Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-12
UNION AND AMERICAN.
MAHOGANY HALL.

What a Washington Detective Saw
Ehere-Alsbama sheats in q HIIari
ous Role.
Washington Special to the Chicago Times.
There is a little bit Of a sensation in
official circles here, that has been given
to the Times correspondent to-day It
Is Of a scandalous nature, and involves
the high character Of q cheerful Con-
gressional carpet-bagger, Who was a
iOud-mouthed supporter OF the force
bill style of legislation In the Forty
third Congress. The evening after the
discovery Of the robbery In the
cash-rOOm IN the United States
Treasury, detectives were sent
to various houses of ill-fame through
out Of the city, to watch if any Of the
frequenters of these resorts should.
when warmed ND with wine, show too
much hberality, or display too much
money. In case Of great robberies it
Is not uncommon for thieves to give
themselves away IN their excuses.
Mahogany Hall'' Is one Of the most
notorious places IN Washington. It IS
filled with yellow women Of disolute
character. Many OF them have some
pretensions to good looks, and it is not
uncommon for british white men to 90
to this Glow. down" shop. The detec-
tive who was detailed to visit Mahog-
any Hall entered the place early in the
evening. Shortly after the arrival Of
the detective, a visitor came in who
seemed to be
VERY MUCH AT HOME
In the place. He ordered up all the
girls IN the house, and began a regu-
lar drinking with them. He ordered
vine with liberal hand, and, when a
good deal of liquor had been drank all
around, the new visitor, IN a fit Of hi
larity, displayed quite a sum of money.
among which was several large bills.
and inJimated, with the usual flourish
of drunken brag, that he was out for
a good time, and that he had the where
withal TO carry him through. Although
the detective did not see any $500 bills
among the bills fourished about, he
yet thought he had a good enough case
to make an arrest upon suspicion, and
so he proceeded to gather IN thedrunken
DULL CARE DESTROYER.
The detective advanced through a
double rank Of guzzling. yelling yellow
girls, who we're uproariously posturing
about their champagne benefactor, as
they nOisiiy drank his health. The de-
tective tapped the cheerful hero Of the
lewd circle upon the shoulder, and
asked him to come along with him.
Then did this valiant hero Of the battle
rise up in great indignation. what"
said he, you arrest mel Do you
know VINO you have in hand? 1 think
when you know who 1 am, that you
will not care TO lay your hands on
me-" The detective took his prisoner
to one side, and there theprisoner gave /
his name as
c. c. SHEATS,
the Sixth Auditor Of the Treasury. OF
course the detective withdrew without
any prisoner. Sheats is the auditor for
the accounts of the pOstofice depart.
ment. Mr.. Jewell has been bound to
get rid of him for some time. Sheats
was appointed by the President, as a
reward for his votes IN the last Con-
gresS. He was given a leave Of alb
sence for this month, with the general
understanding that be is TO lose his
head on the LIST Of July. The pOstof-
fee department has been investigating
this Mahogany He'll BUSINESS and there |
is no prospect Of having Sheats back
as auditor. Mc5raw, chief clerk IN the |
Office, is to be appointed In his stead.