Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-02
Montana for freights and travel rates.
20 the arrangement; instead Of depicting
Montana's Golfers, is an immense saving

Irwin Arrested TN New York City at
she 1nstance 0f RufnsHotch.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
NRw York, Feb. o. Richard B. Irwin.
former subsidy agent of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company at. Washington, was
arrested in this city to-day at the SUIT of
Rufus Hatch. When the investigation
into the affairs Of the company was begun
for the purpose Of securing evidence to
be used in the suit against William S.
King, one of the officers Of the company
telegraphed for Col. Irwin to come OF from
California and give his statement of the
facts. The investigation had closed
when he arrived here, and, while
walking on Fifth avenue to-day,
he was arrested at the instignation Of
Rufus Hatch, who had begun = criminal
action on charges of embezzlement of
$3.50, 900, alleged tc have Teen used for
obtaining the subsidy. Irwin WAS taken
before Judge Bixby AMI admitted to bail
in the sum of $4,000. Irwin's friends
say they intend to make Mr.. Hatch push
this matter to conclusion, and that no
case can be made out against him.
He has been absent from the country for
. considerable time, but they
claim always within reach, and
his address always known. They
claim that Mr.. Hatch was actuated by
malice and ! desire for revenge, because
Mr.. 1rwin's revelations had so plainly
exposed the facts in the matter of tho
subsidy appropriation. They also said
that Hatch was influenced BY mercenarv
motives, inasmuch as he was ''long'' Of
5000 shares Of Pacific Mail stock at high
prices, which he thought he could make
Jay Gnnld take and thps save him from
loss. If the case comes to trial, Mr..
Irwin intends to give Hatch the benefit
of all the evidence in his possession. Mr..
Irwin, during an interview to-day, said {:
mir. Hatch, learning that was on my
way to California, threatened, if came
here, to have me arrested on some charge
to punish me for destroying the subsidy,
for turning him out of the position Of man
aging director, for causing him to incur
heavy losses in stocks, and for making
him the laughing stock of the street-all
Of which MIR. Hatch attributed to me, A.
though l consider them to be due to his
conduct. None Of the 10000 was re.
tanned by me. believe that the action
Of MIR. Hatch was partly from fear of the
effects Of my testimony in the case
against the directors, and partly from q
desire to force Mr.. Gould to a stock set
tlcmcnt." Mr.. Hatch, during an inter-
view, said, ''As an officer of and = large
stockholder in the company, desire to
have some account rendered of this
money which Mr.. Irwin acknowl.
edges that he received. l told
MIR. Dillon that should ask for an &C
count whenever MIR. Irwin came back tt
this country. Irwin swore he did not
pay dollar to corrupt Congress, and, i
he did not, he or somebody else shoult
pay the money back. The ways and
means cemmi tee, after a Congressiona
examination. reported that the case va
robbery, not bribery Irwin escaped t.
Europe, though there was warrant ou
against him. Stockwell keeps out of tn
country, and Irwin has been doing tn
same the greater part of the time. hav
no personal feeling against Mr.. Irwin, bu
will take the case into the courts in tn
hope of learning the truth in regard t
. the missing money!"