The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-18
Chicago Times special Report.

ST. PAUL. THURSDAY, MAY. 1s 1876
Chicago Times Special Report.
WASHINGTON, May 8.-Chicago furnish
ed the sensation to the committee to-day.
Miss Ada Sweet told the history of her
pension agent life in Chicago. Her story
places Blakely and Campbell in close
quarters, and will be apt to revolutionize
certain western journals. She gave her
story in straightforward, unembarrassed
way, and left but one inference on the
minds Of the committee. He story lets
Gen. Logan out of any completely, but
morality in the pillars Of the Republi IAN
party in Illinois. She was blackmailed
by Blakely and bled by Campbell, and
finally appealed 20 Grant for protection.
Her narrative was substantially this: In
March, 1874, was an applicant for the
position of United States pension agent in
Chicago Mr.. David Blakely. then pen
sion agent, came to me in the first part of
March and told me he had just returned
from Washington and that
HE WAS PERFECTLY s,.CURE
in that place until his commission would
expire on the 1st Of April, 1875. He said
that there was no chance for me unless he
should resign. He said that he would be
glad to resign as far as he was concerned,
but that it was impossible, as he was very
much in debt in Chicago, and that he
needed the money that the Office brought
him. A few days after he called upon
me and said he had proposition to make
me. He said that he was very
DRsIRous OF LEAVING CHICAGO;
that the only thing that held him there
was the pension office; that he had a
very good situation in St. Paul; that he
had prepared to resign; that ny friends
and friends of his should con. bine to get
me the place, and that l should pay all
the money over and above the expenses
of the first year, that is to the 10Th oil
April, 1875, to him, receiving a salary for
myself which we should agree upon.
consented to this proposition. We made
this a condition that should not consult
any Of my friends and that should
SPEAK OF IT TO NO ONE.
We then agreed that should have a sal
ary of ST., 800 year for the first year
and after that there should be no pay
ments upon his account to anybody. 4
few days after he was ready to 60 Il
Washington he came to see me and tolG
he that he had decided to have me pay
gentleman that he owed. He said h
had borrowed money some time ago from
agentleman in Chicago. He had givel
him no security He considerable deb
oc honor and he asked me il l could con
sent to pay part Of this money direc.l,
to him, to which | consented. Tha
gentleman S name is
b. H. CAMPBELL,
United States Marshal. The payment
to be made to Campbell were $500 dowl
and every two months after until April
1875: that is. in June. August, October
December, February and April following
the sum of $3.50 each, in all amounting t
S2,l00, the amounts due Campbell 'ror
him. He said Campbell would like to st
me. When l went into his office, Caml
bell asked il | had heard Of Blakely i,
debtedness to him. | said | had.
asked him if he wished ne to sign an
Obligation. IL said no, that
Ny WORD WAS SUFFICIENT.
These payments were all made exactly 4
| agreed to make them and l have r.
ce;pts for them. The receipts were pr
duced to the committee. On Apri.
Blakely was ordered by the COMMIT, sion,
of pensions 10 turn the office over TO Il
and place in nv hands all money belong
ing to the government. His accoun
were not vet settled. a. he had only il
finished the monthly payments.
gave me 100000 - commence VII,
About May Is he had finished his &
counts and sent them TO Wash,agto
He charged 5000 and something OK
for
LOSSES SUSTAINED ~ CHICAGO
and then went to ST. Paul. That accoa
was returned to me with 5000 di
allowed, he was ordered to place til
money TO my credit. He came to l
from ST. Paul. He said he could II
raise that amount Of money asked me
| could not help him 10 raise il. He SIS
he was ruined man if he could Il
make that amount straight, that il wor
oil be published. and that il must Be
ranged somehow immediately. Il
him that
covLp NOT RAISr THE MONEY.
He then asked me if would sign recsi]
for IT, He said that III short time
hoped to raise the money by selling so
property a, Riverside and that he
no doub, that he could pay II back Y,
soon. consented 70 sign these rsceiE
that is reeeipted II round numbers
$4,000 ana received ST. 900 from h
Blakely promised to refund this MOI
Immediately by tie sale Of property :
left for ST. Paul. | waited for Seve
weeks. and hearing nothing from hin
commenced to write letters to him ab
il. could get no answer. | centin
10 write,
But HEARD NOTHING,
though learned he passed through
city TO Vermont in the early part OF
sober. The acting commissioner OF |
sions. soon after this, in passing thro
Chicago on his way to Minnesota, ca
Al my Office ard in showing me q