The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-23

Prom ne Lafayette Disps,ch.
Libel IN ~ol. William SQuelcheS,
ind he following card from to-
: hiiiis II in the Courier Of Sat
~ nstt. IL completely vindicate
.niid1te from the attack Of an nm
."s--i.uus zoe. We arp sston:shed tina
editors who knew the charges were falls,
should permit them to appear uncontrs
dicied- Read:
Asa-o Tssx COLONEL John =. wILLIAns
LAFAYETTE. August In. 1872.
W. ; Li~eLE, Esq. EDIroR COURIER:
TN my return To this city this morn.
isS my attention was called TO the fol-
sowln- article. published in the Indian.
apSlis Journal, and reproduced in the
columns OF your paper:
-CoLoxKL JOHN 8. wILLlANs.
Jonn .. Williams, Democratic candi.
cate TOR Congressman at Large, was
formerly Collector Of Internsl Revenue
Tor the lafayette district. We are in
possession OF information that from the
time OF his retirement from Office M TO
a!s domination for Congressman. he was
IN arrears to the Government xS. 900 or
5000; that the Department freuuentIv
stirred him up to paw the balance dn:
hut that he failed and refused tn settle
untii nnaIly the Government ordered
suit brought against his bondsmen,
wnen' oeing driven to . settlement Col.
Williams paid up.
There Is another matter we would
Ike to have Colonel Williams explain.
A few months ago. he applied to the
tension ONCE, at Washington. for ap-
pointment as special agent to examine
into the alleged frauds in the pension
service In making this application for
an appointment under the odious Adj
ministration of Grant, Colonel Williams
asserted that Of his own kuowledoe a
very large majority Of the pensions now
being paid to soldiers in Indiana were
fraudulent. The Commissioner of PEN
slons did not credit Mr.. Williams, asser-
ton. and declined to appoint him. He
did, however, order an Investigation
through other parties. and found Colon
less.
III Colonel Williams has any denial or
explanation to make on either or both {
OF these points. We should be pleased to
hear from him.
In answer to the first "point., and
" hIch l deem . sufficient explanation. I I
beg leave to call your attention to the q
Following copy Of letter addressed by [
Inc Acting Commissioner of Internal 9
Revenue 10 Gen. Thomas II. Browne. "a
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, II
OFFrcE OF INTERNAL REvEyur. III
WASHINGTON, March %. ls;e.\
SIR: John ). Williams. late Collector c
D. internal Revenue for the Eighth Dis L
net OF Indiana has deposited $3,lI9 ST. I:
ne balance due from him on his STAMP v
.ccount, Of which the Solicitor Of the a
llreasury will advise you at an early A
lay. Il
The accounts Of the late Collector :
y iIliams are all closed on the books of
his once, except his compensation ac-
cunt, on which there is due him com.
MISSIONS on tax collected on goods ship 4
'ed In bond. The amount thereof Ju
owever, has not been definitely ascer- =
aimed IN m
Il understand that Mr.. Williams has n
efeFred the settlement Of his stamp an
rcount. anticipating an early adjust
lent Of these commissions, which he q.
roposed to apply to the balance due tic
1ereon- be
Very respectfully, m.
u. j. SWEET. m'
Acting Commissioner. liz
IHos- ~. BRowE, ESQ,
: $. District Attorney, Indieuspolis, ~,
indiana 40
AS TO the second @point" that 1 zap.
he'd to the Pension Once in Washing
- TOR apoiatment Is special agent to
[amine into Illegal frauds in the pen
on service reply that it has no
in fact