The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-05
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION.
yHE CASE or JUDGE Killings AND
OTIfLR FR.fUDS.


A6aIr. In New Orleans More About the Sf5.-
ooo ,llcr ed 10 Have itrcu t'aid Tor the Au-
,,,c,, or Jud,,, ,,tIliugs-,rhc T,ial al
w.,s,.ry RIua Gases Clear resumory.
Nry outrISs April % The formal
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VI fcmcnt recently h"ue oy hcWspaper OF 'hls
t,, tl I T.. G.. billings. Judge OF the District
~, ~ t-rttcd s,ates for Io,,t.,npo. had
&C red to tascy, west Bancock, ana Porter Tor
his am ointment to that ONCE the sum Of $4,000
.,,,r,aist,d bv J,dce u,tpn,,s NJ
81 nd- un''". w., ~ " W ."o1e n'''"ts' N'I
has ny ir'hd o' MS unuer'aken 10 contr'd'ct
'' ,a,o, II Casa, Co,,oc,or 49, ,'a d.,
rroacheu '""' V"s.,' Oo"eo'oi y, '"e i"I'
fN.w Ous ~, and brOther-in-law OF the FRESH
49,, and utoposed to put up" IT, Jun na1ed,
ueh'' az" w. ,...,,.. 60, y
which was 10 Nv u'N'"o" oe,Ween OaseN' senator
I r. West. iahcock, and Horace Porter. As
- e,., bes lr,o,iy informed its readers tbis
Ihh ., 80, 49,, ,,.,,,,a, -. 80
charge his'cen maze puohcly by responsible
newspaper OF TINS city, has been made in The
most positiyc language. md the maker. ofit
.e,, y, s,,.,,,,,i 1, n,, ,r,,, 4, ,o,,,,t.,,, -,
have onett" to sustain u oy PROOF II fequircc TO
d. So
rrcwsnoner ,cfrrrcd 10 ia tho Now orleons
49, w - Wv " O'S""'
U,mocfdt' the omcal organ OF the DemOcratic
p-rty Of Louisiana, whose proprietors and edi-
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49, 80, ~ s"'' '.'''''','''' - "''o
aru M''.nn w ~" n w aii. Cn IErs tleN NV
, ,u w.,us ,nvt may u,,er, reG.gn's,nR TO
suhc. ine ut"9i nas noi o, ~, NIUE because u
VA, not u'vn uVn,nnusu ~ Is hmWMn Una. tne
1r,d. n, ~, -, T. ", n',,i.s H,u W.
ir,ehus, anu tn!t soule kIhu OF ncuon upon u
~ as oo,' . w ..e ieLucrs Oh tne re
pr m1Iv y, u' ~ uvrei uut ,neN naVe nrunehty
s ~ ~, ,,u,'i, si'sn,, ahu we omrlli 20 r.
,r,,,, ~, 80 a. n'9 NV. u.reu ~ CIV tne
Inc iemotes, manno, IN c W "nuue y, !. W
80, in,,, ~, @ VI curse h,is sileuc' s
~ ' S, w. III, sson JuuRe illllngs IN ws
IN" cbass" :. s,ns,,, nm .ne '1.trehce J., tlat
nct,s p fna,, a., ~, a, ,. W. wv hhoMs
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ont dny's 49, '1u y, c"rirhu,v,eu VI Win
sro,ia 10y, ueias v, u Was laIse anu 20 nave
p "alo.aeu wv " oui. pat was his du 10 the
ne co1isnyr's On ~ ho ~ niHn ",nret, 70
s nun' 70 tue commuhi at large ana also to
80 aht. o., . - .,, Ia, A.. ,,-
an aole TO say on authAri that evidence
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mnose n.nc uanus AZ the neau OF the paper,
III 70 ~ t'e ssIncr OF ant ono hnVihe iirht 10
nroof wn,iid " 1 te ena a "esn uehl o. ,ne
p es woSsu dnVe oSen gwen the puSlic but
uuusluereu recess ry TO pursue mat course. The
w. US W n,.,lnVs say tney are now entitled,
49,, "a, VI ,pu'N peauing, 70 Juug-
W u. III coVtssp. am awe Iurther 10 auu That
II, pr,ur 70 'nc Iutncnton oi NC en- re lArrh
io o,,e q, me p"r,les nan,eu 10y ,he Demoefdt, to
vent maj, ,,' ~, 'nc nnoney slaVeg " a
s.ne.tna'' w ,nis city, whose naueis ashhcient
guarantee i"r MS WORDS, that
BILLINGS PROPOSED TO PAY HIM xl5OOO
for his ,nauepce ,n oh,s,,i,, ,,. .,,o,,,,,oo.
but that ne r. fused he nrih, isit
name tho ,ndrIIu.,9 WI isus ueVs,'.i 10
n"r porter has henn ~ i, VEST nancoek
sso,nhiet ihn ~. - rllCe ousress
either of them, nor ia tbeir ,Ya 49, w., s.
ton",,e ma n.sids - &c" w ,s ,,ose
eoonizsn, ~ the 's y, rs Wy psI
ons IN We,y or,o.ns - 4. IA ossI, "o'ot-
,,,,s,, ~ ~ a' aus, ,ui in"n.ns. anu wuIe the
1r,,, 80 ~ tno ~ - 81 p O. o' ,,t
HlAlt' tat the members OF the Whiskey Ring
"urf,, "a 80 ~ ae' " a.. VIZ purp"ae " , ,e-
hnra ~, ,.s n,i, ~ w "a, LII 81 ,i p'-
n,r.s ms III, WIS common TAX m Whiske' Ring
c,nnis,nad ~, IT, Va sue s =" tne curse
case some rers"ns hive ysrrdercd Viz h , ,hs
vii ~ mo-, .I, nane wohuer1u wny tne
WhlSheS men should nave heen called upon TO
fore Circuit Judge W0od.. ana mo-, Iefo,e D,s
trict Judge Billings. hut that is easily expl.tned
They made a nIiscalcuatlon They did not sx-
pect Woods 30 try them. lie has large circuit
extending from Georgia to Texas, ana they did
not think he would rem In IN New Orleans az
long AS be has at this term OF the CONT lie has
held his Court in this city sir &c Decrm Der / a.
aud now seems resolved upon seeing those rials
concluded, II 1t takes all sumner '''
The parties under Indictment for violations of
The revenue laws-those now UNDERGOING their
trai-asked Woods to invite Billings to Ii with
vious reasons. Billings has Circuit Court pow.
ers within his district, and. II he had chosen,
bench OF the Circuit Conit; but there are some
things that even no has not the bolduess to do.
hid ne not bought his appointment TO the
Judgeship with their money there would per
nars nave been no improprl " IN his irving
these whlskey men alone. think woods wotid
nave oeeh ei.u To es,ape tue nor. u vs. his
intention TO have held court In Georgia more
Than month ago, business having accumulated
.wer must 6e T ey to try the wsiskev "e s an
10 ne mas turned yer tn blillhEs the clVll uo' -
81 OF MS court. But the trial before Billings
alone .Of these Government cases. some # he
principal accused d rst ms beinrtudueutlal mem.
bers Of The ReDublirau tnrty. would maze heen
npa - tn,.. t,,i,,., 81, - ~
- a. '.'.Es " NV. , t'en hlu'o'ls c'nlot
anpru 10 no. lot tuere Noulu nave Z ne up pro-
tess against the outrage tn 4 would nave brought
upon them such storm of public ind On ton
as would haye shaken even the solid walls Of onr
r,,stnn, Ii,,'sa H. Ia To-, 81, = $50. ~
pn - o ~, it, IN 'sIs vl tne
ment OF the grave accusatiSn brought aeainst
him.
SENATOR WEST
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