Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-30

d. Slower, q very wealthy iron man, who was
confined long time in Fort Lafayette he as.
serted that whenever Henderson paid him Dill
on government account he (Henderson) deducted
ten per cent Of the amount, which he Kept LOT
himself Slower was released tIom confinement
and the trial came on. Daniel S. Dickinson, with
bis red face and lo3g white hair, With CALEB
CuShing whose whizZled face and protruding head
were in fashion halt century ago, conducted
the prosecution, and matters were gong
along smoothly, when all OF sudden StoteI
forgot to remember the most important part OF ms
testimony, and although he had talked about u
thousand times, and gave the court and Jury 70
understand that the deductions were always
made be couldnt swear whether he or MS CLERK
conducted the negotiation, and the court tOoA the
case bodily from tIial, giving il to the jury Win
instructions for verdict Of mot guilty. wen,
this Is the Slower of whom | write. II seems that
he is a confding, good-natured sort OF ehsP, De
lieving all men honest and everybody MS friend.
He saws that while he was at Fort LAiayedte ms
counsel, Mr.. Porter visited him ana told MIN that
he ~ had great influence with tns navy depart
ment. and more particularly with Mr. Fox, the
assistant Secretary, and that If no would give
him a 600 In cash a1d $4,000 in paper, he could
and would secure his rcleese. Slower gave him
the desired cash and securities and shortly sfter
wards WAS released. He further states that at
Ter be was upon hi3 native heath, Mr. Porter
again called and Informed him that he was IN
dSnyer OF rearrest but that, for the cons.dS.
ration OF s. OUO cash and Sl5 900 In notes,
he would make him secure against trouble
Again the cOnfding Slower bed Che says. and
az ain grasped fIeedom's Happy hand. He now
turns up in the role Of plaintiff, and claims that
Porter Kept all this money for his own use that
ne did not pay, bride or influence the officials to
release him hut that Of their own idea they re-
leased him Internationally, and had no idea Of
re.sresting him. Having made this statement
before q magistrate on oath, Slower secured the
arrest of Mr.. Porter, who bei5g arTaigned before
Mr. Justice Dodge demanded an examination,
and gave bail In the sum OF s2O,COO, hr. Peter
Morris eiag his security.
Here it will be noted are oil the elements re-
quisite for first class rOw--governmsnt O1icia.s,
newspaper publishers, navy contractors, eminent
counsel lots OF money, and any quantity OF pa
triotic kerOics Clear the road and let them run.
DOMESTIC SUFFERING.
The attention OF the benevolent and the aston.
ishment Of the public generally have been excited
and attracted by an astounding statement recently
made in the Times concerning sundry cases OF
destitutOn discovered by one Of It's reporters with
In the radius OF quarter OF mile from the City
Hall The writer found, for Instance, in 8 rear
she'd not worth the name Of shatty, two families,
widows and children If deceased soldiers. On the
floor was a carpeting Of wet and 9th there was
neither table chair stove, nor utensil OF any sort
there was no bed-literally nothing but solitary
stool and there sat a hungry three-yearolder
crying for food and stretching out her little hands
u the mother, Who was occupied with younger
child. while second woman with her two chill
d en-. stood booking idly at the others
They had eaten nothing for twenty-four
hours. but the first woman having secured
q scrubb!ng job OF half a day had come
hone prepared to furnish little something TO
eat Il was pitt BILE sight, and, on being told,
lad the effect OF awakening somewhat the public
conscience. A benevolent establishment has I'M
dertaken to provide homes for them, and sundry
charitable persons have sent small donations for
their use.
This, however, is one case in thousands. II is
no exaggAa!ion to say that there are 100000
people living like pigs in this city to-day herding
In tenement houses and burcowing in cellars like
animals or vermiu. Il is more than idle to call
public attention 70 this state Of things; so long
AZ the authorities are under the thnmb-screws
Of the pOt-houses, who are IN turn the simposia
OF these careless, shiftleSs Spendthrifts we need
look for no amelioration, expect no improvement
in the deplorable condition Of the poOrof New
York No NAME.