The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-07
FROM WASHINGTON
Sub Treasury in New York.
Ben. Pittman in a Difficulty.
An Insane Man Contemplate. summa.
ry Measures on the COvernment-Ap-
pOintment TO the sHb-Treasury in
Pittman Divulges Suppressed Testi-
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Il New n hOrk-r OreiSu AauHtcEs "e"
Pittman Divulges Suppressed Testi
mony.
Press Dispatch.l
| NEW YORK, May GA special to TIN
Herald from Washington 5th says: Th'
| writer of the threatening letter was ar
rested to day by Colonel Ingraham's or
| der, and proved to be an insane French
man, who labors under the delusion
among others, that the Government owes
| him one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars. If not paid by the 10th inst, he
proposes to take the matter in his OWL
hands and obtain revenge. Although
not directly stating his intention to as
sassinate the President, such is the III
ference from its tenor. He has been
properly disposed Of
The appointment to the Sub Treasury
/ causes considerable difficulty. The office
is so responsible a one, involving the safe
keeping of such large amounts, and Is so
liable to losses from the variety and in
tricacy of its daily transactions that
wealthy men are afraid to touch it. On
the other hand, the knowledge it gives
of the Governments financial policy and
the consequent opportunity OF operations
in the street, makes it desirable Tor spec
ulators and politicians Those whom
Mr. McCulloch might prefer are unwill.
lug to accept the place. The names OF
Mr.. Hubert, of st. Lawrence, and Lieu
tenant Governor Campbell are again
mentioned 1t is understood here that
the Draper and Weed factions have struck
hands, and now pull together, the object
of which is to secure the former in the
Collectorship and place Mr.. Biatchtord
in the Sub-Treasury,
Mr.. Harrington, Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury. has actually received the
mission to Switzerland. This he owes TO
a previous understanding with MIR. Sew
ard, which the death of Mr.. Lincoln pre-
vented him from carrying out
Mr.. Field can 60 to Valparaiso as con-
sui, but he wishes the mission to Berlin
For this he is not backed up in New
York, as he expected to be. He is al ac-
complished man and would appear well
in Berlin, where he wants to go.
A special to the Times from Washing
ton the 5th says: The military commits
sion held secret session yesterday, and
one of the reasons assigned for the ses-
sion was the publication on Friday last
in the Cincinnati Commercial, and cop
led from it by other papers, of a synopsis
of the evidence taken i'll secret session
in the first few days of the trial, and
known as the suppressed testimony
Some ten days ago it was determined
that this testimony should be published,
if possible, on Friday, the I'd inst, mas
much as there would be no session of the
commission on fast day, the lst inst,
and therefore no report of current pro-
ceedings would be in the way of the
publication of the entire suppressed tes-
tmY9pHS HSeW " saglAo Aoii pfnth.iN
% For good reasons, on Tuesday last this
order as to the publication was post,
poned until further developments should
take place in'the trial.
This morning, to the surprise OF Judge
Holt and others having control OF the
case, the newspapers contained an I'M
perfect synopsis of the supposed evi-
dence. Upon inquiry it turned out that
Beniamin Pittman had furnished the
copy to the Cincinnati papers. Ihls
BENJAMIN Pittman styles himself the
recorder of the military commission now
irving the assassius His real position
is confidential clerk to Col. Burnett, the
Assistant Judge Advocate, and he has
charge of the sheets upon which the cyl
dence is transcribed in long hand, under
the superintondence of Mr. luther ana ana
his assistant, the Messrs. Murphy, the
regular loflioial reporters of the trial
Without authorization OF any KIND Mr.,
Pittman made synopsis, said to he very
imperfect, and sent it by mall to the
Cincinnati Commercial. II Is saia fi't-
man has violated the oath h' was requrl-
ed TO take when entering upon his pres
ent service. The Judge Advocate during
to-day on hearing what Pittman had
done, ordered the publication OF the sup
pressed testimony in full, and ii was sent
to the Associated Press for that purpose
What treatment Pittman Will receive
from the Government for this breach OF
official confidence is left to speculation