New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-23
FROM CINCINyA IT,
THE LATE SLAVE CASE.
'orr,,ropdepee Of The y. Y. Tribune.

rooms a, the Burnet House. He had not been
here more than one day before the faces of certain
Of the officials who hang about the United States
Court room began 10 wear lugubrous expression,
which they have retained TIL the present time.
Rumor said that the sudden descent of Mr. VI. OF
the Treasury Department had something TO do
with this but the connection was not made eVl-
dent 20 the public ill the issue OF this morning
Columbian. which partially solved the mystery.
But as the informant of The Columbian was Mr.
John L. Pendery, United States Commissioner
Sc. some Of the facts discovered by Mr. Med-li
did not find their way into the paper.
Various statements are given by interested par
ties. but have obtained from an authentic source
an account which is undoubtedly correct. The
Treasury Dera rtment had for long time sus'
rected rome Of the officials here OF Improper con
duct: and when Mr.. Robinson, d month or two
$50. presented bill for some S22, OOO for the
services of PeDdery, himself and posse, IN return
ing ,ix slaves 10 Kentucky, Mr. Medell was dis
patcked 10 investigate, and part OF the results
his investigation is given below.
Tie warrants for pay TO Marshals were ove
FIVE luydred in number, and the total amour
claimed by them was some 10000. Mr. NJ. ha
seen in The Gazette (Of this city, that the Mar
sbsls' certificates had been bought in by somebody
at large discount Who was the somebody
Mr. NJ called al The Gazette office on the morning
might be sblc 10 help in the solution Of this ques
tion Mr. NJ called Immediately upon Mr. Bagot
ore .. tie I'eputy Marsbals. He asked Mr.: B. II
he bad ever bought in any certificates! Mr.. Is.
reT,l.d tie charge Indignantly, denying that he
ted ever done So Mr.. VI. left Mr.. B. aud went
out exnlorinP. lie in less than an hour found
gentleman who had been informed by Mr. b. that
he rad recciyed $4,000 to buy up certificates
lie een,lt also knew that Mr.. Is. had bought
certificates.
So Mr. b. was written down as one speculatOr.
Were there others Mr. Bennett, another DePu-
ty was found to have been engaged in the same
work. Mr.. NJ. called upon Mr.. Bennett and had
a plain talk with him. Mr.. Bennett | have no
dnubt. understands well what Mr. NJ. thinks Of
bin. If be does not, the fault is in the English
Language and in Mr.. BIS brains MI NJ decided
to stay another day. The next morning he re-
newed bis Investigations and the mine has been 80
rich that he lie still here and at work
Mr.. Peudery, it has been discovered while the
Stare Case ras undecided was in the office Of
a buyer Of claims looking over with the latter ln-
diydual list of the Specials" telling him who
were the most likely to sell out, and making ar
rangements to buy claims together. Mr. Pendery,
in the account lie gave The Columbian, failed 70
mention this fact as well as one which follows:)
Mr.. NJ. called Mr.. 7. to an account-taxed him
with dishonesty, &c. Mr.. p, who is too
weak TO be a successful rogue frankly admitted
all bis evil dones and has been very useful to Mr.
NJ. since.
Several other spectators were discoveries but
as they were all men who rarely had money, two
more questions suggested themselves to the agent.
Were 500 specials needed Aud did the one who
appointed them buy up their certificates
Mr. NJ. called upon a number OF gentlemen, who
succeeded in convincing him that 500 was large
number.
Judge Leavitt thought there not the slightest
necessity for such a number, and that the Marshal
must have had some special reason for appoint
ing them.
One gentleman who was consulted suggested
that as some of the specials held warrants
for twenty eight days pay it would be well to see
if they bad served that length of time. Mr.. NJ.
looked at the papers and found that for fourteen
days the fueityes were in jail, and there was no
need for any PERSONS service One who held one
of these warrants was an attaeht OF Mr.. Robin
sons paper. and never did single days duty as
Marshal. His case is not a solitary one either.
There were never more than $50 OF the Specials
present at the trial on any one day, and great
many who hold warrants never sa" the INSIDE vi
the court room
As these facts gradually became known to Mr.
NJ, be communicated them TO the Department,
and be was directed 70 investigate the accounts OF
the Commissioners and Marshals for some years
back. These revealed the came rsscality iii
Commissioner named Warden, and the Bennett
before mentioned. The COtGEn5idns account OF
this part Of the transaction is correct, but some
what lengthy. The substance is that these parties
charged false meages and ,cttness fees, and did so
in manner which rendered them liable TO prose
cution for perjury and forgery. Mr. Robinson who
was in Washington, was summoned here BY tele-
graph and on Monday or Tuesday last made his
appearance. n. n o
fessed great sorrow that his deputies should have
acted 60, offered to discharge them, &c. and dis
claimed all connection with their misdoiDgs.
Nothing bad up TO yesterday been learned that
directly implicated Robinson, but gentleman has
sin e. / understand, volunteered testimony that
will affect him seriously.
OF course more is known by Mr.. N. than /
have been able to learn, but what have told will
give q hint Of its nature.
Meanwhile Mr. Robinson is in difficulty with
Judge Bourgoyne. Your readers remember that
Mr.. K refused 10 obey the process Of Judge BOur-
eoyne, and that Judge BOurgOyne was waiting ior
bis return 10 attach him for contempt. Tie was
yesterday fined by Judge b. $500, and committed
until be obeyed the order Of the Court A writ
of babess corpus was procured, and yesterday az
ternoon, and all to-day Judge Lesvitt has been
listening TO the arguments OF counsel He has
not yet given a decision and will no; for some
days, probably. 30 Ar. K. is in suspense and in
the Sherif7s hands
Col. SehOuler has sod bis interest in The
Ga.tne and retired from the editorial chair. lie
has rented with another gentleman large store,
and they are now filing il with d large stock Of
drr goods The Col. has sometimes been accused
BY hs opponent Of manufacturing "out Of the
"whole cloth" The phrase will have much ap-
propriateness hereafter By the way, every one
here is laughing at the quarrel (newspaperiAlD Of
Col 5. and l. d. Campbell, N. C., from this
State. These gentlemen both went to Washington