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General News.


III" storms last week. did immense dam
agr iu New Eu@llpd Wa>hlu- away dams.
mills. bridges, dwelling houses. Ac.. aul
DESTROYING some lives. We copy a few
items below 80
Ia s~.arhu,c,fs. the damage occa. ipn-
"a hy ih~ -l.lu- away 1T tine Messy Pond
dam Al CHutuu, was greater than a. first
estimated. aut 500 900 VIII hardly coyrr
H. II i. uot known that any lives were lost.
TIE scene tot = distance of two miles re-
calls ih. terrible Mil RIVER disaster. the
gorge cut hy thr hood varying from twenty
ID sixty ivct deep, leaving huge granite
bpnidrrs clearly washed wher" none were
to br seen before. The summary Ut nuj. IL
ju-> destroyed includes Clinton tanucry.
Fuilcryjllr Coils factory, comb factory ami
tour other hUiIdlH.~.
In Connecticut. the ncshrt on the Tun-
u"iburg and French rivers tore np the
trtrh, III ;Ar Nervirh ana Worcester, ana
Nrw lorA ana New Er.Iaud roads aud
irAy,4 wa, suspended Dispatches state
that The dam loo NturhfidSr, sixteen miles
above Putnam. wa~ washed away. ~ Taft
Vile iiyr men were drowned hy the giving
away Of dam ihyy were repairing. Il is
said the flood could have hecu prevented
TIN tile exercise ~ care and cIrr-y. The
loss lu me town uf Norwich by irc-hct Is
about $4,000 which j. under rather than
ABOVE lhe ac'"A. i''"1-u H"n'' lh' 'N''-
mated damage unhe ~ ht',.'' " HIS tnN =
"i NpfA2ue, u oIVV''N" Al erNAii'"7' o'V'-
o,N AZ Qilh'ooAhS M'''H anu Jameson
NIit. - w.
'Hr ~ thr HhiIrsl I"tlHth'N n '"hhtc-
NON WIN the iHtr ut>A'ter~ occurred ~
Iai''i'."' 'oth. 4 became necessary 20
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h..,.n. ,oI r,,,t,r. from, The rpins ,b,,,.
t,,..,l 100. th. ri,.- ,,t ,I...l .,to,,,
III. h,,, u.rr;.l d...,,rr,..t,. III .-r,n,.
Will. t.t''. 4, t,r. NH, ,.,.i.t. 800,
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Mr.. Frank Fowler.

Mr.. Frank Fowler, proprietor of the
Passamaquoddy Hotel. Passport. has Sc
cured a hotel in Philadelphia and will run
it duringtbe Centennial. Several gentlemen
of Calais have engaged in the enterprise
with him in the way of contributing capt.
tai The hotel is the ELM Avenue" 10
Gated opposite the Main Centennial build
ing.
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Published every Thursday Morning at Coombs
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tor terms. &c, see first page
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A Great Bargain.

I wal eel my farm HIS ~rEt>tr ata -5e4- ..
L gatH. l. contains - acres undcr high ft.#..
u"n- Wool, yuuHg orchard % sOJ trees IN M.
"a water aud good uAIldu--, \ large int 10. /.
best manure uu'icr cove. Al-o = arr, su.
lot On a four turn road t. ENI, one halt laa
btIfhc on mortgage il desired. Write Tor l.'
cuidr7 to
BroeksVilic, Ne 4yts
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1HE annual meeting Of the Ellsworth Boz.
L company, VIII be held on SATURDAY til. -,i
oIy OF April at O'Clock Z. NJ. at the Roo8i ,,e
2wl3 I u urn,,,.s 49,.
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III e-ad death Of Hon. VIM. Mctnlvery
continues 10 ~ tEe chief topic VI Scar spout
aud his loss will be felt severely. \ large
ship which was to have been built there,
and in which he was 10 have been concern
Ell will not il is said. De- built. Prompt
measures are helm. taken to administer
upon his estate. and the administrators
Mcs>r~. BucA aud Graut express cnHf
deucr that Il j. entirely solvent. and that
there VIII 49, large surplus after paying
of the Indebtedness. Rut his business Is
very extended aud there will. probably,
be a very large >hrimhagc.
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Pauper Notice

'I'iE undersigned hereby gives notice that
mas contracted with the Civ OF EIl.worfl /
me support OF the Poor turing the ensu,Ds s.
ana hit7 male ample provision for their sun.
re therefore lorDlds all persons from TURNS.
supPlles te any pauper on his account. A. "a 81.
ont nIs written order, he shall pay 10 bnI-
furnished. \ Z, u, " ~ 80. ~, ~,
Ellsworth, Nav Ia IS-5 80 -
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'h6 ~ BsCRIBER offers his twe-story Maa.a.l
~ ~ house Tor sale, SAID house has IL room
49, oAti Iooih, the house piped Tor cold and
water good well and cistern ia cellar, also g,a.
odi furnace GENE mt cellar, also Carriage H8r,
anu S'9' ie' Also his house on Oak street.
ElIs,r-.t a., S. X WHTING
'i' 'iaiSh zoth, 1878. 2molB
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THURSDAY. APRIL 6. 1876.


Washington. January Is. The Republican Com
20 i.c have appointed Cincinnati, june lith, ior
t.la y tfi0nai Convention.
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This is the Last Can

q LII DEMANDS due the late firm of H. t.
n Whiting, if not paid in skis dsxs fr'1a ,bi-
L a VIII 1.put into an Attorneys hands for col
Ellsworth. April LIST, 1875. 5,anIS
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Hartford. April 3. Hartford city gives
Robinson . .2G0: Ingersoll, 3, 936 Atwater,
(greenback) 1877; Smith (temPerance} =;
lngetsell's majority 5lB; last ear l2Ql.
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RETURNS FROM SIXTY TOWNS

sixty towns. including Hartford, give
Robinson 1913; Iugersoll, l7,6GS; SD.ih
49,: -AtWstcr. 4lG. The same towns hast
year gave Green 1901 lnggr-oil. 1869:
smith. s94; scattering q 80 far a, heard
from the Republicans have gained eleven
Representatives and the Democrats tour
teen.
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rne Revised Statutes Of Maine require
that the Municipal oiii Gers Of any town or
city shall on or before the morning OF the
annual meeting 10 cacn year. maze a full
report Of :heir financial tran sactioas. Not
having been able 10 obtain -uch report
a. understand TO be required bv said stat
u;e,. offer such a hive. which j. A.
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3x Us
, 1876-03-25
THE SON OF HIS FATHER.
TESTIMONY or EDWARD lQELLE,


Edward RooEle. young man NTH smooth
fpoa and turn'up noae, vas fitBt summoned to
the stand. He walked ba!lind tho ruling With q
sort Of bravado atr, and, folding his arms, pro-
pared to face the muaia Before proceeding,
howoyor, h1r. Btorru aprAng to lds foot md de-
nounced bitso1ly tho prosecution for calling w.t.
nessca whose names had not boon put on tho liat.
II was unfair and contrary to precedent. ha
claimed. Mr.. Ayor replied that ho had not
known beforehand that young noo1lo wau &C
quaIntod With any facts valuable to tho prosecu-
ton. uo thought 1t was all right for him to call
any number Of Witnesses without giving warn
ing to tho opposing counsel. Tho Court inter
forod In tho wordy combat, saying that ataco tho
day provloua ho had looked up tho question 1t
tssuo, and had found that It WAS only In capital
casca that tho rulo requiring llat Of witnesses
to be furnished was In operation.
Tho witness, boing sworn, testified that 10
vas the son Of Joseph Roelle, who Vas wltnoss
In tho caso on tho day before. His ago was IL
yea,s. IIe 5ecoltected tho timo OF the panic In
1879, vhen tho secoud National Bank closed tta
doors. lie WAS At that tlmo employed In Kraft
Ioolle's store on tho corner Of Cars and Kinxlo.
At tho time Of tho panic ha saw Lit. PAhlman at
tho storo. Ho could not state tho exact date.
IIe oamo ahe1o to take of stamps. 1t was about
s o'clock in tho afternoon. Tho goods, about
ten or lttoou ba1rela had CONC from the CHI
cago Alcohol Works that day. Witness wAa in
the stoso wIeu Pa!lmAn called. He
wont ulrssatrs With hlr. Joseph Isoellc,
remaining = abort time. when tho lastor
sout the Witness after some hot water. Pro-
yiouHIy tue caskR had been omptied. and tho
stamps had been loft on shom. flo wont to hlar-
tin keller'a saloon after hot wstoE. and took 1t
iii Htairn to Mr. rKhtmAu. Thb latter asked him
to take sponge and rub the stamps, which he
did. pahlman then took of The stamps. Aud
put thon In ll1 pocket.
CisuHS-ExANTEED.
Don't Eemoubor tho mouth, but It Ma In 1878 !;
cAllsd fAthora attenston 10 tho fact that had
gone for tho water; this Wa three mouths
sgo; did not talk With anybody oas
about this matter; HI. Plough took me
before tue Dlatrict.Atsoney this morning !;
rover hare bean there bstoss know Of no othsx
, 1876-03-25
WHISKY.
Third Duy of the Fall1nan-
Rush Trial.
Various Storekeepers and Gau.
gers Tell q Monotonous
Tale.
How They Fell, and What
They Got for Falling.
Hermann Becker Produces Note
Which [le Alleges Was Given
for Crooked Trans
actions.
Mr. Storrs Slows Curiosity as to tle Num-
ber Of Times Each Witness Per-
jured Himself.
The Court Occasionally Interfores
to Check HiR Excessive
Curiosity.
Rehm's Name Comes Up Incidentally in
the Course Of the Examination.
Tho Government Will Close Its
Case To-Day.
The Court Occasionally Interfores
to Check HiR Excessive
Curiosity.
Rehm's Name Comes Up incidentally in
the Course Of the Examination.
Tho Government will Close Its
Case To-Day.

THE THIRD DAY.

tnE 'H!HO DAt'
The doye.opmonts IN tho yh,sky putioe,s layo
;,i..nna;..od a.ar.1,oa, r1,a a.,aanea saa,n.t
u'eappolatco oseispooS' Lug os'oenco hea1Dst
tho defoadausa 1s comparatively strong. but It
uad generally supposed that tho current trial
and r., th.t vav dr.v ont .I, tha fso,a IN n1 tha
80 -. sl.S w ..,.I.,. "-A .Ae ~ s4o
posscehon Oh inc sutno11s'ea' a natufal cuff-
oaity to leazn the facts has attracted immense
crowds 10 tho courtroom, but thu counsel for
thu nrosecnt1on bnro 40 conductod thoir c,ao
saa. rosu"s uao eoA4o Wv .uas o''a Nv. ula-
tohai1S aloet oae qaoseon a. issne. ana 30 tho
big crowds that havo daily assembled hAvu been
wofulv disappointed, and tho interest in tho
coso ia rani1v diving ont.
No. .a,,.. , :,e,. Hyso 70 sn,x.o,. au., ...s.
..aas, ns lux .... ,,.s'e saS n''u yss'slaa5.
and koy-hotcs was ~ large ~ evo.. The Wit
noRsee on both siles uere colonized In the Jury
room, while tho whisky mcn who have not been,
and will not bo al1owod 10 toatifv, occupied tho
eoata outside tho mil.
DEcgER's TESTIMONY
was looked forward to An1ously. but Becker
fouod'h!maolt confined within the boundaries Of
the case, and tho revelations expected from him
known as tho :. Bnmnor, vas aIso limited, 10
to epoak, and Ford positively swore that his
only crookodnoss WIS IN connection with PAIL
man and Rush Ono olomont OF tho sympathy
would draw oqt tue political aspocts VI tnH r. eaae'
and. In compelling mo u9veInmens to fualy ais-
play all It's operations: gtvo Oil tho
ersat indicted sone chance to work
upon thc aeve'oPnonIe. out Ganss
has Quietly 1tuck to tho Prosecution Of Pahl-
man and Rush. while the policy Of storrs has
been to Keep ous eyes5tnlne that might lumber
up tue caao. anu ootn etuea arc gong direct to
, 1876-03-25
M, p, BEECHER.
MOTHER CunOHEp G&UQEff.

The 0Au8or, II. T. Doechor, was ne1s sumr
moned to tho etand. Ue iH = wtdsly-faahIoned
individual with b1nck oyes, q little black mus
tsehe, and tho general air Of good liver. On
taking tho stand ho WAS very nosvous, pluohng
At lis muatachc, and exhibiting other uneasy
symphonic not II al worthy OF tia illustriouH
name. uelpg sworn, ha said that he had been d
resident ot Chicago siuca 1853. 10 mas ap-
polluted oaugcr In 18ea His last assignment
was At William Coopes's distislery In Dooembas,
1875. Ito bscn eugsgsd Ia January. February.
aud March, 1874, at tho Chicago Alcohol
Works. Tho storoksopor. Beck. was II the
oisttlIuFy when ho vas thate, MAktezn
succee4lng Him. Wituoss WAS succeeded BY
Alolph Mueller. During tho period he wsa shere
~ 0auKeI crooked whisky wa4 mAnufaotuled.
10 bad a. understanding 1ilh .Pah1mAa and
, 1876-03-25

frauds With this.
lection was not Tefr.o Or any other my rreoI-
father; 1Aa working u1' by con7ersatIons viii
ting barrels ready for sllitn floor that time vet.
any other occasion When I Ne, doD't rocolleos
knor ny fashcr s.oro he bad for hot wator,
who went for It. THIS occurrence MA tho ana
tmo Of tho panic; was not familiar Without tho
10 any OF its features, aud don't knor sranfo
It u over now or not; never took partnnr
notice Of pahlman thoro toforo, hut ssw IL.
occasionally tho stamps taken on wore waro
house and ta1-pald stamps; Pahlman Cant
from lnn distlllory To our bonao 10 got them
knew this waa a fraud on the Government Ane
assisted In II without any compunctions what
o7ef
, 1876-03-25
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE.
Nal. InHEuu KIRKLAND.

Hal. s1HElu RIHRLASDt
boinR sworn, testified that ho WAS Deputy Col
loctor In tho Internal Rovonue offico. Being
shown eome pnpors, ho identified thcm rs papora
which no had found in tho Collectors office. 1Io
had msdc al investigation Of Form a A. to aco
II any notice had beon gison BY Pullman
Rush os tho!r intention To 20 into the dlstilling
bussness prior to Sept. 20. 1873, and had not
found sny such notice.
Tho papo1s In the Assessors Office, which naa
abolished, wero now in tho Coilector'a Office.
He had also o1hmincd them. and nsd found no
snch police.
Tho papers wero thon examined by Mr. storrs,
and vera shown 10 be distillers' bopda and dis
tsllers' applications. The Atst was dtstillern'
bond sgued by Hermann ]. Fahluan and
David g. Lush. dated Nov. 20, 1871. The
next mas dlstillcrs' bond signed by the samo
was diHtillcrs' bond signed BY tho entno, dated
April 50. 1873. Tho next was q notice ou Form
q A, signed Chicago Alcohol Works. by Il. J.
pahlman, President, aud dated April n, 1873,
giving uottco Of their intention To carry on tho
dtstilling buslncsB at tlIo cornor Of Seymour Au1
Kinzio strocts. There was one wooden still,
aud much other furniture, including tweyu
fermentlng tubs, containing respectively II, 913
galions, 12,0G2 galiona, 1927 gallons, 12,127
gaIione. 12os2 gallons 12.l27 gallons 11,93s
sAlipnhl !lt93t RhHonsr 1Lut4 EaHone+ 4z1Ut3
gallons, II, 9s3 gallons. aud 1896 gallons Tho
kind Of material used principally WAS corn, md
tho tota! capacity .1,o20 bushels dA7.
There was also similnr nottce dated Oct. q,
] 1878. sigaod BY II. r. Pahnan, President Of
tho Chicago Alcohol Works, stating t.a. thoy
tutoadol 10 engage In carrying Oh tho distllllng
business. Another notice similar in all respect
dated Dec. 27. 1873 also ono aatod April 2s,
1874, and ono dated May 6. 1874, and ono dated
March 4. 1875. and one dated April 8, 1875, and
ono dated Mhy l, 1876. aud ono dated May g.
1876, and one dated July IA, 1876, aud QUO dhted
Dec. 10, 1876.
The yslt,loes was not c.oss.examinod.
, 1876-03-25

nsnoy i.HNo, ,p3 eyet sis paid Jake nehm any
mssh Im nnes ot9 yon tho gentleman that b1av m
5rof ~. veo ah thts tenn whsn you e1pootel cs,,s
tbe b1sekh."Ka5 Ssia' '1 "''hInsson.-ono night =.
1t1,m.. s,5 Dontell-Ths isn't . matter Of Mr.
~. INC Court -Rehm IL rot On tr1a,, 7. vii, l..
1ne e6ough to inquire into that wh.n Ia w ~ %
~. osofrs-lt simply shows tho stvIa ~ mar
% We have got hero. Weij, win drne r. q maa ne
F''1 H. MnsiItg n.,H 60 me n something elao.
". Mneuer-Wel1, you aak tno that v,t,
= III: storra-Thoy don't want mo In. .m
'"D2u'.9 Dmwhoyr e you "a a1ter No gel through.
THE STAMPS wERx rsEp TWICE:
yoy yoy,o hnq Is; ynafs A-1n 1874 to 1876 from No.
dur.inn sn 'o9 t. Of March; tho aroraro prn-
'ut report Al think have, Wv '1anr
stngle dis,15 you m made anY but faso oaths for
scenee a,ss11 wss since the tfe ainco your con-
sinElo official instance when sncin ano ao,on, ons
II + 70 yqa hsT' saloa stnco 1871 vas ttuea 49, Az
If tec ss Nv Thefe I. v.s' A:-At Lynch & shu.
~ Lody7 kou bosn interviewed shout you,
10 p.-Dy W4}yhodY ropsosontlug the Noyern-
Ut ma once in the'ial began; taiGod with auy-
e. Q.-is,ssoii H''i is ii. .nnssella A.-1lo no.
J. scizcd. Isn't he? told me to come upt
alr. Aycr-1 object to ss7-
= Mr. stotrs-l want 10 nllolhia 1rat asue
Id ton Ia run by the squeaers.
Als. Ayor--1he gentleman In Il.
many mlstakea through bis ignoranceoaec1.
~ Q.-Wlst did Russell tell you when
~ -. wanted hero3 Alto told mo I Hhou!at
=, forward and Rtate If know anything ngA
~ Jake Kehm, and maybe that would aavo mo.
n said didn't knosT anything agaiuat h.u. and
10 couldn't testify.
4 Q.-Dfdnt rour attorney advise you to tontif
IL +, on this trial and savo yonrsoff A.-IIo dldn'
~ ~ say oxsctly s'saro yourself" uo aaid "Yot
- can't do anything butter than GO and Bpesk th'
- ttuthsA
n nEDfREcT.
~ Don't understand there Ia nn tndicsmou
r agaust me as to tho Chicago Alcohol Woras
~ you told mo you conldn'. gsve mo any Immunity
~ but that il l Should coma and tall tho truth,
kc must throw myhclf On the mercy of tho Court
~ ~ that waa h}L
70 11r. Btorrs-Do you prc:cnd to Say immunt
~ has not been granted to .l.oao ,neni
~ Nj. Ayer-l pretend to EAy that what thIs MA
-. says said is tho truth.
~ NJ. storrs-But you don't answer my q1oe
~ | tiou.
'a Mr.. Ayer-I am not on tho wftnoes-stand.
n Mr. s.otEs-But you may bo before xs &C
y through.
, 1876-03-25
ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE,

1n1 H1Gof1! .t5AI4Atl4ntto NompkHH8 MAu 6t42t1af4
hstwsea ns. Yosk snd uAvre. calling at PIymouth o.
% ths tA!ortts Eonte Tor tho 0onunont tbslns mora
eeuensf!1 than RI other stll sAi FROM FieE No. ~
fAHiiNDUf{ HAnxlIsr.. ,Hssusdsy. Aprl
AMHM!AUE. foG&oA .bAkufoJ+ Apt!! 10
PRl0R or PAs8AdE IN dnLb duoadins ,wins5.
SECOND cabin. On tbsd co. Return tlakea u rodusad
F4tes btaex1Ro 6a6, with superior tn
oudiuG rins. boddinx and utenals without e1tA ona1R
o'ea~L LouiH 6EBEbrfH, Agent ss Bro1dxs1, N. 7.
". q. WHITE, No. 81 Olatk-at.s Randolph Agent
, 1876-03-25
ERNST MtTTERN.
ANOTHER 4.rf1ttrHKFHER

A t,naSS Law tt3i1k n1,{ .tfAJ
s', 4o"-pu"1 su@%nAuao uoFm.u u,
Has Ernat Mastesn, tic next "itoesA LIE, like
hle Predecessor, remained asandtng during tho
Ind sftor eonsider.t;on @ g T'''"' "''' ''A ''''
~. t...;n,, 49,. ~ r,
no 'oaHt,1a toa' ne naa fce'oeo toh soa1a u
Chicago Lie bad boon StofekeePes, having beon
p1)poiptpd in 1871. IIp temhiuod in ofaico not
uu1to four voxra. teayJnp In Nav. 1alH He una
a.sJc,sa ,rsn' ~ 1a7a ~ tt,o 1b,o,,,, a,oof,oi
.vo1'.s -o,,s,n,'n. 49,. .,,,, VII ~ ~.
~ss .,oso Aiolph % Musor and Miiare.h 1 were ue
Gaugess at the distillury. Illicit goods wcre
manufactured while he VIVA ttoro. Tbe fin, ono
to sneak to him obon. IT wa tho danger. Mr..
bceohot. who told him to talk with afr. Pahl-
man. Hc did 60, and he and palfmAn couldn't
kgrce. pahltnnn onlY offered him 81, while ha
wanted to Got a2.so. phhlmAn cns.y rnforroa
lin 10 I1unl.. who arrnri to nav lin 70 60 .
bxrrot. THO method Of tlefraudine Uto 70 uso
stntnus over agair. Matt Happ s,innrinsnniIn.5
tha JOB. Wit,ces bad soon pah{mAn bring
STAMPS back III the ovoning. From 600 to 1,oo5
uas 1t tic distillery. The ilrm did it l,y taking
both tie 6rrpirs and tbe e1tro mash IJa wA1
paid about 81 500 during tls STAY 1t the works.
Witness corroboratod tie st9tements Of i,ts
The goods wore sent to Croaby'a rcctifyine-
house, on franklin ss,oot, hotaeou Dandolph
aut Lake Htrcets. ue traced ono lot to CrosbY's,
stamps on Other barrels, which wera
shipped East. Tue flrm begun making extra
m,aios about Juno Ii, 1873. No precautioua
woro taken TO proyont detection ,yhllo running
extra mashos. On bis demonstrating with lii,
Pah!nan that gont1oman roplied thar tt,oro Was
no danger, a. le had IN uutlerstaudiur with
Root Chief Deputy Collector,
cEoss-E1AM1xAT1oN,
l was q wuoJ-caryer before I was appointed
Htotokooper; tlrst .pnontc at Iilinoly Dtstillcry
CoupRny; was afterwards at Nt,ssoil'a aud Moi.
ccrcau'a; waa rotnoved for three months in Vi:
waB ne1t At rahm1n'a. aud then Mesrorcau'u
again, thin Ut ll,1ssolis and Towoll's:
nltt in Nav 1875: did not RESIGN.
first began TO dofraud the Government in 1870
at Ruesars; did IL OF aud on; waa forced to
Do II, but not By him ho aakod mo, though;
l am Indicted but haven't pleaded uuiItY:
bayo brother in CallAda now he was d Unrlcsx
about tvo OF throe years; was appointed ID
1878; went to Canada four OF five woeks axo;
hoard ho was iii b,lBineu8. but don't know Dtaff
Inv regular inonlhly returns; diant hayc to e1ek1
tothen Hcnt them In by mail lust eicpeti then
only Hvorc to the monthly ray.fui!s nv paY.
rul oat1a were true form rhuwnl it was como
thing like this guess tI,.t il thoao ro.o truo,
tina other form Of payroll, tho new kiud. was
out When was In.
At this stngo, aa there was a dou.nd for cor
talu pny-roiln which would Hhuu tho witness
, 1876-03-25

kserer at loast tou tlmes year {No answos.)
Q.-D'd you over keep track OF your perjus3cs
--eycr mako all estimate ~ to exactly tho cor
roct numbor7 A--No str.
Q.-hlomory as accurate IS 10 tho number Of
your porjusios ~ It Is to the amount Ut money
you received from rAhlnAn and llush7 Would
not you ho willing to s~oar that, eince you have
least fifty ttmes2 A.-No, sir
Q.-Twenty-threo7 A.-No, sir.
'.-A dozon; won't you Say dozen, nov?
lomombcs. Mueller, this understanding Of youss
about telling tho truth. Don't you thipk il per.
least dozon porturfca slnco 1863. mo Anawer.)
Q.-How much Lave you swindlcd tho Govern
mont ont Of In oil A.--That c&n't say.
mission Of winch you uonld BE- consigned to tho
ronttsnttary il tho law was executed have you
been guilty OF s'nco 1902
Tho Court-AIt. atorss, am willing you should
IN akc yonr snteEsogstosiea incialve. but don't
| thnk It ia hardly fair 10 put your outho a5Ru-
nlant in latorrogAtories.
nIr. stor1B-The trouble Is, tho argument
muss como IN tho intorrogssorlcs. Il have
ralletl It ! felony, must DO e1cuasd for calling
1t that for that IL nhkt tlse statute cAlstt and II
speak OF perjury. that is what tho statute calls
It. II this man has been guilty Of repeated
feiouiea, it IL question have 1'sas 20 ssk
him. ,,..,.
| tho uitness's attention to Any act Of Hrong-do-
ipg, but ho las no right to Indulge In this gen.
| oral limo Of Questioning.
Tile Cou1t-'rhat is within tbs discretion OF
| tho Court to ALLOW It.
atT, Ssorrs--Io 60 through ail tho folonIes this
man has committed would take al dAy. Thoso.
furo dosiro 10 aggregate them.
| Q-Now, weroa't you selected BY thu gent!o-
| nen Eeptescutlng tho Government to
xur1IcATE THE AAoT1ER or DAN AUkN,
md wera you not promised immunity for I'll tho
ctimes you hAro committed against the Govern
ment ii you would come aud 1asax Agaiast Dan
| Muun'a brother1 A.-No, air.
! 0-Nsyen't yoo 10 20 at1tod IN Tho lust thirty
dsya. oyet and oyer again Z A-No, aE.
, 1876-03-25

At tho request Of many Of the
aiove-named gentlemen Martin
j. Ieussen has consented to be a
candidate for Village Clcrlk On the
Independent Tnx-PAyers' Ticket.