, 1877-11-22
WHISKY.
Tho First Batch Gases Drawing to
a Close.
rho,sou G. Russell and Egbert Leach
Tell Their Stories.
xs,t,. Tbousoa and Reed 10 Some Talking Tor
Their elienls.

tssk,Is H.
koc''s' "r ,''f,,-, .u,,y, n,,s,yctt. In snitt Of
nlo''''.a ',,s,r,,r,1,r wr,her. there was full
tAs '"ln. ,,,,t ,rcrv,,m,r scrn,rj hrh]v In
co'l.1. T.. t,,o ,,,,.,t,n ~ rcractv letwecn the
tesesle" -. III t,c .n,,calc,.. In which Il
do,c'.'I . .,,rr i. crdcarutinc Ia ASCERTAIN thu
paw" ..,,,,,
eAAe' ''"''' ua ponrnr r, LEACH
.,, svst ,s,,,,c., nj t1,r ftay. Iie was called |
WA ~ ~ ,n,rno,,ts. and tc.,i15c,l that he met
" t"e ,.',,,,,r T., tha nj, ,,r ,v,n,cr NJ
Matthew's ont cset,,is ~ tne 'u'' ~, - .,'
ts,l; III The rah a1lts. a'',l asked HIN u t''o
dJ.til1crs ycyc to receive full nht free tn.tst-
ni,s, There was sotnc uncasncss felt n, tho
,,,,, m,' ami bc ,youtc 10 know the real truth.
Matthews sat'l t!'c'r Irnle!ty wo'l pc ielease"'
they wold receive the full benefit ot ticif tcsal-
many, md they ncc.! s.ava no fears about II.
IN rross-cxaintsaton, witness fixed the date
.,'s ~ .'% 'nnyc ,,',"rrIrw a. luIpr between tho
oi Inc Hp"'e 4".ai H.. ~, ts.nss, ,,.r
times when Ae te<lll'c" hclofe 'Hc dfaNst su's
and WHEN the Eases csc up III court. me rea'
, for au.akinr to Matthews WIS that the
s",.,r,,,,e,,, wus mt living MI to lis ugrce-
dosc'''''e", "' :. '.'.,,', ran.o In, ,rn,.
1nens, na'neiS' t'lat II "oa'u 'es.,. W. p'er
esty. Matthews gave "'thess c'ely aasu,".e
that tho entire property would ultimately bG
ss,cosrd.
's's"e' nu,, ,ov r. uussv,t
<,,''',' "o,o' ~, ~ w.. =, .,,o 7r.,, t~,,,c
erstwl'i!c Of ch'cae' 1'1t no~ III .ne s,Mn ."us
to Col 3uesars a1's,es' nc ia n' tap %4' thS thS
snn,.tS.'nrm .@a" S"n % Ic orst ,tokc With Ucu wcu-
STR, aud told him What the llsti1iers could tell.
Ills proposition was that those WHO had been
.si,n.i first slouhl have full im,uuni-
.."~'s .. s.v.r,I conversations wcre held o,
thls subject Will dci. "ebstcf oe'oro
Matthews WIS called H. The Government coii1-
e., also tarkietl 1t. Then HIuford Wilson came
IN. Nh Interview was had, aul It was dccsdgsl ~
tcnyn n It II, tic 1Inntls of the counsel. They
n.aIu considered It, and Il WIS finally decided
ti,st Mottllews and wtncsn should 90 TO Wuss-
smriu,1: ami SEQ what goul l,c ,.A,c ut that end
q tle ne They went, ana l. wtiness tn saw
Matthews. Witness still held out for '"th
rrs ri To- tpll ali they Knew. Wilson dhlnt want
nr5an"stiou, r1 uni il wis submitted to q Cub
mt mcctlug, w.,cyc It wns declined as being
altogether ot too wholesale n naturr. The pn,-
lie, Il was sa1 wouls' mt sustain such whole
t'll lin no might sulctt two ut!lcr list'lcrs,
and in tlat Ease they wo,1il nccept the prupo-
sitoli. lt they couldn't 70 tho wti0lc thirteen.
llusscli lerlincl to make n'Is Arrangement which
nn,, rrc at tic i,tc1's hotcl, just bclure le
r,n,c uw;r. a,,,l toll tim that wtlnteycr agree
lncnt lie would mike with Matti'"w. .s would
IN. all right. And 80 he a,lu Alhtlhe"s
iyls Washington hy tho, same tratn and
insys said tho reason tiny Couldn't make
iLc trade at Washington was that witness l'al
1t wo,ll have satisfied tho ''l!c, nr'l tue ltt4de
to do II. They talked tile lnntfrr over and Uycr
nraln. especially tho property account. i;usse,l
Matthews finally r,ade him the .roposstEon that
il tlo n,c,, wt',,ld plead guilty 70 t,;o count