, 1876-02-08
CHICAGO.
HAVE THEY FlEO7
NftN1HH AND rfIEuiltEH.

ru,{oRg AND TtlEuNtEY,
Tbn +rh,.tv ma, x,nrc In A etate of prcat NJ.
.nas...', .".to~J.r Govorrnout on,ciai, uara
c''e'huht sohso'a, w,'s sns -. 49,
vory fauch Anhoyou' Lug fcsaorl iof II my III
tho r1.nor Of tho departure or Loronz Mattefn
snd Hermann Becker. afhttesn had In tho
r,f,nv i.v ~ whisky ruannfacfnre ham A 1aueer
f. r, 49,. -. - r,,.,,..,a 1..,,, 4. -, ~
at tne ooues VI DaeA'non' LEAH :" oo'' """
Intor ut that OF Il. ~. hhn1e!at. boc*er Was
Etorekooper at tho Chicago Alcoho! Works until
inJ,ctal r1,re Ind t,oon l,jp,a Of erookednoea
''4A, -. !, ~ 49,. ..,.,,.t -
on sue p"ts ~ 7a.a' ""' :" ~" NV o.ion. ~ ~Hf
thing, aud thore NM he'tf becn d'S5so"lto1i Oh
the part Of tho Government 10 press matters
ap.;nst them.
.rh.,. ,ro ttrcc t,,aor;ca tdv.ncoa az L, their
,;, ~ 'oo tr.'A1 1,',a,. 80 - IT, ~.
aite8oa departure. Aho "h'bSs nle'' saT LIE
Government is 10 blame. Ihoy fay that 3lAtsesH
mud Decker applied fer the privilege Of HoiDE bo-
it, ...,,,., .I.-,. l., H., ra,t,,tor,u ,,a,.
!no.'n ~ ak"'n's ..s. 49,. ~ ."..I... ~.
IL ie sala tn"1 lucy o!lofoo 70 tes'hy 10 tno
effect that the clerk had been coenlzant Of tho
existence Of the ting, and bad been paid gnito
sltn Of money for Lis aid. 10 this tho Gov.
ernment counsel ate said to hhYo replied that
they wanted no testimony against tue ciotk, bnt
T. heao eo.,a Taso aiSia1 ay afaence tend
spirator,, they might bo made available 10 thla
thoy replied thht they know no fscts. and. Oh bo-
Ing told to clear cut, they obeyed literally.
Tic second theory u taat thoy bau 1eAton TO
believe that they would Lot ehcape Indictment;
that aonlo Of tho sluoacss bad implicated thcn'.
and thss bills had boen prepared AMI would u'i-
douptedly be found; that neither bnnnK well OF.
and both belng fearful that they could not pro-
caro- bail, they obSiatoh tho necessity by abail-
1onang tho Jurisdiction Of tbs Court.
The third theory Is that tliu Hec0fld ring Wero
fearful Of tho evidence Of these t%o gentlemen.
Tant the Government Dad Tefratncd from indlct-
ing them, in order thnt IL might haSo t"o Wit
neaBce, at luast, frco from tho taint Of ii1diet.
ment, aud therefore tito gentlemen Of tho srr-
ond Ting pooled In, raised Tho money. aud start
cd tho nnianted witnesses Tor tho lappy land OF
Cannda.
Whatever mny be right. It vss n.tcrtcd and
generally beloved that i!,cY left Frt1ay night.
Becker. who is daily habltus OF tile T,yoli. has
NOT bocn scen there t.s,cc Fraay. aud tho haunts
that know hlattern best have bceu st.angerp TO
| him Of iute.
cot. MATTHEWS
a.atcd to TnlDuHr reporter yesterday tlat he
had heard Of the elorcmont, and believed they
| lad gone. uc denied thero was any reanon fnr
| their going, aud admitted that. whlo thuv would
be Investigated, yot 1t Was qucBtionab!otf II any
| Indictment woulh bo found agGiu6t them. ue
| thought 1t extremely probable that tloy might
| nayo boou guilty uf technical ofYcnscs, but he
doubts II ttoy lind ever u.ado any money ont OF
| tho crooked 1Io said they arc valuable wit
neHoea to tho Government, md, II They can be
found. thor will DO brought lack An effort will
| be made to catch tbcm which will bo SUCCESS
f,il, uulcHa they t,nvo crossod the line.
Judge Dangs had also heard OF it. Upon be.
| ing asked II they had ofresed to testify aEainyt
one Of tho Collectors CLERKS, 10 replied that ho
Lad not hoard uf tho otror. and II his aeaoclase
counsel Lad rocal-cd su'l, offer. he uionHht u
nkely they "on'. natlbo Al!a s4oiool; y ~ y