The Grange advance., 1876-03-01

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was all besmeared with lampblack, as
were the hands Of the.fives gentleman of
inquiring minds. We are unable to learn
the names Of the the young men, but our.
informant, who received his inforlnation
from an undeubted athority, tells us that
two, were from Pana, Slll., two from
Clarksville, Tenn. The residence of the
other was NOT known 70 him. !.
Irwin sArressed In new Yss.rk Csty at
lhs. nstsnce OF Hu1us llatc h. /.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
NEw YoRk,Feb. %. Richard B. Irwin,
former subsidy agent Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company at Washington, was
arrested in this city to-day at the SUIT Of
Rufus Hatch. When the investigation
into the affairs of the company was begun
for the purpose Of securing evidence to
be used in the suit against William S.
King, one of the officers Of the company
telegraphed for Col.1rwin to come or from
California and give his statement of the
facts. The investigation mad closed
when he arrived here, and, while
walking on Fifth avenue to-day,
he was arrested at the instignation sof
Rufus Hatch, who had begun criminal
action on charges Of embezzlement Of
$750,000, alleged to have tecn used for
obtaining the subsidy. Irwin was taken
Before Judge Bixby az / Admitted rs bs.iit
in the sum of $50,000.a Irwin's friends
say they intend TO make MIR. Hatch push
this matter to = conclusion, and that no
case can be made out against him.
He has been absent from the country for
considerable time, but they
claim always within reach, and
his address always known. They
claim that Mr.. Hatch was actuated by
malice and desire for revenge, because
Mr.. Irwin's revelations had so plainly
exposed the facts in the matter of the
subsidy appropriation. They, also said
that Hatch was influenced by mercenarva
motives, inaslnuch as he was ''long" Of
5000 shares Of Pacific Mail stock at high
prices, which he thought he could make
Jay Gould take, and thus save him from
loss. If the case comes to trial, Mr..
Irwin intends to give Hatch the benefit
of all the evidence in his possession. Mr..
Irwin, during an interview to-day, said:
'Mr. Hatch, learning that I was on my
way to California, threatened, if came
here, to have me arrested on some charge
to punish me for destroying the subsidy,
for turning him out of the position of man.
aging director, for causing him to incur
heavy losses in stocks, and for making
him the laughing stock of the street-all
of which MIR. Hatch attributed to me, al.
though consider them to be due to his
conduct. None of the $75O,O0O was re.
tanned by me. believe that the action
Of Mr.. Hatch was partly from fear of the
effects Of my testimony in the case
against the directors, and partly from a
desire to force Mr.. Gould to stock set.
tlement.'' Mr.. Hatch, :during an inter-
view, said, Gas an officer of and large
stockholder in the company, I desire to
have some account rendered of this
money which Mr.. Irwin acknowl.
edges that he received. I told
Mr.. Dillon that should ask for an &C.
count whenever MIR. Irwin came back to
this country. Irwin swore he did not
pay dollar to corrupt Congress, and, if
he did not, he or somebody else should
pay the money back. The woys and
means committee, after Congressional
examination, reported that the case was
robbery, not bribery Irwin escaped to
Europe, though there was warrant out
against him. Stockwell keeps out of the
country, and Irwin has been doing the
same the greater part of the time. have
no personal feeling against Mr.. Irwin, but
will take the case into the courts in the
hope of learning the truth in regard to
the missing money!