New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-11

by Mi. e thought iv his absence, and do not
eetWV vas aplNeptionod it to tie eecie'n3 Vi INV
know 'nS' corruption In the Custom
1N vast Cass the case OF the t many Inherent
A. Yes, s' i;oTn.piroey. IgcTrTmcmt .,.-,
voSm dcfGaud ihe SG%CoUnt OF these raudsf A. think
Wv "csry g Gcor rom Mr. Boutwell, any COMPLIANT
q nd \"NyT in viii \0"ss No ~ir; my cdmmuuica-
While you WEI secretary wcrc very a,SaaTs d ~ n",ire
tiops wi nlcriur OF the WaS rv enrccssor was ap-
a. the ye The newspapers mat "''
I1o1intCd crx. rArNirE's REMOVAL
,.. In Won as,ritc your removal to ~ l Eo' y
G N'a, Wv ,,ll,ran in the Treasury Department. thar
letter ,.tc1 to Gen Grant as a Iammany Han Is,
W"s 80, 81 Democrat; that worked at the r''.
Dor,o,ratic ticket, and Vo''' IT, an" It" , ,t,
,,inc: and, further that was opposed ~ ,rae:
,c,souallv ana lis administrator Ni VS. ,,, to
"a o. ,,otc asking me Z" come 70 NasniirS' tac-
see the president niuS Porter did not wlnt e. nv
a"rTt .t,i,,i ,ly put great laaul di1c'uu'S -
way. .-,r-stotc what dincultl,s nc pat - the
MI g. went To see the S',I'IiE ujshCd |
Ny i,r, carly in the morning; he SAID ne rTcsdcut
would 10 see me, and if would 60 went
IN Porter he would get me nj mad mel
Wcp Hmilrd. aud he had given card IJ he would
Inc Presidents bOthoriu-law, ana UCef The card ~
ttS GrDcfI and sent my card to cen; Gen. PorcrS
vlitsng half an hour. boy came on re zee one nv
,oo,n and slid the President would = col. NlEtc OF
day except John Russell YOUNG, aa ana Int waited
uaU
another h1fhour. when the anhT1nf would sec no one
again. by Gen. Dent that the IIet see her Of tu '
Tnk ii mus, IVc been nearly tlree in obtaining
Iiycd al the White Rouse hci9i't. he was alone 3nU
mn interview with the Presd,I'. stotcd to lin what
erened pl,ocd enough 70 see me- bovr stated here;
had been told me The same had been m9GJ
onn and that was glad 70 see 'i fHc tod MIN that
t. know W LAT t pa snV other than me RcpuD, w"r
In IN m, y r,@ dG IIa tckc he last election ana
tt ,r 1f fcctonccring because the business OF the
uAice demanded my attentions mat StvpIvI -, nav
morning and voted, and came down to attend 10 tHy
dutss: I said / thought l understood tlc rt|soh "i
those reports: that perhaps II was llouEIl VIZ ia
soua friend Of GOV f5non ana IL Wo7 nf mice i'm
case they had any Office; said that my being t'no i"
Was concerned and that i'm regard to the statements 'u
had been made u"' had I . o oCGo,i G1Ir
or wond iclray him. would he glad to meet tic men
who made these changes before him Hnd D. hC vs. rid
satisfied when We got through OF men 49, he hal
consent 10 De sent away ln "i,-I',' ', ,o. on a,-
CONT OF my official action; s.id i,. Ter
President il yqG want oo n ,,ls s, helm
made AGAINST mc. WIN resign a; this m"n,"' rr o,
YOU aye going To- d'-charre o,n.i IIc u claim
Tielt 10 be heard he sdd t41i TTt ,,o i a,y
4 f Of s rendva pc ara Go H 1 nhcr was done
In The matter he would give me chance 10 oc ue'r!'
knowledge which received of NV removal was about
three weeks att that, when saw the announcement lh
O. ui you have arylcnance TO Doe heard, according 60
q H. %
q. In yorr conversations With Mr.. Boutwell, dil nc
Intimate 90 VOC tat you were To- boz rtmoNcGt y, 40,
rum,uiar,, and l suggested several changes m NV
assistants which tho--u would he beneficial, and lac
afItOd "l,h mc.
Iur mHCmorp FRAUD
g. You have spoken of the Biatch,otd fraud; Ma;
was developed 10y Won how long aSol \. l think i
about May, lsC), that l took hold Of that
case; it Lad commenced to be vc,opcd some
before that but they had only got two three par
1s v A | Oak lof
were trying to convey away the young who forged
The vouchers 10 get rid OF his evidence, 6ppr,-
Lcudcd; Judge Pcuepont WIS thor D strict corn y.
O. has there ever been cOnN trial the oar.
ties for enbczzlcment from that time to tsi \. 80,
except that there has been good deal OF Labor per
formed win reference 10 Co"rH Wlo ran away 10
Canada. and the Government was involved IN litigation
for long time 10 get him back, aud understand that
Q. Where i Blatchfordl A. douot know; I suppose
g There las been no one punished who was connected
so raS fY i Hsge Sd I 'S& isS:' MI .ns
o Who Was BlatcLford9 a. lie was Deputy Col
q. Without him could the fraud have succccdcdt A.
No Sir: not without some officer Of that Kind.
,hncrv Of the fraud turucdl 4. There had (" ho also
some one Washington; there were clerks thIt con
O. Have any ind ctmcuts been found against ANY Of
tie parlicsl a. 'hInk there have.
Q Any against B.atchordl A. J think 80
& Has tina, been pTo,ccutcii a Not mat know 49,
utl.t -fl.l fl'lI a =" uiil'f~'t'l
q DO you know why be las DO; been pro-ccuttd' A.
O. I-hcaman OF influence in society OF politics here
A understand ht il coANcc,c1 With fanny o. very
q. l, he ont Oh ,all A. so understood.
Sr.,or Prat'-Do you moan To- be understood "a say
lng mat , social relations have ANS tn- O. DO Win tie
tact thai hc has not he brought TO trali A ! have
not made any srcn -jsrcuont
q Who is .pou,pe tor not bringing him 90 trtl
A. should judge Nat the Court and.uc District
Attorney have control OF TIE matter.
-. O. You ;hinh tl- Indictments year Old! 4. think
q DO you think il ,ir B'a.hford had been a common
he Indictment would have been deferred 80 long \.
aN,nl whether an unknown offender would have been
tS >"ci eminent counsel and perhaps ar
ser CRAIG ,y cSucl2 4. nv impression is that Web
+ Senator BuCk%@s5i SGnnISl but may be mst'Geu
been any neglect OF uuuccessarv G1aS i'm mum. a7
L@nt lave an dianidt matter winch cannot Judge
to fact where You DO know Wat has Ee year
ctse; ~ st,' long ueay Tor ea.es OF that charactrr
trl and con- cted seems very strange AMI heing
matter =" the
senator Pratt-Do you mean that they escaped beto,o
others were bailed out and got away since.
A. doubt whether they have positive right bail Of
ro,rsc II is a mater N the discretion of the Court
iclonyf y. Yes, think 1t was; must have involved
forgery, and any amount of perjury.
"DECOY" bliss AND HIS FELLOWS
MI Bayard-is that gentleman pointing to Col Bls.I
counsel Tor BlatchfoId A. am not certain
Senator BayGrd-I notice that the witness is being
amined 10y questions handed over by him 10 NJ Ioue
Witncss-Col. Bliss must, Of course, be Interested in
these proceedings for the purpose Of sustaining one side
Col BIiss-I have passed nothing with reteraro, o,
Nj. Bla tclfOrd except statement that he delnnrred ~
the Indictment the dem urer was oye1nled. and he il
the case and never heard of except through the news.
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