, 1876-08-23
REIIAI.
His Negotiations with the Govern"
ment Counsel.
As Related by Dfstrict-Attorney
Bangs to MIR. Dexter.
What Jacob Profosscd that He Could
Provo..-The Terms He Wanted.
Ills Objection to Being Called n Swlndler
.-.Mr. Bangs Doubts Relim.

Ills Objection TO Being Called n Swlndler
.-.Alr. Dangs Doubts Relim.
UNITED srArHS ATTORNEYS OFFICE, NonTn-
Znv DISTRICT or ILLINOIS, CniuAoo, March ],
ls7].-Ths Hon. 1viYs Deter, Warrington, D. G.
DEAR SIR: Yesterday afternoon Judge Law
renee and MI. Glover, representing Hr. Rchm
In Mr. Campbcll's absence on account OF slck-
ness, came to my Office and mado proposition
TO Mr.. Aver, Mr.. Boutcli, and myself on behalf
Of Mr.. Rchm, TINT lo bu permitted TO turn
states evidence, plead guilty 10 such counts in
tic Indictment against lllm ct al. as should be
agreed upon, rcccve his sentence, and tell all
Ao knows that would imptcato others. THIS
proposition resulted IN Mr.. Doutcll and my.
sclf going to Mr., Campbcll's residence last
night TO get from him all tho particulars within
Mr.. Rcl!u,'s knowledge, as Mr.. Rchm had fully
communicated them to MIR. Campbell. This
interview WINS not as satisfactory rs VIC had
hoped, owing to an imperfect and partial statc-
mrnt from Mr.. Rehm TO Campbell; yet w1
lcarncl tho following facts from Mr.. Campbell:
FIut-That Jnspcr D. Wnrti Ind received
crooked money from Rclsm-s3, ,000~bcforc Alr.
Ward left Cnngress; $1,000 Of which was paid
Ward just about tho time Ito left Congress.
Tint Kehm had continued such payments to
Ward since llo had bern United atntcs Attorney.
That part Of tho consideration for such pay
mcnts To Mr.. Ward while lie was SO District At
torncy was TINT Ward should nllow certain
books md papers to bo taken from l.ts office.
Eehn knows what these books ansl papers were,
but Campbell could not remember. That Ward
came to Rehm in tho first placo md demanded a
alasc Of tho money thus mado from crooked
= rf1nHk ut+s Ia
Haas t& Powcll's distillcry could not or did not
have M good aI arrangement ns the other dis
ttlletfcs had.
Seeoad-Thnt Rehm paid lIoyt $500 while le
WIS Deputy Collector.
7nira-That lo paid Irwin se5,0O0 while lie
WIS Collector.
FoHnh-That Rel,m paid Philip Wa.lswortll,
during the months Of Ills Colcctnrship, the srm
of go, 900 cash crooked money. The times and
dates Mr.. Campbell could not give, but aays
Hehm has all Of them carefully preserved.
EIrih-Tl,at Rel,u. paid Col. Dry,lgcs a lasgc
srm Of u,oncy-tho times md amounts Rcls1n
can g'vc Will, accuracy.
Sirah-That Rcllm paid Daniel W. AIunn
money repeatedly for good many different .fo1,,
tho first Of which was In lrvln's trial. Ono wns
Tor releasing some certain seized establishment.
Sttenth-Ihnt Chester W. Root was pafl
money often by different d[stilcrs for rcgulat-
Ing caracty, reducing and Increasing aaine In
such way us to ulow tue dlsti|tcrs to run
1argc amount under diminished capacity, hay-
IN hia o,,.n ot a ,nomn.,t,a u,r,ur .bn,,,1 IT,
(}oycrumcn. atacover Tint thnv ,rnro ,1,r,,,,,9
hcvon1 tho,r fnrmor or ,ost ,onns,,,
Ilcse arc n]l lin no,ncs " = ro,,,1 oc. sr,,,
Mr.. f,amn,,cl,. 1Io ea,1 vcrv or,n,,otf,a,,v ~,
o,,r uskin,, him. fiat Kclc, l,ncw notIn1 n,,,t'
lnr In nnv manner torori1s Mr. Tor,yoii r. r. Afr
In,an so,,, I,c 1,n1 n,,natoI ,f. po,',, t,,a1 49,
m,7h1v md fuilv m to tlman t,y, ,antI,,,,,.,,
hui fnu,,l noti,,nr ", os,rcG A. cn,un,,.,,
MINT rchn ancu ohtu,t 1,o ,iist,,cr. ND ap,a,,.
lIcsIntr. IN MI which o,catiunu he rrT,,rI tl,ot
nc hau not talked with Mr. Kchtn about tho
othcs ulstlllcfs, and therefore could not fay ns
to them. That Kel.m dfsclnirnca knowing any,
thing nbout Ncslug's having RECEIVED any
, "ron, 'n,r 1ao "' h, ,'t ,a n1Fes A.a esnS any
tIoo"Gu money pne ha'l sort o1 general Idea
d'sti'lcry.
f,r nrlm,1 statcmcnt ,o,, II" corra,ora.", ap% a.n
,as i'e.'ns sta'c,nehL eou.u 1s 1scosfooora1ea, anu
.ow strongly. Ar Campbell said ho could not
linen Say definitely az 70 taal but hn,l no doubt
al,unlant,y, and thu interview concluded bv
,nolt,n,, ~, ,rr,,,ro,ror,t. =. ,an. ~. r.",,.y ~
N5 -" :" "t'e,1t'.'"' ~ 1'u'o mr. enapoci!
send for Nthm to-day and get from him all
these additional fuctR, write out tho statements,
and have Judge Lawronre br[nr them oro,,n,i
to-day II nossIb1c c-to.n,nrro,v at onv roto -ef'r
our turther consideration before taking any Do
clslve action III the promises. Thus the mattor
stands, A consultation this moruing decided
to send this letter TO you, should telegram
0u1 you vll,,nr to rcmn,n IN Wnsh,notor, 81, -
. soa "'.u 49,, W. 'sn',1i W "sl"stoh I'LL
etrer IT,, so"t@o-h'eht eouid reaen you.
Ihcso comn'llh1eattonst mud everything per-
nining to this proposition of Mr.. RehIn's uttor-
neys, arc stytctiv con u0dtutiul-kuown ou,v 10
AT. Aver. Nr. non,c,I mn, r,.s1i,-oni ,rs w
h,,o n,' nnu H5se'-"na ~ VIZ
"a'e PROMISED they slon!u reman 50 I'LL aetcti
Upon and II rejected to ro1nain professional
seeret.
We think It best TO throw tho responsibility
ol accnptinE this proposition upon tho Becrc-
sary anu Attorney-;cncral, as 1t Is a question Ut
agood lsnl " Importance, Involving as 1t does
trcopctinE of tho old iss.ie not ouly, but nlso
P<,tt1t 1tysiFr nr.f ~f.,nt