, 1870-01-24
THE WHIsKEY INVESTIGATION.
interview with District Attorney
EicHTcpoAL

ssss York (Jan. NJ Dsspatsh 10 sh ctneinnat,
tpmmTftal-
II. ne as Mssrtin:rasstaa whistey investigation cse.
District Attorney Pter7epons WIS interviewed
today. ae says: i" have a,1en no auisosisy to
Hs e!s to 5nn s5,f ntfqsedtn against anybody
letter nom the Secretary Of the TreaIufJ. autsnf
l1Eg aim to inyeltgate revenue itxndi. aud I
lequest,cg sho different collectots 10 permit hin
aa9s5t'ts MsRS1tsF s. subsequently, revoke the
". EeEepont II did. Twas lead TO revoke II
from What heard. aud have not eeea MIN si1co
snat M II. nIas, "! feE DAYS AGO. cannot ten how
tsct. Ar. Supervisor butcher seut mo comma.
9.caston stat1nk that he had axamlned do ed
uefcs &c g "a 4.istna poaseaaioo, and that he ought
IN nniGhe.. Jon - = !s.ponssoie 70 great extent
re sa fea cs:ea ae b. commenced, 70 shal! enov
e e ma ont e1etytntas s6ous aartin 1 md md
he man Joseph Parrish. hsre made dili-
sstst stas,l,sS .nqptss ,ss. about Asssa. Nd haIe
DIG preacher in ulluois, Ohio, and oihe. s.stes.
Afen 1eaIs $50 tuopose he haa come here to
Ike to Ind ont koW ne Obtained any authority
from Washing1nn-"
Reporter: .HIs frienta esy ne obtained 1t through
Grant, who uaed hts paiefnl Influence WITH he
President 70 autnonre Marin 70 ortDz nut ior
nolet'es Who Is this man Col Ladaef"
ased &c. i5sss T. 1 v %aaao5 sStsRsS5
AssaT: FalleHoa aaa Ilaek:ey ID pfe1srrius
Ladua vlsne,scs, Ar. McIIenrJ and othesa
sse = +, y 10 stasa Prison re- pertav. Il i
Blncfley, and informed him that he could uresrth
Rfeat number OF revenue frauds should Ike
% nhd on Al ABOUT tha thing. II discover that
chants and othsSs, / ehal1 stop them at once,
SupposinE that franda have BEEN commis7ed, II Is
ro fsa,on Wny ine perpetrassrs should be black
10 N af11tav1t By ColoneEBu1ke, one OF Warr1ok
.ff'na ~ M, agents en the so;n ol October as5
tip, wanted to make 1 statement a5oat
wh4fey frauds. bnt when he replied tnas he lid
60 facts On the subject Potter told him that spu-
sey City. and some Of the .pu11oas af1day,ts were
y pIepsIed Tnou.s J. Radcll an
VT IN which 10 szys that ne met Co,ooei Lsdu |
Nd Potter II Laytop'a Ho1e,, JerseJ c,sy. and !
1nd be made 4Mday1n under the latter Rsma I
4 81 West Tweuta sueet, snd does bas.nsss ~ l ss
Tss ntasaaea i 81 spens. sis:te ~ sS'1l
/ III. Perkins By George Filh, who vi
'eat 70 tal some tine ago for saborn1-
IQA VI R<4J0t3 1uA& TUG OF hQ1u1&s FER
liza was friend Of P2r1th, jeae Gra4tY esriy
soMpanon, md DO HA also Z partner OF Martin.
Pelfins told him to get up tne cases. and he did
1ot caro- Whether they we1u true or dcttioua He |
aid him ten dollArs, and when he came back IN
wo weeks Perkins told him thsr the whole thing
"a a. - damned Maud, " and that Martin nad no.
'ald him, II he had proni&ed. Lsdu tim ~
oTped him that he woaid ply III. dye doI1s.t m
'ny 1oF Inaang .sodsft asatrtt d1st,ller1 and
,saeda ~ ae promised 70 nav a additional sam On
narksd s;;as taas ho thoakns Lada wanted any Ind
'isttets. ~ told him." continued Potter, ii
would get htn persons to swear to whAteyer
ior1ea he cealred, and Lsdu then ahowed ne q I
ctte1 poTportinE TO hAVo been directed b. Jndee
aerIepons to Martin, authorizing him to !nyesu-
ate reTeuue mattefs.''
All the witnesses procured, With one exception,
,ert taken befor. ma1tin. ii 1n1 un,oh Place
iote': They III gayt fciuoas names. ThonG,
kSde!in made an an1day1t under tho nAu1e Of
Il. Watters, ia which he psofessed that hs was
,reman at dtsttfletJ At Ninth avenue and Forty.
nh streets. Other adldav1ta made ~ Mart!n's
zen chow that kno1. the law partner cf Judge
ulleitou, who u undsf Indictment, 1ntrodQced
isneSses.