, 1864-12-20
KONE AEFIDAV1TS.
Bribery and Corruption Charged
to get Rc1ease from Arrest.

Yesterday afternoon, a young man narned Henry
Ifn Crcss appeared before the Clerk OF the Circuit
Court and subscribed an affidavit the substance Of
which will be found below. That affidavit YVES re-
peatcd before Justice Stanford. and warrant ts-
sued at late hour for arrest Of Robert kenney,
whose CONNECTION With CERTAIN charges Of bribery
and corruption our readers hare not forgotten. At
dark last hight Mr. Kenney had not been Arrested.
As an examination will doubtless be had this mnrn-
Ing, We decline TO comment.
Er. Crcss being sworn states in substance as
follows: That he vas arrested on the 5th o. De-
lice Station. whers he wa. eearehed by Officer
Reed, and $750.35 cents taken from him and
handed to Superintendent Turtle; that then Robt
while taking him to a cell told him he was
"d-d fool to be arrested by fat" -" tmeanins
Reed y that he replied he had done nothing, and
on the way to the cell, that he would see abont
getting him and one Hathaway, who was arrested
With him, ont: that Kenney then eaid be was &C.
e Ss1snsse H. as ss9' Fspsd aa
did not; that af}ant then asked him what
the charges we're, and that kennsy
hat Kenney then went away, and after while
came back and told afilant he must be contented
until he could get the soldier out Of town; that
had done nothing; that Kenney then told ahlant
that he would have to see the ''old man" about
getting aniant and Hathaway ont, and that he
e axH ao Ren
ney mswefed be must have money; that aalant
asked him II $50 would do; that kenney replied
that he would be id II he would work
on $50, but that he must hare half
Of the money afdant had up stairs
that Riant refused to stand that sum, and Kenuey
then said that E375 was none too much to get both
out; that saf1ant told Kenney that be had never
eean Hathaway before, and that he would only
give $50 to get ont; that Kenney then put aldant
back in the cell, where he remained another day I;
that Kenncy then talked with Hathaway and Hath
away came to athant and tried to persuade him to
give Kenncy $S75; that Hathaway said that kenney
would put up = job On them and send them to jail
Z The money was not paid; that i1 the a1ts5noon
be was not going TO pay ss7s to get ont to Thleh
staud it: that Kenney said, "Get back into
the cell. I'll give you TRIAL and ~ ron II yon
don't pay" That then kenney took Hathaway ont
and talked with him, and hathaway then told ata.
ant that Kenney WIS detective and "hard nut to
buck against, and that II he did not pay the sun
OF <275 he would turn them over to the Provost
Marshal, who would keep them three or four weeks
whether there were any charge that could be
proved or not: thAt Eenney then asked attsnt Il
be would pay $575, and on his refusal offered To
take $500 and let them go that anlant told kenney
TINT he had $50 up stairs and II he would leave
! him $500 he might have the balance; that hs
assented and sald BE would have both ont that AZ
ternoon that kenney, Webb and Reed then tool
were discharged and atlantis money returned
that Kenncy then asked them to go to aphotograpf
gallery and have their lfkenesses taken, and tha
while there a1iant paid him $2a0.
Hathaway also corrobeIates The foregoing all
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