, 1873-07-08
THE VIENNA HOANDAL,

THE VIENNA SCANDAL.
Tho Vionna correspondent of tho Boston Her.
aid, who has been investigating tho history Of
the great Exposition scandal sends that papor d
detailed statement Of the facts In tho case,
which confirm nearly everything that has boon
hitherto reported. Tho full story Of tho scam
dal a. stated by this writer, is Of tho most dis
graceful character, and shows that almost every
American who was connected officially with tho
Exposition WAS moro or less taintod with tho
prevailing corruption. The first public stato-
ment of the Irregularities of tho Commissioners
was made by Wllinm Jowett, Of New York,
to whom Con. Van Buren's man Friday,
Meyer, an Austrian renegade, who loft
proposition 10 go to Vienna and conduct
M American restaurant. promising TO Hocuro
him the privilege for $1,000. Mr. Jewett did
not consent to the terms, but determined to 60,
and for this purpose formed partnership With
ono Hitzol. Altar arriving ut Vienna aud exam
lining tho prospects, he declined to pay the
money. subsequently,, tho proposition was
mado to lin that ho should pay two-fifths of tho
profits to tho commissioners. This, also, ho do
clined to do, and at once dissolved partnership
with Hitzel. Tho lattor paid over tho price Of
the concession to Meyer, md toatihcs that ho
asked Van Buren, II he got It, and Van Duren ro-
piled that 1t waB all right. Meanwhile.
Mr. Jowott made an arrangement with
| Baroa Schwartz to establish q restaurant
OF the grounds, with the understanding
TINT Van Duren's concessions amounted to Moth
ing. Another witness, AIr. Doohu1, Of tho firm,
Of Boohm d Wiehl, Of Brooklyn, who proposed
to establish restaurants and drinling- places on
the grounds, testified TINT thoy paid $4,000, tho
understanding boing that tho money was for tho
Commissioners, and, whom they arrived ut Vien-
na, found that they wero Obliged to buy tho priyi-
logo over again from Baron Schwartz. Mr. Brewer,
another witnoss, who w,ahod to obtain tho job
Of printing the catalogueB, was asked to pay
| $1,000, Which 10 did. It was furthermore Btipu-
| lated that he should pay $4,000 for oycry 100
pages OF advertisements; and this bargain waa
rnado in writing, and tho paper has gono to
| Washington with tho official testimony.
| 1t il also In evidence that thoy
sold the privileges Of loading vesscls
| in Now York to stoyodore for $500, but tho
testimony docs not ahow who received this
money. Those arc tho principal money trans
actions OF tho Commissioners and Moycr, md
the Testimony ahows that uoy wore kept entirely
secret from their asaociatoH
Arr. Jowotts statemont Of the transactions
camo to tho ears of Mr. Jay, tho American Min
,ator- aavara1 nontba nro ,na, ,voro NJ onco
'ta'l6nllNea W LIZ otato oop"s'"o'1e w "aSn"
| ipgton. 8ecretRry Fish at TINT time gont copy
of TIM etatoment In van nnrou WIN rnado onawor
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~ '1P"''''y ooh5'n6 lie 'aea4'"t1a'e' alF' 'aS
had received from tho Auatrlan authoritios d
etatempnt Of Movers real charaetor. mud. when
| ,,o, n,,r., ro,,,,o5 r;uo.,,o,, ~, IT. ....
,@A .'' way -
Vienna, he receVeu dlRpatch from washington
ordering him to peremptorily discharge Mover.
1,.,oaa ~ ao,r< m In t,,,, ,,,, viii, it, :.
1"''o"" ~ aO4e "0' -N~' A'tA "'sA Ai'1' W
vienna, telling hlm they "onla light 1t cut to-
| gotIer, Meantime other facta came out, aud 1t
becoming epparont to Mr, jay that Van D,,rou