, 1874-06-09
DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.

so<eial D''nateh ! t. ::9' 9'he o"''ao0 7t'eu's.
ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL Fon MEHon1AI1srs.
wAsmsoros. D. O., Juno e-Mr. Robert
fora tbo niatrIot 1nvoatioatio, comm,ttae - to.aav
n,.., ~ ~ oaas..ss 80 ea.ten 10y
nieo nis aienncus III anhwet 20 tno pllois OF suo
counsoi Tor tho board OK Public Works. 1t Is an
able and brilliant production. Ho p'thily do
Ring thus:
Their CRY now ts tho shin IN honeessy on tho rooks
Hang tho ongtneor cast tie rracr into The yawnlng
a ~ ~ ss s Sssn se @ ns 81 r.
a;refnl calamity aud build and place him In command
o' a.Fonsc, sup:
;: Ana us Of Alexander II. Shepherd tho Captain
W. ssss sm. . tho p,s.re. counsel claim that A.1-
andcr Shepherd was tho aulltver among tho Lllipu-
tians giant among psemss that he lowered a1ovo
nc crew. 10 az atspayea 5a.t suoh stan %
is 1ssoa,op. pa for lie ossesaon 5f tSeae yary
and responsibility ns pubic of!lccr, and tic rcycrcr
tho condemnation he muBt reocivc at your hands.
Tho testimony in tho matter Of tho
nAnn1so7ov sArE-nuaaLAnr,
ton COMMITTEES somo weeks aince has not yot
been Bont to tho priutern. The Committee. in
nrdor to nomn,ete tkoir ronort IN tIia hranrl, of
their inyestirnt;on wnnt II hear tia ovi,Ionco NJ
nna mnTo Witness. T'his missing ink IL lin man
Rnt,ar tba n.aiat.nt ~ +na hoEra T i,,raar Rana
TN whn wns taion infn cnstndS hv ~ Ghtef ~
Police. aftor his failuto to aroi1ee CoIumbug
Eaynndor 13ut1er who ,vna formally a IA.
tan,ino ,,;,,cr Wh,tnir mns Gh;af
United States Secret Service Bureau.
wan Tcr7ntttai, 10 escsnc hv -5orrngton and III
consniratorn on tha ntrht' Of tl,a houua aafa-
Blowing, and At once be ''D '''0
vbere be has J roma;,eoii ever m ' anoa'' Thu com.
itice ~ aatectv hnxa hnon motch;ne HIN n' DE-.
torm,'od to nnmnce nnon % and arroat lin lin tha H
moment he reoroased the border. 4 few days AVA
ceyai = iairer from tbc rnfn1na ~ Eharoin' ha
otsto,' t,,a witiin1noa. ~ oono ~ Was,,1+o,,
and i tel ii ali aSout the .conspiraoy and COR
sniratora. provided the Commi}toe would
66atinn in the nuteun raid on
H"rri1 oton'a ot13ce and nafe. Nav. unfortunate.
~ thn f,omm;ttee hnye no riobt to rive any s,ol,
euarausoos, and, inssrnuoh aa Harrington is tic
Criminal prosecutor Of the District, Butler. It o
values his liberty will not put Isolf iii Jeopardy
by coming back to Washngton to testify, at
least not until aftor tho discharge Of tho Inves-
sigasing Committee. Aa tho case stands,
HARRINGTON 1s mAseEn OF THE slruAT1oN.
While tho testimony now IN possession Of tho
Committee uuaided by Dutlor's, Is too oiroum-
stantial to convict Harrington Of putting up the
JOB to rob MS own sa1o anu 1aeten tne ctnne upon
Columbus Alexander, It u sufficiently damag-
bis resignation Of the onicee Of Assistant United
Tho nistriot 1~yaat}aatjon M comm,ttcs haye
agroeo upon, anu MILL 1o-n1osro" leposs' u oal III
Congress Tor the
REORGANIZATION OF THE DISTRICT.
The leading provisions of the bill are Us fol-
lows That the afrairs OF the District ahall be
administered I'D interim three oommaal9no5s $751;,
10 ue hppoinsoo oy .uo reo1oons M aHu s;t;,,E, H.
Hfmeo py Tug oeuate tuat W Auu1lu6
Commission, to conHlat or Two persone.
shall be appointed to investigate the
accounts Of the present District officers, nnd
consisting of two Senators and two Representa-
tiyeH shall be appointed by the President of the
Senate and Sneaker: OF the House respectively,
~no s4aai ss oa5ns ~ aesus1 aol .i.o Pn.post ~
VI AaeuA'us P'eH 80 -. .A.aaoAs -c4.t 1 -