, 1874-12-20
MR., NORTON.
WHY Go Resisted Coming Hero.

Among the arrivals on tuo Al44aois NcA'e4oA
train early yesterday morning wns .dE Aicnafa
Ior.oa WHO Is charged with ettomp.lng to erloe
Inspector Irwin to report new No. corn as OLD
No. 9. 70 was accompanied BY Col. Eay' OF
Springfield, who arrested him at his come III
Eoatland, Ind. After registering at the Palmer
Hocse, aud eating some bzeakfoat, dlaln 4n-
spector Harper joined them. ead they went to
the Office OF Justice DoNolf on Adams street.
to make ratu1n. Gen. Stiles appeared on oe-
balf Of Mr. Morton, who wa7ed MI examination
and NOS held in S4 COO bail to await tho acton OF
the G,aud Jury, his attorney becoming surei;
for h.a appearance wnen wsnted-
Subsequently, Mr. Mor1eu cauae into LEE
Tn1ICNE office Ito ECO it la was to be pus lnso
tue Kosueh' Gallery, and reporter uao tae 1o1-
lowing iptsrroW with him:
MS srATEEEST.
Rsporter-Havs you my o:arenont 70 mako IN
xegurA 20 your caeos
alr Morton-The only statement I heve to
make IN this. 7 saw the account OF tho r alleseo
attempt TT bribery i'll tho Times nud TRIBUNE
while in Lafayette, attending to case IN court.
md went to my 1awso., Judge CoIroth, anu
asked him il he could get along without me-. as
wanted to SO to Chicago to ssraiehsoo thak tolaS
up. IIo said >. No,"--tao: the best :hing could
do WAS to lot i: blow over and then co. dlo not
thiuk it would amount to anything. ana con-
c:rled would let it pass, On tho Mondsy fol-
lo,y4n. met h friend III Lan.laud,-Ar Poo',
Who b; the way. has 80: h,s name N Tue PIP pepsts ~
Chcaso Wednesday to seo II could not get tue
bribery matter fixed up. He sald i" II #efs
you would keep away" The next thing
know WIS arrested
R.-If you were 80 anxious to como. why d.d
rou make such q fish. in the couria to avoid ~
Mr. M-Tns fight WAS not 70 Keep. mo from
coming to Chicago, but as the esTls OF coming
toat il whet objected to.
X N.NWhas have you to say regarding the
charge made against you?
III MI know nothing abou. the letter aons
to Irwin. -
HIS CONNECTION WITH THE affair
R.-Hou did you got mt1od up IN shs natter
Mr. My Allon's taking down the numbors
of the cars on slip OF paper.
R.-What had that to do With you:
3fr. M.-Tho wfitor of the lottar ealo. "lu
hand you On slip OF paper the numbers OF tne
ears that wish to have inspected Old" Allen
did that, ana that is why they suspected no was
tie author OF lie letter.
R.-Did vou give Allen the list?
Mr.. M.-No, I simply sent the bills OF 1aains
| to the house.
R.-Wero you in tho habit Of doing that
Mr. MI always did did it when 1 shipped
| to Isaac n. Ash, go that could ORA" on MN;
| Tho grain left our place in the afternoon, and
| would er,iye hero in tue morning. end We would
| have to send them the bills Of lad1ng 40 tha1
| they might know what grain II Is: =,
R.-Who put the pieces OF 18th On the gram
! Nr. MI do not know. ...x., ,,~
t R.-Uid you ever have conversation Win MT:
snruanco ii1 regard to getting cars inspected and
| have the grades raised5 <--~-4,
| Mr.. M.-No.
| R.-It has been reported he sayB you did7
| ofHER PEOPLES GRAIN.
! Mr.. M-Dut be will not swear to that How
| could a person influence the Inspector Of = {
| not car T shipped to Spruance, Preston q 20.
vas inspected old but Iknow Of 2 good mans
At..AI = = An+ e1Ff
Of new sorn that aa inypnss h.|p1c to 1,
| AIR M-Partics on the road outside.
R.-Was it done by an arrangement with the
1fr. MI don't know anything about that;
but know that now ,s corn canw .saa 'os9'''sa on
n.-How much now corn haTo you besn hano-
II IL. M,-only very little to Chicago. rhera
ono flash IN tue narae. mere a, ~ Aim En- ~
price went down again before VIC oou1o sup u
| all. I sent Ash ebout forty cars.
| R.-Nl.t was it inspected?
| Mr.. M.-No. e. or high mixed, neT. Inc very
f,st car Of new sent was inspectod old.
R.-That was probably OWING to o4unoef u
Mr. M.-Wsll, he made the same error IN ro'
e1RfaE1yhat VS. the difference in price between
Mr. M-At ouo time there was pretty BIG
difference; but at the time OF this alleged ~
| tonpt ct bribery tbere was very Atslo diiicfenoe
n.-Hor much !? :,
Mr. MI do not know exactly-an average o1
about 432 to : car. When I shipped mJ hsst col
II ao]d for ~ cents new coru that day Tas "oftt
&c cents. At that same time / sno" ono nal
| Who had ton cars Of new inspected Old.
| ALLEN
| H.-Nhat ware your relations with Allen
t Mr. AL had lone at al]. became acquaint
ed with h1m outside OF Chicago, and throneh III
influence shipped Soma grain to sfruanee, fles
ton l. Co, uaa then shipping to asns All
thought would divide 1t. i,
ReDiu Allan over make any proportion Il
you with reference to having new corn lnspecte.
III. M,-No, nor sprnanca. Preston d Co
either. Allen mover said wosd about IT oae M,
R.-What arc ron going to do-n1ake fight
! Mr.. Nj am going to See the end OF 1t.
N-Ihera seemed to be good daal o. 1eennl
In Lafavctte in regard to tho matter
NJ. M.-Yos. One gentleman down the1
said. "If you say the word. will raise o1o mel
iu two hours; but didn't say the word
K-You would hare bcen r1llag to como
Harper nad said "Pioase. do!
III. Nj wanted to oo0o, az Gen. 6s1!e7 sa'o
, AS = sSea citizen"
THIS ended the interview. ~,
Mr.. Morton ls!t fur ho.ns Last evening. dt
. csss will 10 prszeotsd to ihs Grand Iu17 nax
week, and waeshor ths5 viii ioo:st hin ot aos se
mains 10 be Eeea4