The New York herald., 1876-07-01

q. Cobb who was Supervisor OF Internal Revenue in
rsxas. and under whom Nj. YAryan served say tina
he knew OF circumstances or believed that they wers
very damaging ysryan's credit; Mr. Cobb is now at
AsLyiie y
Y. Will you furnish with that written meioesxn-
dcn OF your conversation with BelY A. ies, s.T.
The following Is copy OF TIC andum referred
70 BY the witnsss:-
on wedn1sday. december Is. 1875, Bell called me TO
one side ~ 'he Ebsnt House and stated Thai he was
commissioned sPccia. agent Tor the Post
,na: mae he aac psca s" .,,orrc"sau Sy ,hs
Internal Eevenuo department. to manage some inper'
cases ia ST. Louis and - the prosecution Of this last
duty Ne lisa obtained Information that showed COZ
ciuslvcly ihss those VINO, were ih'rusted
with the reeorts OF Me ST. Louis frauds
nent and assigned 10 WORK np the ease under The
personal oi tho Solicitor of the Tressnry werc
di,enE attention from the real Washington con
s.rs q u. rrsse.a's haa:she.d
.rg information TO the s.. Louis ooSspirsIors
A evidence Of she truth Of shis theory hr. Bell
relatsd tbs, while he was M 81 louis prosecuting ~:
Heveneas Department tsboM December i, S'sl
he me. one Jssse Si, %00wsn,s =. saa0'nsy s;,oss
tha, i'll the fall oi 1879 special agents II. T. Ysrgan
aud Brasber rhe latte beng, December 7, 1873:
fugitive jusLice, sent 10 ST. LOUIS by tho
Internal cvsnus Bureau 10 !nvcstigata into rumors
frauds Ky rsSaers and cistlcrs Al that place ard
caused meeting be he'd 10 Woodward Once ana
,s. mnss%lsa o. pe1s en- -ec,,sr" a. ynah "o,s
Terence che assn,S relatesl tha proof 2AA.nst
TIE ~h,sksy men snd dsrr,naed from the latter SIS 90
~ induce ss.d sgents 20 suppress the is-@s rom
the kaowisdgo OF Lhe authorities al WASH
ing,on Aiiss n long conference 'he meeting
refusing 10 lav on aceouni o, ,be large
Amount demanded Mr. Brashey within a Few days o.,
,hs aboye DESCRIBED ip,ervew held another interview
c,rh lx1tr -pNn
duccd written report signed by special agent YsrGsn,
when rep"F, So, forth the eSasi isc's Iec..ea
attempt re, s2 o0O; and ., sh,s second interview
Brasher stated that he ard Yaryan had prepared toe
unlcns the party charged therein would pay ior
It's suppression. Affor hearing tho reDort read
the conspiratoss came 70 terms and paid brashor
SO 0oo Cor himself and faryan. and arranged TO pay
more In tho Iuture tor services so be rendered w
Brasher ana Yaryan IN protecting shcm. tho
consp raiors IA their Illegal acts, and
did receive the further of s. 900 making in all
81, ooo, paid TO Brsher for himself and YryAn under
this arrangement
The report produced by Brasher at she second
fsrens never came TO light, alter the agree
in 1875. when runors circulated tmpoa,ng Yar-
van among Others, at which time publication ap-
pres. parportips 10 DO a defence Of Yarysn. who
at this time was the custOdfsn OF the
papers In the whiskey. frauds cases, which
defense Woodward recognized as the called report OF
laryan which Brasher had produced and used IN lss
TO black mail the conspTasors.
Boil further stated that Woodward could produce
BraXher II the latter could DO granted
Jnuniiy. 10 this conversation B6il alluded
that Yaryan responsible
for carrying Of Commissioner Douglass upon his
rolls special agont At large salary. while said se
cal agent Douglass attending school in Philacl
pha, drawing per diem ana expenses without perform
ing duty THIS related TO account Tor ixryans in
fnence in the Internal Revenue Department.
Bell returned to St Ieus again, and did not
him for . month. When he again IN Washington,
which time he informed mo he had seen the Pras,-
den. and General Babcock and that the real consp,
tors would be exposed and the Presidents household
would appear clear the aooaday sun, the real
conspiralors being he stated Brasher and Yaryan
PASSAGE OF PIE TEN DAYS SUPPLY BILL
CONDITION OF THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The Ten Days Supply bill passed tho House tonight
providing for extension OF tho appropriations on
last years. basis for thirty days from July Co. The fol-
loving the situation OF the appropriation ils-Def
ciency Fertilization, Navy and Pension, passed; In
dian, Army Diplomatic, Legislative, Post Office and
Military Academy, IN conference: River and harbor
and - pdry Civil sull before the Senate