, 1862-07-22
Communicated from Leonard & JeRs
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CHICAGO, Jnly ~, 1862.

EDITORS Clicago tribune:
The attention of fhe public was called in your is
sue Of the 18th int. to case wfere chargee #eTe
made ageinst man By the name ol T 7. b.ale,
ft,r changing the inspection car Of wheat Con-
signed to na> from low grade to higher one.
strued b parties MT acquainted With ue. we re-
anset yon to pnb,ith the following ststsmens of
The matter az far a We know anything about it.
Office from Mendota where be resided. and wished
some employment, saying he had inside up his
mind to come to Chicago, and could infuence
vicinity MIR. Beak had been formerly q shipper
ofgrain from Mend1ta, and We took him to be IN
active, energetic MN. and being short OF help at
the time, We employed him temporarily At Ger
tain salary per mc1th. agreeing With him at the
same time to pay him an additional amon4f pr
month il he brought certain amount of business
rs shout two weeia, showing active and prompt
attention 10 business, and as We supposed noans
Whist be WIS called uno1 to do fatthfnlls about @
had received q litter from a correspondent OF bis
at Mendoza. purpnrting to be written 70: u By
Mr. Resle, soliciting consfRntnents and 1ntlms-
We assured Mr: totsfordwe had no knowledge Of
any ench letters being written, and We im:nedi,
ate1y told Mr. Bea!e to write to the parties md
1bat IRE did not pretend to meddle wi,h fnspect
Of grain but would il grain vent neglected do al
We could to cave them from loeing On 1t oy haEl1g
Ing Of the nth mat We reee!yed no:ice of e. nf
wheat fsom Sr. Mooney. Of 5uhlette Nj. Bea}e
came into the Office with sample o. waea. .s inom
was mnsty. and thnueht he won1d pas. It Relerted
hut thai ha bad talked with him and be thongh;
The inFpector would pase It No and dhst ne ne lad
lid 20 rejected. to have It rnn into the
sssse1g hsRpSas et s.ags in Saea and
aril it b sample. If. Beale then left ths Office.
as we e1ppo-ed. to havf our orders carried ont ~
etat4a above, and afsas coming haek to the nfaSe
~e pointed ont MI. Beale TO him aud im@eaiate!5
hoth Mt. Beale and the gentleman ment ont q 9!
the otee We learned assE ea5p r. e .,.fss fss
ant tuepertor on the n'innds Central Railroad
I t7aes. We did not zee Mr. Bea1e or the inspector
a9ter that hnt wrnt On 'Chaugr, wnen ons ,a aIsea
and we Immediately went to see Whae Was thsre fa,
had not time u read the communication, "ntc'
= re learned non r. hs,K VII IT, sep{ ~
uie of M*ndota. together With statement frou
the Inspector Nj Armstrong. with cnpy Of "a.
nls q1 css 9 ~heat No 81 a,sd t;esa III nes
st cnce informed the Board Of Trade that g =
notah1g Of tha hoE
10: and that we should ;dtscharga esI
eatd Bea1e from our employ torthT1'h ~hlss
dd snd tex ~ NJ Bsae - 9e.osS % .9g r9 f9spg1.t re
/ queated said COMMITTEES to examine Bea'e as !
'he matters charged asainss him aud toak aso s =
sass1t n ea3 LIZ seaie ds ~hep p wn ass vi
| the matter. We would much prefer not tn h4'
responded TO II at al, wese It not that onr allen
might be teeopstra-d We 1sel sn inss s 1s. Ar a.,
action q Beaae before she matter wae ussde pu
il lie INT IA to the motive which !u1pelled him
afR e g. e ~ t. T. Il ss esS md a nd s.
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