The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-10
, SHOCKING REVELATION.
,uurTF MOUSE PLOT TO ABDUCT A
coyERNMENT WITNESS.

~uo of Grants fovorites bura'hr W.
4 A. Bnbcock, and Ktdphpper w. IL. mooro
N-A uistory that Throws New Light Upon
enc Dismissal Of MIR. u. T. Yaryan.
'w,surSoros. July s.-The announce
,en, has been authoritatlvely made that the
President caused II. T. Yaryan. chief Of the
rasc,,l agents Of the Internal Revenue service,
r. hs dismissed summarily because he had pro-
Lured the removal Of one W. II. Moore, subor-
dpate revenue oficer. = .tt'
That this statement Of the cause OF Yaryans
tsmoyh was duly authorized from the White
House Ia undoubtedly true. 1t Is, however,
moi the only reason which has been assigned by
khs friends Of the President. They formerly as
kertcd that Yaryan's resignation was demanded
because II had been proven that he was con-
cerned With Revenue Agent Drasier In black
mailing the ST. Louis dstllers out OF slO'Vu as
abe price OF silence. But the fact Ia that the
Loniy proof Of this charge was the evidence OF
Nv H. Moore who testified months ago. before
sbs House Committee on whiskey frauds, that
q. 8. Bell told him that one Jesse d. Woodward.
nn attorney living In St. Louis, told him that he
was present at an interview between certain dis
suers and Brasier and Yaryan, and that the two
latter demanded OF the former $4,000 as their
price for suppresslnR the facts they had discov-
,red In regard to the manufacture Of Illicit spir
H. 10 st. Louis.
This third handed testimony OF Moore was
t,omptly aud enectually oontradlcted by the
s,torney, Mr.. Woodward. who swears that he
never was present at any such interview, that he
never heard Of II, and that he never told Bell
,rythins of the kind. All this occurred months
NO, and Yaryan having been completely vindi-
Il ua.ed, presented the case OF Moore to Secretary
Bnstow, who forthwith ordered his dismissal
| % the ground that his conduct in this Instance
/ VS. malicious. and that his effort to blacken
fryAn's character was really In the inter est Of
Il sbs wbiskey Ring.
/ REniSIscKNCEs or AN OLD SCANDAL.
/ Who Is this W. d. Moore In whom the Presi.
| dent msnfests such deep INTEREST," He has q
history In which the public will be interested,
L snd to make It perfectly impartial as we'll as
/ rompleu. I must briefly refer to an old scandal.
h will be remembered that the principal wit
bess against the President and Gen. Baboook In
bhs San Domingo Investigation of 1871 was one
Raymond IL. Perry. ne Is spoken Of as follows
By Senators sohurz, Ferry, aud vickers, who
made the minority report to the Senate:
IN Gr 81 s
SsTe.: 20 s wSsn he he Ss ss
pred career behind him AZ tbs cOmmencement q IN,
ss syi VA. hs jOnsd a three ,ss%s.' ss
tenant lie went through the PeninsulaI paign &C
Gs S ss In he
army. Owing 10 aquick and impulsiye Temperament
81. He u sss Si.easrss o 81 say snd
y. tried BY sour, ptit and immedsey ACQUITTED
tna entered New York reslmsnt as captain; we md
Who refusing go board the steamer which is 70
y ssm o. s,se IN !ay %Sti0y bssy s sssss n.m aa H,S
with pistol and sword. He 10 sent to New Orleans e
s ys snyay WSsn On ana SesSsa suy
Ssv oresns we md him involved in one Of thos,
.Oqry' martial curing the v.r fount suily sentence,
her the close Of the war.
THIS Young man, In October 1869. had applied
Tor the appointment as marsha for the Western
District OF Texas, and was highly recommended cd
by Geu. Phil. Sheridan. Gen. N. p. Banks. Gen
A. E. Burnside, then Governor Of Rhode Island
and other prominent officers and civilians. In
stead Of getting the position he applied for, anC
Tor which he WAS eminently qualified, he was
appointed commercial agent to San Domingo, a
place TO which he WAS but little adapted. He
WAS taken In hand before he left for his post, by
Den. Babcock, who gave him his instructlo ons TO
rely In all things upon the advice OF Cazneau
and Fabens, who were manipulating the
annexation Job for the White House Ring
Perry found things In queer mix when be
Reached san Domingo. MIR. Davis Hatch,
inviting execution on a charge OF aiding and
hoettng the CabrA party 10 their efforts TO over
throw the Baez Government. He looked into
the case. and was satisfied that Hatch ought 10
be released forthwith, and demanded this per
amptorily.
VARIOUS coNsPrRAroRs.
Soon after Babcock. Rufe In ,als, and Gen
siKeu arrived to negotiate the famous secret
treaty and whom he mentionei Hatch's case tc
D4bcock he received no announcement; but
i on the other hand, he was surprised to fnd the
l most intimate relations existing between IA
bsns, Cazneau. Babcock and Ingalls,; and when
l he Insisted upon the release OF Hatch he found
fabens and Cazneau opposing II. Finally, hii
l buspcions were aroused, and he began to SCI
That the annexation scheme was a JOB Il
which BabcocK. Ingalls,, and other partie
hll powerful at the White House, we're interest
td along With Faoens, Cazneau aud Baez Later
be found that Hatch was kept In prison for
| purpose, which was to prevent the exposure o
the annexation job that he was sure to max
u allowed his liberty aud safe conduct to th
United States.
These facts made such an I'm PRESTON on PER-
that he resolved to lay them before the Secre
IafY OF State, and this he did. He was 500
\ tter recalled. but not until he had compele
the rulease OF Hatch. The Investigation o
lhese dongs was ordered upon the petition o
Hatch, after much opposition from the thicl
l md thin supporters OF the Administration Il
| lhe Senate While this question was pending
/ put before the Investigation had been ordered
| i was OF the utmost importance to Dabcoc
pnd the President that Raymond II. PER-
bnluld he put out Of the way and discredited a
/ lwtness. He knew too much, and he must b,
tot rid of at all hazards. How did they pro
teedf W. ID. Moore was then an assessor Of In
l ternal revenue In Texas, and he volunteered l.
tumD up charges against Perry on which h
l tould be arrested, taken there on requisitio
Hom the Governor OF that State, and tried bc
fore oarpet-baR court, and convicted ana ser
Fenced to the penitentiary. Moore's proposltio
wa accepted by Baboock, and this foul plot wa
lndertsken.
THE KIDNAPPING PLOT.
The Governor OF Texas at that time was Ell
| tfeiy sltseryient, and so were the courts, an
Dad they been able to get Perry there the rt
nander Of the job would have been speedil
i t1ecuied To obtain arequisition for bis arres
1 IN another State, It was necessary that Grimm;
thafges Of some kind should be preferre
against hun, and this Moore undertook to az
1 Iompliah. lie procured two men, ignorant
4 without Character, and scarcely able to writ
L tnelr names, TO make aifidaNts; the one charl
ihs that no believed Perry Lad been guilty c