, 1875-12-07

Nth IS oaso, AMI ha was onRagod on that un-
dolstandn1,
H. IN hero dsva of nccusllsonB and run nrs
accused Of having
AN ,x7EHnsr IN A p1arsLLEnr.
Mr. W..-"clI. ii uas. there 10 absolutely 20
truth IN tho rumor: mover bad particle Ut
gaard in tho whlskf bnalneaa In an7 ~ar. TO
Go Huro thsro nro men. ~ l havc bcfoto said,
with Nhou havs had cloHo relattona who have
botn In tho b1.ineas. lbose 10 Simon Powell,
for instance. hayo becn connected with him
In 4 hus'pesa wny for srenty-threo reara. /
hhyo tried cRaea for nm. have rsven him ad-
vleo, md bavo been financially Interested With
lin. lie has tndo1Hed rkpor for inc. and for
lin, and II hs wore to como III and anls for my
uamo Oh note. 10 would get il. Hut
NEVER HAD / DOLLARS WORTH
Of interest In 1'owelf'a dsttary. md l never or
rcct to have. invo novor l,oen lutcrested with
him in bt4 buBinchs In any wsv.
I.-Mr. Ponell's place has noysr been aeizod,
Inns ~
Mr.. W.-No. 1fo ts President OF tho South
branch Dlasiug Company. and theso has uaver
bcen anything Against thom tlnt | tno" Of or
haro heard Of. Thoy aiand vol a. far ~ any
informsston of 9ino Eocs. but yon sttonld IN
business onlv ahort tno. When tho first
seizures wero 1nadc ho bad been runpsng tho
t3!ace onlY about acreIl months. lie has alwnYa
been IN o:Ler buatneaB.
R.--You Rse disposal To sttrihuso tho Prog
fdenta request to tho c.f2n1natanccs named, ars
you?
there couldn't worry well 10 any other. gayo
thcm oil ut Washington to understand theao
fartt, lowt yer when tho troubles commenced.
told Elrn'r HnAnburn whom ho waa here last
rpring III tho wEo|e matter. wanted him
to understand TINT my blood wse red-that
had Ho,ncthing tcsiIo irc-watrr In my vfinB--
mud that cuuldnt feel The Eatne prosecuting
'nan Ind always known Us q fr.oha ~ If llo
wrrc q stranger. | presume thero wa aome
suci' idea as TINT sou speak Of III tue minds Of
the officials
H. Has thoro been any cnMtl,int about the
DELAY IN PROSECUTING TIE cA~Es
etncc tl,a tpdlct,nonts ~ero found, or hef,ro Z
hF. W.-Nut that know Of, took every
mcans 10 my power to forco The matter along. I
got Qrand jury aB aoon na could: aud whom
tho indictments wer, found tried 10 hurry
them to trla M we'll as could. There Inns hceu
nu delay that could avoid. 1 have had soveral
aud 1t WAS found ilnpasslbls 10 get Judge llop-
kus lcra my Aoot,cr linn IN t,nw nrrnngo1.
THIN came Into Court aud suale the lnoton as
',na been printed, and tho daso was not as tho
Juugo ihouEht bunt,
N.-1Iase you MY idea who will ho n,'rotntnd
to tho vacancy which ynur rcsgpasion mukes7
Mr. W. navo not tho 'east tden or sus-
piciou.
Tho first thonght .aat naturally rossosaed tho
mind OF tho inquire 4fter newH Naa to tlud II
puaAibIo wlo WAs Itlte to be
THE slXT DfaTIfCr ATTORNEY.
Tic critical condition Of tho Government busi-
ncsh ut tLls time, aud the tact thai large num-
hcr 0! whisky caAes-Hnme Ba---had boun begun
Under ar. Ward. ntId must bo prosecuted to MI
end by Hono one, led to tho thought that per.
ll7ps the select on might bo nlajo ont Of the
nwters retained by uoyoInnont 10 aHnist III tho
prosecution OF tho Hnld cascs, and who wero
supposed TO hnvo eonle knowledge of them.
Tnia brought np McsBtg. Aver. DoxIor, and Dout-
stl as 1e rusplciouH partrR anu callD xefc tnade
Oil thoIa IN hucceBson. Mr.. Dontell sald In
AuHwer 70 questions that ho had not tho
s1gltes. knowledge OF who MAS to have tho
place; Ind bat just heard OF the resignation.
mud lncu nothing Of tho caurcs Ml,ic:, led to It.
The place had not tecn offered to hin. md l,o
Ind not toen consulted iu hns WY about It.
H. tho idoa that 'Is would accept tue place II 1t
weto offered him, nnd IL is quite likely It NAV
b. for tho rcaaona that he has hah the largest
OK -o ioncs Of anv lawyer In tho city in revenue
and other Dnlted btatcs Inv practice. llavlng
been fer ten vensa Asststant iu tho DiHtrlcs-
Attorneys Office under Messrs. Bass. MOI ton,
Gl.ve,, and Wand. He 1efs tile Office In April
List, at wulch time bIr. DuI4e wpB hppoin.od.
Il lilo office se given on the rnclplo OF Iesorta
gained by long experience and knowledge, many
! ernons thnk that Mr. DouieIl Btaads d gool
SHOWING.
OF course there arc plenty of
OTHER NAMES
which hnvo bacn suggested by tho friends OF tho
gentlemen to "honl they pelonE. leu Ayer Is
regarded aH nu oscoIlcut md COMPETENT l4wyer.
but /: Is doubtful whether he voutd thxe the
place II 1t were offered hI1n. q. g. Campbell,
jolt, Hunter. Ralest Liucoln, hlr. Durho, tho
preHept Ass iatnnt. mud large nn.uotr VI oshers.
iaye Lad lAe,r na1nts cauynhso1. but uone OF
thstu have any decided pro euauence osor the
0tt,era.
Il,o question OF succession will probably te
decided verf shortly. as Dsufnd Wilson, so.lcItor
IT tie II easu,y. wtll arr4Se ltrs tuls morning,
a1,sl 1t IL pretty certaln that he has amoug bis
eifecsa
BLANK COMMISSION
for the District Attorueys.,p OF this District.
This will bn used, II at oil, aztec a conhulthtoI
With Gen. Webster, Collector Joucs. aud fow
others Hho ros.eBs tie conaeouco OF the froA-
ucnt.
There Was movement much talked Of vestor-
day 10 bring influence 10 bear To retnstato Mr.
Office, but it. though much approved BY many ol
tho togn) frate1u!ty, sromed 70 lack the CONCUR
roucg Ut 3lt. Glover hmuolf.
pICEEy'B RECONSIDERATION.
Last evening, whta Grn. Webster was COZ
vols,ng III tne rounds OF the Palmer uouss, lie
"aB suddenly a'Eroachcd by ]. Lyle DiGaes,
Corpnnt Counsel. 1lo said, ''1 want to make
= nrMiuation, Don: Webstes;,. for the otico cf
D.st1tct Attorney" AL 4 said the Geuo,ul,
''wbusn do vuu wiah to meution "Doo Liu-
colu." wYB tho replt.
alr. Dickoy thou turned upon hls hoe1 aud wont
thence. 10 far as known. this fa tho only prolnt.
nent suggestion OF this mama.
When tie removal becsme generally known in
the Government bulldin. ycsterdaF 1t formed,
OF urse, the chief subject Of conversation fur
tho dav, and tho opiuious EXPRESSED we're vsry
nearly unanimous Oh the mau queHtlon-tlat It
mas sudden, and curious. aud rough On Ward.
but thst nobody nuwadavs oJuld tell what day
waH to tlIng furth. Going about. reporter
called OIL tho yarious officials. among tLom
J. K1:1sEIL JDSE-,
Collector Of tho por., "ho BAia lo knew aone-
thug Of tue matter beforehand, but was not at
liberty to atato just how much he did know.
Distrot-AltofDoy Ward had tntin,ated Ills inten-
t.ou to resign soma tlme psagious, and Lad
placed tho reason for this contemplated sction
upon the ground that tho emolumoots OF the
ollico wore insufficient, aud 10 COLD not afford
to remslu iu tho position. Why he was asked
to resign, att. JonoH was unable 10 say.
JO8EtH o. GLOVER
was aoupht and a4ked who Mr Wards probable
succesatr would be. lie replied that HevvrnI
nR1nca had beeu mentioned In cpnucctioh With
tho otlice. the most prominent tmong ahIch
wosa those OF Mr.. Hunter aud Dir. lioutell.
"Any way" said the Judge. "is won't be mo.
aud !hat'a III know positively about j.. I don't
Ray wouldn't taKo tho position, but menu
there ia 10 probability that IL will be oferod