New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-14
WASHINGTON.

SMALL ATTACK ON MR.. SHERMAN.
HE Is SAID TO HAVE SURRENDERED EVIDENCE OF A
FORGERY. BUT THE FACTS SHOW TIE ABsURDr
TY OF TIE STORY.
IBT IELRGRArH THE TRInuSE.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The case against
John 4. Grow. accused Of having endorsed. without
proper authority two Treasury drafts, and obtained the
money upon them will come up IN the Court OF this DIS
trct tomorrow by postponemeut from last Saturday
This the case ncOnnccton with which Secretary ser
man accused Of having surrendered forged warrants
or checks TO the persons accused OF crime in connection
with them, and thus having made II impossible for the
prosecution 90 This accusation against secretary
sherman Is pronounced at the Treasury department "
/ DO wholly without foundation.
that Treasury drafts were issued in FAVOR
Of Caleb Tompkius Of Georgia and Samuel A PuSh MS
attorney, claim which had been audited ana
ordered to be paid. John A. Grow received power Of
attorney connection with the case, which lie seems 10
have interpreted authorizing him TO endorse the-e
drafts and obtain tho money upon them. After having
endorsed them. he deposited them in the Citizens Bank
m this city, and tho bank collected the money
at the Treasury Department. subsequently Mt.
Crows right to endorse them was denied. ana u
was asserted that the money had been wrongfuy pAid
10 HIM Thereupon the officers Of the bank assured the
Treasury officials That II Mr.. Grow did not pay the
money back they would Mr.. Grow raised The money
ana deposited the Treasury and then the drafts
we're returned 10 the bank to which they belonged
Neither Secretary any other officer OF the
Treasury made any accusation against Mr. Grow ana
the case re,ted 30 far the department "as CON
cerued.
But Mr. Grow 10 seems had r"en active In the prosecu
ton Of gamblers in this city and in connection with an
attempt made Winter and Spring 10 hold the detec
ves the police force responsible for the existence
Of gambling saloons The District detectives and some
Of those connected with tho Treasury Department are
intimate friends and one the latter OF his own motion
and on his own responsibility made complaint
against Mt Grow, and caused the present prosecution
TO be begun Thereupon Mr. Grows attorney applied to
the Secretary OF the Treasury fora request to the District
Attorney suspend the prosecution the ground that
Mr. Grow had refunded the money wrongtuY obtained.
Acting Secretary Mccormick referred the question 10
The Solicitor last Saturday and wrote note to Mr.
Grows attorneys informing them " this fact aud say
ing that he expected t0 receive report today or To-
morrow The Solicitor Il Is understood VIII report 10
morrow that TINS is a matter with which the Treasury
Department has nothing whatever 20 do, and that II II
not proper FOR the Secretary to interfere.
Mr.. Grow attorneys assert that he wa promised inn
munity from prosecution the condition that he re
turned the money wTongfuy obtained; but IL cannot be
found that any one in the treasury Department author
ized 10 made any such promise. At any rate the
Treasury Department has nothing whatever 70 do with
the present prosecution. II DID not mstgae IT, IL can
not interfere % stop The accusation that Secretary
sherman by returning the drafts tho banks after the
money was refunded Treasury Department OF IN
any way gave his sanction 10 the crime Of Mr. Grow II
ne committed any, is wholly without foundation The
drafts belonged To- the bank when the money was re-
turned the Treasury snd the Secretary had no more
control over them.