The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-24
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" AsHINGFoN,i May 16.-This morninl
MaJor Seelye submitted regular cOntrac
| between himself and Morey, whereby Morey
bound himself to secure employment fol
Seeiye or give him money equivalent to a
regular salary, on condition of the surren
DER OF documents and memoranda These
papers were placed in the hands of a third
party, t2 be delivered to Morev in a veal
ana three months, provided the contract
was complied with. Morey' letter to Seelye
shows that he made continued efforts to Sc
cure an office for Seelye but failed
During this delay in complying with the
contracts Seelye withdrew the papers from
the hands OF the third party and made cop
les OF them. He concealed this from Morey,
aud when for money in hand and the five
| notes the papers were finally surrendered
the copies were retained. On the 18th of
! April 1876, Darrall, Nash and Norey went
Seelye
On April 10Th Col. Casey. Darrell and
Morey went to Chandler for the same pur-
pose. Casey went to New York and Morey
wrote Seelye to see Casey and borrow some
money from him. Morev thought if SeeIye
| asked for hundred dollars lac might get
| nifty. In the meantime Morey had been
postponing the payment of the note, but
secured place for Seelye, which he did not
accept.
About this time the Elections Committee
decided adversely to Mercy and in favor of
Spencer for the contested seat.
Morey wrote Seelye, stating the fact that
by tue 10th he would be out of his seat. He
wrote Seelye that he was writing u foolish
letter-that his Information was no longer
OF use to Spencer or anyone else; that See
lye should come and take his place and pay
back the money he had received on false
preteHscs.
Morey invited him to go before the COM
mittee with his story. Here the personal
relations between Morey and Seelye seem to
have ceased. Seelye resumes his statement:
He called on Casey in New York, as sug-
gested by Morey, and asked for 800 and
got 500. Casey also secured him place
i'll the New York Custom-House. Casey
seemed exercised over the committee which
vas then about being organized, and said 10
Seelye that he had never been very hard on
witness, and witness must not be hard on
him before the committee.
Casey did not know what Morey might
have done with regard to pay rolls, but he
innocent as the day. Subsequently
Casey applied to Sharp of the Custom-House
for leave of absence for Seelye, and failing
in that secured promise from Sharp that
Seelye should be re-engaged when he re-
turned. This closes the Casey branch.
Gen. Souer, now Il member Of the Louis
lana Legislature sought Scclye, and acting
as he said, for Morey and Kellogg, offered
him $50 cash to go to Canada and $3.50
per month as long as he remained there, and
the assurance, which Souer obtained through
Casey that he should have his place back
when he returned. Morey and kellogg were
to furnish the money, but 1t appears KEEL
log would not pay any money,
Souer threatened Seelye with q requisi-
ton from Kellogg to answer an Indictment
pending against him for kidnapping in
North Louisiana. Seelye demanded $500
cash and the payment of the three notes
which he held from Morey. This was re-
fused and the negotiations dropped. Seelye
was summoned from his desk i'll the New
York Custom-House to testify before the
committee.
Seelye knew nothing irregular in the In
ternal Revenue Department, and nothing
in the District Attorneys office except fail
ure to prosecute the mail robbers. Seelye
accuses MOrey of assisting in tamperiug
with the mails during the campaign of 1872,
but refuses to give details lest he should
criminate himself.
Preliminary to making arrests at Homer,
Seelye ordered tilG troops thither by direc-
ton of Gen. Morey. He had no basis then
but some blank warrants, to which Morey
had forged the name of j. O. A. Baker,
United States Commissioner. On their way
they came up with commissioner Jouett
who, with Morey and the Greens, filled up
the warrants in regular shape during the
night, dating the warrants back to cover
the expenses already incurred and to legal
ize the case already made to serve the writ.
Seelve received no instructions from Mar
shall Packard, and reported no details out
side of expenses beyond that in the matt, r
of outing the telegraph lines: Il
In answer TO question whether he was
not reprimanded by his chief, he replied
that on the contrary, he was highly com
mended for his actions in. North Louisiana
The cross-examination of Seelye, by Judge
Wilson. for Morey, while it developed,
showed ho imp4Etant contradictions, showed
more definitely how absolutely undgr CON
troll Morey had the deputy Marshal Seelye
and Major Head, who commanded the Nil
itary Head was a Captain and Major by
BreYet, and Seelye arranged with Morey, at
,11eaGs suggestion, that Head should become
a full Major in cons,deA&tinR Of obedience to
Morey. s 5.