, 1876-03-07
Their Cases Yesterday in Court at
Springfield, and Continuation
Granted.
Recent Developments Showing
Smith to BE the Major
Villnin.
Smiths Binds to Be Increased, and Harper
Likely to Escape Prison.
Copy ot tho Admission Of Guilt which Smith
Compelled Harper 10 Sign


Snsetdt Dispateh n Tht Chted7o Tr1buns.
BrnIsor1rtD, ILL.,, March G.-In the Federal
Circuit Court to-day, tho now famous cases.
criminal and clril, against ex-Colectot JOHN T.
Harper wero continued for third timo, this
tsmo howovcE- by consent Of Gov Palmor and
tlle lion. ]. C. Robinson. Counae, for Smith
told tho Court HI thoy wero In correspondence
with Tho Treasury Department ald Attorney
lonoral rorzepont for tho purpone Of oIectlng
a compromise Of tLo caso. ADD. wl,,lo no agsee-
mont had buon mkdo for . continuance, they
~ere progressing with arrangements for raising
nouey 10 ulako = settlement also that Solicitor
Wilson Ind tacit1y consented, In view Of tile
facts, TINT tho defendants noed not prepare for
trial at this torn. In pursuance Of the under
standing a Special Agent Of tho Treasazy had
been sent hero to 7nvostgsto aud establish tho
amount Of the liability to tho Government and
had but lust mado 1ai8 report. In vlsw of thes0
efforts, made in g'7od faith. TO compromise tue
cases, mud which you'd probably bo successful
paratio,,a for trial aud should not be p1ossed 10
trim. 1t this time. A fctter WaB also
READ TnoM SENATOR LOGAN.
stating that he lad. as requested, laid certain
papaEs sent him by counsel for tho defense be-
fore Mty.~Gen. plorrepont. .Dis.ric.-Atsornoy
1toe In reply, said that ho had received dis
patch from the .Attorncv-Gonora! authorizing
him to continue tho caaos until june II the in
kelGekb VI %Ao 0UfSEAH40Hk "UAl4 Qb tu6kbNy
| SUBSCRIBED. lie Rdded that, In his opinion, tho
caBes should DO continued. In tho examination
Of Focontly-beizod papers, totally different COM
plcxion was put upon the chses a. touching the
| cyin,inality Of the partles. Such Developments
| transferred the burden OF tho crino from Harper
to al Smith, and therefore ho would ask that tho
lattor's bail how 81, 500, be increaRcd. This Was
not At unco done. but smother effort will DO n1do
| in tho salno direction in few days. Tho caaes
were continued until juno, aud tho opinion OBJ.
| tainod thht
| uAnrEn's WILL rErk1 COME ur
| for trial. Thora arc four lndtctmonte agAius
| party to The burglary some years since Of tht
COLLECTORS Office, at which somo Of the Pekir
| distdlors' bonds were stolen and all tracas o.
| crooxedncsH thereby believed to DO covered up
! But Collector IIar per had kept some private
memoranda, aud after be had fled. lie VIC.
| brought back on safe-couduct arrangement
mud 10 testified againas tho diBtiiors that ths
Government was enabled subsequently to recov
Or most Of tho money which tho stolon bondl
evidenced "a duo. II ono.ha}f alleged ngains
Smith ia true. aud he is prosecuted, h!s poni.
tontiary torn muRt bo q long QUO.
| EVIDENCE NOT BEFORE ruDlICLr SEEN.
John I. Harper, uuIted Btates Collector for
the Twelfth District. loft bis Office and fed the
city on the Goth Of August 1878. His flghs raH
| not known to many nor discovered BY the public
for somo days, but, when 1t did transpiro, theEe
| waB great cutlery by preBs aud public. Smith
| appeared, according to tho Testimony taken be-
| fore All Investigating committed to have hurried
| Harper on, but previously obtained from him by
pointing pistol Ut hs head, It Is said, tLs fol-
lowing paper, which is called
| "nAnpEn's CONFESSION" ..
a statement OF tho cash in1obsoduesH Of John r.
! 111.r ~ tad &fnta Attr