The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-10

A Justice OF the peace would not nave issueu
q warrant for the arrest Of a notorious chicken
thief on such an afidavit, but Gov. Davis OF
Texas issued two requisitions for the arrest OF
Perry, one directed to the authorities OF the
District of Columbia. and the other to the Gov
eroor OF Rhode Island. The rest Of the story Is
told In the following letters;
DIRECTIONS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
wAsHINoToN, y. O., Fob. IL, lSll;
My DEAR CoLoNELi Allow me to Introduce
to you Major w. u. Moore. who wishes, your
assist ance In matter of interest TO us all. An
Introduction to the Major Is all that Is needed
10 'n'u's Very sTS truly yours, o. +. DApcocK.
To Col. WHITLEY, Chiefof Secret Service, Treas
ury Department. s-
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s, 1871,
street street b se ,ttt Ftsenh nth, and Sixteenth
DEAR SIR: Enclosed please md letter OF in
PRODUCTION from Gen. Babcock
Texas for the arrest OF RAYMOND II. Perry, the
ex commercial agent for San Domingo, who IL
charged with murder, highway robbery, burg
President Is questioned,l through the misrepre-
sentations of ihls fugitive from Justice, Is high
posed at once, and depend upon you to learn
bis whereabouts and bring him to Justice. Can
you put an officer to hunt him up2 have re-
gulsitions both on the Governor of Rhode
Island and the Chief Justice Of this District.
which can be olled up with the name Of any one
we NAV designate. Can you detail ao officer TO
| take charge OF the prisoner,
Please communicate with me at your earlieh
eonyeuience, and let me xn9w what can be
| Assessor Internal Rev 50 Texas Dist.
ISIS L STREET, WASHINGTON, d. o.
Col, H. c. Wnalsy. So Bisscisr stree. Nsic Yori:
| COLONEL Your favor Of the 2lst inst. 10 At
| hand. In answer enclose the acquisitions and
papers In my possession; The feousitlon upon
| tached. but those ccompanying the requlsition
upon the Chief Justice Of this District can be
| II il is necessary to make the arrest in Rhode
| Island. Would II not be better to make the ar.
Ssseas Corpus % 1'O The writ Tor ares, ssc
cl2sed the name OF any one you may select to
take charge Of the prisoner can be nlled 10.
the San Domingo matter Gomez up again In Con-
eress. tnat the Integrity OF the President @ay be
| fully vindicated. Please telegraph me the mo-
| msnt he Is arrested. The accompanying anhda-
| Wits are only samples OF about twenty, but these
ry he was in New York, but has been avoiding
this city. His family are In Rhode Island, but
Ses Fsts an aSn q SS Sss ne
| leave the search to you, as he would get sus-
picious II he learned Texan was ate. him. DO
1S n1i think ssS ssS ,rSy Ss;.or @oOnS
AN ArRocIous PROPOSITION.
1,5i5 l. STREET, wAsaIsoros, Feb; q; 1871.
DEAR COLONEL: Your telegram was received
at AS +. NJ. to-day, and proceeded Immediate
ascertain II a requisiiion could be obtained
from the authorities here, but was too late to see
anybody. Will see the Attorney. General early
tomorrow. and II possible obtain and send you
| a reQuisition In blank. III We cannot arrest and
bold, make an arrest anyhow and take chat es
The arrest will give opportunity to make public
to his Excellency the President III obtain the
Very ntl truly ts,ss'a'h you Moonr
Isis L STREET. WASHINGTON, March !. 1871.
zAS sny ss ssS s'ff.' tSs ,6Ii os
terday, and learned that nothing could be &C:
complished except through the Governor Of
| Texas, as the party has committed no offence
that could be brought before the United States
courts. II the Governor OF Rhode Island would
| not Issue process upon the papers sent YOU and
the accused cannot be decoyed into this district
| will have to return to Texas and obtain arequi-
siton In blank. The Grand Jury Of Uvalde
county have presented an indictment against
him, and a reQuisition based upon that cAunol
| hoped to have taken the fellow into custody
| In order to make public his real character. The
information q given Mr.. sumner by this man,
| and uDjustly M .de plausible by the Senator
| Is the last shadow Of suspicion resting upon the
Administration IN the San Domiugo affair. The
famous that lis recital alone would carry conyio
ton 70 the mind Of any iuit psTson Not Know ,',
with a view to arresting In the district, and tbs
| requisition upon Rhode Island was an ate
iei Island give Information the accused can get nc
intlmation Of what Is going on, as have don'
| ali the work, up to commun eating with you, IL
person. and have been very cautious.
Let me hear from you at al early moment; mont.
Very truly. w. Is. MOORE.
SETrLEsHIP REPORTS
NEW YoRK Feb "a, 1871.
MY DEAR CnIEF: l arrived here this moor
| from Providence. found Perry at his home
near Bristol; i managed through man ! hat
soouts, without creating the least suspicion o
alarm, Ihe papers have just arrived from
desiring to get at Perry on some other thin
than tue charge contained In the requisitiop
and "a there cannot be any time lost by my no
| coming with beatty tonight, / thought IL MOull
be best for me not to come might, as YOU wei
vii Raoas RI sspsn tes we S
Perry without any trouble or not. II you car
get some one in:Massachusetts to induce th
Perry at once, why, we can get him In fev
hours, aud land him on the Fall River boat an'
| into New YORK before any one can get out an
haDeas corpus or anything else but should tn
Governor delay US by wanting q little time I
"h the mstter. Gnei why we we may have good deal o
trouble, as Perry Is nobody's fool, and woul,
take advantage q any little thing to get time
you win be better able 70 Judge on the affair
But II the Governor VI Rhode Island Is all righ
with us, why we Will only have to get Perry an
aooTes T let let,eT O be speaks Of The pOssISiliy Of
going away ry IS he is properly fIed but he !
not the man TO be taken away by force withou
are al ss moTnaa San meet or Sshss
morning, when we can go TO Perry's house.
hope my action I'm this matter will NEE
Ia not coming tonight, since II will take to
morrow and likely sunday to get the paper
aesay servant sir very recspSsi1s SnlTnEsu
TIE PLOT FAILS
The letter OF Eettleship to Whitley explain
the two last letters Of Moore. When Netteshi
found Perry's whereabouts, and learned a
about him, he discovered that he was not th
man to be taken away by force without the pi
= pers are all right" II was case In which kic
mapping would be extremely dangerous, an
therefore he suggested TO his chief the poss
bllity Of getting at the victim In some othe
way. lie knew the papers from Texas woul
not stand moment when brought into cour
Whitley acting on this suggestion, telegraphe
4 to Moore In Washington to see ifsome trumpe
up charge could not be got so they could arres
Perry on a warrant from a United States Cour
hooio. it will be observed, went immediatel
! On receipt Of this telegram TO the "Executiv
, Mansion" but could no one. The next a
he saw the Solioitor-Ge eneral, but got no OF
oouraRement from that quarter, because II
: | offence had been committed Whitley cot