The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-18
TILE IONINIAN4 INFAMY.
Casey's Effort 10 Bribc the Witnes--The New
Orleans Post once Defiication.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE special COM
mttee on Federal Offices In Louisiana to-day
continued the examination OF Major Edgar
Seolye. lie testified tn It at the last interview
he had wi h Collector Casey that gentleman re-
quested him not to saw anything ubout the
clerkship IN the Custom House at New York,
nor gnytning about the $50, but to regard that
as a loan, and II he were cal ed on to testify
before any committee to 90 as light on him
Casey as possible, and suggested that witness
keep away from the Gus ON House to avoid
SUBPOENA. He had an interview with Gov. KEEL
log0 at hts hotel IN New York city, and Kellogg
said II do not see why ID hi Morey did not
pay those notes and settle up this IN ltter," and
that no would see Norey about ~.
Q-po YOU know of any Nv else who Is CHARGED with
dcfAlcati0n or naiicas,uce "a New Ore up Al
isiter to the amount Of from siI05o TO n5ooo
Major Pcnc edge WI sent there 70 examine tn affairs
that Feieral officers IN New orc.n, we're nresse to
seqt out OF papers, aud WAS scttlei w in som
way. Rngged vas retained in the office, Tut us
cashier was u missed.
Cruss-exlmined by Mr.. Wilson:
o.-what acre you doing In New YORK last wear dur
lns the une you were wsltnl Tor Mr. Norey TO DOT N
n q on tue ro,is Of the New Orleans custom Housc.
Other ques ions were asked about his business
In New York, bit lie refused To answer Mr..
Wilson said his OBJECT was to show what man
ner Oi man this WAS who u Il come here to tes-
tifv. He expected to show ne had been en-
Y ged IN very uisreputanle cuisine =, and tuat he
had for "a lnna time Kept up a blsckm tiling
scheme upon MIR. Morey. lie would then let nis
testimony 10 Tor wn I It WAS worth.
A discussion took ula hrtwten the members
NJ the committee ON the question II compelling
tue witness 10 enswer, the Democrats opposing
ana the Republic MS favOrlDg II. The witness
was nnu My allowed to answer or not, as lie
plea ed. He refused, on the ground that coun-
sci had no right 10 inq IRE into hts lrtvate
business.
.o.-why did YOU make copies OF all of these papers
co lie 10 z before MADE the 6srsa with Morey
Q.-wh, did you IN ke these eopi.s1 Al made
. Protection from WHAT A.-From Morcys
Q.-Mhen did Morcy threaten you2 Aust January.
Y. But you MAJ IN, copies mouths before tn i
Inrests that h,d never o,cn in,de2 A-wei. Morey
81: 81 down in Louisiana and wanted to take care OF my
Several questions were asked and answered
showing that when Iuer was trying to per.u 10
with'ss TO GO to Cana IA. WITH IS threatened 10
telegraph to the committee IN Washington to
come to his terms Several other u 1estions de-
veluped the Information that witness h.ld
pspefs over Moiey ana alterward SOLD them to
~ supptessing them, witness admitting IN [
Morcy told Nun that his OF ject In buying them
was To- Or vent the scandal that would arise
from their publication.
witness sumi,ted he promised Mr.. Morey that
no would take the man Glover into the woods
and XII oiu. aud also promi ed TO steal the
Post ONCE osnd. out supposed he would have
los his commission 4 he had not 20 promised.
james f. Aver II New Orleans testified that
be met Seelle last SATURDAY, and eng wei ac-
quainted with him, humOrolsly alluded to mis-
tesl inony before this cOmusttee, ana IL to
HIN to be careful " they might turn the tanles
on him aud et MIN Into tde penitentiary, but
had no thought II iniimiCating Seelye In the
leas degree. witness knew Dnthine whatever
In connection with the Marshlis ofhce In New
Orleans that was In tue least irregular.
J. NJ. McOrew. Six,h Auditor OF the Treasury
Department. for au iting Post Once accounts,
testined 10 relation 10 the accounts. the defaica-
non. and unal settlement 81 the matter III the
case of Sir. Lowell. formerly Postmaster 4 New
Orlears. Tau ferrp. wIO was Postmaster IN
1865, WIS a dcfdul er, md Smaliwood, wno went
out M Is %. was ala a d tfauiter.
The cumn.iltee al the conclusion Of hebrews
testimony neld secret session, at which II was
decided TO make imusdi tie apulicatien Tor i'm
II unity for ceelve. The three Republican inem-
bels voted gainst asking for immunity. bu for
VIII reason Il did utapueT. II Seelye mas old
the truth no deserves to to mad ; at. Witness,
ami n his testimOnf ~ not sustained the ltnmu-
nity granted would Dot be worth anything.