The sun., 1873-09-23
MiII NJ. nnwc. ENnInini

To-day we give full history Of the CON
spiracy 10y which the citizens of Washing
ton wcro robbed Of square of ground
worth al least million Of dollars 10y
Ilu>Ry -. CookE. Bo.s SHEPHERD. and
others. This ground WIS reserved for
public market place when the land for the
G,y of Washington was originally con
vcyod 10 the Commissioners appointed hy
President WAsuINGTuN, and was always
recognized ~ city property. In le'0, how
ever. Congress WAS induced Ia pas bIll
incorporating the Washington Market
Company. ami giving e. that corporation
the Market square Tor tho term of ninety
nine years AT a nominal rent. IhIs
was done despite the protests Of the
then existing city government, aud in face
of the fact that the property did not ht-
long 10 the United states. Tie bill was
passed upon the distinct agreement Of tie
incorpomt1r, to make magnificent inn
proFtmputr-u AN u-ryym, ut which has boca
utterly di,rc-utc The nominal rout
,Au.t.l l,r ur ground uf course i- pl,i
ry thr trntut- OF tAc company, So that the
transaction ia fact amounted To- about
This: Couar.s, cave 10 II. ID. Cu"kE and
ht, Associates tor uo,A.u- public square
be.or -ng TO th. city ol Washington; in
return COOKE. -uLrm.u y Co. promised
10 erect st1ts!v e!iiiro- upon the ground;
tins thry nav, ,aiird 60 do. but lhrv have
the property
A more souulalous jnh talu thi' has -cl-
d,in passed thlou-I t4e Congressional
m.l; but what makes If particularly de-
/ serving oi attentions, that aqarrrl among
/ the original cnn-pIrltors has led 10 some
, curious developments, which require au
/ immediate explanation from the lion.
/ iILNRY l.. DAWES. one of the most prom
/ iucut projectors Of this lob was Mr. Ep-
, WARD L. IknEU OF North Adams, Mass, "a
gentleman long known in Washington uud
elsewhere ~ tii- next friend of thc Mu,-a-
Dhusctts Cnu"rrssnnH. indeed, il is pru-
orally believed by ,hrae familiar with
lobby opera uous AZ the capital that IL amy
one b. ult rested u tho sIecess of "a hlil be
lore hr. Dawes & mmIttre of Ways and
~ .Us thrh.- way i'm ttr world To- insure
lis pro-r.-- b, to go asll s,v Au. II&I.I.r.
Mr.. TaFE. !, bete'cd o. haYc great u-
tluoucc with Mr.. DAWE+ and ht IL NO.
above tIlI,iug with strauLsrs.
la the Forty y-u.r, Couet,ss q resolution
poIts thut the stock OF the Market House
Company had been corruptly and Illegally
distributed, and that other scaudalous
things had been done in connection with
the passage OF the charter. This rcsolu-
ton was referred 10 the Committee of
Appropriations, Of which DAWES was then
Chairman II was smothered and never
hrard of more. In August, 1870, SAMUEL
4. SUIT, who was concerned in the promo
tiou of the Market Company wrote 10 Mr.
TINKER asking Tor document which
would prove his interest in the undertake
ing. To this Sir. Timer responded, scud-
ing an agreement to hold in part fuI
SUNS use one-half Of his )TINKER's
capital stock of the Washington Market
Company on certain conditions. This led
{" further correspondence, as will DC seen
by reference to our Washington letter ON
this -uhi,rl, an Interesting portion oi
which is hc postscript TO Il letter fruu
II>htr duj. u OCT T. Tins postscript +, us
Follows:
"P "-l would sny one reason why did MT
answer y.ut urt I.t.r t..i.. 3D., ...- ,y- o. 10.
u"re Ia month, when expected tu have shown
IIr t-'.' '.rut. ur WuIius sent You, and if uut
but went tu ~ uur and NcN Iiuut tshirc. / eA
ptct To- scc hlW saturday
Now what became of that resolution ui
inquiry relative to the stiudlmg char
uct.r of tbo MrDct i.b which Wa
gwen into the cra of Mr. DAWES com
. mittee during the Fouy-nrst Congress
Ald why was it uoco,sary that TISKEi
shouidscc DAWES before he could tell sun
whether or not the latter had amy tangibl,
share in the spoils of this transaction
! Now that Mr. DAWES is resting after hi
- alduons lahors in exposing the corruption
: OF Ben BUTLER we trust he win find tim,
=. to answer these exceedingly simple qucs
: uons, Perhaps he viii also satisfy put III
- curiosity 30 far as to tell why it is that hi