New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-08
PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S LAST OFFTCIAL
ACT

RESTED IN THE MARsHAL's OFFICE BY PER-
EMPT0RY ORDER OF THE NEW ADMINISTRA-
TON.
So strong were the apprehensiOns of United
States Marshal Murray with regard the pardon of
era notorious members Of the whisky ring, Baisdell,
Eckel and others, who had been sentenced from this
city, that he went to Washington the ID inst. On
Wednesday morning last he went to Mr. Evartss Office,
but that gentleman at the Supreme Court arguing
case He called then into the pardoning clerks Office and
inquired any pardons had been handed the South
ern District of NewYork. The clerk said No. Bakers
the last pardon for that District" The Marshal
asked the clerk pardon could he issued by the Presi
dent without their going through the Attorney
Office The clerk replied that ordinarily all pardcns passed
through that Office but that it possible for them to
be otherwise issued. Marshal Murray then went 20
the State Department. where he informed officially
that the last pardon issued for Baker and the opn
ion was expressed decidedly by the Clerk that there
would be pardons issued. The Marshal left the
Pardoning CLERK at the State Department at o'clock p
rsa On there from the President pardonnE any one in
the Southern District of NewYork Nevertheless war
rant of pardon and discharge from imprisonment In be-
half Of Jacob and Moses Dupuy was seryedon the Mar
sha on Saturday
Deputy Marshal Thompson who received the document,
TO an order the President says that the docu
ment the envelope and the filing up and seals all had
t Was made out and sent the State Department after
on GU satSrdSy, about ococE Deputy A Thompson
received through the mail postmarIed March s. the fol
% . ssgsd on hS s5 sd meeting
at
rescued custody OF oGes Of the United States
lows jacob bupd1 to imprisonment years pay
500 and Moses Dupuy 10 years imprisonment and " pay LIE
asI crsi informed that the sid Jacob Duruy and Moses
in5sgsons Of baud revenue o protection
Now therefore he t Andrew johnson President Of tie
good and sufficient ereuno mORg 90 hereby grant to he
said Jacob Dupqy ad Moses Dupy gariSn o ' a.h'0 VIII "nH
Il testimony b.r'1iO signed name and caused the
sea Done 1 az e y Of Washington lie 81 day ofMeb D. 1852 aHd
Of the in''P'A''' Oh we '''4 ANDREW JOHNSON
The pardon Of these two not expected by INC
officials here 1t expected that strong eHors Weuu
be made to secure pardons for Blasdol and Ecke TWO
other cORyicts one In the fenehay AZ AipaRy anu So
other at Sing Sing; Mr. Thompson TOOK me various aIaons
who immediately advised Commissioner Rollins OF the
fact by special telegram and the AZ once
went TO the White House, and exhibited the dispatch TO
President Grant Mr. Rollins then explained all the
facts connected with the prosecution OF the Dupuys and
their associates and President gave him
that the pardOns should be the subject OF rigid nYes
CATION with view il possible 10 having them Cancelled
N necessary With these assurances Mr. Rollins sent the
following important Dispatch - zoe,
s.e G9EF e % g .1.s s IT, ad no %
SasIs3 'he SL0g ~ s Dso sss ig n % Ms. s
THIS dispatch from Commissioner Rollins was followed
IN few minutes by another from the State Department,
! as follows
ROBERT Murray e.q I. Marshal ssr,yc Ciy' Jacob
cancelled and the 70 %, DpaiiHelt
T. Il. WAsHBCKSR Secretary ofS'ats
In compliance with the above peremptory order,
Deputy T. a. Thompson sent the DaIdons back 10
the state Department II is aOt known upon what ground
they were Cancelled.
ton prisoners the Assistant DistrctAttorney had
made out for their rearrest on an indct-
ment found against them by the Grand jury charging
that they Obstuced the officers Of Marshal Murray
In the discharge OF therEduty This blank warrant was
promptly issued and placed in the hands OF an Oncer Tor
execution should the prisoners be liberated on tho pre-
/ viOuB charge.
eliminated In the rejected pardon OF the Dupuys that
the late President had ordered the release OF Balsde
Ecke and that the papers 10 that effect were IN the
possession person in this city, who Intended 20 pro-
coed with them himself TO the as where they were con
fined and have them liberated In order TO prevent the
possibility OF having spurious pardOns respected in either
case the hi srctAtOrney sent the following dispatches
| ~ "NEwYonK March G 1868
"a PILsBURY ESQ., Superintendent Peniteutry Albany y:
puorg be pardon for John j. Eoke
or the Peneny disregard the nut properly
ONCE SAMUEL g. COURTNEY, L. B. Attorney"
| "NEw.YORK, March 6. 1862
Agent Of STATE Prison Sing Sing Y. any purpoung
AAh Bssdel the authorities al
prison. disregard the until properly examined BY tbs ONCE
| G.. COURTNEY, 4. s.. Attoruey"
The pardon in tho Marshal's hands about three
quarters OF hour IL will be seen that 1t is conditional
on the payment Of the fines imposed upon the two pr
oners These fines paid, and, OF course the
pardOns not at time In force before they were
iecaed The Marshal cOnnOt therefore be charged by
the friends OF the disappointed prisoners with derec
ton duty, had authority 10 set the captyes
free until the last farthng OF the fines paid.
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