Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-29
The RinchIe,-ReIIis, Case.

IfrEL sTtT TeR FIFTN THOUSAND DOLLARS
pANAGEs-ENANtNArIo OF NE. ROLLINS.
IN the United states Circuit court In Bald
more Yesterday. before J udge Giles. the trial 81
the case OF J I'm NJ. Buckley, form Ily solicitor
of Internal Revenue. agaiu~f Edward A. Rollins,
formerly COMMISSIONS OF Internal Revenue,
&c. CONNIE need on Friday last. was resumed.
This was sn acton 70 feocvtr aamsgos laid AZ
SO Gee fer writing an alleged DC suiatory letter,
GATED March Sth. i0q. a. tho Pftsideut 81 tie
United States. fhCr,tCfoTc puhliShod.1 which
caused the plaintiff 2, mpval tpIa cffcC ly lie
Mr.. Sterling. OF ccunssi for dsfcncc, ru, IN
evidence the Sfidsvit - c,->CCr,tary hcCul-
och 20 the eject that ConIni-~iuUer Rollins had
recommended CcrflCmau nom Iowa ter the
that Rinckley IVES arpoin;vl by direction "
PFestdcnt johnson. witness sut,rtaincd the
opinion that Bmcklcy lscAr, fhc qualifications
Tor he oface; Rollins s>Ard the removal az
Buckley after tic lagt,T h-d iu-tisuted pr,,-
eeedings against him IN Nov Nort; witness
alwaNs had entire conhdt nee in thc integrity CT
Mr.. Rollins, and did not believe he was con-
neetcd with any alleged Frauds ju Ncw York
EN- Commissioner Roilin~, the defendant. was
Then put UI'On the stand, sid his examination
occupied the entire day. Re acknowledg ed that
he wrote the letter 90 President Grant upOR
which the suit l. hroaght Witness had done
nothing IN regard 10 the loss a. the original let-
ter, and did not believe IL Had been improrerly
withdrawn from the department Witness r.
qnested Che COMMITTEES 81 y ays and Means TO
create the oficc OF solicitor 81 Internal revenue:
his object was 60 obtain man of al dualinca-
tOns-the duties were such 60 require Il, in
OttOttr. M. he ne the arIslIuf
OF -. p. Chipman, OF Iowa. now a member or
Congress: 10 was made hy the recomnne ndatta,,
OF Gen. Grant; Mr.. NcCuiloch said he woull
Ike 20 appoint Mr.. BincSlcv; witness told him
thar his impressions were unfav0rahle 20 Mr. n,
but II he could be satisfied with he pecuniary
integrity he would sacrifice hls wishes. the a..
s,stant attorney general, Mr.. Ashton. said 10
thought Mr.. II. WAS honest pecuuiarilv; NJ
McCulloch said the appointment was made e.
the request OF Mr.. johnson. witness Thought ID
wonld be productive OF harmony 10 consent FL,
he nfrsr nnraHa
duties on The last OF July, witness was abs..'it
for a time, and ON his return ne learned a. &C.
Mr. b. Mas i'm New York; had no kisowledgc OF
Ms intention % 20 there; witness conferred with
the Secretary OF the Treasury. who lid not az
pear to know that Mr.. n. Wa therc.
The afhdaNits made against Mr.. Rollins IN
New York were then read, together with sew
eral letters from Mr.. Rollins % Secretary Ne
Culloch In regard 60 these charges, and the con-
duct OF MT. Buckley. The persons h. conferred
with a. 10 the fitness OF Mr.. Buckley for his p1-
sition, all OF whom concurred With him an Opigl-
ion.l were Gen1 Grant. Vice President Cola.
Gen. schenck, Samuel Hooper, OF Msssachu-
Jersey. Allison, OF Iowa, Chandler OF New YoiI,
Senator Morrill,, OF Vermont. aud Scnstor Fen
ton. General Grant, speaking OF binckley. ia
the IAN OF 1865, said, After nv election, snii
60 for him carly"
Mr.. Rollins was then questioned in relation 10
the assault make upon him by Mr.. Binchi 81.
and stated that Buckley approached him with
an inarticulated voice like n howl and acted
wildly and unnaturaly; witness was crossing
the street from the Ebbitt House towards has
ONCE; was walking refiectively, thinking about
a response TO Ice made by him 20 the gift of a
Bible by gentlemen I'm his department when he
was interrupted; thOughtit a very inappropriate
time 20 have fight, and ran half square to
avoid 30 discreditable scene; Buckley bawleI
out that he had tested bis bravery and that was
all he desired; Mr.. Harlsnd a few minutes
afterward, who was bloody and his clothes were
soiled from Mr.. Binckley's assault upon him.
Witness also testified that while the proceedings
were going on against him the Secretary Of the
Treasury told him that all proceedings against
him would he dropped Is be would resign, aud
that the President was a hard man 20 tight
against.