, 1875-12-07
WILTON D..
Tho President Dropped a Hint
to Mr.. Ward Yes
terday.
nd The District-Attorncy Replied
by Sending on Ills Res
ignation by Tel
egraph.
Yhat tho Sufferer, Ills Friends,
and Others Think About
the Cause of It.
Seems 10 Hare Happened Because
Iii. Ward Tad Too blany
Friends Among Tho lVIis.
Ky Hen.
ank Eastman Denies tho
Rumor that He Is Will
ing to Plead Guilty.
he Report of Babcock's In
dict'nent Not Vet
Verified
hings Going Croolzctl'y at milwaukee,
Tho Phenomenal Nct OF
Justice.
10 Whales and Sharks Swim Through
It's Moshes, While Minnows
Founder.
he Report of Babcock's In
dict'nent Mot Vet
Verified
hings Going Crookcsl'y at milwaukee,
Tho Phenomenal Nct OF
Justice.
10 Whales and Sharks Swim Through
It's Moshes, While Minnows
FIounler.
DlSTRiCT.ATTORNEY WARD.
TIE CAI1kE OF IT.

RAsu1N0ToH, D. e., Dec. title roasou OF
apparent dcisy In The prosecution Of tho
tcago reyonuo cnaos has beeu duo largely to
wsnt OF confidence in tho personal ffoodom
District-Attornoy Ward from complications Of
business character with whisky estao|ish"
nts mora Of losa involved. Within u
days facts haso been laid befoie tho
2ident and Secretary OF Tho Trcas-
Of snoh conclusive character rs
ssd tho President to decide on tbs removal
WAtd, which will taso ofYact AZ soon ~ 4 suc-
Bo1 hla been selected. Tho latter Ia, per
= 4 more difficult buelne1s tlan voald bo
'ossd. Other persons somewhat prominent
otlcs have also been found TO be Interested
unfairly In nhtskv-mahnt. establishments
eh bhvs not figured conap cuously IN the dIs~
lures or criminal pFoaecat'ous.
ia rumors which bave fur several dsys boen
ifcnlatlon CONCERNING Chicago officials wero
srday tur.herrd by tho arli'al OF a por-
ous letter from Washington. which, WHEN 70.
I'd BY Jasper D. Ward. found him in full
Ia'blon Of tho oIlica Of Observation-Disclosures for
Northern Dlasrlct Of I;lluola; and which,
nEead, ponderol, aud answered. 1o!cyatod
to private l,fo.
he letter wAs Of the hrnf"st, and. written br
oretarr. vaa aIynei hv r rweri, p,errs,ort
'rney-Genoral, aud datJd Dc 9. Itlecssed
ly tbnt a Prs id.pt wax of Tim o,,nJon
rsr ANN or rur srnv1cr
ID be- ady.nos bv Mr. Wards rasIonat,on.
h would be acc ttel whom ofYorcd. No OK.
atloo, ohAtgo, eccusakion. hiut. or suspicion
ADVANCED in. O, to 10 iuforrod from, .ho tat-
and, therofnre tho ,ncJ, ty of cuca ,,ng vss
rod full c1pe.
Ward Was not long lp nnki1g IN bis mind.
,recsived By h,n he had written ou. short
ram, which was to tho affect that be tonder.
ID resiguatlon Of the ofHce hod by him. and
d that The sama be accentod bv The prcs,.
W,eu this nss iin,.bad mi, aept ho In.
ID fornAl noto to tia Attorney deuora1, to
eat BY nail In which tho res'Eoation " ID aet
lin short, III lip, and decisive manner.
On camo tho ronortera, and for houra thov
wad ri, ,,h.. -, .,s ~. ~ ~. nu..
'a e"on o.u0s ~ nuu WV VI '"o o!n'o
sas tue Diatf'ct-AttorneF. and Linn thsy
cred vi questions Until noryoua n,an
sct did NOT huweyar. soen In care yerv
,,hor, n ~ .oo,, ,l,s ,ania.,e,, III, o,o..
*1ous ''' a"u 'ooA !ae aan'ct'on Will. e1ohs
'uonor. WIN MS 1osf upon sho desS. ana
enaconaed 10 uarrow corDer, he leaued
Ia lfs chair Of o,nce and nIaasnutlv an
TUG questions ~ iar 10 1o con|o' or Al
= 40 ouoae to, ., course = In.scsr re-
ROW and unpleasant w,udo s .s,lt. 1o pro-
Iad
-
..., s"M1 eofsf1oSs'
'or.e.-Had you auy resson, Dir. Ward, for
ctiux any such teouest M has beeu urof-
w. w.
"s@a--Ho intention 10 luas onees "as over
e.sa 10 me BY AMyboaY.
There WAS somo time ago \ genort that
tntsuded to reeic1, In accent annthsr noa,.
Il mora nav md 1ess t1tlr. wns thera INV
In that "'
W,-Well TINT ia 4 hard o,,estton In nm.
;aa Offer VIVA mado me- whjci' i aI,onlu
lblv hkyo accented # mattofa bsI bran oIl,-
hIpann III 10y n,.,t.r Ill., o.er tH a GoGn @ tos Kono
mind r. nj ut,t or this ,,sn .i,s" aI .1,.. aI
i cloar roenrI1 d;ttu,t want H. ti,ro.s -.
10 liza nf tha wbi.Ev t,;ni. ha,."ss .h.t
iii th+v wara natt.ni ana Nv nv ~ o4t,n. tHtu
task nnv .ct.nn 7 h".s t,eon sa,t,n1,
Sin shana ~. IL" rri.,u ,nd oNa
i,o,,,o r"Ip rrs~ rn,..r
eks \ uonn .hnrir, ~ H. .,ocnuan,.,x
thar at,5sn,o ~ w., .,.a"a.os ~ ~, H..
,binv hi ra.1, - liz sm nd w.. WI ~ nIn
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