The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-10

Institutine n Suit TO Recover 01.000.0OO
from Ex-secretnry Thompson
WARRINGTON, June IA Few days since
L. Q. c. Lamar OF Mississippi and Casey Young
OF Tennessee presented the following letter:

L. Q. c. Lamar OF Mississippi and Casey Young
OF Tennessee presented the following letter:
WARRINGTON, June l, 1870.
some person has sent to my address. I'D Memphis,
Tenn, the EreTino star. published at washington.
ssssi;s,y ShspSisr %sas: SaSI:%ss ;sis%sn.
Seni q on. thompson VINO vas the Secretary o. the
100000 Of the public moneys. he admits o. having
eys sSs Is mo- soS SSt as w & ssd
he is wealthy enough to repay inc amount to the Gov
1 ss nor me It 70 .s
tast you have sad. Permit me- therefore your
M does repre.en, Please give ME as prompt
repS Your SbeSIest servant VAN THOMPSON
The only reply to the above letter the
service OF a process upon Mr.. Thompson this
morning OF a civil suit to recover s20oJ, 900. with
interest on 100000, from July l, 1857, and on
s10oo,0c0 from Aug. 20, 1855. The first sl0)o,O)O
is for Indian trust bonds, silered to have been
received by the defen liant while Secretary OF the
Interior for the use o plaintiff, the said bonds
having been convertei by the defendant to hts
| own use on July 1887. As to the second
| tl,O000OO, II Is charged that the defendant, on
Aug 20, 1868, received the sun OF $l,0O.000 from
| the so-cailed Confederate States OF America,
! which sum reverted to- and became the prop
erty uf the United States, and which said sum
| the defandant retained, and did not pay over,
| although often requested to do so.
| Secretary Chandler sIys that he holds as a set
| on acceptdnces OF the Secretary OF War, j ohm
| b. Floyd, OF drafts drawn by Russell, Majors n
| Waddell on transportation account for fSl0,OO1
the exact amount OF the dsfacltion, the bonds
| having been distracted by GODDARD Bailey to
meet these scceptances. The Secretary further
| says the Government bought some months ago
| lot ofrebsl archives, showing Mr.. thompson
expenditure OF part II the Sl,0DO,OOJ In gold to
| be sent to Can lda by the Confederate Govern
| ment, aud the unexpended balance Of that sum,
| Secretary Chandler says, belongs to this Govern
| ment. Mr.. Thorn son. on learning OF the above
| statement, says he was as agent instructed by
| the Confederate Government to turn the unex-
peuded balance Of the million dullars over 10 the
| Confederate agents abroad. This he did, and
| afterward there was nnal adjustment OF his
| account, and full and hnal receipt OF all
| moneys was giyen 10 him, which receipt he now
| has.
As to the Indian trust bonds, Mr.. Thompson
| says that soon after they were distracted he
asked the House for an nyestisatiOn, and
| a committee was appointed accordingly. One
OF ITS members, Charles Csc, has written
Mr.. Thompson II letter, dated the I'd inst.
In which he says the committee wat
trition Democrat, Isaac N. Morris Of Illinois
the Chairman; one Administration Democrat
Mr. Thomas Of Tennessee; Que southern Amer
lean, j. Morrison Harris OF Maryland and tw'
Republicans, Roscoe Conklng OF New York all,
Charles Case Of Indiana. The report OF the com
mittee' Mr. use says was prepared by MI
| Morris, the Chairman, and signed only by HIM
but in - doug he acted as directed by otne
members, and all the committee concurred II
Its conclusions. MIR. Case adds;
| can aud do state emphaticallY that not line O
wurd was adduced before that committee showing o
your Uhompson'sl part with the fraudulent uansa,
| lions alleged anu proved.