, 1877-08-28
FRITZ FllILL1lANN.
Correspondence Regarding His
Complaint Against Phil
Royne.
Result Of Judge Drummdnd's Examlua.
tlon...Responsc by Mr.
Drcntnno.

Tho last has not been heard Of Fritz Frt1l.
mann and tho Hon. Iorenz Brentano, hls cham.
rson, IN connection with tho charges sRatnst
United s.a,es Commissioner 1Ioync. It will be
remembered that on tho I'd Of July Mr.. Brcn-
tano wrote 10 the President, submitting Fttll.
p,ann's affidavit, and entering a complaint
against tho Commissioner for oxtortfon.. The
following correspondence will show what fur.
ther action has been taken In regard 70 this mat.
Mr: =
IUD0R pRuMMoxo. -
Tho following is Judge Drummond'a drst let
Ter to Mr.. Brcntano:
taao. ". G.-sfn: The Attorney General has "a.
fetted 10 mo Sout communication Of tho I'd Of
e6 Tho .ayc.aH saa iG affidavit e F
put Of fhtllp A. iloync. Uniled States commii:
etoner. ~
dI.tetly naae) t. ths ihni sir rr,mani, q owIas Viz
= et MsteTne ns s1
@ ihs 2. as mss IT,
tbo 4th of June III VIA actnally on tc 6th), an;
". told he must my penalty Of 10 per cent In
10 called on Mr. lfoyne Inquire why this pcnsitY
was tap'sea; that Mr. 1!oYne raid nothing nf any
complaint against him; and that, while Fril,nan,,
ray the tax and penalty. Mr. .noyne. fos
ihe pnroose Of es.or!EnE costa from. him. itsued
enn moH nay ay ~. ae Sycay eason to bcese Fiji
PAID .e ssT and and pc, penay IL res
that ts. on Tho 9Th OF Jnnc.
,h.t he eomnlant ~ msde M ~ 0e5ofo mn ase
that the ,:srf9nt wae iss9ea and placed IN thn
thc h before Mr f1oync hnh ,nen II. Eriii.ns iiins "
.hst H. nttrr r.iici ~ n sAu ose Its tslmsnn;
noon Of the OH, and was on ibat day al arfsstcJ:
thai on Tho sasnc day hearing look niaco hcforc
Ms. I!oync. and the case was postponed hi tho
next day for tho purpose OF enabling Mt. FrllmAnn
70 determine l.. whether ho would Etvo 1
psy Ply Tho costs of ff'lsG H. p,osseu,lon: n?'' .hot
~ ~ Ep an IL sm ~ W H. n! ~ ahn pehay On no IN
ess2se &c he h s s b,t A. .aati
te c1renes hnss W" 1 5sad you
ss'fs VII examine :,h.1 I Fr'lann NJ IIoyns and
esatsc .9alma xaSnee touching Tho
isliag g. ths above charge. you ~ IN your letter
eoe ~ thcra ara manv h,,ndyeI. ~ nor an ,soated
msa n thls sity who hays been neeced p Mr
~ % ~ epse III s. ~ .sako ol from W. 70
conc toqward on tasfv y u est aa Mh@ % W
1oesese.y. This H. ,soag ianxasrs snd should
sub H. oyoe ho, H. occ amEte pr1os
~ n Jpp III, sIat Il yop o1any Of Tho
han aosna H. r. 'hf GIy "a1 HGu ssy hare
rf nI.j. tAA'
n suy NJ, Hren f.o os n1n 7pGose1 VIII ~ once
ane ha W." ~ VI mncn c connected mat such
a. Ill rrnnsr ,inn. IL ~ ~ H ~, sna oe ienaJ
.m youts etn se' ~ ooas ana exam,ne sae proofs
a" ''a''' ''''' Aa'&1' c,rentt nngatGsR Gn5s.
filling a. tss si 5m S;s;s;s S5s s;.5S1 30 4
letter, addressed the following communication
70 The AttorneY.G General, With m inclosed COPY
Of his letter to hfr. Brcntano: '
nt1sn ~, AZ, .n W Hon cAaritt
~" nv III .naso " nnMea
r e ,Ge. san,, 81 tho Third
to.nthar .i, ~ nii. ~ ~ olate' to tho fteeuent,
IT, nnsnn.e of wbic .e"msa y oIe FnI z ffsmsnn
mi.eoniet In t. xa,.s Wy oHlcaa!
isid wnmi ernmino II, ms;tsr nd .nnn1. s
Int 10 yoa, Nccorjnrjy. soma Tina In inokeI
io 4 and s.t!sea u1ssit Il The i.ss Fho nne com.
bcputy Collector ot Internal Rc1cnur, and there
;S II;
s Wso'e 70 ~ .Hfs"tano IT. Letter on the 4th ot
sttr, ia Z. r. "Sa IT, !oe!osod y eony th's
Sre b. 9eecYed M Ths stte1 soee
n s''sssss :s complaint ~
sesas esne Tho sate .ea'sSa q sSa psy sSs
oee,o re oce I'll H. ea.y On ~ ~ boaks Of as
H. Depay cosc,or ADD of tho o. pspa,1 S{n1sh.9
'0fnes ssen, tha, .tt., H., b, r,,u ,.,o.. Il. n
on tbe III az ne thn Hs.itssn ne'ofe At noyns
,,n, ~ I'LL. proper ease tof the
to' sna H. no. 70 's On erm!nat p1aecu
on On " FanMaona PsJ!ng The cos.s. This was &C.
@tmja.syd eR1Su %y A'' f'neon' aud 20 Tho esse WA
AStsr hsx,nr wn,.sd .hou> .h...
bearing from Mr. urtnthno4 think msy say tu