New-York tribune., 1875-11-18
WHISKY REVELATIONS.
AFATAI DOCUMENT,

AN EXPOSURE oP N'DoNALD's ATTEMPT TO CORRUPT
SUPERVISOR - JAMES MARKS AFFIDAVIT -
MDOSALD's PROFITS IN COTTON DURING THE
wAR-ASoTIIER IMPORTANT PAPER.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNE.l
ST. LOUIS, Nov IA special dispatch to The Re
publican from Washington contains two important
documents bearing the character of ex-Snper-
visor Mcdonald, and rejecting III n severe manner,
as will be seen, upon the Administration for his
appointment. The first of these documents is the
following:
II the contemplated change OF supervisor IN this Dis
ric is Cd w0nld suggest thar the character OF
the new appointce shonld Investigated here and at
Memphis. CHESTER H. kRIn, Attorney u o., &C
G. W. FORD Collector.
G.. A. NEwCOMB, u. :. Marshal
The other document is an affidavit made by James
Mari. predecessor of Mcdonald as Supervisor of In
tcrnal Revenue. Mr.. Mari declares in his affidavit.
which is dated Feb. 10, 1870, that soon after the
passage Of the act of July 90 1868, creating the
Office of Supervisor of Internal Rcyenue he, McDon-
aid, and the deponcnt were for some time applicants
for the position of Supervisor of the District, en-
bracing Missouri. Then when il became likely that
the deponent was to he appointed TO that position:
Tie said John Mcdonald oame 70 the Opponent at
various times and places ia the City of Washington,
D. G., and made cOrrpt prop0suoiis to hlin eoheerhn
and powers of the office o Supervisor N case II
should be attained by him. the deponent In these prop
ositons, which were direct propositions o use ts Once
Supervisor was biz enough for two; that we. meaning
he and my seli could both make ourselves ch out Of IL
hat the appointment was worth great dcI OF money
that il was a big thing; that II was worm a
fortune Ia him or any other man that KNOWS now 10
it, that had any sense and that would DE
fool II did not make such use or H. that -, use IL col
pleely make money ou " 1t, &e. H. proposed that
he obtained the place he would let me IN, and at ~
got the place would him In. aud he proposed To do
the work outside, and that should run the olbcc ana
that lie would make square divide. lie proposed re.
peatey that he would use his influence for or against
ne decnCd accepted BIS propositions. Attef my
appointment The Office OF Supervisor, ana having cstaD
lished nv Office at 81 Louis Mo-, this Mcdonald repeat
rdy came to me at my Office and then ana there
again urged upon me his corrupt propositions To use my
office cOrupty to rob the Government, wiih the power
and position IL had conferred upon me 10 Di"knili GER
tain parties. una suryelllanceof SUPERVISION,
whose property seized who were under lndct-
WAYS declined 10 act with OF for him. aud finally Nc
Donald, some time in the month of December
1868, becoming desperate AT my mastery nactVlty,
SAID he would be d II h, would not 90 10 WisiInS-
ton and that he would leave there until was re-
moved. He did go to washington, according TO s ny
threat and used every means III his power cOffup anu
otherwise, 10 effect nv removal from the ohlee OF
Supervisor which be easily proved beyond doubt
Aferward he (NIcDOuald told NE that he had maze
$4,000 Memphis during the war, ont Of his position
there III the military service ana he sad uiat was te
only opportunity OF the kind he had ever had ana llit
he imIroy 1t, and that ought now to improve my
opportunity 70 help myself and friends ne he had done
in Memphis that need be afraid Of him; that lie
n very RESI- ectabr gentleman. merchant IN hsh stand
ing m this CIV told me only few days since that lie
knows that tli. Mcdonald and himself made contract
with the rebel General Roddy at one n'ne our
Ing the war ana while Mcdonald was III
Memphis, 10 deliver cotton inside our one tnloh
lines to said Mcdonald his agents at $50 per bale
that hc, Mcdonald himself went outside our lines and
that [ have now IN my possession letter from Wen
known and reliable gentleman IN Memphis statlnS that
he career Of Mcdonald in that city during the war was
ia. MAKR
Sworn TO and snb,crbed before me this lath day OF
February, 1870. At st. louis, No. JoHN Y. srRAAI:
Notary Public Tor St LOUIS county Mo