Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-17
FOURTH EDITION.
The Charges Against Fisher.

| WHAT THE WASHINGTON STAR" sAYs--THE PREeT
| DENT WON'T INTERFERE-FIsHER MUST 90.
The Washington Star, of last evening, has the
following full account OF the move in Judge
| Fishers case -
| Some time ago papers were filed with Attorney
| General PierTepont complaining of the manage.
nent of the Office of the District Attorney in this
city. While they did not affect the integrity OF
Judge Fisher as an officer it WAS set forth that
| he had appointed his Son to the position of an
| assistant and that this son was unfit for the
place for reasons set forth in said papers.
These charges were supplemented by others.
| The Treasury department complained that there
was not vigorous administration of the office
| the Postoffice Department also complained, and
particularly with reference to the conduct OF the
prosecution in the mail contract frauds. Then
came complaint from the War Department,
charging that the District Attorney had given
| an erroneous opinion upon an abstract of title
to property purchased by it upon the assumption
that it was a clear title, when it was not.
In view of the complaints Judge Pierrepont
| sent for Judge Fisher some time since and invi-
ted him to refute or explain them away. Mean
while additional complaints were lodged with
him by members of the Bar of the District and
prominent citizens. About week ago Judge
Pierrepont concluded that the interests of JUS
tice would be subserved by change in the Of
fee. Accordingly at private conference with
Judge Fisher he indicated to him tkat his res
ignation would prove acceptable. After having
discharged this unpleasant duty he wrote let
ter to Ex-Governor Wells, OF Virginia, now of
this city, asking him il he would accept the Of
fee, and on Tuesday last received a reply that
he would.
On Wednesday the Attorney General again in
dcated to Judge Fisher that his resignation not
being forthcoming embarrassed him consider
ably, and plainly told him that he had offered
the place to Governor Wells, and that gentleman
had accepted it ; that he was constrained to this
course, not because he did not have high ap-
probation of Judge Fishers integrity, but solely
because the Office had been administered with a
looseness which seemed to him inexcusable.
Judge Fisher that night left for Long Branch
to endeavor to have the President intercede with
the Attorney General for his retention.
Judge Fisher returned this morning and had a
long Interview with Judge Pierrepont. Judge
Fisher indicated to him that the President had
declined to interfere, and left the matter solely
in the hands of his law-oficer At the inter-
view this morning Judge Fisher asked that time
be granted him to bring endorsements from the
bar of the District to show that his office had al
ways been vigorously conducted This, Judge
Pierepont says, he does not think he can do,
inasmuch as the local complaints against the
District Attorney come, he says, from some of
tine most eminent members of the District bar.
Even to-day two additional affidavits complaining
of his (the District Attorney's) son. and the gem
eral management of prosecutions in the District,
were6lled with the Attorney General
1t is the intention of the Attorney General to
have the commission of Governor Wells prepared
at once and forwarded to Long Branch for Ex-
ecutive signature. So far as he is concerned, he
will not retrace the steps he has already taken,
because before so doing he was fully convinced
that Governor Wells commission will be sent
TODAY.