, 1876-02-29

LOT. s3QH1G tOFaF0Hl6ht CiucerH FlftHRll1 Fooo- |
poohcd IL as = newspspef saru, without taxing
The pains to inquire vhu.her 1t Was true Of not
Thsro aaa no doubt that certain OF tho seoond
batch dcsited 10 r1do trtumphsnuY into kafstg
from future punishment BY The
REVELATIONS THKT COULD MAXI
ths oferk and his operations. They
had consultations With the powort who contfol
Of 1t all waa that tho jihtillcrs were worry anxious
TO secure promises Of immunity bsfora they gsye
up this name Of This officer. Tho Government
ofifcsrB were not to be taken IN 10 emily.
doer. II thoy should find an,shtng IN tho mat
ter which would be important for tho dosesn-
mont to haye, Ill we'll hud good. Tho iessmony
Of tho diatillers would then 10 ,lioved tta dug
should turn ont that thcro sas nothing in tho
tnattor, the ssosy would be kept secret and tho
aiaclosurea, In 20 far az tLcg. AFFECTED the
tstIlers thosnhelvcs in conjunction with
Tho Tho former. SI ijut tla Government Would
tnast, in auy evpnt. upon frat being Informed
4. to tho mama Of the industrious and frugal
minded clork bctoro thoy made any promises 70
cor vcry aptty expressed II afterwards to = Tnib-
uSE reporter, ISL id nonsense 10 expocl ua
to awap of horao We had Heon for tno We
hadn't" aud negotiations wore broken Of. The
moral, aud tbcr last hope Of .aquealog aud ao-
curioR immunity seemed. aud irdeed Was, gone.
IN ths meantime q member Of TIN ntht hatch, |
who has uoser been accuset or going about |
oncs, too-~open. took the .natter Ia hand on
hta own account. lie had aoen THE TRIBUNE
artc1s. IIc had hia oun iieAH ~ to vhothe clark
waH, aud hn ..-.
wonKEp our THAT IDEA
from frequent interviews With tho aeoond-tatch
/ mop, conducted. OF courBc, With tho 9reatost
appearance OF friendship sud uuconcern. Bus
plctou At. first, ranked In the, breasts
| at TIN disappointed second baseb. hose
secret shch they had been spelling 70 tel1, md
| ii which hope they had boon sadly ba!kod. But
tho first batch vas worked aloWly. silently. and
surely 1t Tas literally here iltele @ snd these '
men enabled him to push shs matter IN an
| other quarter. Papers we're consulted tnclld-
Ing. especially, storckaepors' returns. Thus. 10 q
variety Of Ways, known 10 oil :heas details only
crooked disteF Is supposed t3 DO eonvernant
wsth, tho c&so waa sifsed TILL nothing
but tho bottom facts wers LOTT, and
sts name Of THIS cerk Was known: ono stop IN
DtstllIcr No. l. Of tho first batch. that certain
other dlatilior ot hts Own batch. who will con-
tent himself With being alluded TO as No. 2 had
| On certain occssinnB himself paid this clerk for
| allowing hin to crowd his Maahes. and run cx-
tra ouea. Tho tuntter WAS quickly
nEponrEp TO THE COLLECTOR,
who summoned Disiillcr No. ?, aud obtalnea
from him the true atory., Diatiter No, cor
tails as he had boon ahlo TO ,obta!n.
Tlo tItst information mas received by tho Col
lcctor week ago this morning. It waB pretty
strong, but tho General thought ho Eoula wait
morning ho got still another supply Of mtor1na-
tion. Wien lie conclulad to act. ChIsf-Deputy
loot had como to tho Office at shc regular hours,
but had loft rather oarly In tho morning for aonc
renson Or othor. It Is expected that ha OWNED
what was coming. Abont 10 o'clock Gen.
Webster fu,muated au order causing Roots sus-
tension. having In tho meantime hat q ap.ayeitut
CONSULTATION With Supervisor Matthews, tho ra
suit OF which wss tint
4 WARRANT ron nooTH ARREST
VAS Issued and placed ia the hands Of Deputy
! Marshal D.rd. That gentleman hoard, during
| thc Rfternoou, that Root Was shopping With
his wife, bnt search At the VARIOUS places Of
no loot. Tho afternoon wore AMY. not bofoEo
tl,e Deputy llud learned, however, that his man
would probably bo down town In tho evening,
and would drop around as Tug thoas1oA Il ap,
was aacortniucd that he had not boon homs
to aupper, and It waa explained that he bad ro-
sunined down town and then wens to tue thotnh:
which one, noeody kneT T. II had nsa 1ssn dss!asa
| wera to conduc. .....
Tns EVENING CAMPAIGN,
and, accordingly, thoso gentlemen bssted them-
solyes tn tho seerch until about ~ oelock. when
they met at tholr appointed rendezvous, tho
sbermau Houp. a TR1BusE reporter was in
waiting to rcceiyo them:
"WGoro'a yaur man :" taid the reporter.
"Weu. Nc kaTan't got him yeh" said Bird.
"a9od lok'' now II lsoo' h'd skipped 'h'
~" "o,,. pshau I don't believe hos gone. This
IL a mighty big place te and man In;
you know, ana Ven ct .. hn ,,s, II ,igat',
, Tltod tso companions to aamplo tna bar.
! Now" sald Bird to Adhma. when the trio
: had <liapnsad Of throe 'emopedea you 80 into
1iooleys, md look out tGr iseot thsse' III IS 60
. got him ri briug him up here. II yon got him
do the same and sTait till como. Want to 60
along, TafGuSE3"
8 Tlo Ntter acqulescod, and tue trio separated,
/ IL, reporter making Tor MoViekor's. The object
: q ttoir search waa at nstther place. Adams,
: disgunted had lete iIooley's and como down to
, / tho Ado'phi, where ho WA Joined BY Bird md
Witnessed tho clap-trap OF the blood-and.t .tmndor
dralna now In full blast at that resort The tr!u
uext tried the Coliseum. NTH equally poor sue
ccas. o!hss places were visited. The deceptive
whilo the Deputy anl tho l}ailin exprcased theli
ppInton that tAore had boen 10 escApo they
casnc 10 tho conclusion that they would separate
? for tho hight and renen the contoat tlais morn
Ing.
i, LaBt evening TRIBUNE reporter cAlled At q.
! l.. Root'f house, No. 1907 Indians avenue.
D After osnondlng tho ascps 10 rang the door.
= bojI, and rathor coaloiy lady, who had ovi
q tle,itly b,en weopiug. came to the door.
! "ln 1r. loot ae homst" 4usried the te
) porter.
: "Ne, air." Fepod tho lady.
y "hfra. 1loot2 agaiu asked the reporter.
HYes, cir. T am tho lady,"
"Nhese has Mr. Itoot gone 7"
t "Io uIuo 1Hlanl."
, "When did hc loAVo 2"
. "This morning."
"And 10 went to Blue Isaud ?"
"ios, air." and tlon hhe wiped away tear.
I "Wheu did you say Le loft n
. "This morning. aud Lo told mo be "as goln'
! to DIuc lsiaud."
"yYhen will ho bo bhek 7"
! "To.morfow 1no1nsug. think" Tho door va
closed tttlo moro to- for tho inte1ylew lool
- pacs on tho doorstop.
. ''Dlda't your husband loaso on tho 6:45 trait
b tlis eyonlug 7"
8 mo, air. lie Ieft this morning and told mo b
= | would bs laolx thA evening. Ho hasn't come
4 Md think he'll back Tomorrow morning"
:. "Ase you suro ~
;, | HepisktIuElv-"l think eQ,"