New-York tribune., 1876-02-16
SHERMAN'S OBJECT N ST. LOUIS.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-Attorncy-Gencra
perrepont ia response inquiries that have been made
concerning the presence in ~ Louis Of Mr. Sherman, the
Assistant United states DstrlctAttoraey Of NewNoS,
makes the statement given below In addition thereto
he has permitted full examination Of all letters and tel
crran- In the records of the Department with reference
10 that subject The Attorney General says:
The first and All that have heard Of this matter,
was on 18th of January last whom received letter
from District Attorney Bliss of New Norh stating that IN
number of seizure c1fcs IN New York II was necessary
for him to take an amount ~ testimony IN indianapolis
st. Li. aud Chca 60 aud wished the aii of the officers
Of the Government there. aud requested that he
might be authorized 10 send Mr.. sherman, his
assistant, who had charge of The matter, I"
IT. Ionis Chicago. indianapolis, and Milwaukee, 10
obtain Che required evidence On the ith Of January
the reply .ent in these words: =" have received
your of the l2h inst requesting authority To he
given YOU To send your assistant Mr. sherman to at-
tend to taking testimony ~ the for in certain
seizure cases Of distilled spirits ana stating the reasons
FOR this agencv The authority desired is hereby gwen
ON the 9Th Mr.. Bills wrote will be Obliged to You
If you viii send letters arrrcditng Mr.. sherman Ia
the strct-Attorncys at indianapolis, Chicago Mwau-
kce and IT, Louis" the I7th judge Perrcpont wrote
to Mr. Bliss, incosng tins letter:
DEPARTMENT oF JUSTICE.
WAsHiNGTOS. ID. C., Jan. II, 1876
q. W. iiAlLLroN esq, T. : I%u?;"ry, % I,,Ta.Hss, M "s
Of the assistant. OF the Attorney General at NcwN"rk
lie into your diStiict Tor the puIi"-" o dhlnS
TESTIMONY and mang cert an eauh. to aid IN the
trial eases nling in NcvYork Nou VIII give 10 him
such Information relative 10 the object of his mission as
Won NAV have and AID him in his work in any possible
yg.y Very respectfully, EDWARD, PlERR POST,
Attoruey-ti neral.
The same was inclosed the United states District
ATTORNEYS at Chicago, IT. Louis and indianapolis. ON
the 1T of February Mr sherman tclcgrphed from ind
anauo in these words: n IL desirable tiat John Bins
hams sentence be postponed until May for the New
York cases. Please telegraph auth riiy." To wiich
was answered by the Attorney General: The matter
lies entirely with the Judge" Next on the OH OF July
Mr. Bliss wrote urgus that the sentence OF bingham
might he suspended uni he had testified IN the cases III
Ncw-York to which, on the 1Ith " this month, letter
was addressed by the Attorney General 20 the District
Attorney at II. Louis in these words:
SIR: incl0sc you herewith copies Of letters OF the
GIN and 9TH msts addressed tome respectively ny Roger
NJ Sherman, cs,I Assistant United states Attorney FOR
the Southern District of wlork, and Geo hiss esd
United states Attorney that district IL appears iroin
these letters that there most urgent Necessity mat
The testimony Of john ". Bingham should br hi III order
to the conviction Of certain guilty men IN NcW-> ork
and incidentally 10 the recovery of large sums of money
by the United States Influenced by this considerations
hereby instruct you refrain from moN ing for sen
fence a.,an- Bingham the United States tourt at 81
Louis further orders from this Department. unless
you Il Necessity for II different course.
trday, 1iin inst, Mr.. Dyer and Mr. Eaton tele
rplrd TO te Attorney that evidence came TO
them that sherman had pnt himself in the interest ot
Babcock to which tiis tccgraphic dispatch was the
reply: ,,......, nj, :,
j. T.. DYER, Z. S. AhjrneY, 81 Lo"is; do not know
trict- Attorney at NewYork II lie IS what you sls Sct
treat him accordingly. Since commencing thS Mr. IA
ou's dispatch il handed me, and say. ihGt snrIhn
tr one from New-lork sent out by Mr. Bliss 10 collect
testimony. II he incrercs with you IN tle ieast 20 op
siruc justice many manner treat him win any severity
he may deserve EDWARDS PlERREroNE
" ' Attorney General.