New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-25
GEN. BUTLER'S APT PUPIL.
|, HIGH-HANDRD ACT.

COMMISSIONER DAvENPoRTs EFFORTS TO SHIELD
CLEARINGHOUSE THIEVES-A BALTIMORE BUR-
CLAIR AS A FEDERAL SCAPEGOAT.
Commissioner Davenport has given addl-
,,opal evidence Of his mode of TeSorng 10 Shhandea
measures in order to servo tho Administration in the
Of Young man whom he caused TO be incarcerated
in Indloyyst Jail The prisoner stl remains In the
ia hut his namo could not be obtained ut the United
STATES Marshals or the Commissioners Office ana
no record Of the imprisonment is anywhere kept Inc
mans name is theodore wallitO The history of his I'D
prisonment is as follows; .
During the FIRST part OF this month two ropoetos w
eurrea in the Government publicordor stores IN New"
Churohst. Tic goods stolen with the conn '1
and assistance of Of tie clerks VINO ."'o -
the agent Of the transfer carmen au'heIiAou ~ ~
receipt for tho same. Tho vouchers Whio" ',o . ~,
should have given 10 the delivery clerk eouu ho' 10
e., ,,o the clerk claimed that they were aOstracted
,,,,, Ri tpovIedee and destroyed The story OF the
,otnor,o becaue known to the public, ard the custom
bopse authorities that something must DC uohe W
smooth the matter over. Accordingly Nol "h''oH "
the dotcctyo force summoned 10 cOnSul'duon "u
dav or two aiterward he went 10 Baltimore lie com
yootes with the police authorities Of that city, and
rovsiled upon them 70 deliver TO him, without requis
on or legal II Qurcment. person 10y the name OF HOW
ard alias The Wildcy, alias Theodore Walhto, WHO was
then in prison awaiting trial on charge OF s'e"ue
iewciry. - -,
There were two indictments against Wailto' and the
evidence was so clear aud positive that if he had been
permitted to stand trial. conviction would most GER
tainy have been the result Col Whitley conducted INN
To this city ana OBJ ined an order OF arrest from Com
missioner Davenport, whereupOn ho was lodged III
Iudloy Jail The CustomhOuse officials then Clrcu
lated f rcp0rt Aat the thieves had been arrested anu
tic goods IL covered and caused the reports 10 DE pun
sled ia several tie newspapers, RddlnS that IOI
prudential reasons the names OF tho Cuplts MclO
withheld ana that the suspended clerks had pSeI
stored 10 uty as Collector Arthur was satsneu tut
they were Innocent In order that MalhlO might NC
safely made the scapcgCat without exciting susIoiQQn,
md The Commissioner at the sane time ne ahe 10 Juy
himself n Investigation should fOhOw, DaNtDPOIt, III
framing TIE commitment mace only tne general chIso
acaiust WalitO OF attempting by ey&dins Inc uu! 10
defaud the Government" specifying no aets, auu ~
ing 40 details Of the crime as claw diects, Iut csh
the culpfit 10 imprisoned upon the Senela cti -.
The IisULeI,i It is confidently asserted mas no
ton W crime whtcvcri lie was not III tue C9 az
tc trc Of The goods nave ever oeeh iecoNoio,
TIC iataer Oi one II clerks Las already ldiu
OF lu amount OF the stolen property, ahu the eolAs
through nose COnuIyante the goods were stOlen az
suH retained Their places. Commissioner DaNohlOI'
has permitted no examination, ana II Is salu upon EOVu
author y that Col. Mhteiy, "a Jew DAYS ao, tOu 'S
prisoner tIal he would keep silent lOf thOIt llC u.
say nothing about CXalntnatlOn' ne MHuld Do pe,
nnted I'D 20 al Ucrty snort lliue Inc icsult WI
certainty fe To set aartt upon the community cuip
whom IN e. laws OF ucghDOIlng state WOlu nave Htdi
N1fh slinurly II Col. Whitley Lad not lnIelIcleu ah'
illegally brought him TO this city 10 act Tie part OF
al ltt- 4 J.