, 1875-03-13
THE GAG-LAW.
The First Victim Of lto Operation
States Els Case.
The Intcrestlng Aneclote Concerning ar.
Chandler Which Brought On
tho Prosecution.
Anlmus Of AItorney-Generaf Williams
In Following Up Bue!.
Extraordinary Use Of q Bench-
,, Warrant in Libel
Suit.


From Or osen forFttranttnt.
ST. f.orIs, No., March II, la75.-In accordance
with 'nstru ms, your correspondent. a. 81.
Louis tod 4.sifD; out tho defendant in tho
tow famous C!fEt,a ! suit, and asked him
II ho would Etyo th0j IN =, nj tho caso fol
VOL known, ia ~ritor on ti1.1fi e.. ~ oi
tho Republican Of shsa city. iis dut..:N az die
vsded between writing editorials in tho otI1cs
aud special correspondence from points to which
ho Ia frequently ennt Whenever occasion rpauiEck
work OF that sort. iour correspondent found
him At desk tn tic fifth story Of tho Republican
building, engaged In bis usual Iahors. and not
seeming Fory mitch disturbed ut tho prospect bo-
fore linn OF having to encounter tho ira.o
Chandler and the vengoful 1Ylliams upon their
own hoath tho District Of Columbia Criminal
Court. Previous Acquaintance With the young
man rendered preiiminArios unnccoseazy, aud.
tho object Of the cali being stated tho cougsrsa-
tiou proceeded as follows:
ABATEMENT ar TIE GAZE,
Cor7cspoudeut-Tc mo, AIR. lueI1 1t you
will, all about -FOUR case, or at leaat nuch facts
witt, il - you would not object to
haro published:
Mr. Busli-11oro Is no fact connected wish.ho
chso which carn 10 hecp to myself any longer.
Hitherto hayo not mnds much fuas about It,
kccauao always regarded It ~ being totally
without interest to anybody b ut urao!t md I1f.
Chandler. But persistent prosecution, coupled
with tic fact that tho prosecution involves test
ot tho loland-Gag Law, has finally u,ado the case
celebrated, and it acerns TO b Advertising nn
into estenaive nosoriesr. will toll ali about 1t
from beginning to eu,.
year age laAt nintcr, nuito .ctlus a4 regular
correspondent Of tho At3nttitcaa, Was o1npoy-
cl, through tho mediation OF Sir. larry H.
Smith. Clerz Of tho lsouro Ccnulitteo on War
Ciainn, to setd occasional specials 10 the Do
tzois FREQ J'resa. It WAS lnsiDated to mn In
letters Of ins:ructton from tho managing edi.o,
Of tho lrtf Press that was expected to lcop
an eys on Senator Chandler. whose tailiuxs woro
numorons, Rud rhtBa public nsetnlnohH. the
I'rts l'trst evidently considered ut IN
end. Ho1uo tina In February waa
informed by persons familiar with Michigan
Affairs that old "zaek " had begun To reconstruct
the ro1nral patronage iu that State, with VIEW
to Strengthening lus own chances for fc~eIec-
ton to the Senate. ! naturally kopt witch ot
these proceedings mud in doing Eo caiuo fro-
eucntly iu contact with Michigan men. and l,osr I'd
yreat deal sail abont Chandler, hut very little
OF which could 10 termed ha.tsry. Among 9th.
or things, I gnt on tho track Of transaction
whereby ccrsala delaulsins Collector Of lutes.
rsl EsvGuuo had been ~isitswastled aud rctntued
in cillce through, homo myaterious influence.
which waa f,.arcc.ed to ba that OF Chandler, but
laiIluE to educc the matter 10 documentary
certainty let 1t go, saying nothing about sk-
Some little timc aftc. this ha2penod in Down-
iue's restaurant, aud there mat tho liou. John
+. briggs, ex.nenber Of Cong1oss from the Bug
inaw District OF hliehigan. No began conyerA-
ing on tho subject Of Old Zack. During this
}f,t 1fr nrirna tn1hfaT &rro
Of The peculiar habits OF tho old war-horse. 1
do not now recall distinctly whether or not Mr.
Drlggs stated to no that ho had ainp1y heard
these stories. but know uy Impression waa a:
tue ura that ho knsw lite 5acty:
Subsequently,, lcarnsd from 2Ir. H&ry II.
Smith, from Airs, uoitn Barnn-d, from Donn
piatt and from ono or two others, that TIC &C.
posta 1 lad received from Mr.. nEsggs Ne1e cur
1ont,y regarded 81 facts, and vas tuld tlatthey
had gotten out through Mr.. 7. II. iiees clark Of
tho Senate Finance Committee. who hal raisted
ous Of them to group Of people at tia Satlona1
Hotel In Washington.
rwn ANECDOTES.
Corrospondeus-you speak Of two anecdotes:
ou,y ouo III 1uentionul iu tie published indlct.
ulcnt ...
A., Buell. witt brloay atato the nature Of
tho two anccdotes. The tlrnt waa to tho OBJECT
that Chandler. whfe iaabriatctl, and In tho Fem
ato chamber during "esssoh honrs, grossly IN
suited Mr. Nathaniel Mckay, OF bostou. ship
huilder who had so,ue pr.yate bill before tho
scu,to. and sho VIVA tnon on tho 0oor Of tLAt
body Though Tho courtesy OF sonstor anthony,
u! Nhols lslsud. Tho osios was tho ouo named
III Ito indictment, tho nature Of which II fau,a-
iar 10 the pubic.
corres,,ondant- did chauder 10. Include
tosb il, tIe informstion rpva wl4;ch thu iulict.
mout @ was baseti
oo,r l., ~ ~. n'oti.. T1,c cSarvo yIlch ia uot
nss ne9 !niys IN ths s inaemept was esy susceptible
~ 1s'9of - H. MnS.y stooi reilly to testify 10
H. facts ststsd Ind ho wa beyond Chandler.