The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-23
COLLECTOR MURPHYS BATTLE.
Refatatien sof Charges Against the Collector
Ht. Address 60 the RepubIicaus.

nv Address 60 the Republicans.
NEW YORK, Sept. %, 1871.
HENRY 5. OLcoTT-lh have word to say to you in
reply to your communication In the Tribune Of this
morning
In the year 1853 you were clothed with authority
to investigate frauos against the governments
Judging your fitness for the position you held by the
communication above alluded to, you could have
better served the State in another place. which will
readily suggest itself. You attempted to impicate
me IN fraud against the government. and 10 effect
your purpose you sought and obtained er parte and
onesided aifldavits, which you had the Inclination
and opportunity to color to suit yourself some Of
these the persons who were fnterrogated by you re-
fused to sign, because the facts which they stated
were so distorted that they served the purpose OF
talsehood
Armed with these you proceeded to washington
and preferred charges against me. On learning OF
this Immediately demanded an investigation and
de1ed you to sustain your charges. The secretary
OF War. from whom you received your authority,
and who, Judging from your letter, was quite en-
amored with you, aud who, 1t is presumed. would
give you fair opportunity to sustain your accusa-
uOns appointed a commission to try me on your
Indictment. That commission was composed OF
Major General John A. DIX (whose Judgment the
community VIII regard quite as valuable as yOursL
Henry A. HurDut, well known as member or the
nat business and Robert NJ srebeIgn, once The pub.
Usher OF the tribune They neId open sitrngs IN the
United States Court building in this Guy, aud pa
tently sle ned TO all the evidence you could pro-
duce sending TO sustain your accusations against
me: In mat investigation yon were not without
this CITY, than whom there is not an ADLER criminal
lawyer. AT the close OF such trial, after you had
proved and SAID all that interest an0 malignity could
suggest, the commission at once and without hest
taii0n acquitted me of all wrong. Having refused
10 listen to numerous propositions to purchase your
already refuted alidavits which were offered to me-
verify believe, Dy your procuratlon, you have now
Rdng pace and placing Sem IL the anSs Of new
enemies at critical period in the history OF the
republican party OF tins state, to the end that
they might, If possible destroy me aud lnjure
General Grants administration, OF which they are
the avOwcd enemies. is 10 be presumed that YOU
received the price which refused 70 pay You have
enjoyed from obscurty only to become infamous
Just and discriminating public Will not pass by
solemn trial and triumphant acquiltal, and second
your attempt vitalize andavits taken IN the DARK
and In the absence Of the accused, and which were
proved false bv the oral evidence which You failed
congenlal 10 your tastes. Seek out any one VINO
has been falsely indicted. but anerward YIN.
possess yourselr Of the evidence on (which When
The false accusation was lOuDded, and you VIII
frighten into buying his peace II You find weak or
gully man. II, however, you find one strong in the
except TO ally youe WITH come new
whose editors gloat over the destruction Of private
Character, ana II your victim haprens to be pc
slroy him. in so doing You may crafty vlndictive
editor but you Will also learn what measure OF pub
lie Indignation will be melted out 10 one who
THOMAS MURPHY.
TO THE REPUBLICANS OF THE STATE OF NEW
The foregoing contains all have to say to Henry
s Ocost IN reply 70 his letter in the tribune Of
THIS morning But ask your attention for a mo-
ment. This Olcott has pretended TO be member
OF the republican party ana W have its interests at
heart lie row processes TO regard nae as an unfit
person to hold the important pubic Office which /
I'LL. AS an evidence that he is either knavc in
villan In accusing Inc OF q crime or which he
believes Inc to be innocent, / refer TO the TACT
raon II the Un,ea STATES senate euet tns m GGn
neid these papers against all solicitations of those
VINO were seeking my rejection. Then was the time,
II ever, when they cOuid have been properly used,
Knowing, however, that they would then and there
have peen Immediately and successfully answered,
they were withheld. Now that they can serve the
purposes OF my enemies, he places them at Their
disposal 10 enable them 10 impair my usefulness as
member OF the republican party, and, II possible
cannot retry the case here but submit to your
canoId consideration the following verdict Of the
eminent men who composed the tribunal that passed
upOn Henry S. Ocott's charges, and rely upon It for
THOMAS MURPHY.
Hon. E. NJ. STANTON, Secretary of War . ~"
the ID Of saps mo sd by orders Of subsequent the
I he %o co on N1
W, VIII ~ TIE % yer the first dated
the dated the 18th Of May 1854 thou
AZ the commencement Of the examination OF witnesses
Colonel Olcoit discamed all intention of ippeachig m
lary OF the conacs the conduct OF the whom
nsy sTc made also produced the
ing indirectly all purpose OF impeachng the propriefy
OF his conduct. AS the contracts had been ex-
ecutcd, the hats delivered inspected by officers
Of the accepted and paid only question
before the Commissioners was the specifically submitted
by the special orders OF the I'd Of june whether there lad
been any fraud or failure the part OF the contractors
This point they took ali the testimony Colonel
oeo, on the par. Of the govssImen and by Mr. Eva
examined regard the conformity of the deliveries TO the
samples furnished by the Quartermasters Department
There is good deal of conflict In the testimony the
which the arrived after the
he part OF the contractors has been shown that
contracts have been substantially compiedwith
may not be irrelevant to state that the rejection OF
effective hats by the government inspector loss
the contractos but the manufacturer whom tbey
we're frn shed in conformity to the samples Quarter
II aser's Department.
The testimony which the conclusions OF the under
sisned are drawn herewith submitted together
OF Colonel Olco;t aud Mr.. Evarts.
We are, very respectfully, your obedient servants
JOIN A. DIX, Major General.
ROBERQ N. STREBEIGH
HENRY A. HUkLBUf.
trnc copy: ALEX. j. PERRY, Col. U. NJ. ID.
A true copy OF copy: CnAs. DAERow, Capt, A. U. NJ.