Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-02

Among the testimony ELECTED by the custom
house investigation at New York, a portion
considered most damaging to the administration
was that of Mr.. MIDGET, who had been en-
ployed IN some subordinate capacity under
General Palmer, the appraiser, and who claimed
that both he and Palmer had been removed
without just6abe cause, in consequence of,
some hostility of General Porter or some other
member Of the presidents household. MIR.
Mudgett's testimony on this point and an ex-
panatory card which he sent to the Tribune
were not very ineligible, but it was plain that
he had grievance which he felt keenly, and
that he wished it to be understood that General
Porter primarily and the president ultimately
were responsible for the injustice to himself and
to General Palmer. John Russell Young also,
it might be gathered from Mudgett's statements,
was in some way concerned in the intrigue which
had such disastrous results for these gentle
men. Mr.. Young in his paper, the Standard,
tells what he knows about these affairs. His
narrative has at least the advantage that il can
be readily understood without the close study
which the former awkward statements required.
1t has the appearance also Of being told frankly
ana lu 5pOu lsilln anu VIC nave no reason 10
doubt its truth. The Standard says:
Upon his return from Europe Mr.. Young was
informed that Mr. Greeley's Judgment had been
in some way coioTed by the sutferings OF Palnl-
er, and that he believed the general 10 have been
wantOnly and caGselessly removed from the
appraisers office. One evening, in converse.
ton with the president at Long Branch, he
spoke of the feeling which Mr.. Greeley was sup
posed to entertain, and veniured to ask whether
4ba bad AZ IN fpll m IA a
the removal Of Palmer had been made.
The president replied that he had not the
least objection. He was told that Mr.. Mudgett
when in Washington, at Wilard's hotel, and at
the time an officer of customs, had publicly
spoken OF an arrangement by which the emolu-
ments of certain branches OF the customs were
raid 10 Gen. Porter or Gen. Dent for the use o
the White house, and Ct MIR. Young correctly
remembers), that a check for $4,000 OF 5000
had been sent to Gen. Porter IN pursuance o
the agreement. When Gen Porter heard oil TIN
charge he rent for Mr.. Mudgett and inierrOgat
ed him, insisting that If he knew 0
any transaction Of the kind he sboul'
at once lay il before the president
That Mr.. MIDGET did not, as in dut,
bound, give any such facts either to the presi
dent or secretary OF the treasury. As soon a
tue president learned Of the aYerment he said y
Mr. Boutwell, that a man who could publisl
these ISLANDERS about the administration shouli
either make them good or retire from the ser
wee. The secretary agreed with this view, AM
said he would remove Mr.. MIDGET. The pres
ident replied that Mr.. MIDGET should be re
moved, and thar any officer who would appoin
or keep such man in ONCE should be remove,
also. So Mr.. Darling was made appraiser 4
place OF Gen. Palmer.
Some time after Gen. Palmer was complain
ing IN Mr. Young's presence that he had bee
removed waatonly and without cause, and thi
be had never heard Of any cause. MIR. Youn
heightened him by telling the story no
rinted, aud which Mr.. MIDGET, in an impc