, 1876-08-10
wAsNnuHNfA TESTIMONY,
gpectdf DispateA 10 I1s Ttfbnf8

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WAaHEaGroK. D. c., Aug. B.-Thcre WIS another
sess!on Of the Whisky Committee to-day, at which
Elmer Wnahburn was examined. There was little
that wa6 new In his testimony and 1t is nat expect
ell TINT the cfoss.examsnatton. which will be hnd
Tomorrow, will disc1osc many additional, facts.
Tho catchwords OF Eashhurn's instructions when
he wtnt 70 Chicago To ferret ont tho Whaky IstnE
were, "secresy, celebrity, and nut!acity." These
Instructions hs strictly obcycd. One hour was
spont cndcavnrfng to discover whether WashbuIn
had heard my lnttmatIons TINT jasper Ward
did not fully. cooperate In the original prnBe.
cutionF. N'nslhnrn could only testify. that he
found Ward really to cooperate with him In oycry-
thing, and he never heard any complaints against
his fidelity zeal lie lad general idca TINT At
later day there was some expression OF dlssat!s.
faction With Mr. Ward, but these expressions were
not generally made In his presence. Washbnrn
considered that the evidence oga!nst tho nrst
batch
WAS SUFFICIENT TO CONVICT.
To never recommended change In DIstriet-At.
tornoy. 1Io neyer discovered any evidence agn!nst
Ward. As to Logan and Farwcl1, Washbnrn
never discovered my evidence duplicating
them; ncver had any talk with Wilson
about ,ndtcttng thetn, and does not believe that
Wilson ever mentioned their names to him In c,n-
nectlon with the whisky frands. 11a remembered
that when It waa publicly charged that Wilson WIS
seeking 10 indict the latter denied this to him.
Washbsrn showed thnt his own record was up.
p1:sh in t gy w; xle fss s
3cn Webster considered this question. The acu. co.
eral nnde1standlng was that II ths first batch
WOULD uE no SENTENCE MOVED.
agalnst them, and they were to plead guilty to
with the District. Attorney. Wabhhurn sent hls
telegram to tho soltsl.or OF the Treasury. dated
s'The prosecutions hare arn not heing conducted
as you indicated. II ls agreed hotwecA counsel of
ohoss shall plead guilty, provs ali They to
yct Iiesing, and that sentence shall not b moved
This arrangoment n ny opinion. shoula netst b.
must pct promptly ~ the parties plead o'inorrow
To il.ls nlafot.I w!',on re%spondea: ,,.,,,..
Tuition and mtnt to Mattl!ews."
WILSON TO WABuAURN.
These dispatches have all been published. Seven
days later Washbura received tho following dis
patch from Wilson:
a.hSan 1s;9 p ;t e. 5.n S ona
havo accepted thu situation loyalty nj Chicago and
arc aiding Matthews all Ia your power. Tuition
SSs hsslf M eisa M Tho anss nrtee ,o.d re. re-.
cciye M encouragement from, you. would not
llnvo gone az far as Dexter and Matthews. as now
" sss 1T! ts:
OF SWttI, anu h1fo HosulnE 10 20 WltH HIn3s -
WnshbIlrn did not consider that Immunity should
be prolniacd, or mitigation OF sentences, and be.
lloyed that the whole ntter should haso bcen left
to the courts. Ills opnon was that tho order
eountorn,andtng tho order fnr changing tho Super
ysors enabled llm caslly to 1clect the whisky
frauds.
surKHVIa0K MATTHEWa
will be examined tomorrow. II 10 understood that
he will testify, among 0ter things. that Tntten
went before thu Grand Jury aud urged tile fndTct-
Mcnt Of Farwcl an account Uf Merscfoau checks.
Tattcn himself on the stand hero streunously In.
sisted that e neveE bellcrcd suspicion could prop
erly fcat on Farwefl.
11 the tEttiern Assoctat<d FFtss
WAsHlNaT1k, y. e., aug. o, ELMER Wastburp.
Chief OF ttc Secret Service, ttstinc4 before tic
sub.Committes On Whlaky Frauds this eitclnoon
AZ 10 tho part l,s took, under instructions from
Solicitor Wilson, In tt discovery Of the evidence
Ut whisky fsnuA In chtcogo, zclzurcs tiafinF been
made by tile Supervisors. N1ne Of The eyiaencu
obtained by hui implicated Senator Logan Or Far
we'll Ills examination will be continued to.mor
FOw.
". u. Morac. 4 Special Agent Of tho unEtcd
States Treasury, publishes letter, addressed u
tho Chalrma Ut tho Sub Committee on tho whisky
frauds, In Which ho says that Dluf1ra Wilson's
deFogatuIy testimony fiji relation to hsin IL drawl
from hs Imagination; TINT se left hEs post q,
baltimore Without authority; never h'ore 1r atatcd
that he saw t5en Iatcack opun lctter from Joyce.
nor was he dismissed for leaving hts post aud gotns
| 10 b. Louis a. witaess In tho nabcock cass.