, 1876-02-17


voks tho order, hut lie thought It necessary TO
carry u out 70 prevent these frauds. fio thought
tho oliccra OF thcso districts lad been dong
things In routine Why. and thu dl.liilers knaw
tIloir time Of dotng things, anil took advantage
Of TINT to commit ftAufs !; that II now otlicara
woro vera eent thoto they would chango
frauds. I said ii is a moro personal matter with
INC, and II tcs,gn you l,Avo . scoro OF men to
pot in NY plnce who will bo willing 70 70 to st.
Louis. ! said 10 him: have viuws, II you havo
doavored to ropcat what hah paid to tho f;ec,o-
taFy. told him that. Judging from my eroeri.
ence this change could not 10 praducl[vo Of
good to any o.tont: that notice bad been given
tl,n through te press Of the proposed change. and
md whatever frauds thcro voro would
TO- covered up. and ail evidence
to tho place. ltFcry.hng would be running
straight. and m good could bo accomplished. 80
far M detecting frauds TINT wera already com.
msttod; that I. might prevent trauas III the ftl-
turc, bnt not discover those already committed.
slated tl,as the better aud moro certain way OF
getting at the frauds was to send some Eoo1
tnan or mon who wero reliable. mud who had a
good knowledge of what could 10 tlono at these
paces hecrot, hnd auch meu woaId DO ablo 10
detect those people tn tho aet Of fraud. 1n
fos seizure. Then, II thcv had no confidence In
tlo local ots!cefn,. thoy might, transfer Super.
yldors to thchc places to make tho aeizures an1
pusi tae punishment ana iolfoltnses; 1 tasu
1Iat T. to vtaoI was lesoAed YOU'D thFoN tho
tnnity would bo good ona 10 send on dctcc-
tisea secretly. ] told him hai said 70 tho
Drooxs wnmtj hn unnI man. nnd th.t II ho
cnni,i ho scne mi Tiara w;shnrt t,,n ,.rtiaa M
knnw,ne In wnH onfrc In won,a In
frauds, TIN rroe,lont sah, thst tbc n1n,o lo in.
formation he recoyol, Inn hotter In WA satis.
f1ntj this oriar worij nj ,cronnIxh ,i,o mr..
nosa ininndcd ond i,a a.,t ,1o sn,,I suann,a st,o
t,tler Tia. div. Tfla wnn dino that ,lay> th.
I'd NJ Fcbr,,ary' rthjnk. want n,rnr ti,n n"1t
dnv to I'altimnrc- ,yhoro hnd ron1 ''eai oI
his,ncas, "N e110 1''' -
r,n ti,n crons.eramInat,on. c,tocss aa,, anu
Gan. Hancock whilo IN Washincton. Tia noyer
snii .r,.tI"" .ia,,t . n.a.a,rn Eei h-a.,'.., ~
!ara liz oFaee sttss,antia,, + % III nj i,1 ~ -
inlhjnr aconaint.ncn VII. Gen. n.bcort thno'
Wjsn as@"oa.n Mronts Mon ~. q. paDeS s,oad n"n
tn noo nt Wat :" fo,1at % ~ so'1 ,ad a
tf,o p,as;aa,t All 80 .o tN.t
fhn r,sn ~ n"oa,ro nr,o,a ~, 1,oro had bsnr
sttc,nn,nd. + kmo,r Somo NJ liz nrronnomcnta
hcro hai heon fr1,ntrntaS iii ,nt Ennw fi,av
I'M, trial 10 cet 13rnnts bare hafnre mil, tho
gecrefnrv tofi tue n wnid In oofasa IN trv nnd
Hon;j lin hora na ,shnn that nttonnt h.3 heon
Inala informntion that ha was corning had
roaohed here did not tell tho presideut this.
did not know that OF. several occseions they
had tried to cot revenue aEonte out hers.
,,a ~.
Cas1,,er of tin Fifth AvenIn notel. Nnw yorl
tn.s,tta, - ~ 80 n.t'.n.i, h.t ho' H4 Lata,
t r.. ~ VEL a. ono peluG - ley ngle.
!9om 1nesaay. ocs' ~ 1871 till tho following
FfidaT, tho 3lHt.
pcfopse then oIered p = NJ paeksco Of e,evsn lat
VT ~ eaa 20 no IRON nesonoa Agent H9se 70 one
ol the 3''ngnhm Drothefa, showing snen logo
tense Claimed m thai s beeame C. eorruptsd sovor.
mouths before tho PROSECUTIONS testimony Bhow-
Cd It to havo occurred. mud thoT proposed to
nrova t1,nt hy thasn iaftn-.
nj. nist-;.t a,torH,. m IT,. ,,-o,,.,,
tne. tl'ese waa 1,o proof TINT npshnn ever r.
They had bocn ldeotified RH Ia uogo'a hauuwrit-
iug but that was mt enough Wa think they
ti,ou ma ,,,,n rne.saJ 4'oaA "u' e''''
'uT IT, ~ rnrr,f mnD fscssea ,ss , 'nu e', ... m
ters and kilograms You would not hAv8 liked 1t.
tLnngl,ter.l
Clerks In tic poss-Offlce hero wero tb IN put on
nf IN Iatt.rs az ainn ~ 90 ~, thnsn.t .,n
woro accustomo to focovo on icttnqs from s t.,,,.
These eight letters wore then adn!tted, but tLo
buried until further proof gl,ouli bo ofrorod.
,rnr ,v.r~rrna
,rc a,,or son,o ~ tsa nrar,,, "1 Inn, =, ,,o hin,
not previously revealed, aud 10 What oxtont at
least tue TeYentlo agents we're connected with the
conspiracy, Aro ns follows:
n 1,osan " 1ei III .nhe ~ ~ u
ho,n" Tr"n, wn~,1 ~, ~ G.t,,,,s. -, H. rsnn
ii rsouest from coGIssoner Douala,s I o nS ,t,or.
III II con,nis. H. invsstinstnn ~ hr ~
ruoEa sn mx,s1 at Evan.1s I'll sne W. t ~:
IN nv r,o,se.s51n. Villa ma 1t Xcnia o. WIN ran
sea yo,, o. fron, hass - port.ma,.th nd nnon nan
nv Ycuru fam tners viii "a 10 H,ncrr,sos Powsi,a
once at Ecysss,je. inI. End a,tcr th,t ncrhans to
r>A't ~As- Nt>St |"~F ~
,srn of yor s,cs In Nnw Ynr WIZ rs @ 'e cosa m
liz oS yaa caao ss;sfsra, ho,
III M hear Irom van ~ ycni, nTnact ~ M Il, tHi:
i,y u a". Mt Rs2r ~ nr, t.,, ~ 10 III LILLE
~'ts tstanedi a N' Joan T. Moor. Wsycnuo Aveus,
F'tHus"' WA" - A""e' ''e's"30 "a'a''
vrs,. n Ar,. IN ,a71--go n p,,o.,,n r,o
pran s;1 Yonr fsyor of thn I'd Inst IN En,syc h,n
- S t 1us III @ =. .h1 ~. t.n4. tt s tu.
~ III an "" r,1 M ~ an ~, u
* ir tTa.rs S1vsas ~ ~ "nt ~ ~ r. .ot ~ ~
IL -: t,csse nsuls,: Ane Watsaut .os TUG a..ess ..
~ H., , -. new hotK w., 10y Tn youe
.to tr ~ ~ y,ri .oo ' - 1 o.T - ~, tun "tta
W., I'M, , % ~ tSea ~ Ell %sy ~ 10 se.u9