New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-25
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TOI,NEY5.
IBY TELEGRAPH To TIE TRTBUSE.I
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2f-An application Oh behalf
of ROelle, Junker * Co., and Burton NJ. Ford. con-
vcted members of the Chicago Whiskey Ring. for
pardon. has been rejected by the President. The
matter has been considered by the AttOrncy-Gcner-
al the President and the Secretary Of tie Treasury
The latter made adverse report and the Preside Mt
adopted it as his own. In response TO the applica-
ton by the counsel of the iwhkey conspIa tors the
President has declined to give any reasons refus
ing to grant the pardon. other than the fact that he
accepted Secretary Shernan's decision. The attor
news have applied to the Attorney General for letter
similar to that granted in the Rehm case. This le
quest is contained in the following letter:
WASHINGTON, Jan; 90, 1878.
The Hon. CHARLES DEyENs, Attorney Genera: m.
SIR: The application Tor the pardon OF Joseph Roce
Anton Junker aud Burton NJ. Ford, OF Chicago having
refused, although fully recommended by the Fed
eral Judge and tic United States Disrici-AttOrney
who were perfectly familiar with all the facts We
their attorneys request mat you write to the United
80 the miis pending there, wherein the United
states plaintiff and our clients are defendants, timi
lar to the you wrote TO hm al the request OF the
Hon Charles b. Lawrence relation TO the suit'of
the United against Jacob Rehm, then pending al
Chicago, wherein the Government Claimed me sum OF
~ 900 600 We do not remember the exact date OF that
letter. but know it written soon after the report OF
the Louisiana Commission, OF which sad Lawrence was
a Inc mDer The Secretary OF the Treasury, John Shcr
man. cOncurred in that letter, ana II was but an act OF
iust;ce u Mr. Rehm that the letter was written.
All we ask for clients Is that you extend the
same measure of Justice TO them. III that letter you
directed the Distrc Attorney at Chicago to dismiss tie
suit against Mr. Rehm il the Judg Of the United states
Courts found from the evidence that good ia on the
part of the Government required is abandonment
Pursuant 10 that the SAID judges have recently
the evidence aud decided that good Faith demanded
lis dismissal, which has accordingly been zone
The good faith involved in the Rchm case
arose from the fact that he had turned
states evidence and became witness for the Govern
ment in relation 10 the whiskCy conspiracy Of
Chicago II is mater of current history, OF which
there Is Official evidence the departments here that
our clients turned states evidence and became
witnesses for the Government in relation TO sand
whskey conspiracy long before said Rchm did and the
sad conspiracy was disclosed and destroyed by their
testimony and could not have been broken without
their evidence. hItoIht!s.
we desirr "A speedy answer. CHARLES III. REED,
EDMUND JUssEN,
The Attorney General said tonight that this re-
quest could not at present be granted. 1t will be
seen that the document quoted contains at least
the insinuation that the letter given to Judge
Lawrence for Rehm obtained on account Of
the fact that Lawrence was a member of the
Louisiana Commission.