Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-18
xxxyIrI consress-glrs, session.
WAsuISGroN, Dec II,
D.-N l 4 1.

EENH 4a'
Mr. HALE rose to 4 privileged question.
lie desired TO send to the clerks desk, to be
read, newspaper paragraph, charging win
bribery senator OF New England, by secur-
ing The release, for sum Of $1,000 OF two
prisoners from the old capitol From the IN
formation received from a senator, he was led
TO believe that Ne lHale) was the person all
,uied To-. lie wished to make ,t4temput Of
facts, on which Che Paragraph had probably
been !unuiad. Tie htd been cllied.to ueiehd
two Individuals iu t.c old capitol PRISON. on
charges preferred hy lhr var department.
Inc first one was tim' of DIR. Bliss, supcrln-
. tendrnt OF thc Army square hospital. lie
(l8c) came 10 Washington, saw the secrcta-
ry OF war, examined the charges, and OK
pressed the opinion that )r. Bliss ought tu.be
allowed the liberty OF the city He was ac-
cIrdiDgy par0lcd. At the trial OF Dr. Bliss,
be luale) was present as bis t.leud and c0uu-
sell The trial resulted in recommendation
| that the accuscd be returned iJ ills position.
In Boston, ,hu.ty afterwards, ne .llaIc) met
a friend, who sojl jhaJ another friend lJas in
the capital prison AMI he was anxious to have
! him (llale} undertake. his defense. Large
Sums Of money were depending, as the pay
| upon certain steamboats, had been retained to
wait the issue Of the triad. Tie (tlale) was
offered $1,000 as e retainer. IL was large
SNn' Out "e was uuW"An4 To ""Heilahe inc
c"'N H'' '.0'"ui' Va '''0 JN"'""'J va '"' l>YF
! ia ouj'tuph 10 tIe transaction Oh any pIolt>-
| si0nHl business by congressman. Ne consult
ed with two connscliors of Stafford county,
: n, H.. aud asked them to examine carefully
/ tho li,, g., .,. IL ha ,l!.ls, L.a tite rigHt In
/ ,,'i,,l... ill.,, ..,,.' ~. -. ,,..l $40, 7,,,.ti.
q.
4. ~, ,'r, lis In1,
H., .t. .i,I.@ ,lta retainer .,,1 went IA Wash.
| . -. t,;t it
'Ha'o"' 'i' U'ul IL E1".'Vi'''" Va i"E' s"D','
| and professional position, ttun. ReFeIdy
Johnson and asked To consult him i'm a per
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! '""i 'h"ttNl' ~ WIN -t', ""'''i'"" '''''
| person charged with frauGultnt transaction
| had thruuuh his friends desired him Ilalcl
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! 80 r'''''N'- '''S 49, 49, - ''''''S 0''
| surprised, evidently thinking nm (lWc)
! urpen far asking tbe.uurstlun 'sWas there any
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| ''"l'"Pi,C' d" "''N1 ""i'o 49, .'
| son replied, mot the least Objection under
I Hr.y,0' Mr.. tibl.--ssls there. upVtbiDlr liz
49,. - ~ .i.. $50, ....l.. ,, -. ,i l,'.,
w. ''- -'' ga. 0''C ''Ni''e -
Not liit Sii5lltSt ~ lit word. h#Nt p'tll
| DOM II ...ctV week | do not know | have
,..., r9:.... g., .,.,.,. ,l.,,,
Mr. Extraordinarily Tho sarrctar,. of war
hal fnrnI.u.6 cbgroe, f., Mr. Brady nj New
lurl< a,..ip.t IIugf fine prisopcr). and
tbuy,br tho tr,al wouiJ he commenced ~ soon
-, ti,r - R,l,,.r vas tl.r,,nrb M-lualal
asked if tbe plIrnps.. IF instige reonired. his
ClJunt,sl ciotn nofinan,,nr ,Tbn secretary
tt,,,,.,ht| ,nt md snnt tj,.. rrisornr IN Nav,
WI, ~, ,r,I, ,yiti, an, ,,j,r r., ,ano,t at tho
,r,,,,,..t i,,.i,rs fi,.o ,r,., e,,,r,, t.,rt,,-
eilh, InnrS lie (unlGl lion vent to Nrw
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