The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-09
BUYING A PENSION AGENCY
A WOM1v IN THE TOTLs or THE
TRADING POLfTICT4NS.

n,f.tcation-sNt.- NJ. &. syyrcf- Experi-
cnce The Meanert 81 all the Swindies.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Mss NJ. G. Sweet
Pension Agent at Chicago, was examined DO
fore the House Committee on Civil Service Re-
form. The committee consist of Messrs. Whte-
house OF New York, Brown Of Ken ucky' Payne
OF Ohio, Throckmor n OF Tex =, Dtpoit OF MIS-
souri, Hurlbut OF Illinois, Harris of Nassacnu-
setts, Foster Of Ohio ard Leavenworth OF new
York Miss Sweet was accompanied ny "e
NJ, Jsmcs T. C. adm OF the Illinois Legislature
a. friend and attorney, and after recovering
,,ou her embarrassment gave her testimony
directly and laconicy, supporting u as she went
along with documentary evidence. Miss sweet
wished the committee TO put 90 record
the fact that her appearance was reiuc-
family made on the order OF the committee
and that she would greatly prefer To be ex-
cused from m, king my statement whatever.
The committee insisting, she testified that IN
March, 1874 David Dikely OF st. Paul,
then Pension Ag mt at Chicago, Informed her
that be wanted to resign and there were sever"
applicants for his place. No one could take the
place from him, he said, unless he chose to
yacate IL, and he had things so arranged with
the authorities at Washington that he could
control the appointment OF his successor. lie
then proposed that she should become the sppli-
cant aud secure good recommendation for the
place. lie promised TO resign az soon as her
application was In and insure her the appoint
ment. provided she would agree to pay him oil
the pfofts OF the ONCE above legitimate expenses
and hftseD hundred dollars year, which amount
sbs might retain as her salary. He said he
wanted to reeieu. but needed the money, and rs
he could control the ann,intment he thought he
ought to have some ihars In the proceeds Of the
olnce.
NICE MARSHAL
Mas Sweet replied that she would consider
the proposition, which struck her fayorably; aud
Svsw"r The he next dsy. 10 the subsection ABOUT
consulting her friends Blakely maze vigorous
oppo tlon. and insisted, wen II the arran. snent
should be consummated II should be a secret
between them alone. Sue finally consented to
the arrangement after thinking It over. Then
states asrshs b. II. Campbell and ssked
whether IL would make any difference N she
paid the money to Marshal Campbell instead {
biu self Campbell said he would influence her
appointment subsequently she made agree
definite sam was stated, she promising 10 pHy
tHlnpbeL 100 between ADril. 1874, and Az II,
lSs6, provided she received the appointment.
Sue was ut once appointed aud entered on her
duties.
shortly after Blskeiy sent his accounts to
Washington he was notified that he was In de-
fault to the Government in the sum OF 5000
which he ~as ordered TO make good at once 10
save himself from prosecution. He went to
Miss Sweet with Campbell ard compelled her I o
give him u receipt for this money, and explained
20 the Commissioner Of Pensions that he had
tuned that amount over to Miss Sweet and for
gotten To account tor II, supporting his enpana-
tlOn WIN neF rs tltt. in tHls trdHbactOn bOtn
Blakely aud Cainuhel refused TO allow her TO
consult with AN attorney or fiends, and she Id
sns le "a ,el sue W1uiu ne removed u sne ga 30
PEELED t. teen her ofiiciai life as a deflulter,
h.ylue shoulaered Bl.kely's DEF lcstion 10 ad-
make the dthcit good Ia tbrse months, Tut did
not dot.
HEALTHY COMMISSIONER.
In Novem ber, 1874, eignt months .fter her ap-
plintment and Ave months after the time that
Bakely agreed to make the denc good, the
= Commissioner OF Pensions came to her with
Is tkely, and ordered her to Sc tie T accounts
a. once, showing her by her boo rs that she va
tbOOO behind. At this interview sue learned that
Comm ssioner Baker was familiar WITH ~ her
a,rdnsements with Blakely, and that he had
planned the deficit to Baker and he said IL had
been running Six mont 8 and must De made up
Sis Sweet Ell Mss vepy much fSss.neS sna AZ
loss to know VIII I TO do. She raised the money
by borrowing s200o from her fathers estate and
notes furnished Ivy Bakeiv. Up To this time
blakeIy has made good 500 OF the $1,000
covered her agreement with Marsha, Campbell,
she paid the balance Of the s2,lol due, but
Camptell insisted thlt she should pay hun
5000. 10 THIS she objected. as there Was 10
suca agreement, aud because she could not
afford to do It, having already been forced to in
cur heavy deOts To- cgver Makebs defalcation.
Campbell insisted that the a rangement WIS
tint ste sho Ia pay BlakeIys debts, and N Il
sven 5000 would not cover them out he would
let her OF for that. she positively refused 10
pay more than s2lOO Campoell tnreatened her
with removal, aud took steps TO secure II. When
she was Informed that be WIS working TO sec re
her removal, she came to see the President at
Washington, and received assurances from him
shat rs long there we're no charges against
her she " uld not DC removed. anu that she
might nave fair bearing II any charges were
brought Thus fortified IN her position she still
refused TO ray Campbell, an the latter, after
consulting VITO Bl-key, decided to Itca his
demaud anu remain content with the S2.lOO.
GEN. LOGAN.
In November, 1910 the circumst noes Of the
snsir, very muoh uninterrupted anu CARRIED,
were published. and IN the article Gen. LogaI.'s
name was mentioned az one OF Inc persons %
whom she had to pay this ulsckmail she mad
no know ledge or suspicious rs 10 now the all 'ir
got mo tue papers, but as Gen. Logan Ia d been
seriously maligued. she published "A card deny
tng the statements as lar as be was concerned,
Gen Logan knew nothing Of her arrangements
vito blakev. hDe never spoke to bin aOout
per appointment but enee, and that was wnen
Campbell was trying to get her removed. She
ur.ristOud LOGAN was recommending 1t and
lne went TO hun To ok that he would not do so.
40 h / knUwiedee no one knew OF the arrange
ment WIKI Biakely except C.mpUell aud Baker.
ti eT this news. aper publication she came To
President nd related to nm the whole story.
lac VS. very iIucn sstonisbed and oeDsured ner
tor not telling him ia tue spring. He promised
~ Inquire iutO 4, out tol1 her to pay not cent
more to ANY one, md II any demands were
uade upon ner to inform him at once.
Miss sweet te.lihed tuat when the publication
Wa made ana her ara about Logan cane out,
Campbell To her and demanded that she
taouId wrl,e card III reference to him similar
70 that ABOUT !. gan. ms she reused u 90.
Wnen Canlpueii heard tnat she ned been sub
p9naed uciors tins committee he called on her
And requested tuat she III ke a. brief aud harm
less d statement as possible, and he woulu see
th4L II Ms 10 her advantage. Tue day before
sue came to n ashlnEton ne called aGain, aud
toid hef to tel tue committee tnat he would r.
tuud the money IL tuty Che comnittee) shodld
consider tue uaLsatti u 10 have been all im-
pTOJrr lac.
Ais sweet WIS dues Toned frequently bv the
eomIhltte., aud II was apparent that sne desired
70 1ueN Lampbels lnJ 4ncton and make
pa'hl.ss statement as possible. The mem
per@ ol me committee were very free In TIN lr
o,umeu's, nd the teelinLs OF several OF them
were w"rNrd up Dy MIss sweets recital. One
he ,nrl' hs lruigu non getting the tier of
nls ulzlnt', inquired, " " no Is this God damned
ASl4nuiti, 4 iD4belf'
cb4keb and bikrr the latter now Surveyor
nrueI' III riDhesuta, nave Ueen sumnonei.
tw COZ niiter ny ey viii not send for Camp
pen "hiess &c .sks 70 b., SUBJ Unaed.
TnE CLIMAX.
n'.' sweet was examined IN reference 10 an
oe' "as var Ter, but snc declined O. say mucn
..,n,'rhlhg y, tee au-e her information was
pS'hil hraisAi, related To her by her father
49," 49," - uead' Inc alleged tr-nsaCtlOn Is SUD-
"nnh ten. sweet, who was crippled soldier,
"n t"elNh A-cnt at Chicago. he Vas waited
~ W Malh"ul tampbeil anu j. Russell JOnes,
L.. "us requested to appoint as a deputy
rSoixe W. CampbeH Of Chicago, a trotner
eHo Malsnhl. and brother.ip.ltW Of