The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-24

mines. The claim was digallowed by
Sir Edward Thornton. Soon after this
decision was made known to Green,
about @ year ago, he forced himself into
Sir Edwards presence, at the residence
OF the British Legation, and vehemently
accused the Minister of having mali
ciously brought citizen of the United
States from affiuence to poverty. He
accused him OF bearing q deadly
hatred against all Americans, and with
on attempt ct tragedy called on Sir
Edward to witness the self-destruction
OF man whose ruin he had brought
about. With this he took a small vial
from his pocket and swallowed the con-
tents. Sir Edward very practically sent
for police officer, and Green was car
ried away In anything but q dying con-
dition. He revived rapidly, after seeing
that his efforts to scare the minister had
been fruitless. An examination was
subsequently made of the remnants OF
the supposed poison in the vial, by
which It was discovered that the deadly
poison was compound OF molasses and
water.
From that time Green was not heard
of, except once, when, in st. Louis, he
attempted to get some money out Of
one of the successful claimants. When
the first installment Of 100000 from
the Mexican government was recently
received, the House passed @ bill which
was framed by Secretary Fish, pro-
viding for the distribution of the same
among the claimants who had received
swards. Last week Senator Conkling
called the bill up In the Senate, and
Senator Spencer objected, on the ground
that there was fraud in the award. To
substantiate his objection, he read Il
Il fnE from fS,p ~ N al Glnt1gbfav
OF Alabama. Under the rules OF the
Senate, the bill necessarily had to lie
over for the day. In the meantime,
Slaughter arrived In the city, and Spen-
Ger introduced either Green or Slaugh-
ter to Senator Stevenson. When Mr..
Conkling called the bill up the next
day he said "a Senator not now here
(Spencer) made objection to the bill yes
terday but am informed that there is
no wish to insist upon that objection.
Although very reluctantly disposed to
pass over even an allegation of fraud, l
think 1t is true, at this stage of the pro-
ceeding, the Senate could hardly, even
with timey undertake to investigate d
question of that sort, which seems to
have been passed upon"
Mr.. Stevenson objected, saying that
gentleman Of high standing from Mo-
| bile, Ala, meaning Slaughter, had in
formed him that he had in bank here
absolute proof Of fraud in one claim OF
100000. Consequently Mr.. Conkling
withdrew his motion to call up the bill,
saying he hoped the Senator's inform.
Observation-Disclosures soon produce
his proof. This was on Thursday.
On Friday Spencer introduced q petit
ton regarding the Mexican award, by
which title 1t was read and referred to
the Judiciary Committee, without
hardly any one present being aware Of
the contents Of the document. This
petition Of Green's sets out with the
assertion that Sir Edward Thornton
bears q strong prejudice against the
United States, and was, through this
prejudice, wholly incapable Of acting as
referee in affairs between this and an
other government. Next, 1t makes gen.
eral charge Of corrupt motives on the part
of the British Minister, saying thatin all
cases where the claims were large, and
certain management used, they were
allowed. There ia also q specific charge
that clerk of Sir Edwards received,
at O certain time, q bride for favors in
connection with the awards.
Whether Slaughter and Green are In
collision Is not clearly known. Both
prosecuted unsuccessfuliy claims
against the Mexican Government before
the commission. Atal events both are
endeavoring to defeat the passage Of
the bill before the Senate, and, to secure
this end, are charging fraud. Senator
Edmunds, chairman OF the Judiciary
Committee, was last night informed of
the character of the petition, and Of the
character of the man making it. He
said, after hearing the facts, that no
greater outrage could be committed
than slandering the British Minister by
such means. He does not know, how
ever, how the Senate can decently get
out Of the predicament.