, 1879-01-05
RESIGNED.
Assistant District-Attorney Thom'
son Steps Down and Out.
Disguised at the Washington System,
He Takes His Farewell.
4 Caustic Re1iew Of the Case in a
Letter to Gen. DeTcns.

would. in all probability. sever h's connection
st no very remote date, with the Office Ehrh h
has filed With SO great credit and distinction Il
himself and such fidelity to tile GOVERNMENT
Interests. From the time when, in accordance
with some mysterious order efnanating from ih
Washington end Of The line, he was excluded
from taking part in the late Federal Grant
.Jury's investigation, his position has, in naor'
WAYS il,an one. been made more or less unconl
fcr;ab;c TO nIn,,-so uncomfortable, in fact, thai
lie resolved to take arms, as it were, against tht
t'sca OF troubles" and; BY reslguing. enc
1he,n.'' 70 lis many personal friends the stet
vas not an unexpected one, and it Was there
IVES sterday informed that it had actually beer
taken. Later in the day be met the rcsigner
un.I the following colioquy took place:
$50 you've done it!" quericd the reporter
with look that was perfectly iuteliisible to the
other.
lies, I've resigned"
''Hhen7''
"To-iay. Wrote letter to the Attorney
General formally rcsienins the office OF Assist
Ent Distrirt-Attornev."
ccptcd7''
The Attoruey-Genera1 can't do otherwise
than acccot it. It is positive and peremptory."
$50 you are out now:''
Eyes: that's it-''
on What t: sossies ground Mr. Thomson do
Sometime Since" said the gentleman, I
made NJ nv mind to quit became dlsgusred
will the Office when touud that every important
rciitical case was tampcred with and interfered
with, and ultimately he'd to be disposed Of to
meet thu views and purposes OF politicians here
::'lu at u Washington / should have resigned
when the Cusro1n-Housc eases were taken out
ri nv hands. hut for the reason that did not
wan: to appear TO desert those cases. felt It
My dutv to stay in Office until had placed
taScrS .sFr Cam rrhr1}
IN POSSESSION OF ALL THE FACTS
within my knowledge relating to the cases.
have done SO, and now have resigned, as in
1c;1ttel to do tcforc''
"Was this altogether of your own motion.
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s..ncn,,e ~ Snn,a cnynmnn;cotjon f-o,n tha A.
torrev-i;cneral N which hc nav hare intim.ted
a.. ~" nle. .se -,
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rom Tue atSo1ocy-aenetai HOLY ID Decemoer
lasl;
that t ie1tefs" M ' '''''''A ~ 'e''l's "s Ae'
mo. And when Won have seen It, you can
see the ansrer t1 Il y ~ ,04
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Mr. rnoMsos's EErLr
20 this literary model from the Department Of
and Is, all things considered. rather Interesting
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