, 1877-05-08
The Mare Island Fugitive Returns
and Stirs Up a Mares
Nest.
publication, In a San Francisco
Paper, of Many Damaging
Charges.
Interviews with the Distinguished
Gentlemen Most 8eriously
Hoaudalixed.
great Excitement Oyer tho Matters.
Public Opinion Suspended.

Epectai NspascA to 1ns 1ttbHhs.
NEW YORK, Mny 7.-Thc Sun publishes
Washington dispatch OF three and d half coli
uu,ns headed "Plnncy's Revelations" It.
r,aIme that Ptnncy WAS made tho scapcgoas OF
sponerful Ring In California, With William b.
Car as head. 1t charges that sargeut, George
c, Gorharu, and IIorucc +. Page were members
og tho Iling, md that the latter three protected
Il as Washington By their influence with sccfc-
tary Robcson; also that tho firm through which
II, business Was transacted WAS Montagnlc,
l3anscon, d Jordnn.
AsErsAT1oN.
70 the Rksttsn Asspesdted Frek4
SAN FRANCISCO. Slay 7.--The publication by
thc Chronicle Of George II. Pinney's charges
aaalnst Sargent, Page, 0orhan., Carr, and others
ia produced decided sensation hero. 1t WAS
arss supposed that Ptnncy bad supplied tho In
formation directly, but both he and Detective Lees
ttated that the publication is premature, and is
rrgreilcd by them IA eprlngtng Tho mine too
soon. 1t happens that nearly nil tho gentlemen
Implicated In Plnney's statement arc In town
today. ..'.
The Bulletin publishes interviews with moat
Of them, some quite lengthy.
BrsATon SARGENT
.,4y that, 60 far as tho charges t.fer to him.
they arc utterly Without Foundation. no had
but little acquaintance with Pfnncy. 1ic un-
dcr:tool that hc was competent, and rccom-
uieudcl Ills retention In tho pay Inspectors
ohlcc. An additional clerk WAS put III tho o1cc
aotly With the idea that more help. was re-
ou'scu. Ifc had never written line 10 or COLI
etrn!ng FinncS that llc dcslFca 70 Keep ifom tne
public. and never attempted, In company With
Iarc, Carr, aud LaaranRc, to obtain from Mrs.
tc}$a 1xnf had 1xrfff ffc1Sf f,Az hiiA.
t'Dn'! ~ aao,,noo@t IT.. fntont;n, - A. rnc,
t't,n, e.nu' aI 1eoat nIricc and II thu nhiieatfon
.as,ns s4at nd o @ ihcio,,.
would commence suit at once, Ilo rendered
i..nt 49,. cvrrv nsaI.tancn IN cnnturo ptnncy in
- ",a,t % nod o ,Tcr .on1bt N eItncr attain or
lis A'snt' WI" nefef soos''s :" s''"s' oo's.A "
coaonEssMAH rAoH
W., - NV n,oncv ,nto HI. Conrrcsslona, fJrht he
did not know y. He iustlles , himself Of any cor"
inpt nr repuest Of rlnnoy he presented tho matter
of relIovtuE lin from tho charge Of
ae'eflon 70 eeetesa11 lsc"eaon, ".o iota'ly n,na;
declined to aeeedo to tue Fcqueat. PinneJ's
son then scnt him threatening letter,
,hcn ho dropped tho mu.tcr entirely, AZ thcro
~, -, .,nn.prc .,hfrh tc fe,rca. ,1ust 1,eforc
.,a', IT, no ,.a. W, M w. Nv fricnd
eieet1on last 'H'' ~ "a1 apP o"cnea " atieuo
ot Ptnucyf who said lle held letters from PlnneY
Written to hm tfagc) that ncfo WORM tnonsahas
might publish tlom at once. no {tasc) "on!a
not rlTc ~ cents TO sltppross Any letters from
Hnncy; nc considered II an ,a,, aan,cmpt 70 ot9cK'
nall lic never eonsnltea M'tH ealEents Hol
tno chalGe " ucsett!ou teatoseHs ;, 4Ae u!u W
sonal 1rlcad a. that tiE'e' "A'eo ne aao sioco TO-
gseitca'
n. E.
hupcrntcndent q the hlioa, tetaeea 70 say any.
brought against httn @ y hs snper1or olaceEs ~, 10
officers. ic acnlca cVef pnnscnassng memo
f''. fanua'n'ooos 'Fo" AlFs' t'oheY' OF any "ho
eAc'
ts:a he had already sos@eaeea action Of l!so, 4,
asst dq chet1; ' . 4n o,,i iS ~, !ookea . Mae
ifonl MN. F1nne{s ssoss, 90 H.. Us " renscd
.eme Of ,Punay's property In his l'und.,
snca NC WAS ,,Y IsaaY 10 t%4!sl %
oses whenever tlnney nnG nss
tfea!tofs could decide TO wholn II SHOULD 10
psli. lie hau ecnt iahncy money ~ ttls request
while he Was abroad. 11o Ind never put straw
~ tho way o. ns GominE DaeK; He N. MouIu pay
e1cfsthne no ,hau o5 flhncy'sN tnc proper
ne: S t1nneg ma 10 % letafE Or sd nesnmfnt m teoin
lLhei. -
John 9. HAAscoa,
anaval contractor, Wished to mako no atate.
msnt, rs thc mater Roula soon come up 10
t'nnoys abatement Eelatlyc to tho Aansconl
family was false, except that ho tIanseom) "9s
uovrrhm"ht eantfactof. ING tlnio wou!a
s"no eddie "aeo no:"ou'o oe ga" 70 naaAo as'a<c'
neaE'
~ r,,,.u, OTHERS. ~ o,.,u p..x o.
hail }rtA f13 IL, hA zfns