Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-09
Moore Against ROynton

paper TO establish the truth OF his charge that
Gen. Boynton tried TO eAtOrt money from
him, al TO reptl SoyntOH's charge Of con-
sp'Iacy on wb ich point he says: Whenever
you assume 10 speak for the President I'D
We his reasons for my removal. you assert
that encore manufactured an affi1avit, on
which be obtained rsquisition for the arrest
of an important witness ~ sc. Now, in
every state an indictment is required As the
basis of a T6qulsit on to take an alleged
criminal from one state into another. The
Pre- sidept Is n lawyer, and you will have TO
read up q little in the rUdiments Of jurspru .
de &c before assuming to- speak for those in
aUth' riiy. or they will be compel 1 10 pub
lcly Tepudiate you. In December, 1865, the
parry whom you allege l attem pted to- spirit
away organized at San Antonio, Texas, "A
gang of men from among the discharged sol
d1ers at that plare, UStcIsi IDLY to join The
liberals In Mexico. on their way 20 the
frontier they broke into The store of NJ. john
ROieS, at Waldo, and robbed IL. They were
also charged with stopping parties on the
highway and taking horses aud arms from
them. When these crimes were com mitted
! was in Wade with company of the Sd
Michigan cavalry, and when the infOrma-
ton OF their crimes reached me / ordered
out my command and pursued the ma
Tauders, but they evaded me In the
dense cbapparal that covers that country.
Tie leader was arrested, however, by q
posse under Mr.. VIM. Black, collector of
customs at Eagle pass, but subSeq neatly e.
capped into Mexico. Indictments were found
against "RaymOn III. Perry (the said leader
of this gang and Others" at Waldo and
Other places in Texas, where they had de-
predated. A copy OF the proceedings before
The Senate committee that investigated the
San domingo affair fell into the hands OF
Hon. b. Rush Plumley, of the Texas Iegsla-
lure, and that gentleman called the attention
OF the governor TO the fact that the person
who figured as commercial agent of the
United States at San Domingo was the
party against whom these indictments lay.
A rtquisltion upon the authorities OF the
District of Columbia was issued for the ar
rest of this party and put in my hands for
execution. This, general, is the basis OF
what you characterize a conspiracy upon
which you now assert the President based
my removal. Your assertion that the CORE
sIondence YOU claim TO have relative TO the
arrest of Perry was never stolen or pub
lished, In another Illustration OF your strict
regard for truth. Every line OF II was stolen
from the files of the secret service division
OF the Treasury, and appeared in the New
York Sun of July 10, 1876"
MOORE swEARs TO HIS CHARGE OF BLACK
MALL AGAINST BoYNToF.
Moore supplements the card It'll an aft
davit, which recites that during a con ersa-
ton between himself and BoyntOn, on 18th
street, with reference to the parties who were
endeavoTiug TO have Moore removed Boyn-
ton said, "Mere partisan clamor wont turn
old Sherman against you, but these fellows
have the track of some of your CORES pom
dence with Grant about the BrIstOw people
In The Treasury, and they put me in the way
OF getting IL. Now, i think the party who
brought them to me and who first Informed
the Sturtevant crowd OF their whereabouts
has nothing particular against you. This
party wants, In tie first place, to make @
little money out of them, and pro ooses TO let
me use them providing give him half what
they bring me. have concluded they will
make about five sensation letters, which If
published by four papers each, will bring
me about slOO each letter. Now, II the party
who took the letters from the files of the
Treasury department thought he could make
himself strong with the Sturtevant party by
letting the latter use them against you, and
M In u
use them. On the other hand, If was TO tell
him That you were sure TO stay, and that you
would pay the full value of the letters If they
We're surrendered To on. he would be gov
eTned by my advice. Now, If you will he
governed by my advice and authorize me To
make terms vi h my informant, / will bring
all the letters referred To the Treasury by
Grant that you wrote him to- morrow even
ing. / know what / am talking about. |
have part of them right here" (touch-
II g his side pocket with his index finger)
Depone,t then replied To The toresc' ny pro-
posal: "1n the first place, If felt il necessary
TO pay your ir- end 10 let possession of these
letters III ORDER TO protect myself against a
false COZ s'ructiOn OF their contents, | have
not the money 10 pay. In the next place,
those letters were written to show tn IL the
parties mentioned therein were prostituting
u. ir fficial power To political purposes, Z
Offered the President the evidence 70 sustain
my allie cations. AS far as my Connection
with Mr.. Maddox is concerned, he was
never an officer on my force, or subject to
my orders. The records will show, how
ever, that l was instrumental in inducing
the Secretary to send hiIn to Louisiana TO
obtain evidence In benalf OF the govern
ment against a large claim then pending
before tbe Treasury, and when he had con
cluded this service our relations ceased. He
did his work so admirably, however, that /
asked to have him assigned To my force,
which was prevented by his testimony
before Congress"
The said BOynton then replied that the
proposition he MADE was out OF pure goo
will 70 depOnent, and that whatever oc-
Cured depOnent must not hold him (Boyn-
tom responsible. My connection with tn s
fight now is OF purely business character.
1.-THE letters are to be published may as We'll
have the benefit of them as any one else, but
my advice 10 you is that $500 is q chea D
price for Kidding yourself of a controversy
that you will find much more troubleso ne
now than before the fourth Of March"
PERSoNAL.-Miss Lillian Pike, the accom-
plished daughter OF Albert Pike, the poet, is
recovering from a serious illness. Rev.
John T. Judd and his bride, arrived yester-
day from Frostburg, Pa, and Will remain
at his fathers residence for a short time.
-. Congressman Marcy, of La, aud Col.
Roberts, of New Orleans. are in the city.
CUSTOMS COLLECTIONS for the year end
ing June 30, 1s77:-Duties on imports, paid
in coin, sI29 ,i12 $50 &C; duties on tonnage,
&c, paid in currency, 81 ,i72 ,6lS5. The
above includes only the amounts which
have been actually paid into the Treasury.
IL Is, yet, too early for q perfectly accu-
rate statement TO be made OF the receipts from
customs for the last fiscal year.
THEY Must KEEP OUT OF POLITICS.
Secretary Schurz has addressed q circular
letter TO every emplOye OF the Interior de-
partment, outside of the department build.
Ing, incloSing the Presidents circular pro
hibfting government employees from taxing
any active part In politics. The Secretary
says 1t is expected that every employe will
conform his conduct TO the requirements OF
Presidents order.
CLERICAL PROMOTIONS IN THE PENSION
OFFICE.-As the result OF q competitive
examination, the following persons have
been promoted in the Pension Office:-From
Sd to 4th class, L. Z. Dickey, Ne; Il. l.
Campbell, Ohio: Thomas D. Yeager, Pa
from I'd TO Sd, Hall Z. Williams, Ohio; j. N
Curtis, N. Y; f. w. Foot, N. Y; from LIST to
I'd, John ID. Smith, Mass.;I Frank II
Allen, Wis; VIM. ]. Hiss, Md; j. w. Cole
Pa; ]. II. Larcombe, Ala; John s. Patter
son, n. j.; James K. Bangs, u. c.; A. NJ
Legg, n. Y; A. Tracy, Me; from copyists u
class one, Mrs. Sallie p Ayres, Kansas
Miss Emma B. Smith, n. Y.
HEAVY REwARD.-In q handbill~ posted
In Cumberland, Md, the Baltimore and O5,c