The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-28

letter. which closed my correspondence with tao
Government III this case. discloses the In formation
upon which ! acted throughout the whole affair
The Government was IN possession Of this informa-
ton through Mr. Wiring at east four GAYS before
Capen fled Ills appraiscment Please TO remember
that. aui let the readers OF THB Sun remember Il
too. As soon as the information about oaksniths
"riIiNe woopFoRp ALI RIeuI"
wrs IMPAIRED TO NJ, by the conosc referred 10 in the
letter. tclegrurhcd Mr.. whiting to come on; lie
came the next morning. and told him What had
heard. lie was astounded. then Introduced hun
to tho counsel h. person. and he got the information
from that cen,lchsns own lips. This was Jour
days. mind you, before Caren filed hi scaGtalcus
M p,.iscr.cut b., acie i my letter 10 Writing.
written after they had all gone back on me aud the
Government;
s1rSNISG LETTER.
Tux uxlrru STATES MAEsnAL's uTrIcL:
soV'nl'NE rH V"rk' i,;h January ISL
G oy0t 6 ERaisg. ksQ, h'oior Department Hd'A'
srn' have the h-nor to scino ~ied.s the Ieespt9f
your letter OF tue I'M instant eno iei Tinc ~ i
itcvious laie though cannot c9hc Al NV snp e az
ment on Ire evidence. Tor il W., expressly stated 6y
toe Judge II Year prc-Snce any ID w rsnoy "a
me- evidence submit TO the Honorable secretary
us' pd r niS ,1h. t,amrt TO disguise my modification
and disappointment at The coarse y5n hase " ,hSht
yOnhivs done yourclf
iRRrPAR,BLE INJURY.
hone. however not Intentionally, for slsays pc
eSs 10 s 9s c R ne me- You must
remenibcr TOT ihad reqneat convrr.a,ions WIN you
Ton Of 'SS most SoTSSary sGsfsste before m
ces w' VOC &c the Who r
sSu nsscvtS 0% n 10 %
S %Ay 70 tni S.
namely, MI bond the bark Augusta and
TiI woopyoRD ALL RioHr,
sps ee rs one Ana rsa vas the Of
the counsel TO this interrogatlon2 KNOW Murray
Se,. bjS aU H to The &c so s' OF Ha for OF
eETos, eg vii sSe her sS n S SpSfe ne e
"trooeft process a had done othgis oe,oiS
Simply because tic prosecuting officer Vi TIE tni'ed
in the interest OF the claimant, and he undoubtedly
mSht. ard would have hao but poor show fog her
ceracate q prooabis cause from the EGp IT,
which alone would esye me spS The ony res
SON why did not arrest her without process, Is
case that The ofi'iS letter TO the h9noEa9s
So.itS IN ~hich was PLACED ana assns Tor author
ity 10 takc her th,ut process, THEREBY placing IN
rS. anIsory VSs Senied me- tt the onoG
sa W. Mo S sd f re SyI ssen sTsd Nv Appleton
OaSsmh secure the escape OF ihs vessel i.u, we
dnty as tSS had Of the Bureau or e Suppression o.
the slave Tads 2 sys INA Jse spmaW Tor YOU
We're Sssocisied with the Judge IN this investigation ;
for, naniiestly, the
FIXING OF wooDFoRD
was the cause snd the consequence oihe whole q this
o race GU affair besides Sop knew ,hs. SSn,a a1
was connde ntaI comm uuication between client and
counsel and therefore privileged under the rules Of
That a deliberate and wicked fraud wa. ATTEMPTED
a. clear IS humsn testimony make H. hdepen lent
OF the iniormatlon which furnished You before Tie
won have feSn successfully accomplished but for the
ins The ioh instant, continuing through the DAY an
night vince aonS enabled me 20 ts p he
HORRORS OF the MIDDLE PASSAGE,
a an Su i'Sn ffay, '' sugar
God move. In q mysterious way,
fl. p. TGnS S. io 20 sI5EJ on he sea.
And rides upon the storm
nat ~ 4. remarkable coincidence In connection with
mi. affair that the brig TrtoG Witch arrived here d
charge Of prize from the Con river In the early
value she !. now engseed N the same unlawful
S Sa6 s Sn f here only mon,h later from hs ss,
place and under the came circumstances vas bonded
"a voesuoa on inc nigh .ea., getween tue coast .
| 1900 Is the amount nxsd for the
| ESCAPE OF A SLAYER
from THIS port. Vow. protest against this for ,h'
pric, .cutrcy too low-nuch lower than they oteI &c
sa nss s To- woSaSd hat he pc,
ct sSa. az on Ise Principle that the higher ne places
In these cases The more character and importance
| attaches 20 the official cxacung the brbe.
| But seriously, II YOU VIII but ensmne the records o
Tie Federal Courts this district in relation to tn,
| sinye trnde, you will nud that the Government hal
| never TeArcd the mt dollar from the forfeiture o
bonds Civ en- for individual vessel charged with
being ,ngagtd IN this trarc The bond In almost ever,
case IL bogus absolutely worthless In fact, the bond
ng process regarded among LAWYERS ~ an end OF M
case aud equivalent to an honorable discharge an'
the
MONEY MADE ny FEDERAL OFFICIALS
from this part OF The slave trade 10 former tmes ah
s.uelN fabulous l. therefore, reltvr what state,
n Nou u nv letter Friday last, that the decision
the Honorable secretary 10 TINS case has struck me viii
amora paralysis and feet that usefulness In sup
res ng this iraGc gone, and nave no desire TO re
man Marshal OF this district any longer but shah for
Mi M re- Enat on 20 tie President In few DAYS
fencr with copies OF all the papers IN this nfoTtunGt
lam, sir. your ohcdient servant
ROBERT MURRAY,
United States AaIshal
ABOUT FIXING wooDFoRD.