett, in 1869, of the sum of f 600,000, had been arrested in London, and was awaiting a requisition for extradition. Gray, since his flight from this city, has lived In Europe In grand ttvle. Some time ago, under the name of Dr. Colitzo,he undertook to work a grand land distributing scheme in London, England. It is current upon Wallstreet that the English detectives, when they fully identified Gr.y, some time ago, wrote tt Detective Sampson, of tbls city, asking what It waa worth t) capture and return him. Samps3n, it ia said, carried tbe letterot tbe police inquirer's to persona who had been deirauded by Gray, and to the officers of the Stock Exchange. Having procured expressions of tbe feelings ot these pernors be wrote to his English confrere, and tbe result is the arrest of Gray. Tbe publish! account of tbU event Is to tbe effect that Detective Merklejohn met Gray In Plmlioo, London, reocgnli:d blm from having photographs ot him ia bis peseeesion, and arrested bio, and that Gray was examined AT THE BOW STREET POLICE COURT and tten remanded until next Thursday. Sketch ol his six hundred thousand dollar forgeries: William E. Gray, alias James rayne Morgar, is the son of tbe Rev. Ed nrd H. Gray, who was frvm 1861 to 1869 chaplain ol tbe New York Senate. Through bis father's influence heobUlred a position in the fourth auditor's office in Wasbingtor, aid while there acted in An honest manner. In 1866 be resigned bis position and came to this city with letters of Introduction irom tbe Hon. Lafayette S. Fo ter, then acting vice president, and several United States senator?. Snonly alter arriving in New York be obtained a position in tbe bunking bouse of A. W. Dim mock A Co., No. 26 Pine street, and here he won tbe esteem of his err ploy er, and he remained with them until tbey suspended business, wben he resolved to commence business on his own account. He was. however, without means, and took desk rocm in New ttreet and engaged himself as attorney for Mr. J. D. Sands, whose bus:nets in tbe gold room he transacted. In Julv. 1869. be mis appropriated some of Mr. Sands'a lunds and likewise acted as agent on tbe sale of some ttoLn government bonds. The affair was. however, hushed up. In Sep tember, 1869, he formed the acquaintance of Mr. Eugene Fink, a stock broker, who, believing that G raj's friends and antecedents were very good, embarked in busi ness With him. Gray s:ated tb&t he soon expected to receive 50,000 irom an aunt in Maine, and when he received it he would willingly enttr into partner ship. Mr. Fink knew that Gray was INTIMATE WITH MB. CHARLES C ALLEN DER, thenatioial bank examiner, GeLeral Butler, Senators Moirill.Püm ory a d Foster. In November Gray said lo Mr. Fink that he had received tbe wished-fcr capital, and busicess was accordingly commenced at No. 44 Bread street, In tbe offi w which was subsequently occupied by Woodhuil, Clafiin A Co. Gray used to oi erate lsrgely In tbe stock and mitiing boards, the tirai being W. C. Gray & Co. Sboitly afterward Gray told his pirtner that he bad formed a pool for operating in Quarte Hill mlDlngBtock, and gave Fi' k orders to fill lor tae "pool." About tuis time Gray borrowed largely agains . it ck collaterals on the arte." inesj cjiitwrais suteaquently turned out to b?, to a urge extent, bounty bonds, altered from f 1,000 to f 10,000, and stolen United Statas securities. Ibe "altering" was done, it is alleged, ty W. H. Glover, of Boylbton Bink robbery notetitty. Gray used to keep bis account with tbe Bank ot tbe Commonwealth. On December 10, 1S69, he overdrew his account, but left as security three raised bonds representing $30r000. Tbe forgeries were detected by the teller, Mr. Ellis, who took tbem to tho Manhattan Bank and showed them to Mr. Haiberger, who agreed tbat tbey were forgeries. A message was sent to Gray to come round to tbe Bank ot the Commonwealth and explain matters, which he did. He said he had received the bonds from Mr. T. H. Pratt, of tbe St. Nicholas Hotel. He conducted himself with so much easo that tbe bank offi tots were DECEIVED A9 TO HIS REAL CHARACTER. He was accordingly allow edt t depart. Tbe next morning he returned to bis office and shortly afterward drove eff in a carriage with a lady. During the day hia partner, Fink, found tbat he bad a short time before negotiated $30,000 of forged bonds and bad purchased United States bonds of Jay Cooke A Co. The excltemeLt subsequentto Gray's departure waa intense, and it was found tbat he had deirauded the street" out of about $600,000. Tbe sheriff was placed in possession of Gray's office and 100 shares ol Quarts Mining 'tack, worth f 100, was found in it. MrsIsabella Haskina waa found to have been in tbe carriage with Gray when be was last seen. She was arrested, but subsequently released. In 1870 Gray visited the United States but eecc pei arrest. It leaked out some time after bis flight tbat his accomplice was one Tbomaa if. Pratt. In November, 1871, Detective Thomas Sampson, of the btock Exchange, started to capture Gray in London, but it is believed that Gray was telegraphed to escape to the continent, and Mr. Sampson returned to this city in February, 1872, empty handed. At one time tho Lcdou detective Merklejohn had Gray traced to his lodging, near Russell square, but he managed to give tbe cffivrs the slip. Gray was associated at on time, it is sa i, with tbe Duke of Newcastle and Ua-on Rothschild, and was regarded as an American millionaire,

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