The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
The seward bribery Inyestiga ton.

WASHINGTON. March T. Tho committee
e"e9s st T H soss sewd q hS 6nd
ation Of John @, Myers. late Cepsni denerai at
letter from Seward, in which letter is express
ed his appreciation of Myers efficiency. He
next submitted Sewards letter relieving him OF
as n reason for bis action that Myers was, re-
sponsible for the newspaper. articles (which
Myers also read in evidenced giving nm account
ef sermon preached in Il church In Shanghai
on the subject of murder.
IN that sermon the preacher charged Seward
With having released u, note pirate named
Psase from confinement, In consideration OF d
Myers denied knowing anything about the ar
support Of bis statement az affidayit, from
man named John Pitman, In which the latter
declares that the editor Of the paper, In which
responsible for It, and that It was SO published
and eonceiyea a without thou; Myesry,, kno,wieage; -
and testified that he went to China as consular
clerk. at Shanghai, in 1857, and was appointed
consulate MARSHAL by Mr.; Seward, in 1872. He
was enti.le to fees The fees in criminal eases
amounted to about 500 year. lie could not
he never could obtain a1cess to tho books, which
were in Bradfords pos, ,ession.. but. thought
they amounted to double the criminal fees.
ment OF the Pirate pease. us. The latter offered
him partnership. in the pirate business, and
offered TO take him to mn island, the inhabl-
tans Of which were governed by the pirates
father in law. Phoenix said he paid no atten-
ton to this offer. Then Pease offered to give
him sum OF money Il Phoenix would relsase
him from captivity; Phoenix told him that II he
would produces the money. he would talk to him
about the matter. Pease said If s7Oo would do
it, he could produce It.
Some time after that Pease was taken from
nicigai police @ ot shanehai., 4 few days vs. later
Mr.. Seward told Phoenix to bring Pens to ths
consulate, and when Pease got there Seward
said to him: You are bad man. and II ever
any one deserved hanging you do;p Pease was
going to make reply. when SeWard said:
Hush up; do not want to hear word from
you. / want you TO get out OF this town Just as
quick as you can. and never to show yourself
again"
noon Phnpix saw him with u valise full Of
money ind clothing. going aboard r. steamer.
When PeaBe came into his custody he had no
baggage or money Of any description about
hin.
With reference to the manner OF keeping
books at the American consulate, Phoenix said
that from ar examination II appears that the
acc UNITS were In hopeless confusion, and that
the expert who was charged with the examina-
tion, told him he never saw books In such a
condition.
Phoenix said that he was mar hal for six
years and during al that time he received but
$1,000 as fees, Phoenix stated that he made no
ment as required by law. because Seward
would not permit him TO do 80, saying that
Bradford was the proper person to do Y.
Phooix stated further: that Seward l. forced e.
Fifth Auditor. and that he dd sign these
vour hers, which we're receipts for money that
ought to have been paid 10 him, but that as 8
matter of fact he never did get the money.
The committee then adjourned until to-mor-