, 1876-03-13
WHISKY.
1lr, yVadswortll I5lnpl,atical1y De-
ntcs that He Ins Been
Croo1sed;
And Shows How He Could Not Have
Received $4,000 a Month.
The Question Of tho Succession to the
Vacant Colicctorsliip.
PHIL. WADSWORTH.
AN r1fttrfIrTft I,ENfat,


List evening reporter OF TnE TRIBUNE
called Oh ox.Collecsof Ihil WAdsH orsl, At hiB
Residence. No. 337 Michigan avenue, to flnd Out
what To had to'sny ia regard 70 tho "lay-dovn"
made BY Jaho Hcbns Saturday, ns reported In
yesterdays TR1DUsE. Nr. WAdswottii received
the newspaper emisahry, aud, AFTER inviting him
Into tho phrIor, tho following coltoquy took ptaco
Rcp:-"Dil you SEQ tbls mornings :rn1uusE?"
Mr.. WI did,"
"DId you 500 tho report of The abatement
nsio by jake nebn to She 0osesnmont7n
II did; but It don't seem plausible"
"Why not7"
"Decause thought Rehu ssa smarter than
that"
"Did you sec the reference hs m.ds to
"Yes; but there is no foundation fer such
Ibid you recc,ve s2,000s month whilo you
woro Collector trom the isiuys"
1.-Two thousand dollars amontht Why. I had
ts much rs could do to keep up my busfnesH
aud live of my salary whllo waa in office.
And my own Intimate fIiends know TINT I was
IN debt during my term OF Office, md Hhea I
wont ont In May last and that Was worso OF
then tbun wh6n wort ill.,"
"Then you assert that tbcro is
NO Truth IN JAKE's HTATEMEsT?"
Say that can hardly believe Jake Nellu1
Eonld make such statomont a. THK Tribune
Iepofta but the wags Of reporters arc past find
tnE out, and they generally know what's What.
Hut that Is not to the point Whit want to
say ID, that jake 1iehm aud have beon friends
for reats,; know nothing. against hin. can
not imagine why be should draw me In. Hut ii
ilo has made ouch q atAtcnleut As foported In
TUE TtSDusE. say 1t Ia untrue in every particu-
lar. It ts only tho uneubst stantlnsed statement Of
3fr. Netm. stand tcadv TO disproye eycry
allegation TO has made, and challenge him to
bring on lia evidence"
St'{'hcr fnrv
made? ?"
Yes, sir. Tint is not all. viii, go to tho
trial. any charge Jako Rehm will nuke, thia
woek; will not ask that tho indictments should
be quRshed; will not ask immunity, nor will
lay down ud Bquoal. but w1ll sindlcate myaoif
openly and above board."
What motive do you suppose 1nko Rellm
would have for making the statement he has +"
munity from the Government. but don't think
that United statea District Attorney Bangs will
ALLOW anything e!so but iustico to DO dope.''
''Have sou any knowledge Of
JAnEB cnooEEDSEsa Z"
II know he las mado great deal Of mouey,
but know. nothing against him at all. though
bo nay claim to know great deal against me-,
for wtch there ia no foundation in fact"
Nm "avc y1n eox idea that Jako will 60 bof0Eo
~ hope ne does, II 10 wanss to 60, and tell
all he knows about rneu, ansl then / will
hayo > clear challco to viudicAto myself.
Tbl8 IL tho first tl1no my namo has bppa
brought before tie public in the whisky frauds.
will tell Sou ask no leuioucy-no favors. T4o
May setzufes wero mado uudar mo. l was Eo-
moved OIL tho 10th Of May last with the frat
batch Of czookcdH, but they can't show
any. money that over stuck in my
hauds. In proof Of this l will aay that
l never got e2.0O9 q month for keeping
lny eyes shut. While / was Ia Office l lived
plain as l do now.-as yon SO mo. kept
ouly one servant, had no horse and carthage,
accumulated no property. bur rather ran In
deht, aud my family has lived worry plain. This
il the truth. and whatever Jake 1iehrn or any
other man may Say against mo, stand ready TO
ehow that tnale no money cut OF tha Whlaky
Hug, and that is all / have to say"
This cloaea tho interview.