Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30
UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY FiFlsLD TO Hun
WALTON.
DISTRICT on VERMONT.
UNITFD STATES ATTORNEY : oFsltti
MONTPELIER. october 10, l..A.

MONTPELIER. OCTOBER TO- t'sfs ,
SIR - have received Your note Of this morning
and have read the article in the Daiy journal Co
pied fr m the Cal,d9ni4r, to which 5ou aliude /
have No kuowie dge Of the circumstances under
which Mr.. Crane was appointed Collector of Inter
nal Revenue in !-s, or o. his application for re-
appointment t. IN enlarged district n ls73, but
in 50 far as the article referred to implies that Mr.
Edmunds has controlled o. attempted 10 control,
either at Washington or elsewhere, or is in any
way responsible for the delay n the trial o! the
prosecutions against SIR. Crane and Mr.. Jewett
now pending in the United States Circuit Court,the
same +. uDjust to him as Ear as ! have any knowl-
edge or belief. have reason to believe that the
authorities at Washington have no disposition to
interfere with these prosecutions, and so far as
have heard Mr.. Edmunds say anything on the sub
jet, It has been the expression Of hope tina.
speedy and impartial justice would be meted cut to
each OF the respondents according to the merits Of
their respective cases.
The Indictments were found at the last February
term Q; court and thecases have been thus far con
tnued On the application OF the counsel for the re-
spondents. ought to state, however, that it would
have been impossible .or me to Try either O. the
cases until within few weeks because transcript
from the records Of the treasury department is the
necessary and proper evidence Of the emhezzlement
ofthe public money, which transcript, l did not re-
ceive until about four weeks ago.
n respect to the bal spoken o. in the article
above referred TO- have only to say that the bail
offered by each respondent was examined in open
court and accepted blythe judge rs satisfactory, and
| now believe them 10 be ,nt rely responsible
As To why Nj. Jewett w1s arrested first, It was
for the very good reason that complaint Was first
made against him, with the production OF such
proof as seemed T. To warrant h.s arrest. A. 10
why Nj. Crane was not arrested unit! the grand
jury met, il was Tor the cqua IS good reason that
No complaint was mlde against him. and also for
the reason that was cont nual, assured by GOV
ernmeut detectives ;hit De was innocent. felt
my duty, however, 90 lay all tho facts before the
grand jury, ans they having fou'd, on their oaths'
indictments against both, il Will c no fault Of mine
ifelch O; the respondents does Bot have an oppor-
tuuity to yIudicate himself before ury oi twelve
men.
Mr. Eimunds was one o. d,e slretes on Mr..
Cranes FIST bond. given IN l76-. The deficiency
under that bond is 81 07233 Iottined Judgment
on this bond in the United States District Court last
week Mr. Edmunds however w the 43i day %
April last deposited to the credit % the troa .re-
OF the United States $500 az his share afthe aore-
sad deficiency. The last bond OF Mr. Crane is
dated May y ls-3, and the deficiency Hereunder
ISL. The bond hiss not been sued.
Very truly yours.
b. +. FIIELp.
Non. T. p. Waiioa, S,po', Cbsmltr.
We append 70 the above a letter from
Supervisor Simmons. never before correctly
published, showing just how Mr.. Cranes
reappointment came about