The New York herald., 1871-12-31
TEE MsEa ceySrERFElFrrc. CASE.
The "accrct Service" BufeRss nnE It's a..
NaisLs-Ssxscring Refarsa Nesdnsh

TLe "sccrct Service, BufeRss nnG It's o.
AaisLs-Ss~sruisg Refarsa Seslush
On Thursday we published tho result OF tho trial
" Joshua d. Miner, who nad been inflicted In the
United States Circuit Court, before Judge Honeuics
for alleged countefeiting. Tho jury returned
dict OF not guilty. The whole proceedings In Iils
case, as they came OUT on trial, require eonlIaenn
now that the jury mas finally passed upon 10. Phe
principal witnesses produced on behalf OF the govern
ment were mon whom 1t would be difncnlt tO be.
lfeve. One OF them was aperson who had served
term In the state Prison, and who, upon lila 0wa
coniesslon could have been sent there again ha1
he not made terms with the chef or the
se crct Service that n he tur1ied up Miner wlEa
certain counterfeit plates IN his possession his ho
crty would ne secured to HIM. THIS Witness, there
foro hat y strong motive n swearing up 20 tns
the conviction OF the accused would, u some ex-
tent DC me means Of gaming the witness ms lib'
eity or pardon, or immunity IRON prosecution
Another government witness, VINO holds the post
of operator In hc secret Service, admitted, on
cross.cxarnlnation, that ne had dealt IN smugGlen
cigars and mat ils house hal been used Is dopas
Tor the reception OF smuggleI goods, which he Used
IN these ille.al opcrasioss. Aud stfl lursasr
IL came out In the testimony, winch wenf
TO inpcacn me ChcI o the Secret service that tAs
Official, while running pawnproRing estADsnmcnt
In Boston In 1866 or 1901, had nl5 license rax0keS
Tor cause, The CITY Clerk OF Boston was exasl-
the original record OF II. II IS an OLD axiom or the
law that when u mar enters Court to prefer An
I
with clean hands Certainly the LIBERTY o. no citt
zeg-not even the worst inaa who Is abroad W TIE
comLRunlty-ought 10 Ue iIuRerllel FOR sIt2iR MO-
,yneut by evidence of III untrue Ioupliul or
Aainted character has been often sail,
aset a. thief To- catch a tlief;" nui
tns Andtng OF the Jury in tie Aner
ca.eis solemn warning y tile Secret servlce that.
ulay doslre 10 convict criminals they must DO %
upon ths testimony VI honest rellalle wltpssaaA
and not upon the lterested statements or conyiciel
crpA naIs ami others WHO have been aInselvsa en-
gaasAl IN irsuauIent transactons. This case ass,
doSl ui0 GoverQment an inmcnSe sun u naOsey to
pressc Ait and what has been gained BY lLY rre
acqpltAN Q tpe dsepdalt W ahiGhly inteaiisent
aRSi roA octasl9 jury, and such ragipg up a ths
secret Service ~ II nas never received be-
fppa ik% Chief branded ~ man wha
aas haN bis lawanrokor's license rcvos.s
'for causA;u one 0i his 'oRar3tors.p acconllna -
bis own confession, y smuggler and the frerRh or
smugglorst and another. person who had, hsioss
his,ailpolntAnenl m the service, got ino drunsen
nows aud nnnts IN ths street. The officers os tne
government I.oulh b0 wcll-conduced men Of good
reputation a,aa carasier, and II the secret service
cakAnpS hat caS ned On without employing initsIAnks
pesh ~ dAAsop utabe aud dograded chaIacer-ii -
sasupk ooNa4os it's Operations without c&mA To ~
AlI&elsQt blOu1shed chaxaeter WHO has0HfsssuaSSl
AZ jnlssad>S,leeeela familiar with crlic-h - INN
tunv thia wtlsIe sSser9t Service should % Wlpsa
CAL or existence