, 1874-12-30
PACIFIC PEOPLE. |
Some Of Them Able to Take
Bribes Without a Mur- |
The Investigating Com ): tee
May Turn Them o.;
s:
How "Bin" King Is !7::** ) Far
the Chief BeneficFz: /.
Ills Character in q Delicate and In.
tercsfng Plight.
The Gossips at St. Paul Are
Rolling It About in the
Dirt.
| at Washington, Too, Some Awkward
Statements are Made.
|
MIR. Parsons Shares in the Scandal
| and Ill-Fame.
The Investigation Yesterday Developed
| Few New Facts.
A. Witness Sealed H1r. Dawes
Mouth in {, Curious Way.
Ono of the Most Remarkable Winks
| Eyor Heard Of.
THE SUSPECTED.
The Investigation Yesterday Developed
Few New Facts.
/ Witness Sealed mir. Dawes
Mouth in 4 Curious Way.
Ono of the Most Remarkable Winks
Eyer Heard Of.
SOUNDS FROM HOME.

SOUNDS FFOhl HUME.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FURNISHED Dy Ex-rosTAAsTER
ElN0'y MINNESOTA NE1ouDoRH.
.grtciat Dispatch to 1'Ee Chicago TRIBUNE.
sr PAUL, Dec. 22.-Tho Assistant Cashier Of
tho American Exchange Bank correctly describes
King as t. lnrgo.Bizod man With luslly wliskors.
The fact Of his wearing whiskers was denied by
somo Of bis acquaintarccs hero, where hc usna'ly
appears close Bhaycn, md tho minneapolis
Tribune usod that statement aB dscrodlting tho
clerks ovi1onco. but turning to tho AndreaB
{3linn,) Atlas, published last month, wo fluid that
Kings portrait appears from photograph fur
niahod by himself, with buBhy side whiskors;
aud numbers knowing him well rocolcct tlat ho
did wear uhIskera In tho spring Of 1872
..wuAr TIE NEWSPAPERS sAr.
The evidence taken in Now York yesterday Was
published by tho Winona Republican without
word Of comment The st. Paul Pioneer said
"1he .vidence Of Tho money drawn by King be-
Ing sent to Minnesota completely exonoratoa
him. But adds: 'In any ovent, there il
enough in tho developments to require King,
who 3lao testified to hsB ontire innoconce Of COM
plicity i'll tho Pacific Mail matter, to rise mud ex-
plain"
Tho st. Paul Press propounda three ques-
tionr, which it declares noed prompt ait
swera ''Firs1, For What purpose Or
consideration was ths >. monoy paid
to Hing by 1rwin:? seccnd, II not part Of
corruption fund intraHted to Irwin by tho pa-
ciAc Mail Company, What waa it? Third, Did
King leny On oath, aB alleged by tho Dlinneapo-
liz 1i'ibune* that he Ind over handled dollar of
money which irwin u u charged with having used
The Prcss aitls: IT is possible those quos-
tions may be satisfactorily answered, bat mcan-
time NO arc bound to say appearances aro tor
ribIy nga.nst King" aud further saya it's objec::
tious to luis nomination for Congress- :'wore based
| on cartaiu dieagreoahlo rnnora which VIC ,wero
assured by his trends wero wholly grorndtess.
because lilo Republicans Of this district beloved
| Hing HI honest mau thoy elected linn to Con-
gross. lie must promptly vlndicatc the conti-
douco they ropoaod in him Dy complete excnlpE.
| tfon from what now appears OH tho fnco Of tue
| testimony to DO eYidoaco Of completely with
Irwin in q very bad-sme!ing piece OF businesa.
| hut hia own gonsa OF proprlety WILL suggest to
him tho only alternative which will bo loft him
| In casa ho failH to do this, and tue only atono-
mont which he can mako to tho Republicans Of
| this DISTRICT
Tlo Minneapolis afait Gays: "Tho newa ia
solnowhat exciting. The wurBt feature OF the
case ia Kings reported eosiro to appear ineog:
tho whole nmount for his personal influence ant
| put it whcro it would do tic most good; bn
things look bud for him, md an immedlnte, Gun
did Explanation il in order"
Tho Minneapolis, Tribune raises the questioT
ov1donce as to tic whskcrs. It aays "Yoara
ago Col. King did wear very light sido mbiskcts
bit never buuly ones, while for yours htf
faco las boon cloan~shaycn. Such ovidonce
would not be sufficient to- hang yellow. dog
However, as Kings nnmo Is now brought before
tho Committee by direct testimony, we presume
hc will he again summoned otell what no Knows,
and wo hayo no doubt but 10 will be abio to glvs
ulear aud satisfactory explanation OF hls councc-
tou with tic buHinoHs At loast It Wtlt bo ulai'l'
testify unfair aud cruolty unkind for any Of nis
old ucghbora to condomn him unheard till the
opportunity is given lin to augwer theso charges
Dir own falth IL his integrity cannot be- shaken" "
rho st. Paul Dispatch rejoicos over its oarl1
djscoyory Of kings tracks n tho affair. aud pub
Hshes rop1cs Of papors frlondly 10 King to it,
si,5fy. az tl,yt published, and tolog1aphed to Till
j>fsnl1uHE. Ono OF its numerous paragraphs OF
tLo subject intiulateh that part of tho money
King He1lt back to minnesota may possibly bs
tracod to kings friends il tho uinuoBota Con
grcasonal delegation.
There ia
MUCH Exo1rENESr AMONG REPUBLICANS
here, and yery general feeling that, un1es
King can fully clear liB skirts, ho must resign
All agree that thoy do not 600 how no Gun Do ! Q
loved, mud tho report Of tho evidence to-day i
regarded hero By Kings friends as positivol,
cIlnchlhg. There nre already numerous Hpocula
tons relative to lew election.