, 1876-05-07
lilboura and His Lawyers Present a Knot
ty Question to The House.
specuIations as to the Character OF the
Sehenck Committee Report.
afr. Hoar, of the impeachment
Managers, Claims Juris-
diction.
HIver to Be- Paid Out Hereafter On
Treasury Checks.

cAU1FnLD's INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 6.-Bayney Canldeld
areiyed day IN affidavit from j. Russell Jones
,hont tbs Tou1teloste testimony. Caulfeld,
staring to the affidavit esid that he intended
" pivs Jones and Campbell an opportunity to
"a b,.d in reply to Tourtelotte's and Monson's
,..nmony. aud kept Tourtelotte here At Govern
ment expsnss for that purpose. but did not
c4rs to increase the expenses OF the
COMMITTEES BY eummoning Jones' and
c.mnbau. Caulfeld says that the
f.nrnuittea could not assume that the character
n, the Witnesses was bad. aud that the persons
;nt.rested sere the ones to attempt to prove
th.t il they desired 70 do 60. Caulheld added
that he has found nothing whatever Of crimi-
nj nature IN the administration Of the An1ehal's
ofice hut thst hs has found what be calls soEle
Irregularities. Cauldeld evidently does not in
fend to SUMMON either Jones or Campbell
TEE AFFIDAVIT.
y The following is the affidavit:
gsssad aa.~af As,eea, SorzAern Dissct Of Isnois
Joseph E. 1onee, being frat duly sworn accord
Ing to hv, dspoeea and says THAI On tho Sd day Of
spee.1 W telegram from Warrington, appeared in the
columns of TEE cH1oAoo TRIBUNE. VIZ:
Toortelotse discharged to day By the Canlne1d
o. th.ns days afsar his testimony finished 1t the
request os A1r csnhold, who had tsographed to Rus
sell Jones and campbe1 asking than they desired
to appear before the Committee to make anBwer to
Touztelot.e's charges and that II so, Tourtolotte
would b held until thsy arrived Tourtelotte states
that bosh tt,nee gentlemen ha'e Informed cauldeld
lote) has consequently been discharged He 1aaFes
ror hong tonight"
henkon Of The facts deponenr states that tho
18th nit he received thu following telegram from
Ke Hon. B. g. Csulheld:
WASHINGTON, D. c., April o, 167G.-J Russeu .Jones,
Collector ef Po,t Ch,e1go ~: I would Ike you md
a. Campbell to b. heard before Tourtelots lesvea.
w you eorns7 Answer;
70 which this deponant replied On ths sams date, BY
k'egram, - follows:
"ca1o4oo, Ap1il q, 1s7a-The Hon 8. G. cnu1aezd,
y: but we cannot conceive it possible that need
b. subjected to suchuconyenienca upon anything that
Dsponens further states th.t he has not believed IT
70 be necessary for him to proceed to Washington for
he purpose Of oontrsdictinR the testimony of wit
be has neverheless held hiseN in readiness to do 20
whenever required by the Committee or By fo1ther
telegram from Mr- Caulfe1d.
Deponent further states On OATH II Aforesaid that
hs was Marshal Of the Northern District Of Illinois
for the term Of eight years, ending in 1869, during
so1e eeFsd ss ss ns .4ss ts os sna
90 more; that the Marshal's salary during
6st period a,t;s az established s 1y 1sw ] "a $40
sehin from the fees arising from the service of pro-
eaes 4nd otherwise an aggregate Sum, including the
EAAty 4iofe84Q7 n0t exceeding $6,uU per 40nu, dnd
That be did not receive during any year OF said
period any sum in Of s., 600 his compensa
ton for such year. It IL tho universal custom Of
AA1zhah throughout the country in order to obtain
compensation for their services TO employ
their deputie1, either upon fixed salary to be paid
such deputies, to allow them such percentage Of
ths fees earned by them would to the Mar-
ahal tbs sum allowed him by Inv, viz: 5000 per
ko0um
Deponent nnally states that hs is unawzre Of sin-
gle Illegal or improper transaction during the whole Of
his administration Of tho Office Of Aar1ha1, or
which win not bear tho most searching Investigation
tS&gned) J. .R. JONES.
1absczibed md sxorn to this 4th day Of Msy 1916.
G6iZusdt THOMAS DRu2Cxoxp,
United States Circuit Judgo.
MISS SWEET
arrived here to-day, and will be examined Mon
day. She has brongh: with her receipts aud
checks fo1 the payment OF the sums OF money
concerning which the Investigation has been
ordered. During the first year MiAs Sweet is
represented to have paid out $1,000 to various
pArhes IN consideration OF her holding her
o&oa.
CHARLES l. WILSON
h1s been summoned to state whnt be may have
heard about tbs appointment OF George Camp
Dali. Wilson has sent physiciEn's certificate
hofe stating that the present condition OF his
health viii not allow him to travel, Ind has also
sent letter to the effect that he has no knowl-
sd2s OF tbs matter under investigation