The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-08-24

senate met again, and Moore, then an As
SCISSOR Of Internal Revenue In Texas. but
employers Ia Washington, was set al work
70 execute them.
Perry lived at Bristol, Rhode Island. The
plot was 10 charge him with murder In Iex-
40, where he had served under General
sheridan during the war, and by the assis-
lance 81 whitley and Nettleship, 81 the Se-
cret service force, hurry him cut Of Bristol
BY night, take him by the night boat to New
York, and on through Washington ~ Texas,
where Il WAS proposed 10 hold him for MUIR
der.
In execution OF this Infamous plan. Moore
began his work In Texas. Perry had served
there IN command OF company OF scouts,
under the direction Of General sheridan,
and this officer, with Generals Banks and
burnside. and several other prominent
Union officers, testified 20 his efficiency and
integrity in the most emphatic and cordial
terms.
Moore, however. manufactured a long affi-
dayit charging Perry with having committed
murder in Texas soon after the clo<e Of the
war. This affidavit did not name any one
who had been killed or who had disappeared.
II set forth that AZ place near Eagle Pass
some blood and hair had been found, and a
mark In the road as IL somebody had been
dragged into the river. Perry's scouts had
been about there a short time before, and
Pcrry's horse was wet, az II II had been used
W uTar tHt DoQl lnto the FlfeF--ltIct FERRY
had committed murder. The affidavit j. In
Moore's handwriting, and this aud the orig
inals Of all the papers about TO be mentioned
are now In safe hands, beyond the reach Of
Moore or any OF his accomplices In this
crime. The man who II j. pretended signed
the afiidaylt was not produced 10 the Clerk Of
the Court, but Moore instead made oath that
he knew the signer and saw him affix his
signature A pretended certification Of the
signature appears also 10 be In M0ore's hand
writing, and there il no seal Of notary at
tached
However, with this false, apparently forg-
ed, irregular and illegal document, Moore
was able 70 obtain a requisition from the
Governor ~ Texas upon the Governor OF
Rhode bland, and another upon the Chief
Justice Of the District OF Columbia. for the
arrest and delivery Of Perry to the agent OF
the State Of Texas. Blank warrants aud
Other needed papers authorizing the arrest
Of Perry We're also provided, and armed with
these Moore appeared al the White House
in February, 1871.
General Babcock Immediately gave him a
letter OF introduction TO Colonel Whitley,
Chief ~ the Secret Service Division Of the
Treasury. with headquarters then in New
York, informing Whitley that Moore had
matter IN hand OF interest To all Of them at
the White House, and requesting his assist
ance. The original OF this letter, dated at
the Executive Mansion, il also In existence
and safe.
Moore inclosed this letter OF Introduction
10 Whitley, and in several Letters 10 the lat
ter sci forth that the object OF arresting Per-
nv was 10 get him out OF the way before the
senate met again and took up the san Do
mingo matter afresh.
Whitley entered into the matter with
the same zeal which afterwards char
acterized his work with Babcock and Net
ileship in the infamous safe burglary con-
spiracy. lie sent Nettleship and Others 70
Bristol to attempt an abduction Of Perry. by
night, BY the Fall River Line, and Nettle-
ships original report on this venture to
Whitley j. among the documents the PreSi-
dent saw. As there was no Indictment in
Texas, and the papers presented were gross
/ ~ irregular, the Governor OF Rhode Island
refused 10 act. Moore then attempted to
secure authority through the Attorney
Generals Office in Washington. but General
Bristow, then S0licitor-Gencral,w was Acting
Attorney General and the effort failed.
Such, in brief. Il the history Of the case.
which, with all it, original affidayits, requi-
sitions. warrants, and letters between Moore. /
Babcock, Whitley and Nettleship, necessary /
70 sustain IL, was laid before the President,
and which was the immediate ground for /
his peremptory dismissal, although this was
ordered before the President had actually 1
inspected the papers himself.
This unembellished recital ~ story OF /
cool vllainy i quite sufficient to fix the 4
character OF Moore. There j. neither time 4
nor space here 10 follow him in detail I
through other chapters OF crime.
THE WHITE HOUSE CONNECTION WITH THE 4
WHISKY RING.
Throughout the whisky prosecutions un-
der Secretary Bristow, he was one Of the 4
most active and subscriptions agents OF those \
trying TO defeat the Government
On the trial Of Gen. Babcock he concocted 4
evidence 10 meet the strongest point in the 4
case against the defendant, and offered him.
self a. witness 10 swear TO a self-con-
cocted piece Of evidence, which was false in
all its parts.
After the retirement Of Secretary Bristow
he was practically placed in full charge Of
the Secret Service force Of the Government,
and used IL actively and continuously TO
manufacture falseho0de concerning Sccre-
tary Bristow, Bluford Wilson and all en-
gagged under them In prosecuting the
Whisky Ring Of the country. In this he had
the active assistance and protection OF men
near 20 Grant, and others Of prominence
and influence In various parts 81 the land.
The President was utterly deceived as 10 his
real character, and constantly assured Of his
high standing a. an officer and Of the valua-
BILE services which he was performing. A
mountain OF fslsehood concerning General
Bristow was piled up for the Presidents
contemplation. Not only Moore, but men Of \
far more prominence In many parts OF the n
land, we're constantly directing the Presi-
dent 20 these falsehoods. Prominent poll
ticinns, the -hrewd managers OF all rings, \
the Office and contract brokers Of all grades 4
who swarm in Washington, joined In the \
general cry Of conspiracy against General
Bristow.
GRANTS ASTONISHING SIMPLICITY.
BY deliberate and persistent work, which
never tagged day or night, the object sought I
was in great measure accomplished, and not \
only General Grant but many other honest
men were made TO believe that the main
spring OF General Bristow's attack on the I
Whisky Ring was personal ambition, and
that his purposes involved a disgrace OF
General Grant through pursuit OF his per-
sonal and official family. This was the plot