National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-12

Real Estate Transfers.
J. J. Edison ct al trustees to NJ NJ Cray for 5000
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pFosecuuon anu that 'heFe was no conspiracy
against the Government or TO Improperly prose
cute unjust claims.
a,,,o ,,yo ,oars ,nc. o,or,e.,s of bIacknailers
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III NC" orieans ch'eIeu ih'o eo"sP'"'' "eN.oN
money from George Taylor esq, and other ettof-
neys of this city, The leading spirit IN these opera
tnus WAS one Rarrett tbcn acting as agent of tl.
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department OF Jusuce' mhp VI 'na"ous cha"e
ter, who had imposed upon Attorney -ucnoal
Pierrepoint and by fictitious recommendations had
.,,,,,a1 h.. ,.i,c, =. ason, anJ who was os,er.
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warn usihisseu ior ms conhecuon WIN "ese un"s-
actions. Attorney General Pierrcpoint made sew
eral attempts 10 secure report of the facts but
unable TO get them from the PARTIES in New or.
leans: he then sent one Of his assistants John =
Blair. esq, IN New Orleans to investigate the
charges made and 10 report all the facts 10 the de-
parinent
Mr.. Blair spent some three weeks in doing 50.
and amer Thoroughly Investigating the matter re.
turned and rcpOrtcd that he had examined all the
witnesses reported TO him and had not been able
to lind any evidence showing or tending TO show
any imprpTicty or wrong on the mart Of the ut
torneys' M. Taylor and others. connected with
the eases and that he allerwurd saw the District
Attorney, and me attorney SAID that nc had no tes,
,hai ny wrony, nr imnrn"rIr,v could bu CHARGED
amains, ,ha,ns rha mjl,r,c,y ,ynrnoy oJmit,cJ
s ds,s ., 70 o %ef BsrGs IN New 1STh sn INC s
case.
THE FACTS
are that the attorneys here had been employed IN
their professional character to prosecute the cases
IN the Court Of Claims and had no acquaintance
either with the claimants or their witnesses and
had nothing io do i'm taxing the testimony in lou
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state with whom the attorneys there had no ac-
quaiutance. In the progress of the cases several
to The clerk under the rules Of said court Same
time aiteryard the attorneys here were Informed
there he Ind heard that some of The trstlmony
taken by the local attorneys was not worthy Of
constellation lie COmmuuicntcd 10 MIR TAYLOR
aud nss0cinIys what he had heard 10 impcach the
testimony and on the same day Mr. Taylor stated
i'm opcn court what he Ind heart and that. While
he Knew nothing of thr matter excrpt As received
from the gentleman referred to, vel lie was unwii
ing to have any testimony Of u doubtful character
then moved that The Whole of said tc,timnmy lie
stricken from the files Of the court which melton
was granted as appears from the records Of said
court on the Eth day OF February rs,6 This was
ali The ATTORNEYS here could do IN the premises
and accorded with the uniform careful practice Of
the ATTORNEYS engaged, a. testified to by every Judge
In the Court of Claims
II was not sufficient however, TO protect the at.
torneys from IN.
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Aiih'ho VI ihh nLA'h''A'hH'
engaged In the operation Of cxiorting money. They
continued their efforts untl one of them, AZarinh
Wilde, exposed their operations 10y making an ami
dRyit of the conspiracy they formed and the mod.
eH amount o. ssO,Wo which they proposed 70 extor
from Mr.. Taylor copy of this affidavit Is In our
possession. The report made by Mr.. Blair Is veri-
lied By the affidavit Of I. H. Carnick. CO. who was
present when the report was made, and Is admitted
In letter from Attorney General PlcrrepOint. The
fact that Mr.. Taylor had no acpua ntance with the
claimants nor with their witnesses Is sworn TO by
| Mr.. Weed, who conducted the rcsPohdence with
ule cIannits Iha we ia,. tna' Ma: nS,nI n ~
Witness in New Orleans is sworn 10 Ly General
! IOyry Who was Interested IN the cases and who
emp6yed the local attorney himself Copies Of all
| one from / r Irwin that he was In New Orleans
! al tho time Mr. blair was there ind that the dis
trct attorney admitted 70 him also tha! there Tas
| attorneys here In the least Improperly.
| The cases above referred To have never been sub
mitled 10 the court and not dollar has been re-
| cniy,d ON them and charges TO The contrary arc
! utterly false, The evidence referred TO and now
on dc shows: First, that no wrong has been done
BIZ the attorneys here in the prosecution OF thcse
cases not even an improprcty; secondly, that the
| charges OF wrong arc unqualitcdly inlse; and
peIr@iraled UPON rcspcctable citizens rest upon
| SONIC one connected with the Departments in
Washington which an nye,g%,ion e be init
Atcr the attem, In The cases above referred 10 had
been made, one Adoiph Bouchard attempted the
posed of in the Court of Claims, This case had
| been Instituted by Clarence A. Seward esq OF New
| York OF the firm of Batchford Seward n Co.
leading and prominent ATTORNEYS of that CITY aud
! Mr. TNylOr Was emulOyed by them TO aid IN the
prosecution of the rs, in the Court of Claims Mr.
Tnylor lad no acquaintance with the parties one
| of the firm being the Belgian Consul ut New or
| leans Tine Testimony WAS taken By Hon Charles
! Conrad and son and Judge Emmersou of New or.
| leans gentlemen Of IN. highest character The
testimony upon which the claim was allowed was
almost wholly official consisting of youChe given
! by lie oiNcers OF The army under General bangs
Tho firm of Bcloc1 Sobian & Co
| No.. ~, ,,,,,>,n
me 'hAi"HN''
was largely engaged in commercial business In
New Orleans and had advanced money upon large
quantities Of cotton prior 70 aud during the first
year of the rebellion, and they had purchased
other lots. During General Banks expedition all
the cotton that could he found was seized EN-
brAcing the cotton belonging % said firm. Mr.
Nobihu calico upon henerhl BANKS Ir phymeht
a M 1870 M, ~, mn, 80 ,ato5 IN
his ease Arcr I'LL payment the finn received The
officers vouchers for Isl bales more and on 40
. plication To General banks they were informed
| That he could do nothing more and the said par
! lies were directed to the Treasury Department fol
! the adjustment of their claim. The claim wa
properly filed and the Secretary Of the Trcasur,
referred Il 10 thc agent In New Orleans where 4
was fully examined byDr l. V Price and found 10 be
| a good and valid cIuiin, His report Is OH file anC
was one Of the papers before the Court o
Claims The tnStimony Ina fire the court psalliSlc