The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-11
MURTAGH AND robson.
TIE DTsCOVERY MADE ny THIS
BRACE OF CONSPIRATORS.
LAW which they Hope will Annui the Act
of Congress AboiishinR the Police Hoard
The Plot against Mr.. Whitthornc.

of Congress- Aboiishing the Police board
The Plot against Mr.. whitthornc.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-The fight be-
tween Murtaeh editor and proprietor OF the
white House Kitchen organ and late President
OF the Board OF Police Commissioners for tho
District OF Columbia. and Major Richards.
backed by W. A Cook. has assumed a new
phase tonight. Yesterday the Senate passed,
without a single dissenting vote. tho House bill
abolishlng hc Police Commissioners. This bill
vested the powers conferred by the act OF 1874
on the Police Commissioners In the Commits
sioncrs OF the District OF Coumbii. Before
this till can become a law. however, II must be
approved by the President. either formally or
tacity. II toy the latter method ton DAYS must
elap.c before the bill becomes a law, and IN the
mean time the law intended to be repealed
Il in fun force.
When the bill abolishng the Police Commits
sioners went through Congress without a sincle
dissent, Murtlgh and Robson were amazed.
They had expected that the Investigation order
ed by the House would arouse parry feeling,
aud that the Republicans would naturally come
TO the defence Of the Secretary OF the Navy, and
that thus to come extent they would be enabled
To break the force Of the damaging charge that
they vi deliberately conspired to DESTROY tho
character OF cmber OF Congress who, in the
course OF his official duty, was unearthing their
viii thy. But To their very great sur rise not a
single Republican Senator objected to the
bill which was intended to legislate Muir
tIeh out Of ONCE, and In eject
condemn bis conduct in socking to uze the
ctrp olitan u lice rs an instrument to crafty
the spite OF kobr-ou and himself against the
tnlIrman Of The House Comuittce on val
An ir VIII { to do under these circums tnnces
they old not IN ". hut on eNtu.inati n II the
Revised Statutes relating to the District Il CO.
l1r tin, they n 'rrt tne1 that tho law establish
Ing the Mpf rturiifn d pllts4 Di4frfrt a. I
irict Of Lollmhi vested the appointment OF the
Police Comnis.tonels solely In the President.
Inc law IL Us as follows:
There shall b. hve commits oners appointed from
e drm s Ne @ ,s nj ' ~; n,a =. &C. s2s
President. - Wv
The last CLAUSE = the second paragraph Of the
second section artrle H.. II the Constitution of
the United states reads As foliOws
Ba the coasses. may BY Law YES, appointments Of
aeni alone In the courts of as, Ia HEADS Of depart
Puttlnc tho law above quoted In iuxtapostion
with tbs 81 use q the Constitution. Roncsun
ana Nj rt"gh's legal advisers claimed tnAt the
irroiuimcnt II Police Commissioners FIR
the ID trict 81 Columbia vas vested IN the
President alone. IN, two roeues caught
y q tins as drowninr nen do at straNs.
ed their discovery 10 III -. lie " delighted,
md iortnwitn sent for Attorney General TAT.
examining the law. eai1 that there was
No douot OF the corectne~s 1t tnoir
CNtCiu~l N fhht the ifs-filtu could
point the Police Counts lners without he
cunsent ~ the Senate. lmmedi tely the prcsi-
dent dlrrc 90 tne Attorney Geneii To issue
G m iss!nn- To- ~" % WV ariuilfei men oers
~ the Police Boari, AMI - wt- zone this evening.
Tomorrow 40 +. NJ. the new Commissioners
Will me with NurfuEn. whose resignation was
no ccep'ed hv he President. and an sre M
zlfinu viii he cont lrted ny Il citing Nurtrgh
prr-,Genf OF the no ri. Iue President will
t,kv no notice 4 the bill ahnlishing the Police
Comm ri1ntr- Nnli' the ten cav are nearly *
pirrd. wa u be viii veto II. u the moan time II
IL a. "a Ia A. m Al B.
III up the g. rtlstp cling e the Rcput lic u
S'uator- and Renr's-rtaivc- hv direct prr+oual
rom II. concept O. WAS dc-igued to injure he
Secret ~ Of toe N,yy. me President nl,n- eli.
| To ithnence senators.
. Vile his =. ; Sg'os on the Investigation
Richard. n'- oeen su ludn ed 10 aooear to-mor-
row m rning 1t l0o'clocg. He will testify posi-
lively aud uneq Hyocdll, that Murtagn. a. Presi-
| dent u the lord of Police Commissioners,
oriered HIM e. employ detectives to put up
clared nat II was at the instance OF the Secret ry
| o. the w mat ne maze tie request. Follow
ing Richards VIII come two detectives, who win
coroboiste III ma statements. and, IN addition.
Will testify that .ney called upon the presiient,
after he nad kei for the resgnrtons Il tbs
Police Commis iuners. ana told nim
whole ~" ~ abnut Murtten seeking 20 use
the police force 70 njure Mr, whtthorne They
testi to al theS ST ted, aud III they would
| corroooiatc his testimony. with the fun
! know ied-e 'ot all tue facts before him. the
as I've Ola those 81 iht rest OF me Commission
ers. anu thus continues n once man whom
| he knew IA u used ms power As President Of the
| Buaru Of l. Ilice Couuis- iontrs to nave the de-
tcctivcs p 10 10y tne Govetument endowed to
set up "a joO on member II Congress. 49, this
clurse tue President morally became an nrces-
sorry TO tue crime Of Murtagh ana Robson after
the facf.
That Roncson and Murtagh were guilty Of con-
saiItlc mi are an innocent man, viii be Gle rly
proved before the House committee, and fl Will
not end here. ne facts viii be- brought before
the CIR nj jury Of the District by order Of the
| House. aud Robson. Murtigh, and their IL
fe leratrs Will ne Indicted. The men who
IRE behind Hicharis, and inspired this
inye Tia iiion, ar determined to carry
In" case to 1t lc.itima'e end. and they will not
ne-i ate to stiike N Presi cut 4 he step. ue-
tween trem Fad Nurtasn. they arc ReuuNl-
cans. ana the leading spirlt among them is the
aoest and shr-wdc,t lawyer IA the Distrlcf. nj
l. tn D'-srs-ur Of m NJ secrets which mono
know nov to ii-e with hetter effect As one OF
these Gentlemen s.Ii tO-night: No one c "a
tell wnere this nsut VIII carry US. There may oe
% ties III de aud rnmaus before the end Is
reached Inis WIS no idl. boast. but the sober
words II a m n VINO measures his words, aud
knows whereof lie speaas.