New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-03


POST OFFICE FRAUDS o,o.o
WASHINGTON Wednesday, Sept 2 lsCs'
Un 70 a late hour tonight no warrant VI "iI'S'
ii b.cn served on Commissioner kolhhs' nor mas
.'-,,,,;ro pew transpred regarding the embarrass-
,rcsent surrounding the Internal Revenue
o. Mr. Rollins declares that ~ any event he
Iii not 60 10 New-YOIk; that IN case OF ms arrest ne
viii simply appear byattorneys The charges against
o,ioer for whose arrest Warrants have been is
,ued are based upon irresponsible atfdavits and the
,i1ence is from hearsay or third parties Buckley
in each case, swcars he believes the statements TO
he tue. The President denies having anything to
do with the matter and declares that Buckley Is no
messenger Of his The whole matter is treated here
nv honorable men OF both parties, with the utmost
sontenlpt. Tie understanding in the Internal
Revenue is that Commissioner Rollins is charged
with dishonest transactions in connection WIN eN-
Cllector Smith and others. Ex.COllectOr Smith was
removed ON his recommendation. Haggertys dlstll-
kry was sold Bnder his instruction. OF the remain
ing two peFsgzs one dismissed from the service
as Inspector for cause, and the other denied reap
pointmeNt tfter a trial of 0o days.
The Question as to who IS the DistrictAttorney for
the E,stoa District of Pennsylvania is still in grave
doubt and III decision will be important as prece-
denk u will be remembered that Gip'ns term ef
four pears expired las4 WiDter and that 0Neil was
appointed by the Presdent. but his was one OF the
cases .pon which the Senate failed 20 oct, and ne
was neither confirmed nor rejected His commission
fos the Office, the recommendation Od MI GNaIts'
was issued, however and he was sworn III ~ the
limited States Commissioner. The Court for that
District however, continued to recognize informally
che old Officer and both Gipin and q Neil claimed TO
be the lawful 9ttornCy, one holding over on an ola
appointment, and the other acting under new COM
emission granted on the recommendation Of the At
~ hoe a-lgp
which the matter csn be legally tested and the Ator
ney-Geneual has not been called upon in manner
which would warrant him in complying to give an
opinion as to the status of either claimant. The
question rs likely TO come up5 legitimate manner
upon the return of Judge Csdwalader to resume the
sitting az the Court either Ivy writ Of quo wdrrdeto
by the Government the relation OF ONell oran
some other legal form, If the Court should finally
decide as judicial question that ONeil is lawful
Attorney of the United States it may present an ON
barrassug point for the decision of the Executive
Government whether be should be communicated
with as law officer of the United States OF course
ONeil must make out his title an officer against
any person iii possession OF It,
The persons mentioned in yesterdays dispatches as
implicated in a Post-Ofice fraud at Detroit, were
discharged from custody by Judge Wylie. it ap-
pears that in the Indictment were mentioned the
names of W. c. Redding, formerly bank clerk at
Washington for the Southern States g. a. Iavener
Iateof the Sixth Auditors Office, whose business 1t
was TO pass upon accounts of those within his own
jurisdiction and VIM. Towers, Chief Clerk in the
office of Superintendent of Public Printing. On
MoRiay aDeputy-Marshal for Michigan arrived here,
bringing with him copy of the Indictment, and
soon thereafter called upon Judge Wyie of the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and
stated the character of bis business. Judge
Wyle directed Deputy Marshal Phillips, Of the
District TO arrest Messrs Redding, Tayener,
and Towers The Judiciary Act authorizes the arrest
of such parties the Judge having the discretion 10
disIriss hold 10 bail, send them for trial No
evidence was produced to indicate the guilt of the
parties above named, the indictment alone being ex
hibited as ground for the application for a warrant
for the and transfer of the accused TO Michigan
for tial The parties were held TO bail until yesterday
evening when Judge Wylie heard the case and is.
charged them-deciding in effect that they could not
lie tred in Detroit for the Ofense alleged in the III
dictIrent, which charges them with having formed
conspiracy in Washington to defraud the Govern
ment In other words, they must be tried within the
jurisdiction where the alleged overt act
mitted.
The Democratic newspapers of this city speak in
tbe IDOet phosophe spirit of the defeat in Vermont
The Old IntelHgencr says: "The majorities there
great that 10 efforts were made
intended to be made by the Democrats and
Conservatives TO make any change. The Republicans
expected to gain there ut least 10000 votes and, as
everybody else was willing, by bringing out full
vote they have made heavy gains. The Eceaiag Er-
press speaks uncertainty % follows: As yet the
turns sufficiently attested, from YeImopt are not
sufficient 10 warrant an approximation 10 the Radical
majority. Giant and Collar have doubtless carried
tie State"
A telegram was received az the Departlsent Of
Safe to-day from Minister Webb dated Rio I9ueiro
~ which he Gfys the difficulty about the United
States steamer Wasp has been settled and that YES
sci had proceeded TO Assumption TO bring our ex-
Minst TO Paraguay Mr. Washburn down the
Parma. in compliance with the request of the Uuited
States Government.
Gen Orlando Blown, Assistant Commissioner Of
the F5eedmen's Bureau has been houorably dis
ehargeG lie viii DO retained in the service as o
civil agent
Condu1e G. McGue LAS been appointed Assessor Of !
Internal Revenue for the Second District OF Ohio at
CINCINNATI vice NJ p. G2ddis resi- yued.
NO parties here have beendesgnated 20 supply the
ahks required 10y the Internal Revenue Department |
ltoeI the new law, the provisions of which authorize
Assessors aud Collectors % Obtain them from any |
ststlOner they choose The matter of s,,nnlvingi ~
thus open 10 competition.
Ike following Internal Revenue officers wore
appointed to-day;
Elm; G.rrct VI. LOshe New York CITY; John H. Wsru.r
Coyingpn, Ny; Bradford Napp, Brooklyn. N. T.. !
Mlchae kcrwIu, Philadelphia; Clayton Middleton New
Gaugefs-R'chard Ellis Third Distrct PENNSYLVANIA:
james T. Morrison, Second District, Pennsylvania II. A.
St0 htItlsg, IATtyseEOu District. New-YOrk; John
E.OBren. Smith District, NeW-YOTk, WIN. Merriheld
fAiA District. NcW-lOTk
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