The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-10
Pretty Serious Facts About the Presi-
dent Of the United states.

Mr.. II. Il. YARYAN, n special agent OF the
Treasury Department, was recently re-
moved from office, against the wishes and
Judgment OF his superiors in the depart
ment, at the instance Of the President of
The U..ited States.
What was the cause OF the removal of
Mr.. YARyANf II has been published, and
stands unoontradicted, that he was re-
moved because he himself had previously
procured the removal OF another revenue
officer named w. b. Moore, a friend aud
favorite of Gen. GRANT. This explanation
Of the removal OF Mr.. YARyAN is univer-
nlly accepted as true. Under these cir
substances 1t becomes OF interest so
inquire what manner of man Is this w. b.
MOORE, and what service he has rendered
20 90 endear himself to the President of
the Unit "a states. The authentic docu-
ments which we lay before our readers
this morning throw flood of light upon
this subject, and fully answer this peril
nent inquiry.
In the year 1871, when the conduct of
the President OF the United States in at
tempting to acquire San Domingo was un-
dergoing investigation by Congress- the
President and his friends were apprehen-
sive OF very damaging testimony from one
RAYMOND II. PERRY, q citizen of Rhode
Island. 1t was deemed important to get
this witness out of the way. Charges of
various Grimes were alleged as having
been preferred against him in Texas, and.
on this allegation, a requisition FROM the
Governor of that State was obtained for
his rendition. Fearing that this reauisi-
tion might not be complied With, OF that a
writ of habeas corpus might rescue PERRY
from the clutches of the officers, n further
plan was coucocted TO seize him and forci-
bly, abduot him from the STATE Of Rhode
rsland-to kidnap him, in other words
and put him out of the way of testifying.
w. b. Moore, aided by ORvILLE f. Bah.
COCK, planned this scheme, aud undertook
20 carry IL into execution. The letters
which we print, fully establish these
startling facts.
The first of these documents is note,
written at the Executive Mansion, bearing
date the 18th of February, ISL signed by
ORvILLE f. BABcoCK, the confidential sec
rotary of the President. Introducing w. b.
MOORE to Col. WHITLEY, Chief OF the Treas
SAYS to WHITLEY: MOORE wishes your as
sistance in amatter of interest to us all :"
The " matter of interest to us all, as fully
appears by the subsequent correspondence
OF MOORE himself, turns out TO be the kid =
mapping and forclble abduction of a citi-
zen to prevent his testifying against the
President. The "all' To whom it was of
Interest of course included the President.
The second document, bearing the same
date with the first, is "a letter from MOORE
20 WHITLEY, inclosing BABcocK's note of
Introduction, saying that he is in pursuit
Of PERRY, aud assigning rs u reason that
the integrity of the President is in ques
ton through what he calls PERRYs mis-
representations.
The third document Is another letter
from MOORE to WHITLEY, proposing that
papers be carefully detached from one
requisition and attached to another, and
recommending, "to avoid interference
with writs of habeas corpus that the ar
rest be made III Washington rather than in
Rhode Island.
The fourth document Is a third letter
from MOORE to WHITLEY, acknowledging
. telegram from WHITLEY, and stating
that as soon as it was received. the writer,
MOORE, went to the Executive Mansion"
TO ascertain If a new requistion could be
obtained. This letter contains the follow
Ing precious instruction as to the course to
be adopted by the Chief of the Secret Ser
vice toward citizen of this tree republic /:
"If we cannot arrest and hold make ar
rest anyhOlC and take chances. "
The fifth document is fourth letter
from MOORE to WHITLEY, from which il
appears that part Of the scheme was to
decOD PERRY into the District of Columbia,
where, as had been stated in previous let
Ter, they had no fear of habeas corpus.
The sixth document is letter from NET
TLEsHIP, a deputy OF WHITLEY. to WHIT
AKY. NETTLEsHIP had been sent on to
seize PERRY, and force HIM away; but he
became alarmed, aud concluded that PER
RI was "Nobody's fool"
We thus find that the President Of the
United States has removed faithful pub.
iic officer to reward "a person for attempt.
eng TO kidnap citizen who threatened 10
tsstlfy before "A committee of Congress
against the President
What sort of civil service reform is this
Wanted Him Charged TO Him.
correspondent of the Herald has had