New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-14

s,oner Osborn in the handwriting Of Dawson. clerk OF
Fullerton's ia his Office by is clerk IN te n"h
writing Of the clerk; and Moses Dupuy says Il was Cd,
tanned through efforts OF his. under the uid
What sort Of protection was smith getting during these
few days after that interview at Blrdsas house
of Gropp urged by Fullerton or Mr. Knox a nt
think The aaldsvits warranted that aud he would Issue
but two and he only issued these two on Tue is. r.,
Jnly Having issued these two warrants on ihat ntso
Jay OF Jnly he made up his mind there should De no
more Of this bungling WORK when had occurou vi go
t the Marshal himself Then. when IN the Marohas
room. or before he had got Gns o. Of he ~. Marshal
IA representing the Government these WARRANTS ne 1ou
Fullerton they had been given to MN Dy inc Fnerton
said that he was representing the Government ana
claimed the warrants and finally Dy an ,ba he
wanted TO examine them. the Marshal consented that M
Fullerton should take the hs IN HI, booklet with tho
understanding that they should DO lmnieuiattS i s
The evidence proves until the sth day Of July when they
were returned to Mr. Osborn ,,,, pir,
Here comes in fact which is little remarkable Bro
sail tells MS that having returned on the 0h ne nss
learned that warrants had again been Issued III
FnIIarton This was matter bad faith he used an ad
cctve little stronger before bad-Dut ths - riSroo
Grinc vonr IIonors' attention to the testimony Fullerton
said he did know about IT. and he would put s.S fRe
IL; he put his hat on his head fastened yro h alice
aud did put stop to 1t by golng TO te nn fovprn
claiming these warrants as representing mo dov he
told Birdsa the thing was stopped or mnai ~ "'
remember which expression put II was s,1 t ave been
misunderstood hy your jnors, was very paric1Set
upon that point because deem very % y hat
a. IL 80 nd In nv argument. on tue very Jay 'I'I
Rirdso cot home he discovered this ana iat wa" s no
very day which Mr. Osborn sWGnS came there and
S SSi tn' S''''' 49,, s,,,, A, ,coeo,ea;
he ia mo longer ON this IL had been ixed' OF ar
ranged or whatever 1t may he called somehoW hp 5
ds,nr'ors and when does he appear On the ith
day OF J"y s nocke: he had got them on the and
| tf,at u
his LAR nayment Of $1,000 the 7h, making tho sNO
aUttIc "a y01lr Ionors viii remember but am bring
inc ts together In the way the evidence cOhecls u.
~ g. do LEI ma ace what IL This Bclknap was an
| agent Of the Treasury and smith had Deen arrested
and turned over his $1,000 and 1t must some,
| how or other, at time, transpTe That he had
bcen arrested Here this agent, whose business II
70 tell about it at Washington What does he tell How
does he get over that rouble We have hs report Ex
No IN I'm evidence here: it has been read We have
report signed by Belknap drawn rs has been proven IN
the Office Of Fullerton IN his own CLERK handwriting;
respect, except these words, Ncw.lOIk 18th June 1868
TO Hugh acCuoch, Secretary Of the Treasury Those
are a totally different handwriting, aud not letter
press roror, oos On 70 state about tbe arrest and
| il ID dated ON the 18Th Of june The arrest as your
onors Will remember was ON the l2h OF June He goes
on 10 make his statement and to state ia IL that other
ahdays have been obtained aud that other warrants
certain II any other ailayits than those we have had
in evidence had been issued aud could not learn OF
| we have In evidence up to this time .
When this report written It looks as II, when they
stated that other aidayits had been made. that they
had been. But what Is still more remarkable, IN ths
whole report, from beginning to end not an al, a..
money, this $4,000, the hands OF Blrdsall TO set
lie his rnut "A suggestion of how the Government
would sette-uot suggestion made OF the fact that he
was at the time this was written or profGssed to be
dated Canada, out Of the United states on his Journey
| waiting for It 10 blow Oycr-nOt % suggestion! .
produce before you the men VINO are In the differ
departments at Washington, where ms paper cane
UJtlauu tells that lie remembers the Ittl tdl IL
didn't come to Washington until somewhere about the
Honor have seen and facts are testified that will con
vince ybJdy that it did not reach Washington In the
ordinary far as We have the ordinary ana rcas
ouahlc evidence until the 18Th day OF July. Wien thl5
report got there this money the !6OOJ had been paid
over Not word said on tue rrpurt OF Wnmt haq eten
done with the money the stock. or anything all That
kept entirely secret lIOn tho Government! II that ia
mcnt then will strike soberunded men. who do not
look at these thing. in that way with alnazciIent
of July Just after these things happencd very trouble
some matter News had somehow other got 10 wash
ngton that Mr. Fullerton was assuming TO get Tor me
United states aud on the 18th day OF July, Mr. Rollins
SITS down and writes this letter. which has been read TO
Fullerton and Knox, telling them that representations
had that they appearing In certain cases.
seems the ssTs'. Of To. Tlsl.s and Hy, ta.,
whatever evidence may sdluee sy ocr engaged in
COLLECTION Of tie reyeGue Submitted either
the Department ia Washington for consider
before preente to United States Commissioner and all
case, where It not AS' ,uo.d y ',gn, proper a! s9s District
asn THIS roa be guJ'. 70 H,u oh,st' HH % .Se anu
S s are re P .s as. 5 20 @ to cS"
ssey VERY rrsprcaiy A RoLLSa
Then they had notice by that letter that Dstrct.Attor
Courtney had been advised Of this matter Now Mr.:
Harand told you that he DIRE" up this letter and showed
the Secretary Of the Treasury aud the Secretary has
told you that they talked it aud agreed upon and
IL thus sent Here then they had directions from the
Government rcpudiating their authority. and telling
bem that If they supposed they had such authority they
had not, aud telling them that the Secretary had
written 10 DstrictAItOrncy Courtney. This the
as District, Attorney OF which Mr. Osborn spoke. Well
that was an embarrassing thing and t caused enloar-
o the SCENE We cpms down now to August aud
Buckley turns up. man who has figured more LARGELY
eminent man l know. He comes here with
s09 an sG he has SMITH s arrested so H in
sey. believe, aud brought here before Comnlssi0htr
for ono the m aT OF m nS
continued the 3D. Ah. 7Ih 9TH 10TH l7th 18Th ed 2h
25h. 2th 29thand October the Isl al through these
falling out. and Buckley gdes from the and dsap-
pears from the scene in which he was once proinl-
nent figure. Mr. Fullerton now comes into the case Ia
the most friendly way, with Mr. Courtney as alder IN
in this examination, and Smith s discharged MT Full
aud breathes TO him word OF these Two warrant
(which had been issued on the LIST day OF July, 1865
these different days from the time that Fullerton
into the case with Courtney IN the most friendly
rants or Of the other warrant which Smith was
arrested when the money was extoted How Is that to
that during all that time sitting with Mr. Courtney In
THE proceeding not word Gresihed to him OF these
warrants which Mr. Fullerton had had In his hands from
the is the 9Th. and which he knew all about and
caused 10 be issued.
Now about the "a OF October they got through with
this Buckley affair and Smith Ia arrested these two
Mr. Courtney, he tells you, having learned
that the Marshal had these two warrants Smith
rested by Jarvis, and by looking AT the
rants you will that Jarvis not deputzed
them until sometime In September Mr. Courtney
having found that the Marshal had these warrants dl.
rected that Smith be rearlesed his duty. Then
Mr. White. Smiths counsel comes to where Courtney
ana Fullerton sitting together and said, with great
Indignation, This is bad faith Why Ia my client to be
arrested these 8arrantSp lie takes them and sees