, 1876-01-22

t,y Mt. Num- himself, who invited tho reporter
III. and .hc following colloquy took placs:
R.-Mr. Mum. ] am from Tue Tn1HraE
Nf.-From Tue Tn1BuNE7
N.-Yes. sir.
a--Wcil. what can do for Won?
E.-1 haven't mich 10 ray, afr. Mum. EMP
1'ose ron nosicod TnE TnlnuxE'a altlVankoc oor:
re'ronttnnce yesterday morning. and ! would
Hlnply llko to hear w1lat yon ilavo to say III ro-
gard to the assertions contained thcrctn:
M.-All hnvc TO rag ih that TffE IR1nusE
has Rrosfy beod mn, and It will hear from mo.
H.-ThNt'g empltAtlc enough.
61.-WcIl, TIA inst what mean. have en-.
tlurcd ab,,fo tnlll can ontluro IL no tnngor, And
wlinn get through with st. Louis and h!itwhn+
waukeo, and vlt,lIcaeo rn!sef. A. honestly sx.
poet to do, nhhll intend 10 Tna TnInusE.
R.-Our Milwaukee correspondents % reliable
onc. Mr. Munn, and mnBt ilayo had authority
for hts stntomont TINT Iiindskopf testified botoro
the Grand Jury to having paid you monoy-sa0o
nt ono time. fur tn6eaHcp.
Nil don't caro- who your eorresnondont Is.
1Ie mny 10 rol,abo and truthful, and oil that,
but l lei! you TIE TnrnuSs has
wI1.ru,.Ly AND MALiclouaLY
only another inatauce. All lave to Say Is thas
It Id an outrageous libel. / don't ho1!cyo tho
man ,lyos who ccu'd 70 before any Grand Jnry
anywhoro and ewoar eyer raid him Or othora
haso to think auy onA could bo 30 baso-it would
DO committing tho rankosk perjury: Why, It's
abort as probable that any ono would do II as
that Mill dis tonight. It looks reasonable.
don't 1t, that Bam iindskopf would pay mo
money Al . ti,uo when eezo,l Ills l.iaco aud yot
that ts what tho 1ottcr would mako nut You
folks said went down 10 st. Louis on ono oc.
cas;on to look ufter whisky matters. and that
e,s5ygs e ogo wbe ,dn II fsss did
opposite report In long lattor wiluli 10 ou rac-
ord nov, and intcud 10 produce 1t whnn a1n
tried In 81. Louis, and yudicato nv innoccnce.
tl.--Thcn yon omphattcalY dony tho alloga-
Ian Ar<3tt sin md In Il
MI do modt certainly.
IDoN'T RELIEVE sAat n1HDakofF
or any other man wont bcfosc thai Grand Jury
thoro 10 milwaukee, and aworo I over received
shs other witnesses having testified thai they
uaver paid mo monoY is tsle, but tho
part in relation to Sam ltinaakopf having paid
mo money Is unruatItio<i!y false. MY frlenda
sako e1ony this thing publicly" but I am moi
one rho rushes into print. Every ono nowadays,
nearly, who is chasgod with anything wrong.
guilty. But can afford TO wait uni.l a jury
pronouncts mo moi guilty. and,
II THERE II 80 PEnJunl,
expect to 10 coatol from oven tho aliRhto.t
lm!atstton. I have J., no t''-wi! towards
It LIDS bad mo Indicted. Bit tho yor1 man who
is at tho bottom Of thiH conspiracy, And Who WAS
especially instrumental In having The Indictment
found, will be Indicted himHelf. This matter will
all come out gradually and shall bo completely
rind!catcd. Tho end Is not yot, but can afford
70 wait patiently tho progress Of eren.s
Th0 conversation aboYo reported was carried
on In very caepest. but not Ia tho featt angrH
tones, mud Mr. Munn's volco was at times husky
As ho ndyotted to mint ha considered tho dt4-
poHlsion OF certain partios to pull him down. to
tako from him what to had saved by years Of
hard labor, and to rob him Of that which wss
dearor than all olao-his good name. But whoo
he aesoyosatod his iunocouce and his entiro
ability 10 provo It, ho grew carnest and grayo In
mnnnor, md npoko ip no uncertain tones.
After telling tho reportor thathe could make q
full explanation now, Mr.. Mum said hs did not
choose 10, hccauko that would 10 to
DECLAEE 1l1s DEFEya8
At tho wrong time, and 1t would put his euemics
on their guard. When tho right time camo.
however. he waB satisfied tfst tho matter woul ]
bo coarud up to tho cnstro satisfaction Of ovcry'
body.
Tho reporter shon bade tho gentleman good
evening aud withdrew.