, 1875-11-10

lEITERS.
BONE Of A'DosALuts cnocoprLE AcaEEpe
~. iocls, Nov. 1a-Tbree jetta,H frsuI Gen.
alel'oaa1f. AZ Supervisor, TO i. ". DouRlasa,
commissioner Of IutornAt Rercnuc q. Washing
.oh' "ese then introduced n cvdepco aud read.
lho fr'! tine dated Jan. %. 1874. IL in reply to
astat"fnent sen. TO Commissioner Douglass av
AlNfte: Attorney Patrick, regarding alleged
e!''e'1ohd VI the tu'ouue law bv Deyis and
i'a1ef' ana ha'h that tho allegations msde hy
toe parties mcntioaea IN Atr. Pa.rick'a" latter
hAse leon esamlnod into on several occasions
ano loooa Without soun tatton; thst, il fact, tho
sam' cnas8es 1ere mlda a5>tns: the firm In
lS72' and Examined by COLLECTOR Ford and II,
l"'r'eS' "ao FOUND noll'lng 10 justify H,o acsion
Subsequently ReTanue Agents 1a.e:t, Urashcr.
md iaryao made a thorough e1anua,ion of
a." nstnS''.so}ept OF The FIRM ana they found
kseplng books, Form s.. St law in tho msnner of
was discovered. The General 2daif'so 2di'.s:oe Of fraud
that the affairs of tho firm wero Frequently n
voatigatod by hinseif. Revenue Agent Joycc,
Collector Ford, md others. but no eridenco OF
ffauI ever found.
fEs wn1rEn THAN sxow.
Another ietter il dAto:i a1arcl. ., 1874. and in-
closed Clipping IRON tic Now York Sr'., Ill
tinAtiug that Gen. McD0n.jl. was ~ thu head
q the wi,lexY frauds III Illinois sad other placcs
Ih1s the General says 4e would not nutica Were
it not that st. Loulh papers 1nxxo wild aud un-
founded charges against tax-psvora and ollicern
Of this District, but. when called upon for facts
to tlt1 him IN prosecuting violations u tbs law
thoy have utterly failsd to aubstspttate their al-
legations. f1o then refers to tile fact that
to this Distract 10 fo:ret out charger,
and frequent examinations hav7 boen mad., brt
alwaVh without discovering my fraund. lie
also statea that hs l,Rs paid particular attention
tn NJ
the past ycar. aud, a. eyilence Of hia diligence.
thAt, during January mud February, 1874, tle
co''ectioas in this district exceeded that Of tlo
corresponding mouths Of tue prayious year
about el0oUo0. 1ao closes By saying:
court, challenge and defy thu most acrut!ni fng
Departmental or 3uctA inycsltgaton into uy tnteg-
r1ty IA . man md MT conduct a public ofer.
GEN. M'DoHALD AGAIN ALauasrEus HIS vtLLAi1-
oEs COMPLEXION.
The third letter IS dated Mnrca 81, 1874, and
ta N reply to reports sent to ComnlaAIonar
| Douglass. tnAt some bookH and pa''ers Of Bovia
Frazer Il Co. wero destroyed by nre, supposed
| by design wha1e teelr s1ufs we're nndor fures-
sicatiou u7cn Charge Of fraud. 10 this tho
lcctor A[aguiro and ltcvannc-AHeut lunther,
made : thorough oxasnsnaton Of tho circ1ln-
stances OF tho burning Of the books aud paperH
referred to- ana that they all fully. agtcu
further ststes that. Ia consequence Of
s.reEal complaints against this .isln. ho aud
Reveuue-Agent 1oycs aud Deputy Collector
Fitzroy have repeatedly mado thorough in
apectiop Of the books OF this firth. hut layo
never beon able To do.ec. ANYTHING illegal or
fraudulent in their dealings With the Govern
mont.
THE 0noENpt1NGs GIVE THE CIVIL LE3E,
The rGadiuH Of these letters MAS listencfl to
very eagerly, and iu view oi the developments
brought ous 80 far in this trial, cau.od .uucl,
n1uiling and occasional lnughter. The defend.
! ant, hoNosor, betrayed no confusion.