The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-27
DAVENPORT AND HIS CREW.
NOW a SECRET sERvICE FUND WAS
USED IN NEW YORK.
District Attorney Bliss Hauled Over the Goals
Whence MIR. Theodore Allen nnd Other
Republican Patriots Drew their Pay.

District Attorney Bliss Hauled Over the Goals
Whence MIR. Theodore Alien nnd Other
Republican Patriots Drew their Pay.
The Congressional Subcommittee that
Ia investigating tho Expenditures In the Depart
ment of Justice, took some interesting testi-
moDy yesterday. John II. Haws, the Hrst wit
ness, was a member OF the United States Grand
Jury before which Walter Gibson, editor OF the
Hdrlem Local, endeavc red to srraign the Harlem
Postmaster for " m alciousiy OBTAINING the COM
piainant's newspapers" Mr.. Haws told the Glib
son side Of the case, showing that probably
Gibson's charges were true, and that after he
had persistently looked for Justice he was at
tackled In the night, and bis assailants threw
vitriol In his face, destroying one eye, and per-
manently disnguring bis countenance. While
Gibson was telling his story to the Grand Jury,
OF which the witness was member, a Deputy
Marshal entered the Jury room and forcbly
elected Gibson, as he said, under orders from
Col. Bliss. Then Col. Bliss went before the
Grand Jury and told them that he had exam
ined the case, and that there was nothing in It.
But the witness subsequently discovered evil
dence that there was truth In the charge that
the Hdtiem Local had been maliciously sup
pressed. Col. Bliss then directed that the Grand
Jury should take testimony on both sides. That
put in, and contrary to customary Grand jury
practise, the defendants were permitted to tes-
unstamped so long that they were destroyed as
old paper, ana District Attorney Bliss summed
w the case SO strongly against Gibson that 1t
II. ". Chapman, bookkeepor Of the New YORK
Transfer Company, was examined touching the
pay received ty that company for coaches hired
10y Maishais aud supervisors OF Elections In ls12
In Marshal Sharpe's account, certified TO by
ceiyed Sl,yJ1l5. lbe amount charged on the
company's books is tl.7OO.
Albert Cum, who vas Col. whitlev's connden-
al oil in 10 Sort Vipa
headquarters, testified that whitley had un-
checked control OF large fund that was known
over freely to Davenport aud other party man
ayers when needed. Campaign clubs were main
tanned. party headquarters EXPENSES liquidated,
and stump speakers pal out Of this fund, and
those offccholdeTr who were appointed super
vlsors OF election or election deputy marshals
sent the checks for this service to ID .venpOrt
and whitley, and this was the fund out OF which
Republican sinec1rists, sucn as The" Allen.
Gen. Mank, Copeland, ard others drew large
salaries. Whenever this party resource ran low
II was reple enished from Washington. CUM also
testified that he was whitley's chosen agent in
showing distinguished visitors around town.
strangers who were Influential with the Admin
istratlon were shown the metropolitan sights by
him, and the ku klux fund was drawn upon for
the expenses. The agent Was never called upon
to account for his disbursements.
william A Donnelly. Davenports chief clerk
ties med that his salary. allowed by Davenport,
and paid out OF the Treasury, was $50 a month.
elections. This service lasted I'VE days and the
pay was fl0 a day. Every time that witness was
soappoin,ed he turned the salary over to Daven-
port. 1t, however, appears In DavonpOrt's ac-
count "a having been paid to DUnnelly.
George w. wingaie testified respecting his en-
deavors to prosecute certain violators OF the
election laws. Just after the election ~ 1873 he
was employed 10y Oswald Ottendorfer ard 9TH
ers to Institute criminal suits against Police
Com missloneis Gardner aud Charlick. The
ground OF tue action was the removal Of the
Inspectors Of the Eighteenth Assembly District
on the day before election. The aifdavIts W on
which they were removed, the witness ascer-
tained, were fraudulent, ana the removal Of the
in-l ectors seemed to have been Effected to in
huence the election in favor OF Jimmy O'Brien
and barney Biglin. bictahe Biglin's opponent,
teen votes, but the prosec itors produced Hffda-
Wits from seventy-one voters tba. they had
voted for McCabe. The proofs we're sent to the
Grand jury, but District Attorney Phelps en-
deavored 10 suppress them, saying that they
contained no cause Of action. Counsel, how
ever, insisted on being heard. aud indictments
were found which resulted In the conviction Of
Jhnrlick and Gardner.