, 1877-06-26
WHISKY.

an 1nSerestlnE Contribution to Wisconsin
Political Lttesature---How Marshal Ham
flton Attempted to Eet Up job On Matt
Carpenter aud lsoss =" .Ksyes.
F+on. Our QUA cprrs.poad*nL
WAsHNaTos. D. c.. juno o0.-The secret bis.
tnry Of tho Wisconsin whisky prosecutions has
ncvcr been fully written. The Congressional In
ycttlvalon OF two years ago brought many OF ehs
facts to light bat tho letter which follows waa not
produced at the investigation and has nevcr before
been published. It showa that Charles s. uamil-
ton, United Suites Marshall waa one OF the original
movers In the Investigation and.psosecntIons.
Whether Mf. Hamilton vas 'tntttgated BY political
T0Aica, ID question which ho eau settle With his
political opponents. Tho latter have certainly trs
umphed over him, aad hase driven blu, from bis
Narahatshsp. The letter blow, which explains H.
felf Is m tntefestng contribution 10 The political
lItttatnto Of WlscousEn:
:, 0Ky.ck o. uxr.p STATES MARSHAL. EASTERN
lHTa.-IA< Uos. IiaforI WlisoH, soiiesior
Jrttnry-Mr DEAR S.m: Asl ,rcported % yon,
had long talk with The former lie 1euue Agent j.
J. conkt!a. lie |s charged full with Inflammation
~. 70 whl.ky-f1suds hero md In New Orleans. q
which latter city lie was Supervisor Of Internal
ssss. ."a @ sst j. 'eass s1po.s @
Is esa % * s:sss 'h;a e a1o a. y :e
III hs knows hu will bs tsFc from H. VIII tou A.
pr~pect Of indictment thesu; and, II there ~
none, ~ can 4a!a hls testimony hers hrL which
wlll eonstet 4 Y. Reyes; Chairman Of our sta.e
visor sf internal Kcrcnue at Chicago. Tlese two
tuun raAFa II Ut tue errAtest Importance tu rrarh.
IL lo'teF received tro@ conkltn yesterday, hs
''Tho Dl.ts4ct Attorney At New Orleans must be
sn,fnssea that { name srea,s ~ In rs invest, H.
lUs:ias). no indictment n,uat b fund nxatnst me
for Anything growing oul Of my conneciIon with
sG1 % s - fe1 iY ~ sus a. IL
give vaassh'e information Against Important par.
ies t'eEs yet charged and "a to Important easfs
frsud. .shissy. wh,eh, b. so@s oiicai hoeu.. ocas.
hax bcen buried out Of sight; cases wiierv i'll tho
}sstiss a's eeo. ana tas groot clear; ea'ss which
cnue Department, and furnished Ill tho necessary
proof, and from which = quarter Of million should
ie .ea!t1ea; md ,tek.,nnesy eould 10 aosn thcrs
Neu, in tny lvn9 Interview with Conklin. be-
cane sAshhe. 10 my own mind, that he Will pfuve
cept bsed IN literal folailmont Of hls ststemeuts
70 mn, of which mads notes. IL t1at run Of 10
tapSa BY Gs,Df1s, :; a Xtyx sn tha;tnE got
tnnkc tho 1sqtssaaes attempt to GEL me afro ouf of
she WY, tnd gtt Ill., tool haetz. ~ NY pi@eo ~
ani larpen.el would be safe until torif oasaso
woald outIaw. Conksln coteetcd money BY levy
on hs dstiliera aud secsther' and paid It IL bot,
wblsky mcn 4 ttlsy contributed. &utAn& ail{ tiua
sol Ilto ssnuh'e, Carpenter wsa pe"ti, and
would help them with Alt bis strength. dstd, VI
my return home. the Court sdinurrstd until Tho
.ulh lust. anu both thu attorneys, Mckinney aud
DlxVn. oat nf to~n. Now, my own oplniou, 10 F0a
H. that Sic knneJ cAu 6e trusted in all
prosecutions. except nxainst Reyes. CDnki!n pour
cd sous daylight on son,a old transafsi0ns c1n-
fcctei with the prosecution Of ths luadHkupts. ak
Madison. that led Mo to Infer " th4f s.tf4r
tlsi operation bvtveen k0yc4 aud mckinney.
Th1t puts esch. In soulx measure. kn tho power OF
the other. Di10n too. /. very friendly To Reyes;
aud read q letter from Reyes u Ca4kltn. which
safy 10 keep uaseltoa out of tha cAse- ean luagu
wbethsF he cau ba sais!y trusted with the rnnr.
II t!o not think It entirely safe, will aAko the
1lhrfty Of suEXestlux tbs nams of an Attorney 0f
great ability, ~ho haa no Interest or iTuatship TO
eutectxu. anl who eau Gaa!antet u bs tpeurrupd.
biz. a new t1rAnl jury will hare " b. ealIcl, and
Z new indictment fonHa against Ialn, ~ also
A.aust Reyes and others.
1Wkh you would have Gen. McdE1ek sent hsfe
Tor conoolt&1oA with INT. feel suFu ht IL honest
and trls; and tud tho complications extending IN
NJ many wsya that need counsel With soma such
1luu, anil until hAsx 1t, nanst Conceal within uy-
sef much that u Of great iuisortaAcs " Tbs Gov
er1.unsnt tn furnishing seoundruls. In ualllng oat
ihA Whols sYsts'n of fraadA BY ths root, 10 at 1t
can never take ruok sE,nln.
You will ses W the beading OF this letter that
leRan IL 10 tbs Attorney General; but l Aaye
thought II Adysabs 70 ttEees It to you, 1t per-
talns to ths Treasury Department more nearly psr
haps than To that u the Attorney. .0enctaL l AN,
CuAaLks p. HAMILTON,