New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-26
From I'll. Chicago Tribune

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matter. hereahnuts. The revelations come
ron, an inves.,o.tion ;n.tItn,ed Inv the
Government. saekin, 20 yeonan The case of
Sankrun.cv of p. Scbwab nj Hamilton. Ru,
H., ,oTtntg Dhio Snhpah was - distiIIe,
rurin% tht. u-a. rev rich failed. and a few
do,s 3n,.ue. sSind.ad , ha,b,un+ IT,
| GOVERNMENT seeks "a Droy. .ha, he did NOT
SSnfrrn ali hi. ,ronartv and call, wit.
nee.a. 20 show rha. las. .Iune y
short Time befo,e he uas adiuh ped
! a Han,rnn, ma had a sum Of several
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otvernmant Rptorc tLe cas-. cane IN Mr.
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aain ,h. piant Roai ni.,;jrsr, case MS
~. ear!v ,aes snrin. Retw.en ,b;s t;ma
| and tha la OF rial 9 ,naa.iny a. tho ~
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! Scbueh = iVIfli ms IT p SarnG.r. ana
" y p.ta ,hn Iatter ,.nrs,.,+;n, aim.
.rIr "a a FRIEND cf = Imes ". GnH Via
was snnnos.I ,, own an interest in
the Plank Road Uistiliery. Thi. was near
fine middle of Jnne IT. Tas tben srnnnsnd
that all of these narties exrent pfc tbe
friend of Mr. Goff. would he called hv the
Government "a witnesses, Six Thousand
dollars we're coupteI ont and nut in an en-
y,.Ione and distributed to these witnesses in
case tho onvnrnment failed in tha case
against the Plank Road distillery. When
t64 trial came SIuudrrs was in St Iouis
sick. Tn, district attorney sent one of his
assistants to take ms. testimony. His eyi
dencn did NOT nan ont as the district after
new had exnected, saunders stated that
certain written documents which would
throw LIGHT on the suhiaet had been turned
over nv him to his attorney in Cincinnati
When the officer returned to the CITY with
the deposition. he found that Saunders
LAWYER, who had the documents re-
terred to. had been employed bv defendants.
The government did not, therefore. Get
the benefit of them. The following is that
nortion of the official record of the testi
tinopv of lanes Williams before the regis
fer Yesterday in reference tn the barG3in
and CONTEMPLATED diapos,tion Of the money
at the St Nicholas conference. Saunders
and Schwab had their interview, and ar.
rangements were entered into by which the
money was counted out, $4,000 and put into
a package to be deposited with Mr. Roth in
his safe at the St. Nicholas, until "A certain
lease against Gutf and others, then pending
in the United States court. was decided
Mr.. Schwab gave Saunders $500 at the
time in money. Witness saws further: Il
understood that the package containing
$4,000 in greenbacRs was the one deposited.
and saw il counted by Mr., Saunder.. The
money was 20 be divided when Mr.. Golf
was acquitted. The envelope was then to
$1,000 for Schwab. and $1,000 for myself.
The reason why the package was not called
for il chat we have never been able 10 ret
Schwab to meet us here. Ill. said he did
not wan. i. opened unit, Mr.. Pate was
willing. That permission was obtained by
an order from Mr.. Pate on =. Schwab J
told schwab l had a letter. He promised