Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-02
STORRS'S STORY.
The Leading Counsel for Brother Bah.
Denounees Bell as Detective Dead
Beat and Liar.
Reliable Witnesses TO the FrOnt-BlOOd-
Letting Chandler and District-At.
tOrney Dyer Agree with
StOrrS,

CHICAGO, April lie. A. Storrs, VIII,
was the leading counsel for BabcOck
was interviewed by S Tribune TePOrte
relative 10 Bsll's stcEy beiore Clymer'
committee yesterday, and says that Bel
is 2 wholesale deRdbsat detective. H
also makes the 70 lowing disclosure:
QIes.-Do you know Mr.. Belle Ans
We'll, 1 should rather think did.
Quss-Who is be? Ana deadbea
detective.
Ques.-Did he make any proposition
to you concerning the BSheeek case
Ans.-Yes, he came to me at Washing
ton and said that the treasury depart
meet had employed him 20 steal certain
papers ia the cases Of Avery and Bab
cocB.
o1es.-Whst did you tell him? Ans
II told him that he was welcome to al
the papsrs he could steal from u, and il
he got any they couldn't Dc his. shy
good.
Qqcs.-What did be say to that? Ans
He still insisted that he had been en-
gagged by the treasury department to de
as he had stated.
Ques.-Whst further did you tell him
Ans.-I told him II he could produces
Sny written contract to that effect ]
would talk business with him,
Ques.-Wbst did te Say tnen? Ans
He seid ne would see and let me know
In day or two.
Ques.-Did you see him again? Aus.
Yes; he csme back and stated test he
couldn't set q written contract from the
treasury Officials, but he produced an
affidavit, written by himself, inpliest-
ing Blutord. Wilson Dyer, DrisLow and
other Il sasurT officials in such q schem q
Ques.-Wbat did you do abtut il?
Ans.-I cFoss-eXamined him pretty
closely, and found out that he wss s
fraud, ready 10 sell out tI anybody for 8
fivs-dollar bill if he could not get more
and bounced him.
Gles. Did you make any PROPOSE
tions 20 him to clandestiney corral any
documents belonging 10 the prosecution
in the PaEcoGk Gaze? Ans.-Such 81
ites never entered my mind, and never
made any proposition to him whatever,
except to get that contract between him.
self aud ths treasury department, which
he bOastedr OF having made.
Cues Where is the affidavit now
Ans-lt is in safe hands, and will be
exhibited to that investigating commit
tee at Washington.
A Washington special to the Eater.
Ocean furnishes the fJliowing addition.
al evidence OF Bsll's being fraud and
of the Clymer committee having been
sold with q fat, stale storyi Secretary
Chandler save thAt in December he
was in want of a good detective, and
mentioned it st 3 cabinet meeting, In
quiring of other members Of the cabinet
il they had not come one they could
recommend to him. Some days after,
the President told Chandler that a man
who had been a spy in his service
during the war, and was q very good
detective, was in search Of employment,
and that he (the President) had sent
him to Chandler. Bell called on Chan
dler and had sent IL nis card. General
Huribut, II Illinois, pas IN The room
snd saw the cstd. He said to Chan
6ler: II know that man; he was spy
in my employ during the war, and did
good service" Chandler then sent for
Bell to come in, agreed to take hirf1 Oh
trial, aud refsIred him TO tho chief OF
the special agents, Mr.. Lebsrnes. Bell's
comrnihsion &Rs made out, but he asked
FOR few dsys time that he might fix up
some matters he was epgaged in. Le-
barnes granted it, and Bell was away
for month. When he came back he
wanted his pay, saying he. had been in
the service of General BAbcOck. Le-
barnes refused to pay him, and referred
the matter to Secretary Chandler. Mr..
Chandler refused to pay him unless he
would bring a certificate from General
Babcock that he had been on govern
ment service. Somehow he got General
Cowen to certify to his service while Mr..
Chandler Wss gone, and got his pay.
at st. Louis because his family was
there, and Lebarnes having some cases
to work up there gave him lot Of fraud
ulent pension papers. Bell had not
been away many days when the Presi'
dent told Secretary Chandler that he
had reason to believe Bell was bad
map, and if he was in the department
he had better be discharged. General
Babcoek was consulted about the ser
vice Bel claimed to have performed; he
stated that it was a myth. So Bell was
given his discharge. Chandler says
neither Luckey nor BabcOck ever spoke
to him about Bells appointment,
and that TO his knowledge Bell
was never paid q cent by the
department, although the vouchers
show that General COwen, then assist
ant secretary, ordered that he be paid.
Chandler will go before the committee.
Cslonel Luckey says that Bell came to
him several times, and. protesting to be
2 friend of General B4bcock, gave him
what he claimed were the secrets of the
prosecution, but he never employed him.
Diet let Attorney Dyer, Of &c. Louis,
says Bell ia fraud, and that he had
come TO him and professed to know sll
about B4bcOck's movements, and was
willing to expose them for money. AT
one time he intended 10 put Bell on the
stand at BabcOck's trial, but dared not
do il. Judge Krum, Bsbcock's attorney,
is also here, and says Bell never was en-
ployed in the case to his knowledge. II
is stated on the authority OF member
of the Judiciary committee, which is IL
vestigating the whisky trials, that Bell
came TO them and offered to tell what hC
knew for three thousand dollars. The
congressman from Mississippi all knew
Bell, he having besn mixed in politics
down there, and they unitedly declared
him to be a rascal and 8 professional
blackmailer.
WASHINGTON.