New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-01
THE YERKES INFAMY.
COL. MCCLURE ANALYzEs TIE CASE.


addressed large Liberal meeting at the American
Mechanics Han, ia this city, this evenings aud in the
course of his remarks said
THIS brings rue to consider Mr.. Yerhes. He has IN
the eve OF an election designed 20 acqut Gen Hart
rant of certain accusations, made by Mr. ferAes
himself and sustained by genuine letters from zen;
Hartranft and by copies OF accounts from the Doons VI
the fact that Mr.. Yerkes has been convict as did
Gen. Haruanit and his friends some weeks ag S'
davis, without DENYING their genuineness' =,
have said that he went 10 ns stdiS Si' %TonS 70
others attaching 10 himself aud hs mas hos
lcssened his credibiity citizen what wrong ne mas
done 70 himself then pay be extenuated by the
natural love liberty and the desperate power that
the pubic he cannot be excused 1t required Tcmbs
"shy ster" to work up the case and perfect us rainhc
tons, and one was at hand IN the shape or
Federal oficeholder. He became prOcurer 10 de-
hvST INC helpless pfS9e aa pme1i CONVICTIONS
as TO the total deprayty OF manklnd ana ms w9k quo NOT
therefore, conflict with any OF the natural hsthets OF an
honest man. few days ago, in public speech, AFTER
one or more letters from Yerkes he confessed the ac-
counts to be genuine, but msuted me lntelilgehoe
Of his audience by an assumed authoritative state
ment that Ierkes specuiated for tine STATE s SI-
hcers without their knowledge, paid them pr9hts
and said nothing about II when they Improbable
or nobody believed him. but II was the best e&
rtto ~ be rom YeTtcs tbot barely impied the
forgery OF the Yerkes afdaylt Now Mr. leTkes states
that no such accounts are on his books ana the auas
do not assume 10 explain the motive Of DIR. Paine's
connection with the letters and adayits referred TO-
question between himself and the public. He seems 10
lave desired 20 relieve lr Evans Mr. Yerkes naturally
desired 70 relieve himself from imprisonment, ana Iaey
made common cause on the 5th Of December, ISL,
Nj Yerkee convicted but he was not Septeneed
bear date Dec 2 ISL IS days after tue conviction ana
coRycti0H and sentence active efforts we're made 10y Mr.
Yerkes and MS friends TO procure pardon end 1t was
confidently expected that ms pardon would 10 reau9 ID
time to save hun from going TO prison at all
PROOFS OF YERKEs's PERJURY.
affirm that which is susceptible OF the clearest proof
in any Of justice that Mr. Yerkes Is the author OF
both the afldayits De rCpudates. uheis not their
direct author manly way, he is their author in
sowardly and unmanly way. II he did not write ana
sign them, he abstaned from doing to plead forgery
ana iIaud 70 save hilseLI IN cse tne "a
his pardon That he dictated the contents OF the
afndaVs declared the statements 70 10 eitb"r
by his act the act Of others and for four months
after their publication never venured deny their gen
uluenees or trthlness although fully advised OF them
facts which be established for MT HeIkes ~
court Of justice at any time he shall desire u 70 DC t9e
ys delayed his pardon for months and he was, during
all the time, conscious OF the fact that ne IA
prison because he had by those aihdaVlts' onehueu
doors at pleasure. The men VINO nnany Dareaineu /
for his pardon then denounced him Tor MAKING |
the adayits and had.their revenge by extending ms
term OF imprisonment Neither MT 1tIKes n9r tne "a
CCutive, the State Treasurer nor the AudtOi-Geh
he forgcres, until became political neces
sy TO obey the general demand for the release OF
Yerkes and Marcer and TO attempt the vndieanon OF
Hartranf from the accusations preferred against NM
be ret % Si a e MF cnds ef pSTneT
Evans made strenuous efforts to enforce the |
settlement of Mr. Eyanss accounts part OF the con
tract for the pardon, and Dr. Panes connection with
the letters and atdavits Is thus explained an VI wSn
time Isaw letter sentby Mr. Yerkes to Dr. Pane, within
the last two weeks written win al The cunning ana CIR
cumspecuOn Of shrewd and unscrupnlo1s attorney;
demanding the return TO him Of the original letters ana
papers and nmating that il not returned he would De
compelled TO do what would DO unpleasant IL thcy |
were forged fraudulent why dId not he say so ana
why did he want them back in his possession 10 niue
them from the pubcG Would innocent man, suffer
lug by the guilt Of others, want the evidence OF teaI
pr pared or allowed TO prepared for him. the follow
IN statements knowing That they were designed 70 CON
b s1o -. no So1neciion Between the T. F. artranft
occaun and lie account OF the State Treasurer nor
there awning in his H. F. Harranftl account showing
that benefited by state treasure deposits
There entry showing that either the state Treas
urer Auditor General ever derived any Deneht from
State deposits or any entry to show that sate DEPOSITS
used by any one bat yourself ana III TIE Ies laf
course vi your business
EVIDENCE OF HARTRANFT's GUILT.
The following letter from Gen. Harranft, Tic genuine
ness Of which undsputed is a complete answer to the
first paragraph;
ArprTon-Grvran's OFFICE HArnsrrRo. Dec p, 1870.
YEEEEs Calhoun ;eegQhsc me toc for m1ne' sno hsa
Sroi ia rtt scseg here on Monday. " ESQ
he win Until Monday DID rot Ike 70 Ak
hn again, bot DID not tns mat Saaoaa ~OOa SI an sy
vii meet Masey here on Monday neoy VII ask
mp 20 %r In cai5oua check on SATURDAY give you
deposit 0 that amount 1890. .e.-.- J. p II.
fT.
with MI Ycrkes, apd no other funds on deposit there
Is 10 not evident that Gen. Hartranft was using the
Speculation had clearly been rife ia both tue establish
inauts OF Yerles Co. and Of Pension Agent CALHOUN,
and Hartranft Of the specuators, employing |
tic pubic funds for the purpose. There Is no eyidenee
or even accusation, that lie used any money ne Qd |
not return, but when II is denied by 4ir. Herkes that
INC public money was used, the denial di- |
recy tue TRUTH and in the case OF MI 1erkes
tie denial Is made with fun knowledge OF the truth
That YeIkos failed and that Calhoun ~as Sompeo 70
resign because of the unsatisfactory condlu0u or ms
pension account is but cumulative evidence OF the
speculative use o. the puOlc money. 90 not peIlele
flat Major Calhoun guilty OF tire appropriation OF
tnoy from Office When 1t Is remembered that the use
ZION Is plain violation OF law, and punishable as Ierkes
AND MarCsr pun he'd, the equal justice that would
ools.gu YorAes 20 the anu 70 We
GunernaUOgIal chair VIII De qutsoieI Dy many Cohsi
entous voters OF the state regardless Oh party obi
also that the second paragraph quoted
Is dencrelv intended 20 convey false Impression 10
the public. That the STATE Treasurer ana
ra have derived benefit from state deposits win Mr'
Yerkes, aud that his mousse has paid such prQh are
cs susceptible OF the elearest proof and winch neither
Mr. Ycrkes any other party interested, are nave
investigated before any honest tribunals aud IN order
that may not be misunderstood or be accused OF eva
securities given by Yerkes in his affidavit have been
declared by himself 10 be true.
PARDoSs OF THE EXECUTIVE ARTICLES OF COMMERCE
These arc grave accusations and they have not been
made in the heat Of political discussion, for have pre-
pared them with deliberaton and care, and II they
are untrue in any material respect could have no ex-
cse 10 offer in extenuatiOn Of the wrong have done 10
the parties, and especially TO Mr. Yerkes. IL will
rot be pretended that / control courts and
iuries In Philadelphia have any means OF
Contracting for safety II offend against the laws
nave shielded All his rights as citizen, by declaring
mat me Integrity of his character a man, men
should Judge each other In the honest relations OF me-
has NOT been impaired legal Ofense that is perhaps
but common In his profession and does not involve the
essence OF IT, therefore, now wrong him, he is
on equal footing with any other citizen to yndcae him