The sun., 1872-02-16


I % e1 Y sec sr o gVout cu .i,,ye o re
mtcc, dptcd OCtolcr 2, lsti, and no sOphistry can
NJ. g. q FULTON bas on several occasions as-aIled
me through the baltimore AuercIn, as fully believe.
cfs s es Srossr at T ars.a 2i nc
h they could not trust to hiiu for fair dealing ~
Tuitons personal attacks upon ne the wicked anlus
ot which was apparent have nov forsoti 9e fact
he a,mls Of every opportunity TO nsrepresent me-
2g h y M c s e mfe gSScs n PrSHGT & SSa o.
g, q pol ucal PARTY TO Which ~ my character Of ciu
,Xcry respectfully yours
J. W. stuoNToN, General Agent.
FULTON A DISHONEST DEFAUITER.
Such was The character Of Mr.. Fulton-"a dis
honest defaulter'-befure he entered upon the
duties Of the responsible ONCE he now holds.
As public officer his conduct has been still
more dghonorahle and criminal.
when Mr.. Fulton became supervisor, he was
ncrcc In his declarations against dcfraudcrs, aud
declared his ambition y be the discontinue oi
the Whlskey Ring. lcliovlng him To- he sincere.
a Oi,kecpcr at distIery near the CITY lur-
uished him Information which led to the seizure
Of the establishment of A. NJ. Quin. Fulton
protested To the infurner that he would see that
the glory of breaking up the Whiskey Ring. Quin
was indicted at the January Term, lsol, and
convicted on all the counts Of the indictment.
aud his entire stock Of whiskcy. valued at over
5000. was liable To forfeiture. THIS Quin was
proved to be a hahitUal ana nagrant Nolator OF
the internal revenue laws, aud the Court and
jury were accordingly much astouishcd to hear
that the Supervisor uf Internal Revenue wished
a slight enc Of $1,000 imposed ON him.
TuE ESCAPE OF a DisrILtER.
Tho representations Of the District At
su~riuscr- very casily <suN b. s'utshC~ Of tts-
law. Hut getting into trouble soon after for fur
thcr violations of the law, he sought the in
former and wished to be let of, urging ~ a rea-
sou that the last prosecution had nearly ruined
MN; The detcctiic remarked that that could
piled Quin, that was only the fine, but had to
pay Fulton $1,000 to get him to make the repre-
sentations which got me of So easy" This dec
laratlon was made in the presence Of Phillip
Ilerick. commission merchant doing business
on Howard street, Baltimore and Isaac Morris,
have made ailidavits to the same.
SEEING FULTON.
The next haul Fulton made was from Ulman
X Bro, who have one Of the largest distilleres In
or near The city OF Baltimore, and who do the
heaviest business, as Wholesale liquor dealers, In
the city. Fulton visited their establishments and
after making an examination, informed the
Mcssrs Ullman that he was atisned that they
were conducting their business hone. ~. Tho
very next day, one James Clayton, now Assistant
journal Clerk In the House ~ Representatives,
and the confidential friend Of Crcswcll and Full
ton-their agent In all dirty business called
upon Ullman Bro, aud Informed them that
unless they sup Fulton that day their distillery
would be seized. They refused 70 believe this
stalcineut, because Fulton himself had told them
That he was well pleased with the way their bust
ncS, was conducted. CLAYTON assured them that
unless they gave him S2,Jp1 for Iuitun, their cs-
talii.hmtnt would be seized. They declined,
,nd the seizure was made the next day.
\ SMALL FORTUNE MISSING.
John T.. Thomas, the Collector of Baltimore,
was then driving e. lucrative business a. q lawyer
also, on account of the influence lac claimed 10
have with Fulton aud az W ash uston, through
Crcswell He was employed to hN lp matters.
and persuaded the ii llWan- 20 settle with the
Government for the sum Of slsOU. The records
uf the Internal Revenue Bureau how that only
E20,HO Of this sum found it, way into the
treasury "i VIZ Omtcd states, The remaining
t@N'd was divided between Fulton, CrcsNu u,
lhuWd-, 1ud clayton. This occurred duruE thc
The Administration In the Senate &. anxious To
Investigate these matters the witnesses and the
documentary evidence are ready To ho furnished
ou short notice. So greedy was Fulton for
money, That not eat. .uri with the FlntaO he re-
quircd from Quiu. he actually cheated the in
former out of bis molety money. by claiming IL
ini made ~ me d.tcctivc' I'm rrescr,re ~ NvW
T.. Prime Of BaltImore-that lac would see him
IoHTuSTs SUDDENLY ACQUIRED.
Tho detective, who had been fooled by Mr.
Fulton In the Quin case, determined not to
place any reliance ia his prptestations and prom
l-cs Ia the future. lio was satisfied thar inn
mcnse frauds had been committed by the
Whisky Ring for men who were in moderate
circumstances few years preyioUs were now roll
ing ia wealth. Officers in the Internal Revenue
service in baltimore, who received "A moderate
salary, had also suddenly grown rich. and were
investing heavily IN real estate or lavishng their
patent to him that this money was not honestly
earned. He had seen enough tn convince him
a.
ternined to ferret them out: But as u was also
patent that the Supervisor OF Internal Revenue
and the local 9ni crs were generally in league
with the Ring, u was necessary for him to go
about his task very dlscrcetly. For nearly two
years he devoted all his energy and tai
rascals to Justice. slowly, silently, but
surely, he proceeded with the work and
without resorting to any INSCRIPTIONS acts he
succeeded In accUmulating the clear, positive
and unimpeachable evidence of the commission
Of frauds by members Of the Whiskey Ring 10
the amount Of at least 100000.
AN APPEAL TO boutwell,.
THIS evidence WIS In part the ORIGINAL hooks
Kept by the dist.llers who had run the dis
t,llerics owned by different members. Of
the anidavits Of the dstlcrs, gausers,
storekecpcrs, and various other parties who
frauds Wien he had secured tbs evidence he he
consulted milton whitney, the nhlest criminal
%yss c"e E @ ts o GftS pa o Wien Ff4ra M e 5@S
learned his opinion Of the local officers and his
determine. ion TO have nothing to do with them,
Washington. In conjunction with Col. W T..
Wood, Of Washington, he placed the most vaiu-
able portion OF the documentary evidence in
Mr.. Whtneys charge, subject to their joint
order. In company with MIR Whitney he visited
Washington and consulted with Secretary Bout
well aud Commissioner rleasonton. Both these
officials agreed with his legal adviser that the ey-
idence was good aud
SUFFICIENT TO INSURE CONVICTION.
Mr. Whitney stated to Secretary Boutwell,
that he would not have anything to do with the
cases unless special contract could be made
with the Secretary himself because The nformer
was not willing 10 trust Mr.. Fulton, rs he had
good reason for believing him dishonest and In
league with the Mhiskry Ring. They wanted a
contract with boutwell, IN order 20 take the cs
out uf the control and away from the Interference
Of the local officers. This the Secretary read ily
agreed to, and said he would have joint
resolution Introduced and paDers authorizing
him To make contracts with iuturmers In Just
such cases as these. the resolution was accord
ingly drawn up, and the Secretary promised -
have IL Introduced at once IL was Hdroitly
drawn and SO worded as not to excite the su5-
piCious of the Ring or attract the attention OF
Cameron when II came to the Senate, for IL was
well known that he would use all his influence
to defeat 1t If he discovered what was In IL.
BLN BUTLEH'S JOINT RESOLUTION.
In accordance with this arrangement, Mr.. Dut-
ler OF Mass, on the 2oth February, 1870, intro
ducra the following JOINT resolution Ill. r. l73l
That thc scovetary ot the reasufy hereby author
lIrd 10 make tut tuntraCtH and tuehts hr mas
deem most advantageous Cor the Interests Of the Gov
crnmeu for The preservation, sale, collection of any
property which nay have % ru rrpCEtd, abandoned,
boCln. dorcict, or which ought 10 come to the United
states, pr any money, ducsl aud other Interests belong
talucd by ANY munic paAty or person whatever, aud
ought 10 have come INTO tr possvfslun and custody or
OF been collected uT received 10y t United states and
ia such contract 10 allow such compensation per
prrsrrNV, collect surrender, pay over the same, a,
the secretary ni the Treasury may deem Jutt and rcn
sUuuhle provided thtt no cost or claim OF what
uutu or nature stall become Cutrgeahle the Unit
or making available property, d. hts dues, inter st
which shall not BE- paid from ny property 80 cOct too
| und, each specific nErccmtnt'
FRIGHTENlNG TUE RING,