The New York herald., 1870-03-22

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DEPUTY coLLEcrAR caILDs HELD TO AWAIT THE
ACTION OF THE GRAND JURY.
In the United states Commissioners Court before
g Csas who wss DsDay eR Collector
under the absconded Collector Bailey in the
Fourth and aI.erwaras IN ths Thirty %0s
sloner Shields, and, waiying an examination,
on the charge Of conspiring with Joshua +. Bailey
fraud the government Of large sums OF money, gave
pa IN 900 TO await the action OF the Grand Jury.
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the Secret Service Department Of the government.
Bailey Is as yet nsyond the reach Of arrest Shids
apprehended or voluntarily surrender himself
ONE OF BAILEY's VICTIMS.
We give below letter from Mr. Stanley. OF the
drm OF II. Webster Co, which fully explains itseii
TO THE EDITOR OF HrnALp:-
On the 9Th OF March arrested for derauding The
government At the instance OF Collector Bailey who caused
the fact to be published 10 all the leading paper. PEI de-
lcrton trial should be ended The affidavit upon which the
warrant ssued made by Mr. Bailey stated that the books
Of firm III. Webster Coz showed withdrawals OF whis-
key August and ~, 1s6 and proceeded ~ foiows-
"Deponent further says from Information and be-
ster 4 Co. aforesaid were false and fraudulent,
and that the grounds OF deponents information and belief
certain statements made by certain &C" This
substance OF the affidavit II win be shown that frat,
charge second there II evidence To that
entry false and fraudulent without stating IN what re-
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criminal without stating the crime. To arrest citizen
upon affidavit of 'oerain information derived from
tain persons without particulars of what the nforna
ton IL or from whom II IL ddrivci, II ~ gross
abuse or The forms OF law II was my coun-
sells intention before the Commissioner for
discharge the ground the nsallcency, indeed
rvoousness, the andavt but this has been
dered by the action OF the United States District
Attorney who to-day having his attention for the rst
time drawn to the andGvt, promptly recommended dis.
mssai Of the case. II was accordingly dismissed
by tho Commissioner In the civil case brought against
the instance of Collector Bailey. January,
which property seized obtained order from
the Court weeks since that specific charges be fled
AGAINST That order has not been complied
with, and remain to this day ignorant Of the
charges As Mr.. Bailey took great pains TO publish
the fact OF arrest and by that reputation has suf
fercd will thank you to give equal publicity 10 the result
These arbitrary arrests legacy lett us by the late war
when In anxiety for allowed the buwaks OF
liberty to be tramped down and submitted TO Illegal
assumptions of power II Ia TO be hoped that late events
will make magistrates judges and jures more careful TO
that man Is deprived OF property liberty without
u specific charge and evidence to warrant it,
SAMUEL L. STANLEY, OF H. Webster 4 Co.
NEW YORK. March H. 1870.