, 1876-07-23
PRICE FIVE CENTS
fes baIn3 an . early aud desperate conflict with t
gress i, MAN. asn may be looked for before con.
AVERY.
HIS FRIENDS AT WORK.
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Special Dispatch to The 7rI1une
"4sAlSGToS, D. c., July 2,.-The STIR .h,.
iseang has the following statement in reoa-,,
70 the Avery case: - N~s'1Ao
er who I,oeS nnet o. d1ay Judge TAFT At:orney-Gen
yet been granted ID William aHn-r tnas no pardon had
sentence Of two years in The rsnitentiatx
On the oe: e ba9d 1e9 df0m92eIty IN tie whisky
I'd in this city thi. morning from tbs va; aeeeiv-
thst r. paps5 advising his correspondente len
sstyed direct from the renqesents was re-
aso sss a. or a1Sc,.d ,hs papss in IT,
rnlany Or the efforts to secure this may serve to
thesr me perPex1ties Of this case, IN view Of
o. noee aea 4s opposite month
o. circulated petition for the signatures
ha sbe sonld 1t was repretented by hef
'neing the signatures Of the represeatstiyes Of ba
in ae 1sht Of that he tasi odeted tho
to criticism se" fs Avery &c '%SSss %SsF
eeart ee wI!h zeal and did ecure the Endorsement Of
however y sianeG iGosp1hcent ba IN Washington. None,
'ss ii as IND ndr.aaas .Raaafs as fts;
zesared tne SIGNATURES, and the names Of the news
With Others WIS presented to the Prcsdsnt 1ih,,
feF[ed fsfe[[ed TO 70 fhs lie IN turn
Cd the issue Of the pardon on the eround tit ~
lDye5) believed thai, while Avery was eni1,v ha M
useo as catspaw bJ others who had cscapei
Missouri, came here personai GIov 10 ,Fletebsr Of
Ayesys behaf lie had BEEN IL adsanee d. ssetesae II
with ias %ed h Of 1yer and coupled
hope that bic mission would prove successful liz
maze @ ca,l upon The President, who said he wonid
Inc latter officer took The case in hand bnt nfter
procuring procuring the evidence, not inclined to
Gcota decommend ss+ the PARDON although he did in
health, he would willingly recommend that he b.
transferred from incarceration in the Penitcntary
the common jail, where he could receive hctte;,
treatment, hare no manual labor to perform, and
hays additional comforts This did not seem to
CO, coming rcstiye under what was deemed Judsa
Taft's TT disnelInation to grant the pardon On
With him. and again appealed to the Presidsnf S
short short work Of it upon the second cali
with Judge Taft had been detailed to him; that ha
ordered the pardon to issue that It is now ccti1ed
t. and M o GSPy On file in the State Department and
also an additional runor that, while Attorney
General Taft lad the ease under consideration, the
wonld be pleased If be gave the application lon his
that TAFT, while an1ious to &C.
Ss Ge Gsa1 ws
poMcy 70 grant the pardon In the face OF
national canvass; There is good authority for the
issued it wouh cost the Republican party ioo, ood
votcs It IL also stated that Mrs. Avery left WASH
nston night before last Tor jefferson Cty, bearing
the cheering assurance to hcrhusband that the par
don WAS forthcoming.
Among the papers submitt!d to Judge Taft to
induce his favorable action il private letter
written N4 a1d to A%ye1{ % By an heretofore .promi-
his s., letter virtually acquits him Of my
stronger npon prominent persons heretofore s,Is-
'ected The story goes that Judge Taft promised
o recommend the pardon il the letter was given
publicity, inasmuch it explains some
hing not yet made, puhIic, but Ayezy's
riends refused to listen to this on ac-
ount IT. Of .'the II other hesrts that would ache
inc thing Is CERTAIN that Avery il pardoncd,
nd TBS paYs5d hc2Es a4f I,;. e'eloek
&c says 70, bat Il is among the pos:ioiiitiesand
probabilities that the pardon s granted even With
nut bis knowledge or recommendation
M'KEE.
ST: LOUIS, July 23.-Gen. John Mcdonald
md Col John A. Joyce made affidavit Yesterday
hat the testimony Of Fitzroy at tho trial OF Nc
,ee regarding the payment Of $3.50 to NJ.
1ckee at the Office of Gen. Mcdonald. was
malicious and false in every particular. This
dldarit was sent to Washington to-day.