, 1876-01-29

asked DuhAlo Mtl[of oH usofko burroughs
mo" answered George Burroughs, ~ dia
not"
"Thon how did he nnd oct ?" asked 8uon
Powell.
Miller,
"Iis came to mo-" said George Burroughs,
"and aakcd mo what kuos about It. lln told
mo that ysu had paid tho clark alluded 70, and
wantod 10 know what know Of It. I told him I
knen nothing Of 1t. 11e said ho holloved wts
m 10 asks mo-" uaid "DntfA,o" Miller, II
will tell him that mover pald cont"
"lluiIalo" Miller paid e100 per month. 10
has stated thbs sacs. Three men, who heard
aini mako tho abatement, sro prepared to nnesr
to 1t:
... siMoN POWELL,
II will tetl him never paid cant"
Btnon Powell has publicly ssasod that he paid
tho clerk alluded to mousy for aknlduggesy In
tho opening Of magli'tubs.
Ill he ASKS tao. said tieoFRe KILLER, " will
toll him ncror paid cont"
George Miller las stated that hs paid tho
clerk aluded 10. "pufalo" Miller. sitnou
eEs and asorss ,es ,ys p,a 6s es,s ,
ia not the fact. Thoy will not dony it.
II tho Grand Jnr1 want facts, "1'u1ato"
Miller. bimon Powell, George Miller, Byron l..
". Pools, ena Gholuo,. q. Russell might DO
tnterrogatod TO tho bettor understanding Of this
matter, and tho greater glory Of whla1y inyess-
gntlon..
o3vAntagoouay.
What'o tht uso?
THESE AnE FACTS.
At tho meeting OF rh!akY-mon bold ahortly
teetly thAt money had been pasd to this clerk
It was admitted. Tho men rho had paid the
tboy paid. They aay non c they ato sakod by :
them had squealod ou Tho mon 1ast ao,zed. T4s
day Of retIipntion las como. Ihoy pretended to
| 90 friendly with tho mon last soizod. They
we're not. Thoro Is war between the two fac
other. The "squsalors hare told enough
| facts to let thsmHolyee out, ~ they imagine.
| rhoy did not toll MI the facts. Tho moa upon
whom they directed tl!eir engines arc waiting TO
than tho "aquealers y lid. They car tell how
| tho II 'Eluualora undertook to
| BEAT THEM OUT or MONEY
on pTomiBo to ehye them. In order to present
owned up to tho others ~ to the paymsps Of shs
clerk. Thoy told II oussido. Il caulo to the
oars Of brooks, tho deseet,ve lie promised to
work II up,, and told hs iotorman.s to keep
irunk. ue told al ho know. and moro loo. IL
"squenlcd louder iu tho lar too,n than llo did
IN tbo presenco Of tue. Grand jury. 1lc wen.
| further tnan tho facts Ynuld permit. uc told
I u IuDnQf PAU ~ bHC ElHfA " 4A0A TAVt ~ IN
othorwlse stated, never ba,d dime. uo made
out iu his statement that Tho clerk had been paid
as high az 3l5,Gou per soar. The other aqusal.
ers heard of it,, They took hltn to tsek.
coula s '"'p provo . tbss I ths clark Lad ,eot M
son,o ho didn't caro how much. Had
ho kept quio! tho thing would III oil probability
| haSo boen Kops Hccrct. llls revelations prcclpi-
satcd RON botween tho two factions, and
! Tn1uuxE reporter VAS called In to road the riot
| uct..
All the foregoing wna
FULLY p1scussEp In THE GOVERNMENT pCILD1No
yesterday. Tho ColIc:tors ouice was coovu|aed
10 ltB contrc. Illo c.osIs o.od each othor 6as-
piciously. lAe subject MAS not mentioned Dt-
tween them. They watched their opportunities to
outtonhoie Ins TniD1as reporter. They de.
rnauded tho name Of tha c!erk: lie refused
to glvo it. rhon they stated tho name
o. oa.r,so. ';T Tney -'I saia '1 1ho1e ras rs not
II wosd OF truth In the STORY, They said that.
lME Tno1aE ~: would be h;a 1e'ponn'ols for The
riiey were very busy dnriag tue day W4en Taln-
usE reporters called 10 hee them. They lad
nothing TO saY. gu the 4uIet troy 1ntsonho!ed
Col. Matthews. 1hey bustouholed Brooks pere
Il it's. They knew nothing abyas 1t.
! "TKLL ME WHAT YOU KNOW
OF this thing I" ptked tho Tribune reporter OF
ouc Of tho 0scat ludletaj.
~ know that the blggest atoaling vas dona
through tls llIEing-up of lie capacity banks.'"
"Du you know OF RpY moncy having boon
paid q clerk in Collector Wobstet's oitics for
having the dates blank In tho capacity appl!ca-
tionBt"
II had suspicious for long t,me."
How far did TINT lhlpg work. !"
~ could teii you d great deal"
What do you know" ..-
"As TO tho payment Of money to tho CLARK, I
| thiuk there ia somnthng behind evon that"
"Worc tubs found uncoYo1od whon tue ot1cor
went TO uncoyor thcm7"
| ''fheY woFa."
"lIow long Ind they been uncovered"
t'uod ouly KNOWS. tell you. sir, there Was
more stcallag dono IN this wag than In any
other."
!" Hayo you heard Tho uamoB Of Tho mon rho
paid thB oork 7"
} "Ycs. Buffalo Miller, George Miller,
Cooper, and others. Hermann Becker can tell
| you considerable about that. lIo mar not tel!
you, but he won't daso to 20 back On 1t before
t!,s Grand Jury. You SOON to hays Htruck q
lend, young man. and you have gut at tho very
secret tho lsiug WAS trying to keep to itself"
A BIT OF SECRET HISTORY.
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