New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-08
sIERMAY's DECISION FINAL.



IRY TELEGRAPH TO TIE nhBrN&l
WASHINGTON. May 7.-ChdrleS Reed arrived
l.-, Tram Ncw-York this morning, and j. b. NcN"uin,
DR. Rush. simon Powell and Mr. Burroughs from Chca-o
IN urot.,t asan>t the decision of Secretary sherman
win rcsuec. to the immunity asserted 8" nave OeeH
offered the first batch OF whisky ooh iato'S' INC 'h
t.r,icws to-day proved unsuccessful secretary 0"tI
man declines reopen tlc case a.u t' fic''e"' 70
r. IN interfere The only hope which tie representa-
t,. Of the "frst batch" nov entertain Is tG"ttHe sec
rc;ary OF tine Treasury may consent 20 direct District
,tto,rcv Bang, 10 CONTINUE the cases until the " hrSt
b.,r," can appy To Congress tor relief lie. VIII DC
asked to DO tA, tomorrow Should li he reused Tue
only other Recourse c:. is to contest tu' ce' i Tue
courts There, Tie attorneys claim, thc "oF'Il"'''
,rst br defeated for want OF the evidence "ho' inc
.fr.t o,teh" Will certainly, under the circumstances
refuse to give.
g,, d,r.,otIau visited the Secretary OF the Treasury
RMS morning. and Charles Reed protested that Mr. ser
mans ruling wa based upon partial evidence ana th''
Judac French bad suppressed important FACTS from MS
,,+ Mr. Reed maintained that the proof was positive
that an agreement for civil immunity had heeh M'e
and that the Government woud dshohor ltSeli ana Ie
mae Justice 10 its citizens by declining to abide by IT,
secretary sherman mtorposcd that Busori wilson had
t.loertphcd that no such agreement was made Nr
, rf,.eI that Secretary sherman did not treat MN
t in declining 10 say that he lad such secret lnorhd
tioi when the brief rresentedi uh" he e'le7te" 10
SEQ tia, Telegram. Secretary Sherman at INST declhed
but subsequently the telegram was produced II was
i,l by ,lUforl Wilson and A. c. Matthews, ex-Super
or Of Internal Revenue II stated in substance that no
sub agreement had made, and that the attempt to
claim that there had been ingenious trek on the
mart f the first batch" MI Reed said tina If blutoid
WILSON uada Tat statement Doe idd telc-IapA'd WI At y.
ey was false and that tue testimony OF c"hiu oNclt
@i.l suuey smith, Unuupeacmhe illnesses coG!u oo
~I,ur,d 10 - W tla. supervisor Matthew'S SAT III inc
r,.,,, , hen the main portion OF TIE Hgitthcil WIS
made add thar Dir. Matthews suggested thai me con
.n.tlpu sale u ,.t tkc itcv mile itolh ur dlNl
Irry where nobody could bG ag9n>t telA aHu INA" INC
~ nier II Ley chose mI .ht nd II IN Tor - themselves
Srcr.farv S.clan maintained throughout me opinions
-, C,tf in Judg,. Fcuchs report ana IN MS own dc
i.1, The argument ~ Nr. Reed was the sensation OF
the dag IN the Treasury. ~ a., ~, ,..
t i'iu,uy With Ebcn c. lngcrsOll, Mr.. Reed after
,rrt ,I 10 the White House aud had an luterElW "tu
,b pr sIdDnt the purpose of which To ascertain II
NE President would entertain an appeal nom the de-
nt of The SECRETARY and il there Wds any way ot re-
,,i,r Inc case Ihe President said decidedly that 30
cl ,.y interfere with decision, ~ Cabinet officers IN
sur mlttprr and let the impression That lie did not ia
trnd 10 interfere with officers ia any matters aud
,.nuI I entertain amp ais from them even Ia IggIa-
waited ,lscs lie thought they must kuo" NOR about
+ facts law. and circumstances than he couu and that
tu,ir t.r, iuI- must uc ac--u ny stand