Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-30
Charles O'Conn0r on the Invests
gation Rack.
A Kid Glove Pilgrim Gets Back
From the Hills.
WASHINGTON.

TRorBLE IN THE JUSTICE ,ARfMENT
S. S. Tourtellotte, Chicago, connec-
ted with The office Of Z. s marshal,
for Mort herp Illinois, from 1865 to
1873 MS b.iliH, testified before the
committee on expenditures in the JUS
,ice department, that the salary
charged on the emofument aceouu, to
witness was much larger than he re-
ceived. He got $3.50, and was
charged with s3,2o5 for the last six
mouths in 1867. Z In the first half of
'6S the account charges him with
1888. He received only about
Il 600. Ia the last six months Of '6S'
he got 1850 against tl,7S2 charged.
Witness gave blank receipts for sums,
and finds receipts are filled out 10
agree with emolument accounts. He
demanded money Of j. Russell Jones,
but Jones expressed surprise, As he
was getting ready to go AS minister to
Belgium Jones said he had instruct >
cd Cate to give witness twelve hun.
drcd the FIRST year, sixteen hundred
The next, and two thousand the bal
ance Of the time. Witness said this
was satisfactory if he only got the
a4aney -Four months later witness
,-Htote him, asking if he was going to
s'andto his agreement. Jones said
he was surprised at such y gu .s,ion.
MORE ABOUT BRIsTow.
: WASHINGTON, April 30 Witness
had found in his experience. in the
custom house iha, unless the custom
house officers made previous arrange
ments with the district attorney
about the division ri moiety, the at
torneys wo+atdf not institute proceed
ings, aud his exFortion was virtually
sanctioned by Secretary Richardson.
Hence the payment Of The witness
made to Judge Hubbell was matter
Of gratitude.
He d1d nothing to favor the remis-
sion. Hepaid Hazleton formerly,a NJ.
O., now district attorney at Milwxu-
kee 1900 for presenting the case be.
fore the secretary of the treasury.
The witness paid no officer in Wash
ington any money. None OF the
facts inthe article, in the Milwaukee
Times were furnished by him. North
rup was recalled and asked who
brought him the brief. He announced
that Col. Goodwin said that the briel
OF Gen. Bristow in the Mary Merit,
case was all they needed as it would
throw Bristow right on his seat. A
few days after Mr.. Hence said he pos
tively declined to furnish the brief
1t was brought to the Office by mes
scnger from Mr.. ka,zhausen, NH
wsukee lawyer, but when it wa
brought around the witness could no
tell
Northrup II think he is. n.
Northrup then explained that tn
Times w.s not a whisky ring organ
but supported whisky ring prosecs
a. tions from tie beginning.
Brstow-What other position i
Milwaukee than that OF detectiv
Hence held?
answer-He ~ president OF IN
centraf democratic committee of tn
city
The cbairman-Ey-Well that
not at all discredi,able.
Weiss Well TO make the stor
complete, will say TO the eommitte
that ] am president (laugher).
CHANDLER BEFORE THE root go,
-MfTsFEE.
Secretary Chandler was before II
real estate pool Committee to-day ar
submitted all papers relating TO Il
appointment of ] Clemenis, pensie
agent at Macon, Missouri, his pay me
o money to Mrs. Boggs aud his :
moyal from Office.
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Legal.
New YoRK, April 29.-At . met
ing afthe New.Y ork h.r associate
Charles o 'connor today defended
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