The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-02
THE WIIISKEY RINGS PART.
a BRIEF nut INTERESTING LEAF FROM
LOUISIANA HISTORY
Tne Men who Helped Rob the Government
Helping to Put Hayes In the white House
IL. Conquest Clarke in u D"ubic Capacity.


Tne Men who Helped Rob the Government
Helping to Put Hayes In the white House |
II. Conquest Clarke in II D"ubic capacity. |
WASHINGTON, Aug. The evidence al |
ready taken before the Potter Committee shows |
that the forgery VI the second set Of Republican
electoral returns from the State Of Louisiana |
must have been done with the knowledge and !
consent of an extremely limited circle con
tring in Kellogg. Thomas G. Anderson Tin ofll'o |
brought back the returns. Kellogg tScna,or) |
took them. turned them over to Clarke tin
onlccl. his secretary had charge vi them
until Kellogg signed tthc last man IN sign
ing. though first on the hsO. and gave
them to Hill. the messenger who brought these
returns to WASHINGTON also in uflicc one moro
man had access to these returns. Kelly, kcl-
logg's doorkcepcr. spirited away 10y Kennedy.
kclloges appo!ntcc. Tho examination 10y
which these facts were developed was con-
Quoted 10y Mr.. Potter upon the basis given
in letter reaching him anonymously.
Every assertion made In that anonymous
letter. written. It WIS plain By some one
perfectly familiar with the facts was borne
out by the answers of Anderson. Clarke.
Kellogg. brewster Lcviscc. and liil and tho
truth could never have been reached except by
the searching questions which this letter sug-
gcstcl The evidence thus ELECTED was mmc-
datcly followed hy the disappearance 81 Kelly.
witness whose testimony WIS at once seen to
br Of vital importance. These facts make OF
additional Importance the following Letter.
which has been received by gen. Butler from
New Orleans: ,. 49,,
ptn sM .cnl you q statement nj facts. which win
koii.ps THE man who ,-nci i,,..rc'. nmnc TO
nnc Glars got 10. rrc.rmt rt Sron through hi- tnN
rd atior the olccuon Kellogg. oft cnul.o worked l.m
s, o., mail Co ihe crmmi.onor of Internal revenue N
marty metre the letter hid soufr tci.cucr 8" cas- n
TN the ',',cr received information uat Wil.' hul
cons OF 'e 'i'cr. and altc,u iqquirnf who tlc writer
wa. a ,it'r wa, Written Geo me department. aging
,se Viii. nni Walsh witn The raii was made on Tho
si'1. i,.co,,icd ii,t ,c Gi.iier, had cci,cd u,r
NATION ,ron 'onr ON. 90 NE Noun,,i.,"l ,ie,r ,,
party whn save Me Information Not"iih'Andi IS ah
IN gIsai,a n ur l,i Ng'cwleg yTg Of 'c .g'a
ir',i with thc ira OF ~ wm.s'y case. buoy 'ho'.
sa a H'i ,ro n @, .ini ,. wa. " , ID
Walsh was in Wa.h. nltou. ha,int inu tN dt.. lc-
zoe he '' ja5.c ' lasS reo.cd 10 or,S, |ym sni
&c. ca.r w., ln ~ Tor ir',, n lir 100 %" ne a.
nnac 49, sac inl,9,s, inigs'ga.9. m VA, isns,
600 Commissioners GrDDue Eaun. fr'd 20 So liiu ii
notu. thc Gaze Lacr' lcrs.gt 900 iyut Oh, -. q,
uirts or forty vinr-.'s for ttc rU,tlnuonl '.'' 'I
".u n,,e STATE. pi,r.t ti,orney cod No., lo,,rec
ttu drmnni tn,l lhc c"n., lncnrr ." hi, 90 n' 4"
-,tlDr tuai was r.aclcl le,o, lni''i soto. u.il-i
tf ~, IN. ,.,s Am. ,. .'' in, W.,n ana
",-r. m W, wv. of ,ir ilaett,t ,n rrcori ~, ,,i
douce '.eMs mat A. w9'h sm I''n a.. &C., f| b.
/ trl'f. Nlfri n NNhN To A.7l-rIilN' u iNf'''.i
agent tor Swing information g. &C. d.rncnt "a tsi',l
ihe, hrpi TO a..a.,iuaic Ee,enoe Asgn' wa W.. con
.,rius ou' h., time At Baton iou.c Aman N tao name
wru h'. stated Z" p.ft,. h"l, in'' n e'. " W I,
Do, i poo .~t lac' b. would squeAi DE h'' SINCE so'
b. Hr,o,. ,igl o. 'he secret S.ryco o,n -ye you
niliinat' MA, a, s ,, ' i, ,, ,l ,r,n or
/ uUthn. ~ ail ! " uit Willingly t'-uiN i-.or' N.ut
question OF bread ana meat 80 il Accp n, mouth shut
W oN.et M "ri9nl tai; To- g., ani nslR Na 10
ru.ni our rnr, and are now h'ins ,ricd i"r II ~
kepunle'n /. 80 wonder NAT no.r Thomas h., ,
VA, fiin,l 49, , n ~ , t,,n ,n'nn"h II unves
Is not guilty VII, did he remove accy' lc!e !. cas.
rraiv For 90, tid ana whonetcrt thing Is ~ a.
oar r a 's s,1. BE- %9' ,o, a"' ' ss %
ar. ,oar' 'gsn go nas, lta' a-s''t those ieaei''
The statements made ~ this letter in regard
! - the operations 90 the NNl~kry Ring in NHw
/ Orleans VIII not he new To ih. rr4d"rs Of THE
iran.. piblishcd May g. 1T IT, tmo Walsh- case
wa~ postponed. and predicting l.lr'y re-
| article showed rlrnriy enough that thruid Nhls-
| kny Ring and tho Whisky lnE iu New Orleans
d21 1,n earS v ySaWG9 ,n we. d TgRa
tor u tho Port it had resumed it- oliand imnu-
cnt.a. relations with the AdminlsirWion. TINS
lng hus always had ms h"n!innri'rs IN ia"
tu.irrtur'a OH re In New Orleans. and il was
currently reported that Kellogg Obtained
through th' Colo tor tho money vitality needed
iu November SIG. To secure the return Of tho
electoral vote ol Louisiana for Hayes. Tho Ring
had the additional advantage of including tooth
Demu rats and Republicans and amuu- those
indicted after the exposures mad" IA April
1876. was William J. Behan. who commanded
goyrrrmrrt ~ September ls7I Ills .a-r wl.
one ~ thu-" pat over until the next November
az tho time mentioned In tho ahoV'
letter when Walshs band ought 10 hav,
been satisfied. II is scarre'y necessary
tho Ring has quite rs much Influence with
the Administration ms the Republican. Book
with once said o. Tat that the Whiskey RUE
WAS stronger than the Government, and this
had H. Illustration ia Lnney's removal. Walsl
c0ti u safely leave his trii.. ON criminal ol"nc,
in y W Orleans Wnrh hi7 ans'ncr m'pnt sue
cesslul effort IN Washington t. remove his pre-
Clarke is not only private secretary but also
Ruum's stenoEraphcr. rs result, cVnry order
lors through his hands. and RRun, who make
! very considerable newspaper prct' nsl0us a.
vigorously combating NhieArN lungs put. me
agent ~ On" 81 th"m ana man Iut IN u mos
| questionable position by his own testimony n
n conf lrntial position. Rnum has ho'n warnrt
by man Of high position in the Treasury SCR
vice. but he retains Clark"ia AN the same. H'
| every man concerned IN thee great fraud wh'
| docs not testify il retained i'm onice.
Tho reference made In tho letter above 10 j. j
| Brooks. thlri ot the Secret SERVICE. il fully
burnc out 10y That uiii'or. who -ays, i'm an inter
Wow pub ishcd to-day In the ihst. after rctdin.
! the letter. hints n true letter ] mean tim
part of 1t rotating 90 the whiskry 'asrs: AhoW
the forging of the election crriil'ai "s. ~ course
know nothing. That never came in my lime
But | DO know that the Government meyer
| had a preuirr caSr than the one aau.us
Walsh. The evidence j. all iu hand. aud M
dead 10 right Brooks corrohorHtrs the lott"
in It's reference 81 the assault upon Wids
whom koNIgE s now rudeavorinE to remove
ana in other particulars. lie lays "uulus =
like every other man who has cscr fought th'
Ncw Orleans lhug,up0n rs strength, and detul
the visit he made To- work ny the raid in 1876
when intelligence Of hi, coming WIS Civ
tlo di-til.rra by H." iniriull venue collectors
office. Wills. kr.. '... s hruthrr-in-lhW- IN
whose behalf. by the way, Kellogg tc,t,lrs h
raised s2uul1 ON the endorsement of N yisitlu:
statesman nt III" crisis ol the pisi elton '7tn
yass IN lS16-wna Deputy Col"tnro of lnt'nl
Revenue at tho time Of III" raid. lie was indiot
ed aud tried with six others. Some thirty wrr
indicted. but these seven are the only ones eve
tried. Four were convicted reetlilrrs and deal
cr~. Three revenue officers tried with then
were acquitted.