Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-20

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"Nr. Granger, = a, was red hot in TER STAR
the ctf er lay about you and 10 Wilson, wasn't
III" ssdOur reporter TO Mr. Granger, Recorder
OF the Land Of e.
why, didn't see it," said Granger.
"You didn't said our reporter. assonished
why 10; but I heard something about II, I
recOllect that somebody told me there was some
thing in TIE STAR that would interest me-"
Eyes; but you know there's
ALWAYS SOMETHING IN THE STAR
that Wiz interest everybody"
That's fact (empha :iealiv) That's fact,
wonder how these STAR reporters get all their
news IN that way"
Star mad" Well. how about this NcGarra-
nan clam business"
Granger.-"We!l, this is all there is about il.
a patent was ordered 70 be Lsued 10 MeGarrs-
han in 1868, ana, "a tar as know, went tarouSa
The regular forms OF procedure. / merely re-
cord. you Know, AID then am done with it,"
well, how was il that the paten. was issut
to McGarTahaD, and that il slumbered 50 long
IN this Office without his being aware OF the
iact ~
"Well, now you're coming to it; but that's
Just more than can tell yon."
o." How did he come 10 Ild IL out, at all them"
{" Oh, dashed it 1 know (rather hastily.l
''The first thing knew about it was that
AN ORDER CANE FRoN SECRETARY cox
last year TO annUl the pateut; but I don't war I.
you to understand that l had anything to 20
with that; only heard that such was the fac =
=. How did YOU come to be mixed up with it?'
"Just in this way. Mr.. Bingham, OF Ohio,
called on me a lew weeks ago, for information
IN regard to th's McGarrshan claim, and W anted
10 get dates OF certain letters. 1 turned round,
as natural as couId be, TO that case there,
tpointing TO an ordinary book case with glass
DOORS Were keep my tiles o. letters, ana :.
10. AND BEHOLD,
the letters OF 10 WILSON, directing the recUrdins
CEPa:ents, we're missing, from January - Junc,
'Gf3."
rs that sou
That is SO; and looked over and over, went
TO back nies and everything, bat no use; they
weren't there
There was something said about the
LOCK on THAT CASE
being tamrered with"
"Yes, it was tempered with, but the report
was not exactly correct. 1 al testify to the
Jock having been tampered with, but not IA
connection with that affair at ali. / merely
stated, for the Information OF the committee.
hat on the morning 1 was before them 1 L ad
noticed on arriving at the office that somebody
had been fooliLg with the lock OF my desk, and
somehow or other IL got spread about that the
taDpering was in connection with the missing
| correspondence, which idea | didn't intend to
| convey, although il may have beene.o"
"HOw did you and 10 come in COLLISION"
Its hard telling. We used 10 b. friends
| What, not friends now:?'
| mo, indeed" with significant shake OF the
| head.)
suppose you were TO walk into his room now
| what would be the scene 90
1 why he wouldn't speak to me at I'll.
Wouldn't rctice me.''
l what b. ought it about ~ said we inluir-
| iD2lyl "What s,artcdit ="
Wen, tie enlargement between 10 and j
| Is just this, and what IN Gods world he could
| have any aIimosiy against me, for I canpot
| tell. We were as friendly H. possible until a
| year ago or thereaDouts when there Was a Col.
| Tuner appointed here as temporary clerk for
| ,hree months. The three months expired and
| his appointment was lot renewed, whereupon
he came to me asking that would approach
| Nh. Wilson in his behalf for re-appOiutment
| AMI only 10 ask him il he could make An appli-
| cation Tor appointment. l told him [ would.
| man he's right 10 ask for anything, you
know, whether he gets reiusedOr not"
| "IhaCs so, the right OF petition we claim to
| be inalieDable''
| Certainly we do, hut what do YOU think? |
| went to Wilson'S Office, asked if he would have
| any objection 10 Colonel Turner'S applying Tor
| reappontDent. Good Heavens, You ought to
| have seen him. lie jumped out of his chair
| whlrled himself around in intense anger a d
| said ''Slr, shall run this Office or you? 1 want
nothing TO do with you sir; nothing, nothing,
sir! Go, GO"
That must have been very mortirying?"
Certainly il Just to think 30 ,bere
| were three or four clerks in the Office at the
nine: That riled me. tell you it did"
| We'll how do you transact your business with
| Through one OF the clerks in the Office he
| replied.
IL rec lie stated the other day that he never
came down here where you are at ALL
NO, dash him, he Il better not
"He kind OF insinuates that YOU have lots of
| girls calling on you here all the tine.''
| "les there are. You know We rad a large
force of female clerks here once, ard since they
nave been discharged they keep coming, L., ing
| TO get back"
THAT isn't the point though. He seemed 70
hint at something more"
81 Indeed, don't know how he can lay any
thing OF that kind ora
MAN OF NY AGE
" He claims that he goes ont OF this Office
comparatively poor
"Why, man, even take
HIS SALARY ALONE
that he has received here for the hundred wears
he has been in Office. and he would be we'll o s.
for nobody ever knew him TO spend ANYTHING
that il, money. Anybody around here who las
seen the daily routine of business knows that
10 WILSON Amt POOR"
"Then you think he's rich:"
Worth hundred and nifty thousand dollars
if he's worth a cent ~
Like to be in his boots; but how about
McGarrahan? DO you know bim?'
" Certainly, but only slightly. He came in
here once last summer, think, and very polite
.iy sad his Is the Recorders Office 10
which replied yes, and he rejoined Il would
IKE 10 have copy of a certain land patent.
Wei, sir, You can have it, they are matters OF
public record. Well I'm MIR. McGarrahan
and understand there has been q patent issued
10 me ior certain public lands through nv
agent, Ruy Gomez, and all | ask is copy OF
it,
Mr.. Granger here said: Il turned to nv nles.
and strange TO say, which was fact, he Nectar
rahan) noticed himself at the time the ,e ters
were missing from January TO June, iSeS.''
Ibid McGarrshan act any way ruCieiy about
1t, or say anything harsh to your
NO indeed, acted as a perfect gentleman
throughout. He seemed to think 1t
RATHER STRANGE.
That was ALL
"iou got Turner appointed afterwards
though; didn't you:'
81 bet you / did; and as told YOU imagine
that's the whole canse Of our difficrlry."
"Iwonder il 10 thinks to stick here?'
Cant say. 1 heard this morning that the
Senate committee on Drunmond's confirma-
ton stood two for TO two against, With one mem.
anyhow"
NO enc can tell about hat, sir; but some
how or other think that the House committee
are against McGarrahan. Now, mind YOU
only speak from impressiOn. 1t looked to me
as II tile members OF the COMMITTEE, felt that
How did you judge
Well, by the way they Questioned the wit
neeses. There was something in their manner;
can't describe Ii. but it seemed to foreshs dovv