The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-04-27
U. S, Commissioner and Chief Super

heCelNeu, new lorkj June ~, lolfi Ol
Col. IL. G. Whitley, $4,000, to aid in the
suppression of crime against the United
States. JOHN |. DAVENPORT.
Received, New York, June 30, 1871, of
Col, II, G. Whitley, $500 for extra and
special services rendered.
(SS00,) John |. DAVENPORT.
A STRIKERS SALARY.
The following receipt shows that Will
liam Donnelly was paid a salary of $3.50 a
month for three months in 1872 preced-
ing the Presidential election of that year.
Donnelly is a striker of Davenport, and
Col. Whitley swears that he was paid at
the instance of Davenport, and that the
only service he rendered, so far as he
knows, was in working for the Admins
tration party in ways that are dark.
Received Aug. q, 1872, $3.50, amount of
my bill for July, 1872.
($l50.) WIN. A. DoNNELLY.
New York, Oct. 8, 1872.
Received of II. G. Whitley, Chief Sc.
cret Service Division, $3.50 in full for my
bill of September, 1872.
$780, WIN. A. DoNNELLY
New York, Nov, II, 1872.
Received of-$l50, in full of my bill
for October WIN. A. DoNNELLY.
($l50.)
WHERE THE MoNEYaCAME FROM,
The amounts appropriated for the de-
lection and prosecution of crimes against
the United States, to be expended under
direction of the Attorney-General, are
as follows:
From Sundry CiUl Appropriation bill, Gp-
prOved March 8, 1871.
For this sum, or so much thereof as
may be necessary to be expended under
the direction of the Attorney-General in
the detection and prosecution of crimes
against the United States.
Some of this money was wanted before
the Goth of June, and sosthis provision
was inserted in the Deficiency bill. ap.
proved April 20, 1871,
That so much of the appropriation pro-
vided for in the act making appropria-
tions for sundry civil expenses of the
Government for the year ending March
3, 1871, to be expended in the detection
and prosecution of crimes against the
United States as may in the Judgment of
the Attorney-General be necessary, may
be used during the present fiscal year.
From the Sundry CiWl appropriation bW,
GpprOCed Jane 10Th, 1872.
For this sum, or so much thereof as
may be necessary to be expended under
the direction of the Attorney General in
the detection and conviction of crime
against the United States, $4,000.
Again, in the Sundry Civil Appropria
tions, approved March 3, 1878, the same
sum of $50, 900 was appropriated in pre-
cisely the same terms for the fiscal year
of 1873 and 1874. Thus in all, as will
be seen $l5O000 was provided in three
years to be used as the Attorney-Gen-
eral in his discretion might deem proper,
so it was under the color of the detec-
ton and prosecution of crimes against
the United States. Every dollar of this
money was drawn out of the Treasury on
the requisition of the Attorney General,
and handed over to Col. Whitley on
his giving the disbursing clerk of the De-
partment Of Justice receipt in the fol-
lowing form;
Received of A. j. Falls, Disbursing
Clerk Department of Justice,- dollars,
to be used by me under the direction of
the Attorney General of the United
States for the purpose of detecting and
Furnishing crimes against the United
States under the provisions of the act
of Congress entitled an act making ap-
preparations for sundry civil expenses of
the Government for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1877, and for other purpo-
ses approved - lS7-.
II. G. WHITLEY
Chief Secret Service Division.
Col Whitley testified squarely to-day
that he had often protested to the Attor-
ney-General against paying the money to
Davenport, and the Attorney General
as often told him it was done by the
order of the President
LANDAULET wILLIAMs's TESTIMONY.
After Whitleys examination was con-
cluded, eX-Attorney. General Williams
was brought forthwith before the com
mittee, and subjected to most rigid ex-
animation. He admitted that the pay
ments were made to Davenport on the
order ofthe President. He ID that he re-
garded the expenditure as legitimate, al
though extraordinary. Davenport was a
very capable man at detecting election
frauds, and the money was given to him
for that purpose. He annually prepared
a register of all the legal voters of New
York city, which was invaluable in pre-
venting frauds at the polls, and the
money was chiefly used for that purpose.
The President first ardered him to have
the money paid to Davenport. 1t oc-
Cured in this way: He said the Presi-
dent was in New York and Davenport
took him to his Office and showed him
his system and explained to him. The
President was delighted with it. and or.
dered the money to be paid as Daven-
port demanded it,
The attention of the ex-Attorny-Gen.
eral was called to the provisions ofthe act
of Congress approved February 2S, 1871,
which authorizes the Chief Supervisors
of the elections to prepare and furnish
all necessary books, forms, blanks and in
struCtions for the use and direction of
Supervisors of Elections, and requires of
them, when he deems necessary, lists of
the persons who may register or vote,
either in their respective election dis
tricts or precincts, and cause the names
of those upon such lists whose right to
register of vote is honestly doubted, to
be verified by proper inquiry and exami-
nation at their respective places by them
assigned as their residences. (See sec.
2.O26, Revised Statutes.) He was also di-
.ected to see 2,03l Revised Statutes,
which provides for the payment of all
the legitimate expenses so incurred by
the chief Supervisors and their subordi
mates in the performance of all the above
described duties The Attorney-General
Lad to admit that the regular fees al
lowed under this section of the law was
ample to defray all the legitimate ex-
penditures, but claimed that Davenport
work was outside of this, and was really
in the line of detecting rnd preventing
election frauds. When, however, pressed
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