, 1876-05-09
WASHINGTON.
Miss Sweet Relates Her Bit
ter Experiences as Pen
sion Agent:
How She Was Preyed Upon Fl.
nancially and Shorn
Of Her Salary;
ALI This Through the Agency
Of Three Tyrannical,
Greedy Men.
n1r. Fish's Last Note on Tho Subject
Of Winslow's Extradition.
We Cannot Brook Parliamentary In
terference with o Solemn
Treaty.
Conclusion Of the Arguments Of Counsel
in the Impeachment Case.
4 15il1 Introduced to Authorize the Coin
ago Of S25 900, 600 More
Silver Change.
Conclusion Of the Arguments Of Counsel
in the Impeachment Case.
A Till introduced to Authorize the Coin
age Of S25, 100000 More
Silver Change.
Four Millions Wanted by tho
South for Loycc Purposes.

MODERN cH!VALRY.
TIE HEROIC EXPLOITS or THREE LATTEn-DAY
KNIGHTS.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May 8.-atiss Sweet,
the Chicago pension Agent, tostitiod this
forenoon before tho Civil Service Com
raitsoo. Tho following ia condonsad
abstract Of her Testimony: Size was
appointed April l, 1874. aud in March, 1874. ap-
piled for the position. B!akely was thou PEN
eiun Agent. He told her he Was certain ho could
keep the place until tho expiration Of his com.
mission, April l, 1875. He discouraged her
from making any efIott. as thero would be no
vacancy until he resigned. Dlakoly said
ho would be glad to resign it ho could
got out Of debt; that he had boon
failure in Chicago, and wanted to get away
aoou. Aftorward Dl,alsely informed her ho
would resign II their frionds would combine for
an appointment, aud upon tho condition that
until the expiration Of his term Of Office for tho
full ycnr eho should give him all tho money
earned aboyo e1peuaos saving = salary for her-
aolt Of sl,500.
sHE AGREED TO n1H PROPORTION.
D1akely said inatoad Of making these payments
to him direct ho wished tias Bhn should mako
them through third party to whom hc
Twas in dobt. This Was Donjamfn
curty. B!Aker considered that debt Of houor that
must b paid, whether anybody elso ratd not.
| she conaonted. 1uakely said he had seen Campbell
that Cauabbs wahed TO 500 her; that Campbell want
Cd 10 know whnther she assumed ths Indebtedness.
1874. snd s2;6 On the 10th Of June August October,
and December, 1s74. and February and April 1876 re-
CANA to Washington and
| sug wAs APPOINTED. ...
Campbell came to her Office April 10 and received $500
onf st n n
above statc AZ the expiration Of this PERIOD April
lo ls7s. o.mpbea claimed taat larger amount was
buaess relations had then co&aed, and tlst she lad
more payments te m;es h Campbell Id
s" shs assumed ii Of It. sas wishoi cimpssIl
Se.a to 'sSs s:
duced copy Of her letter, dated April 10, tho aano
The letter rseed sum,nariiy Mas Sweet understand
log With Dlaks1y. n n eweak Campbell told her that
IT WAS TO DE ALL Rla1rr.
Meantime. she came to Washington and faH the
rro.ldsut Did not tell tho prosklont tho details he
IT, Told tho prcsIdont si,e wanted to 10 heard before
removal. 0n 1au. ), l816 ahe, however, did tell tAc
President sad he would consider further payments b
her ground for her ronovai.
When ths bargsn va made Dlakoay said +. ,nu.t b
lsi5. when sho iniorn1od J. F. clsin and josi.f
Lombard. one ot hes noadsn,on II addition to th,.
|
aha bocamo responsible on Dlakcy'a account
FoR s3,200 ADDITIONAL.
B4ke1y received order to turn the cclco over te
hor April l. no was not ready, II took month fol
linn IL nafo up Ills accounts. About May he ret,
H. y sol e s' III.
howoycE 10 give him receipt In tuu for tho ti0UV0
md 70 carry tho y 10y for week By that time b.
o Ssfoy natey G Saia ta hd w.
1p,ns.l msn l1o said ho could not raas the money
| ptAKEl.Y uHyAxs DOWN,
nsa Sweet sad: .,pstsly presented ysry p't!a
ious q Do anything could Tor him. thought he at
leon tae best friend h.a Va; yary .ossy He saif
money; had pr9persy 10 could se!!:' :.,,-..,
moasy !, ao mie June ~ July ~ s TaEsiy IL,
not kept faith. Bae herself efaultos for s. 900
onsy ils fc asi It. IL Dspa
Commissioner Lockoy ex.ulne the books Il cAicago
through Chicago to Vermont
WITHOUT sEE1Na HER.
bhe discovered his VaEMDns sddross aud telegraphti
htm told him the CoHiuuBIonet, II slo understood
lad aent lookey to m.ks e.aiasuatim. u4tely telo.
tb.t tic commisa!oner Of Pensions, aen James il
, baker, fnsH Ill about It, and thero would ~
without Hakcs's knowledge. When Lockoy returned
Chs.Go 94n F9m m tEr further west sosslyea tse
him 70
"LET TIE CHICAGO OFFICE ALosE;"
that hs takcF} would look aftor 1t himself Bha toll
Lockey al tbs facts, ~ aho WIZ tot willing that b.
ahould think tlat shs was horsef detaultsr, Bh
! told him ~ had property enough to mak
) good. ana that her life was insure.
+ for thu beneat Of tho 0ovuRumeat. Blu than wFot
Gen. Dktet. AstinR hm to so1pal Nlakey to make ii
4, deficit good. Neither Baker nor Dlaksly Fe,,ied
Both went through Chicago, however. On theE way i
one morning Gen. Baksr tnd NIskuy both appsstc;
n her o!ice 1Aker said that the 5000 must ia rai
= that day, - ha had 10 1eaTc for Washington Tia
| nlaht ahn told him that liz could u0t rnixs m,