The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-11
REPLY TO iYTHoNY CoMsTocK
George Francis Train Controverts his Asser-
lions.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Com
stock - Was he not appointed secret
agent Of the Government TO search mails for
immoral matter2
Why did Gen. Garfield, Cbi.tenden, and Judge
Ho1r neht the bill 50 h rd II there was no VIOLA
tion OF private documents2
Here Is brief extract from the debate on the
BIZ for the Suppression of Vice. II ought to
have been named /" For the Suppression Of Facts
in the B,echer Case!"
Nj, Garfield OF Onio dan. 2s) represented that
the House ought to be very careful In this class
OF Ie-i-lation. ana rec lied an evidence OF its
dang rOus char, tue fact that "a few years
ego tue publishgr of New York paper was sent
u the peuttenttrry for three ve trs for publish
ma contribution from George Francis Train.
whuiy illogical In itS character, deridIug the
ordinarily received notions Of the rintty but i'm
Whicn not an "Ohscslc' or "scurrilOus" trOrd
utS used! he judge. however, charged the Jury
thdt the paper W Ulasphe In the hishest
uegIee ana the 1urv found the publisher guilty.
III the language OF the law was II ible to con-
sftuctiOhs OF this sort. 80 that really Congress
would IN or the domain OF tncOlogic. OuiuiOn
anu p'luR uown uppn men tue Odttm Wc0lOJ.
icuni WHICH WIS worse even tnan political
ouiIti, the II louise ought to tie exceedingly care.
i'i' III rs Ies.sl .tion coneerning that subject:
Cons ocS SAYS. in reply to The SUNS charge
i"i me sy cxphcity that there is not the shadow OF
lrutu iu any -ueh ln-iuuttun 40 law all w. even he
p1-iWascrcncrat 60 ianr,r WIN c Ter sent tnruush
" NJ. To- TIE hunhcs or the wicSedcst individual N
tn. land nor can ne or suy other man do so without
tW'vslW hihsth 10 CONVICTION ar PehltcntlAy
neither nor the sccicty for which rhoor would n
the mails.
who ever saw such consumma'c cheek He
heats the VIII T. co,ony ., Bees-!iclan -, Lab
cuck. hls- aud Be"cnerl
fle 80 inform me winch are The mails.
Why not uiu ism the tili and Congressional
DEBATE or thi. In nous espionage on press and
mn.st tumsi'cA mics YOUR cnafge, aud ac-
cu-cs iHE ~vN - luJIs ice ~ SPLENDID Amini-
uah SlteN-i',ck.n r-1iaww rm language. Let
hun cuuWcf hipiseri on OF hs own mouth.
anthony Cons. .cN WAS tueu sNOru:
Os1 rn-Mf. CoWfpcs, what H. yDur occunation7
an f Sac l % o. s." ','n ,,t ~ nc re-, TX ,t
:. ritaat't " t'-i O'.t'e Ei,Nca.tyts. add ostor
OF rn-now loag nav, YOU been special az ut for
Tue Pos Oflce Dcp4f.Went?
Coust.cA o,e, s"Oy ears undsr the present appont.
Here are his identic II words. taken down nv
!. -; al aud. the ,hort-h nj resOrter VI ,ho
WUtt aud published a. che Iime
os,orn-Doyou know the prisoner?
q IO.a-Wqen u ! you nrst knowh'm?
uce o. 0s sr-t July ~ N ss seT o sss' 4
Tor o. ?. per called the ., S which Wa a. p Sns
i-ned at - PRS row. nave copy OF Ine paper
have scNerN cOplee.
Coyes siI to cont in the alleged objection.
anie matter werc tnen produced. bearing tue d ates
Of ssrcn ~ June X. A ri "a ana Il, anu Jll %.
hesr papers were uIt li-neu in luirdJ years
"a ne.l
. NJ. ins'ock continued obtained them from tie
Plst uuce % Geen' rms. c nm Nv s'ldtasA etter
10 Mr. LAnt under me a,,aD- l1i'as - + sea..er
cOMsrOCSs prcoY Letter.
The following Is copy OBJ the let er 10y which
Coustuck accumpD~ ed ht, difty work:
GREEN'S ARMS Conn, July -, 1878
vs 's p sIe zee one "a as sa s = o saaT
dNnate4 o. Nvu 10 ~ ar, r.lu ,uu Ga use ut YOUR
a a % 1aec. ~htfr o. e4A .ut Ir good O. onl
va aic r-l.. Let ui sui, rIfi r. mturlc. wlsa
'"4' NET "am'cr y va ave any uriors cue Ira IL
e. IIf
Gao t'N'r ih.. Noacl4l ...4r' me olf' Ni-n
t.uii 4n i'lt uui c.l4ui al pra.rIi. Keep uu. .aI
f'e' .-te W. su4ey 90 luu Jour rcsaru.
lvof' d, r -tNLEr, l.. %. uu1 30.
WA-s man alni's tntth.isa private spy
~. tA. I. li y ger. aim, tuat he cJmmi
unaI-, .du4tf o. q ne tNr-ei another mars
uttN'.Nu tuv,d ue surprised tnat he writes nun
sell down lh.rf
"a ..noront yl'ti % Of TITS olse fraud Gar
now ny in- Of hecuIDg a. the iunss IN feiOn's
c"I Ia .ue -AiJ ny leuItea4asy FOR pluii-uiDg
! ~. prayer ior MI. Be nor! lie b etIS uaI
| nineteen hemorrnl-c,! His Vie and tDres
| little cntllren were te automobiles, tAtncrtrss,
aud pcnnicss ~ lace TINS cod winter al o1 sixth
avenue.
Does Comstock deny that he overhsuiei this
youu- nj N "a. "a bail Does Postmaster James
d-uy that tins espionage IS part OF Mr..
tnmstocks dulles as secret asent OF the Post
Oiicel
low II It that Congressman Cox failed to
wno could nave thrown much hgnt on tnis DARK
closet conspiracy against tue rl-hts VI every
ciiZeuf
It's singular fac, that the SUN is the only
Journal IN lhe city tot "a mentioned tnls
Comstock AFFAIR. GEORGE FRANcIs iRAIS.