The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-16

MI Sherman, his assistant, who had charge OF the
matter, TO ST. Louis. Chicago Indianapolis and Nil
waukee obtain the required evidence the 14th OF
January The reply sent in these words, Al have
received your letter Of the 18th inst,
requesting authority TO be gwen you TO send your
assistant (Mr Sherman) to attend to taking testi-
mony at tho West for use in certain
seizure cases OF distilled spirits and
stating the for this agency The authority de-
sired hereby given" On the 18th Mr. Bliss wrote-
81 viii be obliged To you If you will send me letters
accredung Nj Sherman TO the District Attorneys at
Indianapolis Chicago, Milwaukee and St Louis" On
the nth Judge Pierrepont to Mr. Bliss, ncOs-
ing this letter
THE ATTORNEY GENERALS LETTER.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, /
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. IL, 1916
g. W. HAzLEros, ESD, United States Attorney, MIL
srR-R M sherman, who will hand this to you is
one OF the assistants OF the District Attorney at New
York He comes into your district for the purpose OF
taking testimony and making certain investigations 10
aid in the trial OF cases pending in New York You
Will give to him such information relative TO the object
OF his mission as you may have, and aid MN In his
work in every possible way. Very respectfully,
EDWARDS PIERREPONT, Attorney General
The same was enclosed to the United States District
Attorneys at Chicago St Louis and Indianapolis On
the LIST OF February Mr. Sherman telegraphed from In
dianapolis in these words:"It is desirable that John
Bngham's sentence DO postponed until May for the
New York cases. Please telegraph authority" To
which answered by the Attorney General 1.-THE
matter lies entirely with the Judge" Next the 9th
of July, Mr.. Bliss urging that the OF
Bingham might be suspended until he had testified in
the in New York. TO which, the 11th of this
month, letter addressed by the Attorney General
to the District Attorney at st Louis in these words
BINGHAx's SENTENCE.
SRI enclose 10 you herewith copies OF letters of
the 9th and 9Th inst addressed TO me respectively by
Rogers NJ. Sherman, Esq, Assistant United States
Attorney for the southern district OF New York, and
George Bliss, Esq., Untea States Attorney for that dis
trict 1t appears from these letters that there is
most urgent necessity that tho testimony of John w.
Bingham should be had in order to the conviction OF
certain guilty men in New York and incidentally to the
recovery Of large sums OF money by the United States
Influenced by this consideration, hereby instruct you
10 refrain from moving for sentence against Bingham
orders from this department. you see necessity
for a different course
SHERMAN COMPLAINED OF.
Yesterday, the 14th inst, Mr.. Dyer and Mr. Eaton
teegraphed to tho Attorney General that evidence
them that Sherman had put himself in the
interest of Babcock to which this Geographic despatch
was the reply
WASHINGTON Feb a. 1870
D. P. DYER, United States Attorney, ST. LOUIS
do not know Sherman. Is he the sent at the
request OF the District Attorney at New York; II he is
what you suspect treat him accordingly. Since com
mencng this Mr. Eaton's despatch is handed me and
says that Sherman is the one from New York
by Mr. Bliss collect testimony. If he interfereswith
you the least to obstruct justice in any manner treat
him with any severity he may deserve.
EDWARDS PIERBEPoNT, Attorney General.
A DRAFT EXPLAINED by d. T. MILLS CO., OF
BOSTON.
BosToS, Feb Is, 1879
D. 7. Mills Co., Of this city, state that the draft
upon them for 81, 122 49, to the order of Ze Il
Francis, OF Peoria Ill, alluded to In the published
letter of Philip zel to H. p westerman in the
regular line of business, drawn and paid openly, and
regularly entered on their books; and that they have
never anything crooked about Zen 4 Francis.