, 1876-08-05
Continuation OF the Congressional
Investigations at Wash.
ington.
The Unfortunate Isx-Atty.-Gcn.
Williams Partially Heard, and
Completely 5nubbed.
Brooks, Detective, Gives an Inner Phase
Of the Chicago Cases.
Millions TrIu,nphnnt1y Stolen and Jus.
ticc Youc]lsafel n Watcr.Ilaul.
Some Important statoments by tho
Hon. Jaoper D. Ward.


Hon. Jaoper ~ "A9o'
--
WHISKY.
A p1sarrotyrEp MAN IN PUBLIC VIEW AGAIN,
Susctai Dfsuateh to The Tribune.
WAs,tln0ToH, .. C., Aug. 1.-THE Whisky
Committee lmd another session to-day. Ex.
Attorney-(lcneral Williams appeared and de-
nounccd In unfneasurcd terms tho story that Ills
wife wrote tho anonymous letters which Il Is
represented wtro ainong tho papers IN Mr.. WILL
sou's private boxes. Mr.. Williams character
I7c'l the story M da1nnahlc Outrage, a. van
ton, wicked and cruel ca'amuy. Mr. Williams
stated, incidentally, that Willie lie was 4 atetn-
ber Ut tho Cabinet the PrcsIdcnt received
many filthy md obscene anonymous letters NJ
fcct!ng ths different members Of the Cabinet
and their wives. Mr.. Williams, doubtless With
out intention, by bis statement OF tacts of this
sort, lnado himself thu c'rculator Of published
stories not less revolving and infamous than
those which he endcavorcd to rcpcl respecting
his own household. Chairman Cochra1Io was
extremely unfair to Mt. Williams In not permit
ting him to give tho Presidents dcniul Of tho
story nfter 1t had been spread Oh thc Committee
records.
jAMEs o. bHooks,
OF tho Secret Service, who laid tho foundation Of
tho Whisky Ring prosecution In Chicago, WIS
examined at grcat length. Tho drift OF Ills tcs-
tiniony can bn briefly told. lie maintained that
tho first batch could easily have been
convicted upon the evidence discovered by
himself; that tho immunity was u supreme
fully, which has destroyed the effect OF tic prose-
cutton, and has allowed tho most guilty VII
latns to escape; thut there were very contradic"
tory atntpnlCnts mnue ny tho Government COlln-
srl respecting tic nature Of this Immunity anl
that, as TO tho difference Of opinion. Wirt Dex-
Ter $1,000 aione. nfooKs san he "orheu eisht
Hcrls from the 18Th OF March, sccrctlys In Chit
cago, developing the frauds.
~o0' rnr spcurcy
| o,. .ha. ~ 49, T.. Tim xo,.o,,,,,
"a8 6o 6sca' tn'at "o o"e III l!e tcfeune
| service, except 1nryan, knew anything about
H. Towards ls xary4n, tn, nr00ks s. seemed s,s Ito to
avo no friendly ss.r fssng g.; lie vnnr s,a m
contempt, an1 assss'ueu i @ ~ as yoang ms ,a
VINO was nneVen'y miaheea ano ,'.ehty' anu " Who
Ind an extremely high opinion Of himself: This
tn tho tn
,....,, ,,.,a~a t.or, ,unsh,n1.n ,,hion ~
,' "'tn p'e.a t,, or" @ sTr"a,i ms rI,n
been taken from Gn!eago greatly ihte1esca With
| preparing the Chicago eases, and was suspl-
cious circumstance III Yaryan's career.
~'S"S n,soa
| 1,..,s.', o, -. t.,,
eno"eo 1'.at ',c ""s n''nseii oppossu W ''''uu-
counsel Of tho attorneys md tnf-
| fercnra tn onInfon betvcen the attorneys
ailu thc treasury DepaFs'nen'. op''' th'7
| subject, he constantly maintained that in-
Insntty was understood both by Wilson and
| Dexter, according to the lattcrs representation
N n,on,a IN r,ran Tint IN, Court ,ra, to ,ltt-
,uo,o,s 1,c thc tnoI inlgu as to n,,nIshmcnt and
thnt Immunity only meant appeals to tic clGn1-