, 1873-02-21
II lo Ind auccooaod would hnyo boon III hotter
ponitton. Ilo would lnvo $4,000 moro, with
no creator culpabllity than must DO now charged
upon him, on hia own showing.



Iho following lH Judge Slcfmhha lottor TO
Logrand Lockwood Jr., OF Tho Now York Ex-
changa aaL,,o FIR ain mn for aorvicoa rcnt1orod
-
IL "a'ins t"1 fopo"iea' .....
'onosa nss ooMa = ,'srn,PT .: wo9"r n roM oM,o The
March AZ, 1879. }
Lat summer, Mt tho Instance Of your fatt'or at-
ssea " se' snon ., apun
from tho navmont of n heavy tn1. rboro waa mr..
tial saocoss but auch boastng, or rather publicity
waa von to 1t that tho attention OF te secretary OF
to In Isa,o1 Tcro VIVA ,hon m rcmc,v hut IN t,ou
grcBs, md suggested to your father. 1rc then
"lo'o mo .no enclosed le.os IN INC aa'hor'y anu IN
Ind m intcTvfov viii ntr nontwc1, nnd ,rIth 1ohr
Sherman, Chairman Of tho Senate Finance Commit
~ "atn MT. oarne' a"u o1aes psonult :. oe'noess
TAR IN question, but tho Btamp and o.lcr taxes. I
'u.a iesa was osoagns aooa1
ro rono,,o, ,,t th.v A.. ccrtafn IN In Within lin
ne1s1ty days. If your father living thoro would
10 10 necessity Tor ASKING aeoa' na - .ne agfeo-
and thorcforo .,k vo to ,nouIro
into IT and ASCERTAIN whether tho Committee Of tho
STOCK Exeaaneo Still recognize the con'saet; IL 'poy
~ troe ~, ~ SON. cnnvonorro p,oaso
prcsorvo tho lottor. Another thing-plcaao inquire
what is the selling valuo Of the stock Of tho Central
va,.ra .,,,,,. , ~" "'''""' r. anrn,,.,.
Tn th,. ,o+tor 1rfco shern,o, .aaorta that In
did oaoh Of tho following thinRs;
/. That ho so influenced tho subordinate Off
cors Of tho Treasury that tnoy construed tho Rove
nuo Inv to rolioye banlsora and brokers from tho
payment Of heavy tax, but that Mr. boutwell,,
Q. That he then suggested IN appoal to Con-
grssB, md received written promise Of 91o, 600.
8. "1n consideration Of" this promiao IT
went to work and had au interview with Mr.
Boutwell,, and with John Sherman, Chairman Of
the Sonato Finance Committee, With Afr. Gay-
field, and other prominent members OF Con-
gress," and tho policy was adopted Of ropcaling
tho tax.
l. Flo claims that this result "was brought
about by discussions raiaed, aud influences usod
By mo.''
This was tho statement made By him whom ho
waB demanding tic $4,000 foo promised for
procuring tho change in the law. Now, whom
brought to faco tho brokers of whom he demand
cd tho money no states on oath:
/. That 10 mover sought to influence anybody
to lnyo tho law construed differently.
2. That no mover wont to work 10 induce Con-
r~roon - ,1,o,,,o Tin Ines
nn,at H. s,ou.u H., ,nor, on,o..ou ,x.,,..u.a
o' -As ~ Ao'o'' - "eAo ~ 41A' o~s"Aee"
s4o"a Will n1e' a'oh'"oi' Af' eno'il'a1'' oe AAf'
oafuolo oi 'no 7u'Jec''
AnA'' "' ao 11'''t eousa' ~ a'Sou90''ua "
o'no' "40o W 4A'Aue'eo 4os''a.AFo "'s4o4 W TIT
e'9oJ'o'' 'n' ei'a"6' ~ ''o poi'os u she 4Aona'
'e.1a''o" ""' ~ no "seo u.'o - n'.''
""'n 'Aau no.ans' 'no .l's1 poS's'on u
'uoso " 'n' on''eo osa'eS eo'I'' ''iuS pl'cee
n'1Ae''. ''1'1' sn' eoo1' 4n 1'"NA't' DAoA.' "no
ol1pt'"''o "o0o1''o"e ~ ''as ~ 1o"oon wy uo
eno'l..1 ~ pA'o '4oo0o 'n.' s"oN upoa oasn "s
''o"ots "ao oapn"'''""s oo'4"'oS '1"' 'no s'n'o-
no''t' III t.'9 ioAs'' ~ ''ofs particular
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