The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-01
THE REMOVAL OF YARYAN.
SHE PRESIDENT OBEYs THE BEHEST
Y OF THE WHISKEY RING.

SHE PRESIDENT OBEFs THE BEHEST
Y OF THE WHISKEY RING.
what Commissioner Pratt aud Solicitor will
son Say Of the Dismissed Omccr-How the
White House Innuence was Exerted to
Protect the Western Whiskey Thieves.
wAsHrNoroN June SO.-H. T. Yaryan,
tn obedience to the order Of the President, re-
signed to-day the once OF Chief OF the Internal
Revenue Special Agents, and bid farewell to a
service In which he has been . conspicuous
otncer for over ten years. The announcement
Of the Presidents action astonisDed the Repub-
Ncsns, and, to break the force OF the popGar
feeling, II was promptly reported that Yarysn
had been bribsd while In the revenue service,
and that Brashsar, former associate OF Yaryap,
who fed the country pending the whiskey trials
ls now ready to return aud testify against his
partner. Another story was TO the effect that
Ysryan had refused to contribute to the cam.
psien fund Of Senator Morton In Indiana, from
which state Yaryan halls. Proctor Knott,
Chairman Of the Committee on whiskey Trials.
has issued a subpoena for Yaryan to appear as a
witness before his committee.
Tue dismissal has made sensation out Of al
proportion to YAryan's prominence public
officer 1t h only because he has knowledge OF
Important facts against high public men, which
II Is the determination Of the President shall
never be judicslly examined. that his removal
attracts 50 much attention. Yaryan, VINO IA a
very ferret In his business. had not hesitated to
cay weeks ago, and Secretary Bristow can con-
6rm bin. that II the truth were known not even
President Grant could escape from the COM
mand, Let no guilty many escape" One OF
the stipulations for the pardon OF Avery Is that
he shall surrender lot of letters, said to sx-
oeed 400, which, ~ published, would tell strong
tales against the President. Taryan was dis
charged without charge being made against
him. and there Is no doubt the President has
capituated to tho whiskey Ring. the considera-
party during the Presidential campaign. Few
men have left the Government service more
strongly endorsed than Ysryan. The folio wing
letters Will show the estimation In which he
was held: ,,
wAsHISGToS, June sO 1879.
% n sa n In obedenee to he espe..ed 9 w,sS o the
tGses Y the S to 9e assa aSS SG.2 haze AsS @
honor to tender my fesisnstion Chief Of Division Of
conscious o. having done snyihlns To- waIrani 81.
presume has reasons which are satisfactory to him
self desire to take hls oeession TO ihsnS you SIN sin;
for the many Kind ats done and encouraging words
Ss SS5Ry %s sys yS ne
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TREAsuEY DEPARTNESI.
wAsniSeros. June 80, 1875.
p..s SIX; y. Iecslp, Of your letter Of ~. dat.
Tshse On ns pubic sTcuaa HAVING oesn
Connected with me orieislly Tor more than thirteen
TSSriS q dc S.vs9%s1,
bad st ~ su q Ss
and Ing essrseie collection q the Internsl revenue
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Commissioner Internal Revenue.
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your prosperity and happiness Es5 Sryasp tyyne Miso,
It Is understood to- night that Conn stone
Pratt will resign In short time. He Is indig
saVsrss @ to remaining n Washington nut tie re
mAinder q the summer. Yaryan has made
connection, and his certain kn owledge OF Joyce
connection, with the crooked distillers, Fo
snus Bureau @ that iIIie, distls,ion s's was son H
SAID 81. Lorls, bqt as often as II was proposet
sRsasS sS q &: & ps s.Sos sna q Ss
cuse for no action that Mcdonald was tn
Presidents pet, and Joyce was Babe0ck's bosom
The points OF Yaryan's s,atemen. are, already
known N the fslI @ history o. ne whsksy W., wa
theJ declares that Brsshesr's r.soalities wsf
Known 70 ColgmPu; DsiHo, who. -. after he be
s ,sIns ss BSse.S
Subsequently, Brashesr's blackm ailins opera
ttons became so plain that several weeks befor
tbe 81. Louis raid Gen. BAbcock, who, It nov
Appears, was familiar with the details OF tn
operations against the Whiskey Ring. went &
Solicitor Wilson and asked II he did not thini
'Yaryan was a little too fresh in his assault
upon Brsshear. Wilson declined TO give hin
any satisfaction, and Babcock went away
,Yarysn also declares that one day las
fall Senator Spencer, VINO, with SenA
sors Logan and Sargent and Boss Shepherd
has been settling with Yaryan, went to tn'
President when the Babcock excitement was In
its height and represented to Grant that YaryaI
had said that he had at last traced these whis
key frauds TO the White House. Grant hmsel
wrote a note TO Commissioner Pratt, statini
YAryan's language as II was reported to him bl
Spencer. The Commissioner at once sent 10
Yaryhn. Spencer happened to be In the Com
nissioner's once at the time. Yaryan CAM
down at once and was Informed by Commis
sioner Pratt Of what the President had sale
about him. Yaryan turned TO Spencer ant
Asked him whether It was true that he haC
made any such report to the President. Spence
began to humble denial, when Mr.. Pratt pro