Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-22

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THY WAIVE An ExANISATIoS AND ARE SENT
BACK TO JAIi~-CHARSEs or "FRaUD AND
FORGERY" To BE BROUGHT AGAINST PARDKE.
Il. s. Pardee alias "Rev. j. Hale Barney
and A Schuyler Sutton were arrested in this
city few days since, IL will he remembered,
and committed TO Jail to answer charges of using
the Post Office establishment OF the United
States tor fraudulent purposes. The warrants
were issued from the Police Court on the nth
instant uIon the sworn infer nation OF A L.
DrumrncDd- an of1cer Of the secret service of the
Treasury department., "that on or abeut the Sd
OF April defendants devised a scheme and arti-
fee TO defrand one II l.. Grant and ether per-
sons, oy Orening correspondence ana commu-
nieaeon with said Grant and other persons by
means OF the Post Once establishment of the
United States, and that in and for executing
such scheme and artifce there was placed a
letter IN the Post Once of the United States, at
Washington, and that other letters were taken
ard received from said office with intent to de-
fraud sad r. l.. Grant and other persons 60
affant unknown, against the form of the statute
in such case made and provided, and against
the peace and governmeRto fthe United States''
The warrants issued upon tslis information
we're placed in the hands OF "A. l.. DrammOnd,
last with cepi attached, and the prisoners were
committed TO Jail to await hearing.
THE PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY.
This morning the prisoners were brought over
&c the Police Court from the Jail and took seats
inside the railing where they remained during
morning business, after which Mr. Harrington,
for the government, stated that the case above
would not be pressed now, but he had brought
another charge on which he proposed TO hold
the prisoners, and other charges would be pre-
pared in due time.
M. Riddle said they proposed to plead not
guilty to whatever charges were brought; they
had no reason for'demanding hearing before
his conrt as the case would have TO go before a
higher court
Mr.. Harrington stated that the charge he
proposed to bring against Pardee now, was
FRAUD AND FORGERY
ofthe name of Gen o. f. Babcock to a certain
EspSL pgrporting 70 ask for contributions to aid
the President of the United States, thereby to
defraud one III. i. Grant and others, against the
statdtes, &c, and he asked that bail be fixed in
the sum OF S20,o faz the action of the grand
jury; also, in the case of A. s. Sutton that
5000 be fixed by the court After some dis
cussion between the counsel as to the amount
asked, which Mr.. Riddle said was equivalent to
an indefinite commitment, the court asked IL a
hearing was waived in both cases, and being
informed that it was, fixed the bail al the
amounts stated. The prisoners were then re-
committed to jail.
Seversl posfmasters were present in court
also Mr.. Mexican as witnesses, and Detective
Drummond with large bundle of letters, TO be
opened III case hearing was had.
POUR Ho9s LETTERS OF INQUIRY
from PcstHs-ters relative to the Barney swndle
were receked a. the Post Office Department
this morning.
The postmaster st Tullabcma, Tenn, writes
"1he inclossd request is respectfully referred
TO the Postma steF General fer his advice and
and action. The wlole thing bears evidence of
fraud and swiEflins on its face / cannot believe
cur good and high minded President could
sanction such a scEeme, much less receive
money in such way. Mr.. Baboock's signature,
If genuine, is tie only thing about it to give
authority. 1t must be forgery"
The postmaster at New Madrid, Mo-, says
"lt seems that s(Ame gwindler has invented a
novel method of extracting, or at least ATTEMPT
ing te extract. from too credulous persons, mo
ney under the cloak of patriotism, but at the
expense OF tie fair lame and reputation of the
President and some other prominent gentle
men. Confident that neither the President nor
any OF the other gentlemen named had anything
30 do witG the scheme. / transmit the circulars
10 you. For patriotic purposes am
generally willing 10 cocitTibate literally as
any one in proportion to my limited means; but
not a cent can spare to sustain even for mi
mute, the miserable existence Of an Impester."
he postmaster at Glasgow, Mo-, sends the
circulars to the Postmaster General, with re-
question Information, saying: alt appears like
hunibug"
The postmaster at Shelbyville, Tenn, writes,
saying: 50 i received the enclosed Sxo DAYS ago,
and believing il to be a swindIe, L i1clOse it to
you for your inspection and advice about the
matter. j think it is entirely too thin, and
therefore did not contribute nary cent"