The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-05

telegram there, ordering him to return. This
he did. On the same night notice was given
bv telegraph to Turner. then in Macon, to go
Immediately to Atlanta and see The woman
Harris. 10 deceive Purcell. lin Murphy and
others, who were really anxious to have justice
done and 10 see the woman and Turner COM
mitted. they we're informed that Turner had
been arrested, and that he and the woman
Harms would be examined and committed on
Monday.
In the meantime other United States Off
cials were placed in charge OF Harris. and the
process OF manipulation began. Sharp lawyers
were taken to her in the interest OF iur
ner. and free and full communication was al
lowed between them and Harris. What wat
said and done at these repeated interviews
and consultations can be readily OWNED by
the results which followed. The sh m inves-
tieation was had and Harris discharged on
straw bail for $500. Turner returned to Ma-
con fully secure that the storm had passed
The arrest and examination OF Harris brought
other parties on the scene. An official Of the
Treasury Department was cose.y watching
the proceedings, and became fully satisfied
that both Harris and Turner were legally
guilty, and at his instance Harris was again
arrested and committed. He had made other
discoveries which were important, and winch
required his presence for some days in Macon.
Several months since some OF the genuln3 }
plates in the Treasury Department at Wash
iDgtop had been stolen These were the plates
used for the prin ing Of the twenty-five cent
and fifty cent postal currency. AS your road
era are aware the signatures to these notes
are engraved with the balance OF the note. The
possession of the genuine plates won I'd enable
the party having them to strike off real &c nuiue
currency in every respect exactly hks that is-
sued BY the Treasury Department. When these
plates we're stolen reward OF ten thousand
dollars was offered by the government tor their
recovery. Suspicion fell at the time upon the
horde OF carpet baggers and scalo wags then IN
Washington from the South urging further
proscriptIve measures against this section.
Detectives we're set to work, and while pur-
SUING the trall the arrest of Harris occurred.
Developments growing out of her trlai led to
the be.ief that Turner, bwayzs. and other
Georgia Radicals, we're the guilty parties. Ef-
forts were redoubled to secure the pilates" ;"
1t was soon discovered that large q .antity OF
new currency Of the twenty-five and fifty cent
denomm- ton bad been pul IN circulation du-
ring the spring and early summer lu Macon.
10 thus city these detectives came immed-
atelv.
For the purpose Of con ,ealing their object
and movements, it was necessary that Tur-
ner's fears should be quie ed. and that the
woman Harris should bs closely confined and
deprived Of communication with outsiders. aud
particularly with Turuer and Swayze. B'odyett
and others OF the ring. Very soon evidence
was OBJ AIMED which satisfied this officer that
the pilates" were IN Macon and had been used
here. A number Of the bills Issued here were
discovered. and hopes at one time lnduiged
that the place Of secretion Of the plates found
{ ut. A large quantity Of this currency had
been put in circulation BY Swa,zs II was
thought that the plates we're worked in his
Office, and trap had been set to catch him,
and which promised success. Just then Marian
- sy
and the arrest OF Turner could no longer be de-
layed. The matter was precipltated by this I'M
proper discharge Of Harris who under the in
fuence il not the positive direcloDs OF Bull
lock and Blodgett, was thus BET free.
In the meanime S.a, ze had become alarm.
ed lest Turner should turn States evidence
against him, and to head Turner Of took sides
in the prosecution against the latter-he.
doubtless. calculating that If T. should blow
it on him after he bad arTayed himself against
Turner. that his story would be attributed to
a spirit of revenge and fall harmless to the
ground.
bave the best reason for believing that the
Postofice and the Treasury Departments at
Washington were satisfied OF the guilt OF both
Turner and Swa,ze. and that other leading
Radicals in the State known as the Biodgett
ring. were as deep IN the mud as Turner and
Swayzs were in the miro. The effect upon the
Radical party of conviction OF its most trust
ed leaders in this State would have been ter.
ribly damaging. Such catastrophe would
r in the party III the entire South and bring 1t
into disgrace in the North and West. Hence
it was determined to relieve Turner and stop
the investigation against Swayze. To more
eurely effect the latter purpose. the detective
Mcneil, who was working up the cIse was
summarily dismissed from off ;e. And it is
said. and generally believed here, that il Com
missioner Morrell had withstood the pressure
brought to bear IN Turner's favor ard bound
him over for trial, be, too, would have lost his
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