The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-20
SUIr md hartley.
Their Conflicting stories In the Sew Charges
Against Mr.. Bristow.

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-S. T. Suit, once
tho head OF a whsKey ring, and the associate Of
W. J. huntington and fellow named Turk in
many other swndles, has been working 10 a
case against Secretary Bristow which the whs-
key Ring thieves think very dam aging. They
got Suits lawyer, r. W. BARLEY, formerly Lieu
tenant Governor of Ohio, and brother.ln-law Of
Senstor Sherman, to 60 before the Committee
on Expenditures In the Department OF Justice
Oh Friday last and tell the scandal, as follows:
He was asked whether in q professional ca
pacity he had ever been employed by s. 7. Suit.
lie answered he had. and repeated what Suit
had said to him In $50. His law firm then was
Barley & etani On, and b. II. Bristow was United
States District Attorney at Louisville. Suit had
entered into a gigantic speculation TO make
corner IN Kentucky whlskey OF certain
grade, when, Unexpectedly, on the IN
formation OF Brlstow, seven or eight
dis,illeiies were seized, and his business
operations crippled No sooner had the seizures
teen made and the Information flied. than
Brlstow resigned the ofice OF United States
District Attorney and bccime a memner of
law urm under the name of Harlan, BriStOw X
Newman. Bristow, ~ ever. had succeeded In
having his assistant Wharton made District At
torney.
told to employ BristOw "a his attorney III he
wanted the dstieties released. though he
would have to pay large fee. Mr.. BARLEY did
been $4,000. The cases were all dismissed.
Suit claims that he and bis associates
had been the victims OF extortion. Accordingly
be laid all the facts before Mr. BARLEY 70
ascertain whether legal proceedings might
er the eXorbiiant fee. Bartley told his client
that however questionable Bnstow's proceed
| ing might have been, there was no ground
| for legal redress. irstow had been en-
ploNed To perform specified duty, and having
| fulfilled his agreement there was no ground for
However. TO satisfy suit, Barley. at the ur-
gent request Of his client, called u.on the Com
| missioner ~ internal Revenue. then Columbus
Delano, aud presented 10 that Official hypo-
thetcal case, not to involve Brs-
| lows name. Dulano replied that ne did
not what acuoN could lie against
an eX-o ncial. and 50 the matter rested for seve-
raj weeks suit had whlskey seized in Is fillmore
| In Which Barley a StInton were employed 10
| s,Cura the release. BristOw also knew Of this
| Transaction; and as he came 20 Washington then
! lanO that Biistow would make a good SuleitoI-
| General, and upon his representation bristow
vds appointed to that Office IA le,Q. shortly after
| thi., suit called upon BARLEY ana tod hIm
not to further consider the matter OF attempting
| to institute proceedings TO recover tne fee paid
| to secure the release OF tue dstlerles, As Bis
| tow was now solicitor General and ms friend
| ship would be Invaluable To him IN his wniskey
| speCulatlJns. lhe matter was dropped and
nothing thought Of II until last summer, when
| distlllers were annoyed In every part OF the
country, except kentuy ky, and then 1t WAS ru-
| mofed that lristuw's connection with question
| able business by Louisville distillers explained
| the Hands on policy pursued In that state.
| MIR. Barley had no charges To make against
| Dristow. lie merely recited wat suit had told
| him, aud consequently knew nothing Of the
| facts or the truth ufSuits story.
:. I. suit was yesterday examined 10y the COM
| mittee. and pronounced the statement Of BART
| ley entirely devoid OF truth In every par
| teular, except that he was interested IA
| Kentucky distilleties. The committee ques-
| toned aud cross questioned him, but he denied
| absolutely ana unequiNocauly that he ever said
| anything to Mr.. hartley upon the subject The
| committee, therefore, mad no other alter
| native but 10 ascertain which OF the wit
| nesses had periured himself. and to
| tnis end the statement Of Jddge BARLEY
| is TO he Investigated. lie was not a stranger to
| suit having been employed 10 transact import
| ant business from time to time, and II Is absurd
| to suppose that he invented the story IN 1870
! which n was for his interest 10 deuy
| In ls,6. Either Barley or Suit has sworn false
", aud II Is the resolution Of the committee that
| the guilty party shall be presented for
| perjury. TO do this the evidence OF Bart
| ley aud the information winch will he
| obtained TO corroborate SUITS statement N lstO
to hartley VIII have 10 be produced before the
| House.