, 1875-12-06

Srsc'at Dspnsch 10 The Chseaao TrioYu,
MILWAUKEE, Doc. 5.-Atatt Carpenter, WHO h,,
cheoklty threatened to suo The TRIBUNE Tor pph,
ltahlng tho facta Indicating how much there VA.
Of him about tho Whisky Ring, has now brourht
forward Sam Aindskopf, "rrince Of tho Whi..
Ky Hing to mako bis "afYidavy" that tbc7o s,,
no Carpenter about It. No doubt Prince s,ro
would with equai aiacrity flo bis atlldssy th,t
there Is no Whisky ling hcro.-juBt as Carpen-
ter Insists there isn't. Dut Bama teetjnonz
Isn't 10 tho point. 11o hasn't denied that Car.
pentor, tlon Senator, in tho summer Of 1874,
after the Proceedings had been commenced
against lsindskopFat At Madison, hold a conference
at tho Park Hotel, at that city with tho Hon. II,
n. lIowta and other attorneys for tho defonss,
at which two propositions for compromise
wese agreed ou,-one being a mora
blind and tho other 80 framed "a
to provide for tho escape Of ls1ndskopt
md tho rcst Of the RluH inporiIod by tho dis.
closures tlsore made. There Ia no deutal Of ths
fact that Carpenter in behalf .. tho Hing tool
theeo propositions to Washington for compre
misc. agreed Oh betwcon him and their court
attorneys for tho express purpose OF securing
tho acceptance OF q compromise, through h,s iu.
fluenco as Senator; and thas he did procure
tho acceptance Of ono Of thcso propositions,
tu0HEH uluuuoE " HA9 tu0 HE01H UuGs
WHAT CANNOT LIZ oA1SsA1n.
Sam Rtndskopf docs deal of atroug Swear.
Ing In his attorneys boha!t but to loeaon'i
swear away, md ho cannot ewear aNay, his one
statoment To appointment gentleman In high Of.
aciat position horo, and un!mpoaohab1e charao-
ter, to tho eftoct that It vss Ills {H,ndskoprs)
cxpltcis understanding that Carpenter, then
Senator, wss to socuro tho delay
NJ }t,a 0$
could bo got rid Of without trial and tho ine.-
table oxpoaMra that must follow. Sam will havt
to swear still harder before io can Hvear away
tho official documents on lilo in tho Department..
Tho frat OF those, already published In Tna
TRIBUNE, IL letter frou. SnperTiBor Mum to
Commissioner nuuslsus, Ia Which Mum 1nakosa
plea for the continuance Of tho indictment
against Sam RandAlopf. Ia that latter, under
date Sept. 7, 1874. Aunn writes tho con'miR~
MonoT:
While IN Milwaukee, recently. had an Interview
with Senator Carpenter, nao suys he SAW xuu nELs-
TIVE To THE RrEpshoPH THAI
What had Carpenter to 500 tho Commissioner
about In tho Rtldskopf csse Z Mu1n's Letter ~
t1e Commissioner q date e., NoT: = ia74, e.ss. a
offered by a1unn fer continuance Of tho casa
upon tho false representation Of tho insaulty oi
wisneas for tho Government, IN 1t aluno
writes
hilo in Milwaukee Friday lsst had an interview with
n,lno thnt the R!nlsiopf caso, continued Tho La
crosao Court, would 10 tried no.t juno q Madison
but tho Juaeo hAs called special torn for DECEMBER
What Was tia nature of senstor Garpshtcf'a
(he was senator them understanding" relatvo
to tho Rndsl1opf oaso2 Tho whole effort Of tho
Ring WAS to avoid trial. Tho effort st compro,.
misc bad failed. Tho case had boon poetponod
at tho LuCToase torn, and now ohoEs WAS being
u,nuo for i.a continuance again. The Govern
mont Was ready for trial aud thc DistFiot AttoF-
ney vas pushing tho oaso. poatponemant TAa
eonght onIy by tho 1uug, and In tue Alnge ID
teEeat.
| What followed, aud what Sam Nndskopf oa,'
not awcaf away, Is vet moro significant. Alunn'n