The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-06
ALLEGED OFFICIAL CONSPIRACY.

Marshal Robert Murray. Colonel w. r.
Wood, Chief OF the Secret Service Division.
and n Number OF Subordinates Arrested.
Tho Grand Jury OF Queens county, duly empanelled,
and assembled during the present week for tho dis
charge OF the business OF the which Judge
Armstrong presdss among other returns sent in true
ills OF Indictment Wednesday last against the fol-
lowing named well known officials in this city, all per-
sonal,y enumerated and described in the indictment,
and jointly charged with the offence therein forth.
First comes in rank and importance United States Mar
shall Robert Murray and Colonel w. P. Wood, Chief
OF the Of the Treasury Department Then
next in order Deputy Marshals A. Newcomb and Ebeh
s Poer, aud Operatives Secret Service Division"
Charles +. Hogan Alexander Watson and Joseph GAL
lard, and A. Bclknap. late paymaster at the Brook.
lyn Navy Yard and Spencer F. Pettus, special opera
tive In the secret service division. As is
stance to chronicle rad upon government Office,
and TO see many officers arrested, some Of them
high in position and largely in the confidence OF
members Of tho Executive and heads Of departments
and brought up to upon indictment criminal
State court necessary TO state at the outset tho
ture Of the offence charged and recount briefly the cir
cumstances connected herewith.
Early in the opening Of the present the readers
OF the HERALD were informed OF an arrest secretly
made somewhat after the manner Of the Old letres de
cdcht of France, through which individual spir-
tied away, and whom rumor represented as wealthy
Wall street broker, charged with fabulous amount OF
frauds against the government Tho deepest
official 6 dead knowledge" was evinced by
the small authorities hero at the timc. and
phrase, as "we, we'll. we know" or eve could an 4
would" 'sif list speak, 'there be- an II
they might" and this with the usual head shakes was
all that the reporters could CLEAN from the sage OF
the Marshas Office at the time In response TO their in
quries to the nature and facts or the case. After
lne however was ascertaned that the party carried
OF was Mr. Philip Stanley; but Official judicial
proceedings to light having been directed
against HIM, although hurried to Washington and
there subjected to tho question" His dis
charge from custody soon followed, though, and now
Mr. Stanley, thinking the time favorable for his to
play OF Retaliation The Tables Turnsd brings IL out
upon the hunble boards Of the Jamaica Court House,
leaving the various parts to the before mentioned
actors-Murray, Wood, Newcombe and others-whom
he has specially engaged for the occason"bright par
cuar stars al-and who Will appear at rehearsal this
morning before the distinguished maestro, Judge Arm
strong. In the original notes. the bill or Indictment. the
play entitled The Abduction OF Stanley but Stanley
having turned up he has altered the title and
changed the very considerably hoping now TO
of old by turning the tables upon his abductos
1t expected that the rehearsal will be very entertain
inc, and success, that Mr.. Stanley and his company
will attract large numbers Of those interested to Jamac
during the coming season. The indictment charges tn
party with Illegal arrest abduction and forcibe
Of Stanley to place beyond the jurisdiction OF the Stat
and county The bail In the Of zach Of the paro
charged Is 81, 500