, 1876-01-18
JONATHAN YOUNG SCAMMON.
REPUTATION or nIa CnAadEs AaA1ssr THEAsCp.

OFFICIALS.
Srtttdf fsruGth t. TIE Ch,caa1 IFibunk,
WARRINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 7-Iu 70 alton to 4
ststemens u Jonathan Young scammon that tho
Indictment lately found agains. him for vio[at-
ing tue NAtiona' Banking laHa wss the rshult nj
pcrsnnal spite Oh tue pait Of the Tsoasury Al.
thoritiss. tho ful owing IL rer:inont:
On ths 25th Of October, tho Secretary Of the
Treasury transmitted to ox-Dlstrics Attorney
Ward pnpess prepared by attorneys Ia Dooto,,
representing the Interests Of clients there, coil-
corning tho TRANSACTIONS Of Mr. scammon snd
othezs in \ Chicago bank. and asking that action
might bc taien In tao premises. In transmitting
theso papers tho Secretary said,
transmit this paper 10 you for tuveAsjg1tipn end
such action theseulon tho nA.rc Of ts c&ss calls
for, Without toseitr, cxpstssrg sn5 opinion In tue
f:us,s. Yoa should inreadgate tas c.ss .oroug +
brought 10 pnntt. .mcu and il uol, that in any evons
Just OCCASION for complaint bo g!ven that our duty
In tic premises haa not been perlur.ual.
On Dec. %, 1875. Solicitor Wilton transmitted
to u'str!ct-At,orner Daugs : communicate Gu OF
Hon!y D. Lydn relative to the alleged vioatiou
tho Hlcchsncs' National Bark 1T ChI:aga
Ou. Jan. 8 last so'1si!or Wilson aean wtoto
e 9,,:1 Nr: Bangs. 10 substance shng' That 10
With ssammon. whea tho 1aster ola,moa that
the action complained Of iayIlyod no Intention
II violasion Of 'aw; that he (Scamnloo) Ind
sttopg reason to pollase that tttp criminal pro,
caodlaSa aRaiast Him Lad bean i4yo,ved by tl,e
parties In boston, tbsouEl their kttosuoys, for
blackmail,ng pErooses solely; au ! thkt no Just
fuupdRtfoLu existed for too pFbceolIuga that
hal been lueti.uled against ht Il fn Chicago.
Wilson further bald that. In ylcw Of HcaMmon u
abatement. aud Of tho high character hn hn1
hitherto borne, ho wills ~ though: It proper
that = mist critical inTostgaion aud in1ulr,
4honld b nado INTO tue wboIo ctae. 10 tho end
that ii nnv Injustice had tecn dopo. tho i,-
Justice might be correctsd. jan. II, upon
nca,lnR Of Iho sshttno4t OF Mr. Bcamnoa. that
ho was tho victim Of official spAe otc, Solicitor
Wilson telcGrsphed to Ch,cago AZ follows:
Ms soau,tnon . auita i;taksn i claiming thht lis
told the Solicitor that tho ira. e:uton nzs of LII
tMltson y tnttg1tion, AMI wss Infamous mallguan
and coWardly, What LII. ataMMon cid s&y 10 Wilson
atpaa1s tha abovs letter Of Jon. X Tbs intin,at0n
OF Sir. anlmon that III son lid verb instructed
ths Disfl It Attorney 10 tALo tls cass eto els Grand
Jury IL wholly f4ac, verbal eomlnuacA Ion Of 4ny
kind having p4aset 1o!weeu him aud W4sl, uangs Or
any Of thuif 1Gs0ciRtse.
lu word. tho whole o!laege Of pcrsonal
snito again,t tue Treasury ohlcl.l% il a aumpug.
Official Information has Just ceen rtoslycd nero
that the eyldeoca OF tho Gfani Jury 10 considered
BY the law officers ~ being very convincing. aud
conclusive Agslnet Scam'non ~ ~ * rata caao
can bs; that rho full Jury votsd unsuimousIy
for 4 true bill; thAt tho indictment waH full I
read over to them uftcrwa.ds, meeting tue1r auan.
imons sppruSAl; that tho Hitnesaea before tim
Gltnl jury woro competent aud crcd.tablc. aad
that tue wllolo Bubjs5t "as Thoroughly and in.
partially Investigated.