Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-29
NEW YORK, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER %, 1910.
The Custom House Clique's Statements.
We annex further sifidavits OF the Custom House
clique, embracing Mr.. Butler, Mr. Hoyt, and Ed
monds. What picture they present -


We annex further sffidavits OF the Custom House
clique, embracing Mr.. Butler, MIR. Hoyt, and Ed
monds What picture they present -
Mr.. BurLEK's ArFIpAvIr.
City and County of New York, ss.-Benj amin +
Butler Of the city OF New York, Counsellor at Law,
and United States Attorney for the Southern Dis rict
OF New York being duly sworn, deposeth as follows;
On the morning of Thursday the 18th day Of October
inst, Jonathaa d Stevenson called on me AT my Of
fee, in this city had not seen him to my recollec
tion, for several months and had never received
from him. or from any other person, any iniorma-
ton, suggestion or hint, whatever, on the subject
Of the disclosure hereinafter mentioned He stated
to me, that he had received information Of sAten-
! sive frauds perpetrated at the elections in this
city, with the connivance and aid Of the police
officers and others in the city of Philadelphia; that
he had just returned from that city, where he had
been for three da and that the object Of his visit
to that place. had bsen ascertain the truth of The
Information he had received. He then proc ceded to
state, and occasionally to read from memoranda,
account OF the disclosures made to him by James
b Glentworth, and of his (Stevensons) proceed
ings in Philadelphia, substantially the same with
the deposition made by him before Recorder Nor
ris on the I'D instant. He also produced and exhi'
bited to me considerable number OF receipts, let
tiers, and other documents, which he said he had
| received from Glentworth. l glanced at these
documents saw, that if genuine, they confirm
ed, in many material particulars, the story which
Mr.. Stevensea said he had received from Client
worth and that they had all the appearance Of
being genuine papers, executed at the times at
respectively r.
| also showed me letter post marked Z" Philadelphia,
Oct l4th, addressed to :" MIR. Jarvis, Box 100 Up
per Post Office, New York; and signed 60 Robt.
Looney,"' being the same letter copy of which
marked b. is annexed to the published deposition
e Mr. Stevenson. This letter appeared to me
strongly corroborative Of that part Of Mr. Steven.
sons statement which narrated his proceedings in
Philadelphia. / was astounded by this isclosure,
every part Of which was new to me. As to Client
worth, i had never known seen him. nor had
any recollection of having heard his name, except
that shortly after his appointment to the eice Of
tobacco inspector, in the winter of 1889, heard
some remarks on the subject of that appointment.
At Mr. Hoyt's I found him, Mr.. Edmonds, Mr..
Stevenson, and 4 fourth person whose name was not
only unkn Jwn to me, but whose person had never,
to nay knowledge or belief, before seen He was
made known to me by MIR. Stevenson, think, as Mr..
Glentworth. After sfew moments general converse
riloss condition in which Dir. Glentworth would be
placed, if he made the contemplated isclosures,
very much he had spoken to Mr.. Hcyt and
and added that he had told Mr.. Glentw orth what
had been said by me and Mr.. Hoyt, TO him
Stevenson: The reply to Mr.. Stevenson made
is tn: and
learned just before, the base conditions which
Glentworth had proposed, proceeded to observe,
that had SAID nothing to justify the idea, that
could encourage or countenance the expectation
Of Office, Of any thing else, reward for his dis
closures and went on to repudiate every such idea,
as utterly unauthorized and inadmissible. Being de-
termned that there should be no pretence for msap
prehension used explicit and strong language, and
closed by observing, that the whole matter must be
conside red at end, unless Mr. Client WORTH from
desire to discharge hi: day as good Citizen and to
make PREPARATION and atonement as far as in his pow.
er, for his participation in the frauds which had
been committed. by full, frank and honest disco-
sure Of the whole truth, woui cast himself On the
support of the moral and virtuous portions Of the
community; and do it in such a way as to show that
he was actuated by proper aud high minded mo-
tves When fni'hed my remarks, or very soon
after, Mr.. Hoyt said few words to the very
slight knowledge he had Of the matter, and the as
sest he had given IN the morning to my remarks;
and he coucurred as to tie impossibility Of pro-
missing an office as the reward Of his discio-
sures, very much az l had done. The inter-
view At Mr.. Hoyt's continued more than an hour;
much was said by Glentworth, and more by the
others present; Glentworths remarks ran all in
direction, the necessity OF his having assur-
ance. before he could consent to make disclosure,
Of Office other equivalent for What he shoatd lose
He spoke Of his power TO compel the wing party TO
comply with any terms he might impose; said that
in fifteen inmates time he could get from certain
persons large sum OF money to prevent dis closure
naming So, 900, and some other large sum, and
occases said that as his disclosure would be very
beneficial to the opposite party they ought TO be will
ling to pay for il, or some remark to this effect To
this replied repudiang the idea that the party
which he referred such, could enter into any
with him; and declaring that however strong were
my desires for the success Of that party, thought
this subject infinitely above all party consderatons
that it interested all men and all parties, with other
remarks Of the like nature recollsct on one
casion in the Of the evening, asking his age,
AND after getting his reply, remarking, that he
vet a comparatively young man; that his youth, at
the time Of his fraudulent proceedings, was mni-
eating circ umstance in his case; and that he was
vet young enough to retrieve his character, and
| endeavsred to awaken his conscience To the duty
Of making all the atonement in his power for the ia
Jury he had done.
But IL was very evident that he was not only tho.
roughly prime pied, but perfectly callous; nothing
that could say, that was said by others, seemed 10
make the least impression on him; he would do
thinx without some promised reward. Such being
his decision, the documen ts which Mr.. Edmonds had
brought with him, were then handed over by him TO
Mr.. Stevenson, from WA IN he had received them.
He and Client worth then divided. as I understand,
the documents between them, and we separated.
Jrssr Horr's AFFIDAVIT.
State of Nep York City and County of Nstr
York, s:-Jsssc uoyt, OF said city. beng duly
sworn, says, that on Friday morning the sixteenth
Of October, Instant, he called at the Office of b. +.
Bstler Esquire, to inform him that certain causes
Of the United States could not be taken mp in the
District Court that dav, in consequences Of the con
tinued ind spostion Of one ofthe witnesses. That
found Mr. Butler in conversation with Jonathan ID.
Stevenson, and from the manner in which was
received supposed II was on private business and
made an inc. 4 ration TO withdraw, when Mr.. Butler
called me back, and asked Mr.. Stevenson IL he
shoud inform me what had taken place; on Mr.. Ste.
venson's answering in the affirmative, Mr.. Butler
stated very briefly what had taken place at his Of
fee, the afternoon preceding, in the presence Of
Mcssrs Lawrence, Allen, Varian, Edmonds, Whit
ing and Stevenson, but without naming az dePoneut
thinks, the names of the persons Implicated, other
than by the general description Of the Wing party,
and that Mr.. Glentworth had veluHteerc red TO make
the dis coure under his own name, and that Mr. Ed
monds had taken the papers to draw up the statement
for Mr. Glentworth to sign. II was the first intima-
ton or knowledge had upon the subject, and ex.
pressed great surprise on being Informed Of the mat
ter I asked Mr.. Stevenson why Glentworth was
about take this against the party friends
with whom he had acted and been associated, when
was informed by DIR. Stevenson that some Of the
leading members Of that party had tried 20 get Mr.
Glentworh out Of office, and no dosbt they would
turn him out IL they succeeded in the election, and