National Republican., 1878-04-02
rHE FRAUDULEyr cOrTON CLAIMS.
Second Trial Of Ex-secretary y. a. sawyer,
Ernnk ". lironks mud William T. Hnincs.


Frank w. Brook. aud william T. Haincs.
The second trial Of Hon. Frederick A. Sawyer, eS
Assistant Secretary Of the United States Treasury
william T. Ha!ncs. and Frank W. Brooks was conf
mcnccd before Justice wyllo yesterday morning.
The Indictment charges thcs, parties. In conncc-
ton with Philip !. Iioidy and William IT, Dardow,
with conspiracy on or about tho lst OF February
1871 by combining and contc c'lcrating among them:
selves To dcfrnud tho GONCrnment OF the United
sta cs ont Of 1863 by obtaining the allowance
and payment nf two fictitious claims, to wit;
one fir 81 llj ~ and another for Si2gI.2S, which
sums are ALLEGED to have been awarded tn II firm
under tho name Of parkmaI. Brooks Il Co., and ~
Frank \. Brooks, member Of said firm, which
sums VI Is claimed were mt due these Iarticl.
II Is further charged that =. A. Sawyer, William
| !. llancs, and william II. Bars.ow accepted for
thcir service; otherwise than IN the d.chrrsc OF
SlOJ To Mr.. lIaincs. Sl.OO and watch and chain,
valued at Stil, to Mr. Bans;Uw. At the time this
oncnse was laid NJ. sawycrwas Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, Mr. llaincS the Commissioner OF
Customs, and Nc. BarstOw clerk IN tho Commits.
S'"ncr Of Customs Office. Service has never been
had on Mr. Roidy, and at the last trial Mr.. Barstow
was acquitted 80 that those put on trial this time
are McssrS. sawyer, lirooks. and llaincs The COY.
r W" SS M"i T"rrs.Tgtsd Py Wa 1toFney ~ H.
Ex-senator Matt. W. Carpenter appeared for
MesS,s. sawyer aud brooks, and Hon. Wayne Nc
Ncagh, OF rennylvHnin, for Mr.. lihncs.
THE jury.
The process Of imptnclng Jury was proceeded
with, and the following result attained:
Acrepteh-Ict-r Mcthtre. John q. Gains, Joseph
Nymnn. william II. Cpllins T. Graham Dfscy
William II Ddw. samuel Mason. james u. NJllc
Snmrpl V. Hurdle. Joha II Brown.J. l.. COstin, and
Matthew J. IAughin.
Challenged by the Govcrnmcnt-Joscph Brooks
Challcnsclby lhclefcn so-Ml Mlchael Combs George
| y. Livingston Goorge ]. Johnson, Robert Langley
John r. Paxton, John silence Charles James. J. W
| Scar'. E.charl u. Holland. mud l.. Addison Dent
| Expressed M OpiniOu-lnwrrnco Gnrlncr.
The jury ~ constituted l. composed of six white
and dix CDiOrcl men.
| Assistant District. Attorney Wells opened for the
Government and after reviewing the official status
OF each Ot the respective dcendhnts. stated that the
prosecution expected To silslau by testimony all
the facts set forth In the indictment, whch,f done
| they should ask f'r verdict of conviction; but
In case they failed, then would be the luty OF the
Jury To nclut the parti". accused. He then pro
ccclo at sonc length tn give to the jury his yer.
sion of the transactions of MssSrs parkmNn, Brooks
& to, in their various cotton sprrulatiUhs and
financial Operations. inC.udingn showing Of how
the claim. wrrr prepared Hnh money withdrawn
from the tnlied states Treasury, ILLEGALLY Us he al
| lrgcd.
| MIR. Carpenter responded for the defendants and
promised tO prove that tho claim was Legitimate
| and proper, and thTt this whole prosecution grew
ouIosa different construction of law hy certain Gov.
erimcnt officials There was no frauI IN the claim,
and no conspiracy - defraud, and he did not think
honest mra should ba sent To the pcutCniinry be.
cause law officers disagreed as tO what was and
what w.ls not law.
! H. thu, passed over IN brlcfway the ground Of
the dvtlsr and pr bmi'cl to show that every trans
action In which thSY figured, especially where the
Government had been al Interested party had been
conducted IN an hJuUmblc Straightforward man.
ner. Without opening The cxa'ninatiOn Of the
witnesses the court adJuurNci until to-day.