, 1876-02-24

laasn Whist hs eoad M 70 shs tfatl of ths stor1.
sevoral diHtillora wero Approached, but, II
&C., souFao. they know nothing about 1t: AZ laat
whom -. -" did meet man who, sfter = Is.
tho y = that no dsd know something ot ths
r.araot - 10 wa 1t first unwilling To say ADJ
lattna : In accordance With tho acknowledged
reApc.1 no to the proprfotioa Of sact occasions,
tho rter proceeded With tho dtsttlter 70 a
convf z mt aud attractive small room ia Tho
roaf - place not for from tho Custom House.
EuHt & Cd within this gure Fetrsnt, tho
- ptHrzL!,Kn wAs rnxvAy1.Ep UpoN. :
in 3 lserim bet1oen drinks, 70 ansvor suoh:
's!f ss!! ''''''' "a the reporter pot to him. a.
.: 70 any Of tho second batch expressed =
lcadnees to change thor pleas. plead gullty+
tell Al they know, and be made happy +"
SGT = xord In, snd Il they could gel what thoJ'
plead guilty"
Who aee those men 2" aekcd the reporter.
Tho diatillor was stlont a monont. II can't
tell ron thai" hn said. "Thcso follows hnye
kud a let mo into sorao Of thoir plans In conn.,
lenee. and now ain't going to toll you who
they nso and have you give II AWAY
The reporter protsated his onsfre Innocence Of
ever having giyon anybody away, out his words
we're OF no effect. Tie gontIou,ah persisted In
tho nuspoac just announce1.
~ you won't toll mo their names. then.~ = said
TIE Tn1nuNE man. "to1l mo wlotller tho Gor-
crnmeut took them up or not"
"Tho thing f6li through" Hontcnslousi, OBJ
What was tho matter ?" qucrtel tho reporter
"Di!1n't tl.oy havo enough ia toll Z"
Enough 70 tell We'll, I should Say thor
had. Il wbnt tho5 have sold mo In regard %
what they could say II t!leT choss Ia trne, aud
i'avo no roaaon to doubt theu," responded the
gentleman.
..rxouau TO TELL! LOTS OF n,
but lllcy didn't 70 At 1t in tho righk way, and
n thine md IN
What ,.as tho matter with tho way they man.
nged The business ?" put in tho reporter.
..Wetl, now" bogan tho distiitor, after . long
rotation Which served to prepare him for OK
tended answer, III you could offer any evidence
| iuplicating big gnn in revenue fzauds, yon
,de rsob.hy . DO DO T. Gseay + oo t.sas aa
Thought they could. They vent to tho Govcrn-
mcut mon and hntcd ut tho natarp Of
tho information they could gi7c. The oi1cers
their little story asked sheso follows for Tho
nnalo Of tic 1onn whom they could impllcato-.
They rcfasod 10 give 1t, aud wanted PROMISE OF
loniency without glsing up tho name The doy-
they had seon for one tboy hadn't, aud told
these fellows tboy could giyo the nano or .tas!!,
10 thoy chose; II the nasnc Wero Gison and tho
mattor turned out to amount to nnythlng that
this circumstance would probably have eomo
| weight
! I. 1EssEs1So rnE1n ruN1st1MEuT,--
| might locr then. out oi the Penitentlary: 10
| would make no difroronce in their cases. and
thero you'd, OF course. bo no ueed Of using thelF
| story ,
friends ro1ont aud give up tho natne T"
moi bit OF ii: Thoy acted liko d-d fools.
| and Batl they would eee the Govnrnment In tho
1ntdat Of fiery flames In tho nsxt world boforo
rromiso OF something satisfactory. 10 the
matter ended for tho present."
"IIas 1t endeu only for tho present :" asiEcd
tho reporter.
man. "Ycu Soc, when thcse fellows found they
co0idnt get auythug from tho Government
| without Bisiug up. thor Information first. they
begun to whisper 1t around among the fellowa
tho5 could truBs that they lad evidcnco
AoAlssr 6onr ONE rroA ur
| in tho Government Hcrsioe Which they could giYa
II II was wanted. but TINT tho Govesn1nont didn't
siso il away sa for nothiag. III Thoy KID Of % impsS
TINT tho Government wasn't 80 very anxious to
go for Qorerumont officer, and d. mo 1t
don't belo7e theyro about right, too. These
thiugn cumo to tho earn Of theme otaccra, and;
thoy arc ss,d to have sworn till the mir was blue
that thoy'd have tlose follows before tho jury
and mako t5on toll all they know. 30 you SEQ.
may this tbing aIn't going to end night bere. y
"Well, now" stid tho reporter, "'you havo
told me thts ltt!o story suppose yon give me
che namc Of this officer whom these fellows say
thoy can lrup1icate."
Those follows wouldn't give me the uamo. bat
| know tbey'To spotted tlcir Inan."
s.Then yon Won't tall mo the names OF tho
ttiat.llcrs who wanted to sQueal2" said tho re-
porter. ....
mo. will only say thss thoy arc about tho
| First or THE aEcoND HATCH
Who were aclzed, and tho evidence againBt them
t9 said to bo awful"
Aud this was about all tho reporter could got
from the Gans1nuan.
That there havo bscn offers Of this eharactsz