The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-24
summary efthe disclosures Accompanying
Lord Clarcndon,s Dispatch.

ing this dispatch, and confrmaeory of its state.
ments are sundry afiidavits and Q letter Of Capt.
spap rooess Addressed To Mr.. Champion, under d1te
Q, ooston, July III, 1855. Strobel writes TO Mr.
Srampton complaining that he has been east off
oy or uaspard le Marchant Governor of Nova
| ocotia, as useless tool" He solicits Mr. G. to
place ~ his hands 2l00 sterling and says that he
| writes with burning shame In his [myl heart !"
and has been twice "by with one OF the best
| lawyers In Boston" He also recites certain cir
eamstances connected with the British enlistment
ana speaks OF certain written orders to him incl
and his lnyl officers In the United States which
he holds Il hoidl still in his (myl possession, re-
| questing accounts of money spent tor recruiting,
&cs signed by his excellency Mr.. Crampton"-
10 which he adds: "In short, my lawyer told me
ma. .ls. ne WIZ take matters up the very moment
wish him to do so and that he at once will procure
| my oal by lmyl turning States evidence" He
| then begs Mr.. g. to spare "him this mean shame
ful act and to send him word by telegraph if his
request will be fulfilled and when the money will
be send" tsent] In case he should not receive
| the money by next Thursday evening" he threat
ems to have at once all parties arrested from Bos
ton to Louisville; my lawyer can proceed, and ey-
| cry written order in my possession" &c. To
| when ne adds: Whatever may compromise the
| English Government and prove q violation of the
neutrality law of the United States will put In
MS hands. Furnish me with the means to leave
| and start with the first opportunity for Europe
| Next follows an affidavit of M. A. Thoman Of
| No. Allen ST., New York, who, on the 26th of
October 1885, deposes that from all he knows and
has been Informed, he verify believes that Capt
| Max Strobel is and has been for some months
past IN the pay of the Russian Government, and
Is made use of by Russian officials in the United
states; and that the amount he Strobell receives
1 for the same has been openly stated namely the
| sum of twenty five dollars q week
The affidavit of Henry ]. Faek New York, No.
vefnoer 3, 1880, contradicts the statement made
| under oath by Strobel during the Hertz trial, to
wit: that he [Strobell was in the Bavarisn artiI
| lery; deponent, who knew every man In the said
l 10 falS for
there was no man of that name in such artillery :"
| The affidavit of Oscar Cromrey, New York, Oct
"a, 1850 sets forth the same statement as that of
| Henry j. Faek as above mentioned
The affidavit of Conrad Flinck New York Oct
70, 1893, certifies that deponent knows the char.
acter of the said Max Strobel for truth and yeraci
| ty," and that such character is bad deponent
would not believe him under oath.
The affidavit of Count L. Kaznski New York
| October p, 1885, certfes that Strobe informed
deponent of his (Strobes) intention to turn State
evidence against Mr.. Champion, and that he urged
| deponent to become a witness against Mr. Charles
| H. Stanley, clerk of the British Consul in New
| York, and, if possible, against the Consul him
sci himself Mr.. Barclay" Deponent also is .'mor.
ally convinced" that Strobel is in the pay of the
Russian Government.
| The affidavit of w. Schumacher, New York. 20
vember a. 1855, certifies that one Loeb informed
deponent that he had learned from Hertz that he
| (Hertz) had made five hundred dollars out of his
trial. and that he had written to iepOnents inform.
ant, Loeb, that he was coming to "New York
shortly to attend as witness in similar suit ~
! The affidavit of NJ. A. Thoman, PHILADELPHIA.
November 2, 1855 certifies that he had a convet-
| sation with Sigsmupd Zeise, now the confidential
clerk of p r. Scherr No 142 Coates street, Phila-
| delphia who stated to deponent that Hertz and
himself had been, about two years and six months
| ago, in the employment of said Scherr and that
Hertz while thus employed, was guilty of certain
swindling operations, which specified. and had
endeavored to induce the said Zeise to join in the
"swindling process of sending articles of merchan-
dize to different persons without charging them in
| the books of the concern or giving the firm credit
| for the amount received therefor" DeponentIwas
further informed by said Zese that Hertz was con-
sequently dismissed by his employer, the said
| Scherr.
The affidavit of Phillip r. Scherr, Philadelphia,
March 2, 1856, certifies that -deponent knows one
| Henry Hertz; that he was employed by deponent
as salesman for two months; that his business a.
that of selling goods and collecting money; that he
collected money to the amount of 81 500 and up.
wards which he never accounted for or paid over;
| and that deponent believes him entirely unworthy
of trust and confidence, and would not believe him
| on oath.
| The affidavit Of NJ A. Thoman, Philadelphia,
November 2, 1855 certfies that deponent believes
Hertz has been paid by Russian officials in the city
of Philadelphia for having turned States evidence
| in the enlistment trial.
The affidavit of William Mehler, Philadelphia,
| November2, 1856, certifes that deponent was pre-
| sent when Sigismund Zeise communicated to M
| A. Thoman the facts above rected by said Tho.
| man, and that said facts the same as reported
| by said Thoman.
| Under the same date William Meher also certi.
| ies that Hertz, as is generally believed by the
| German and Danish population of Philadelphia,
| acted as spy in the Danish army during the
Schlesuig Holsten war in lS4S to 1851.
| The affidavit of VIM. A. Dobbyn, clerk to the
| Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, November
3, 1855, certifies that Hertz impored deponent to
intercede his behalf with the British Consul Of
Philadelphia and to procure for him pecuniary aid;
that deponent did go to said Consul, who decli ned
to have any thing to do with said Hertz. Deponent
further certfes that Hertz tsd him that the Attor
| ney General had tried his utmost to make him
(Hertz) implicate the Consul, telling him that it
would be to his advantage to do so. This last fact
| depopent il positive of; for when he (deponent)
| expressed his (deponents) surprise, Herzt threw
| himself into theatrical attitude touching his
| breast and saying But he the Consult NAV be
| assured Of my honor"
| The affidavit of Franklin Butler. PHILADELPHIA
March 6, le56,certities that deponent knows Hertz
that his character is bad in financial matters and
| that on false pretences he obtained two watches
| from deponent, one of which the said Hertz en-.
| beZzled.
The affidavit of Joseph p. Higgs, Philadelphia,
February 2S, 1886, ccrtifies that he has been tor
| three years last past sole book keeper at Jones'
Hotel Philadelphia, and contradcts certain testi.
mony of Me Charles Burgh the trial of Hertz
| The affidavit of Frederick Denicke, New York,
| November 13, 1855, certGes that he heard Mr.
Stanley. Secretary to the British Consul in New
| York, protest to certain Germans that "he would
not lend himself to infringe the laws of the United
| States" in the matter of enlistment
| The affidavit of Oscar Cromrey, New York Oc.
tober 81, 1855, eertifes that Geo. Nevins, dep.
uty United States Marshal, offered to procure de.
| poneDts discharge from an indictment for viola.
ting the neutrality laws on the payment of bribe
| for that purpose.
| The affidavit of Joseph Howe, of Halifax No.
vember 20, 1885, certifes that . certain receipt,
| produced by Hertz on his trial, and including up
on its face the name of Geo. B. Mathew, (Briti SD
| Consul at Philadelphia is forgery
| The affidavit Of Dendy Sherwood Philadephia.
| February %, 1856, certities that Consul Mathew
| refused to have any intercourse with Hertz be-
| cause he believed him scoundrel &c; and that
| deponehts. friends expressed surprise that de.
ponent should have anything to do with
Hertz
| The affidavit of Thomas Lindsay Bucknall.
| Dublin, Ireland, sworn before the United States
| Consul certfes that he has read Hertzs 'confes.
sior" and that most Of its statements referring to
deponent are totally erroneous Deponent further
! SAYS that Hertz told deponent he would be re-
| venged on the English Government II they did
| not pay his expenses.
The affidavit of Ernst Arand, Philadelphia.
| February 49, 1856, certifes that certain portions
| of Hertzs confession" are 10 his knowledge un-
| true.