, 1877-05-04
Otherwise the Second Batch
Cannot Be Convicted.
An Order to Postpone Action in
Rehm's Case One Week.
How tho Departments Were Out
wittcd by Advertising
Agents.
4 Rnmored Combination to Elect Banks
to the speakersbip.
THE FIRST BATCH.
CHARLEY nEEn RETURNS TO THE CHARGE.


THE FIRST RATCn.
cu1ntyr nyrn urrrn.. ro T,ty cuARoy.
x,.r,ar n,.n,t.s n ~ 7..h.,.
w.,u,xurox II. q Nav -rhsrfrs r7cra or.
rfv.d hr,n ~, rnrntnv and r,ad" ann,hcr rrr.
eeotstIon Of the eatc of the dtstirr. in The cht.
c,ro fr,t 1,,tc1,, rI,imtrc immnni,v Ia accrctarv
sherman. ncci statcd IN tha grcrrta,F that dur.
Inr tho Iart two wetk. ihc circulars Of the rcss.
nrr Icn,,tncnt ,ctnttyc IN thr o,n,rcut.on NJ fhc
whisky fruuds had romewha, alarmed both himtclf
and his clients. 10 th,s ascretsrr sherman ren1[cd
that Inn eirrnta,. referred tn M resncct N thr ,
tIicns claiming lmmunitv In t1,c n,rt bnteh:
that tbcte cases stood on their own
merits, and were in sense mi ofneris,
After hearing Mr. Reeds nrrumcnL Tho
scrrctarr cayr onIy ths ln,irnatton 10 his nc,,nn,
r1o ,ali bo wnuld examine tho n.ncrs md do what
was right about Il, Secretary Sherman further
aid. .sThe nnyrrnrent viii te,u faith with its
citizens" Reed presented to The 5cctc,a,r in con.
ncctIon with Iii o,:n argument
''''''''' ''' ''' 4 y,oonors PAPER
,,,-,,, 49, -.-
py s1ancy sHiln' 4hse paper IL slatcment OF tAd
case as Smith understands II, and, In addition 10
:o,ea' a. sk spea .a aS won 70. the
s' been s1 naas do ~a a h az ie sof !" 'sSse
as W.ou kne" % a r. a and s s, he!s Was no
'cA'on ''al nv Fnpniu h"uM, 1', sumo! eHt.h ',n'
ccfc'5 nnlmadsested upon NIsson' fsht'ne that MA
'vhcse he tsmithI Thought that Wilson waa acting
more from pcrsons1 ends than for tho public good.
Most Of the points OF Iccd'a argument have
already been sisted in these dispatches. Tho fol.
lowing arc .
Tue ~ rEw RzHa1nEo
pfehen'eo '"'ua{: mere "c9o 'oat CASES o' COM
p1ohs'o l''euuea ~ 'as aisa"en'. ,, iaey "'
enn"h % tne e"ecs o. "oenc. "apke3 " W.
corporation; b. II. For,i, Oliver Co.. reetiaef,;
ticorso Miller, co,cliu, c. Fscdcricks, and H. C.
T;etsslek.. .'o:saolds,s ot ,as lals shore p.. b
ta!:c'r; anh lsoswc'' {. Acf'eteau' dis'
tll1er. Tho compromise i' based upon tho
In detail. lteod tet foF'l, tbs ngreemen,
s wlar. S aud Which Judge lang once ia refer.
ring u TntRuSE dispatch said as reduced to writ
tns afterwards. This sg1eemen., !. i, e,a'msd'
sses 10 tho sqaeAess ennfc c.s a as "e y, ~ es
tnal tmmunit5. Afldasais o. uhosen. !. q: nnsfch'
'AA ''>''N'' '"t cosrinMis4 IT, II.
There Ia certificate and statement Of Judge panga
between iii. siosrlli., then Secretary of
M Of 9 i Il, ed
siasa ". ss aE.ssnst :hesS Il fsy 5sPS 5st
| NOMINAL SUN
a tate Of = compromise uadct tho statute.
Therefore Atturncy General TAFT recommended
| that tho agreement b1 kept by the Government.
| Vnis Recommendation OF Taft was then. pre-
| scntrd 10 Commissioner lanm.. md he there.
| upnn recommended that the cascs be compounded
| f1r slUO by reason OF said agreement.
District. Attorney l'anrs also specifically recon-
mrndrl the compromise, bccaute Of tho agree:
nent. the Hines. Of SECRETARY Merrill prevented
| concurrence in thcto recommendations. 5n0ae-
0ucnljy, under Secretary Hhctn1an. Assistant Sec.
fetafy ut tho Treasury Frcuch reported In favor OF
AElEcrisu THIS PROPOSED COMPROMISE
| for tFD rcasons Fltst, no officer Ut tho Govern
| spcInd no such arfcsnlcnf4 wero maIc, Heed IT,
Sisted thht, willis ihcrs is no statute.
Inc prsct!ce waa wcj! established under
tho cunnlon ]aw, Heed Unlisted that the
Whisky Hing would not have been broken up rx-
crpt for tho testimony Of Tho enueaitrr, and that
| fhry would ncyrf have fc1tlaed except for tho
teris,s Of imMunity Heed argued that Il thcJ had