, 1876-02-01
SPRINGFIELD.
THE MYSTERIOUS rEKiH rAFERs.

5ptt,ai Dtsratea h The CHICAGO Trbhn*.
HrH!SaF1rt.n, ILL.,. Jan. 3t.--Tho matter Of this
capturol Westcrman papers continues to absorb
Intention. Earlv this morning tho examination
waa to tako p!aco, but it was postponed until
afternoon. Theu now difficulties presented them
tclseH. Tho first wns whether tho correspond
ent Of THE TRIBUNE mud other Newspaper rep
rcscntatyos should bo ndcaittod to tho oxamina-
tim. Collector Merriam and DiatElct-Attor.ey
yan DolBton, examiners on tho part OF tho Gov
osnmens, expressed Willingness to accedo to
the request OF tho correspondents, and Gov.
Palmer, on tho part Of Weste7man, offered no
objection, but his associate exam'oer, tho Hon.
A. l.. knnrr strcuuoualY obtcctod.
TIE JUDGE USwII1rSo 70 HAZE THE IIuuT or DAY
SHED 0S THE 1l1cEMESTs.
Willie tho lnattcr was under discussion. Judge
Treat approached. anl voluntarily stated, in en-
pha.ic tcrmn, that llu would not consent to tho
p.eecnco Of newspaper men At tho examination,
aiding that it would crafty the pruricnt curl
osl.y OF thoao who wanted 10 spread scandal
broadcast oyor tue laud. Tllis le said looking
directly at tho reporters. No roply WAS made NJ
once, but, NJ Boon nj tho ermlue got cut Of
sight, tho Chicago Times man sworo like tho
trooper he pretonds 10 used to bo. Tbon tho
Donsd of Examiners won't Up into their Star
Chamber, accompanied by WeAtorlaan but an-
other difficulty presented itself.
VERY s1RAsar.
Assistant Dittrc- Attorney Zoe, who has
had charge Of all tho Pckiu Cases before the
Gsanti Jury, and poatnd himself III tho Wester-
nut, caro- when ynnDoE4ton couldn't attend to
matters. WIS refused admittanee TO tho e1amtna-
ton, eYotl though special INSTRUCTIONS from tho
department nt Washington bad been directed TO
Linn ~ to the examination aud communication
regarding It asked OF him. LIT. ioo went boz
fore JuLEo front, ,rcprcssntius tue cir
cumstnnccs, nHd that the Gove1nment
lad only ono attorney present. Nhi!e
lncl,uiu him. conseutiug, however, TO Weetar-
mans proasnco. Later. Assistant -hnporTtsor
alnI Wilkinson applied tn tho Judgo for pe1m!s"
sion tn ho pEcsout for AEont someFv,l!o.
WHO hal nude the seizure aud worked up st,d
casr In cu1,ncrti1n With Eol. Matthews. Alaj-
W,lkiuno, uutI Attorney Isoo. Tho permissIoo
was granted, but, OH application OF Gov. Palmer,
At o,,ce rusoled. and hiai. rinkha.n. Of the Col.
Iecots office, substituted al thu u!csatloh OF taa
Wessor1sltn si1e. ....
OFFICIAL asdrHAEcE or THE Truth OF TUE ABoSs
STATEMENTS.
Tie following dispatch. nent this afternoon to
Supervisor Matthews by his Deputy. aho"n up
tAls phase Of tuo conflict:
SrnsXaflKLp,, Jan. 81. lb7e.-A. c. Fafthtscs. sh.
Ytrr1sor tir,suI fattRf, chseaao. H.: Palmer gol
III orer fron Judxu Trat admitting WessesmAn hut
trtt % Mss4.s nd va psrsson xot hi to issas -
or.trr sl.itng HonetYille, which lal1nef got hin! to
rByokt, and dictated tho admission Of Ttnkhan III
place af Souryi!e 1t Il significant that ths defense
should be permitted 10 tAn otcuFs Who Arc 10
represent tho Government. Roe, BomeE*in, and my
telegzum from Wilson: .'ExtssordtuaFy 1nesauf.s
should 10 takea 10 zccute Wrstern.ans rape!s osJond
raeadYentuto. II lhey valuable you viii oso them
suro unlcsa this IL doue pun't Hnst him. bhos
llut.' ~. &. "ILHia&oss
Ia.rorlTAxcE ATTACHEntAr WASHINGTON.
In addition to tho Wilson dispatch quoted by
Wilkinson. tho following Ia given to show how
important tho capture Of the lupass u regarded
Ut the Treasury Department.
WAaIIsa1us, Jan. ~. 1.76-9uPEAvtsoA Mat.
r,ILw.: Tho capture ought 10 Ia Of Rrcst value aud
yrry interesting reading fur many peopo. oongIat-
ulais YOU On IT, 6cul llp dstatls.
D1usonp WILSON.
IT u MORE THAN cuAioVa.
that tAcso WIN Tero prominently identified with
lilo working np Of thB casea 4nd tue Seizure
OF tho patlpsa. 1ayo bIcErian, arc excluded from
tho uxar.s,atlou and tho ftlondh Of tue Whisky
Hung, WIN we1o dowucsss this morning are
Iublta,.t to-ut.ht. including tue ox.onlcial who
caused It to bo known to tho Examining Board
that: II any dispatches .! hls wcre found io the
boxes, thoy we're fofgesies, aad ml$s not b.
published. THE officers excluded
- NATURALLY XkEL 8ok1.
and Capt, 6omasyllle hAa returned ha~s y