, 1879-01-20

Tho penalties prescribed by Naturc. Tho
time may not 10 far distant whom England.
repenting Of lis folly and writhing under
tho pona1ty It haa brought on itsolf, Wilt
join In tho demand for tho universal ronon-
citation Of silver as the only rolief from in.
creaaod mud prolonged sufrerings.
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THE STENgER suB-c0MMIITEE's coRRUP.
T1oN.
The affidavit OF ST. MAn1lx, which exposed
The irregular md corrupt methods Of the
s7xxnER ub-Cousmittoo In getting testi.
mony, haa proved bombsl,oll In the Dom.
ocratio camp, and nnnoye them to ss,ch al,
extout TINT they are mixing tho most taes-
perate efforts to break ita force BY circs,lat-
ing a1l sorts of damaging ssorios nbout him
to show that he Is not roIiablo. Tho efforts,
however, are fruitlcBs. They ara fair}y
driven into corner Of desperation, since his
affidavit Is supported by corrobosa.ory owl
denco, not only from tho Republican side,
but from Democratic members md officers Of
the Committee. Woso than ait, no did not
volunteer 10 servo tho Committee. but was
sought for by thom, whence It follows TINT,
il ho is MI that they claim him to be,
they employed him bocause they wero coil.
fident liz would cnrry out their corrupt pus-
poses.
The Washington correspondent Of the
New York I,n,H furnishes somo very inter-
esting information bcnring upon this witness.
and the origin Of Ills official connection with
tho Conmittoo. It appears that last anm.
mcr, whilo the PoTrEn Committee was eil-
ting in Washington, Weber received lettor
from Mrs. JEsKs inquiring about tho sitER-
MAN letter, anl that WEBER showed tho
JEkKs Letter to ST. MARTIN, and told lin llo
knew nothing about tho SHERMAN ono. Sub.
aoquantty ho fanoted tl.ara waa money In tlla
business, and informed ST. MAnr1x that lle
believed ho could make $4,000 by pretend
ing that ho had found tho lattor nmong Lis
dead brothers effects, and hal destroyed II
aftar showing 1t to a witness, and that
ho would pay 9r. MAnTtN $1,000 II
ho would affirm that ho WINS tho
witness. ST. Martin refused 10 40 into tho
arrangement, md, tho matter having como to
the knowledge Of the Committee, 81. MARTIN
was given place in connection with tho
STENaER SUBJ b-Committoe to keep him quiet.
Tho manner Of blu appointment and tho iu-
structions givou him with regard to tho pro-
curing Of witnesses wero nil arranged before
hand. From tho volumes Of testimony takon
bofore tho Returning Board IN 1873, tile
na1nes OF Republican refugees wore selected
and s,,bpnnas wero given To ST. MAnr1N to
servo on them. How tic plau worked Is
thus told by tho 7imts correspondent:
"1f they could be induced to reeant tho,r former
testimony, they wero brought tn and lodged M tho
samo house with MApnnx md CAnrx,+ and placed
under tho care OF WRnER nnd st. MARTIN, Ia
whose room they wcre lltora,ir confined day aud
night. With The NotuEntng+ board tcstImony ho.
foro him. MApuox prepared tho rocansatlonp,
which wcro carefully wrlttoA ont for tho witnesses
and given 10 WEnxE. With auch recnntation,
WEnzn would tako anch witness In hard
and drill him until ho was thorouRl1-
" trained. So thorough WAS this train.
ing lhat evsn such questions n would auE.
sost themselves for thu ross.c1amtna.lon wcro
propouRled and tho proper answers taught tho
victims. When witness was considered ready for
examination. Mt. srEsaEm was informed by ST.
MARrlN. and tho deiudcd ylctIu, was brought for.
wartt 10 swoll tho record Of perjury developed by
this most remarkable C0mmittee. II the work
was satlsfactuty performed, Tho money consider
as!oh was gtsen by A. II. utHsoS to MAnnox Or
cAnTkn, who conveyed It 10 tho witness through
the agency Of WERkn."
The way In which tho cat was lot ont Of
the bag WAS curious one. Ono Of tho witt
ncsaos, Du1A, who had agreed to repent hia
tostlmony Tor $500, instend Of carrying out
tue bargain exposed tho conspiracy, whore.
upon Sr. MAnr1a WINS Induced 10 tako tho
stand and contradict hia tostimouy, md for
this received the $500 which had boon In.
tended for DuLA. Just before tho departure
OF tho Committee. sr. MAnr1x appreciated
tho awkward position In which he had placed
himself by his perjury, and upbraidod MAD.
pox and OAnrEn for dragging l,in into
the conspiracy, aud told them he
would ayengo himself by exposing
tho whole business. Thoy expostulatotl
with him, ansl evon threatened that they
would hayo him Indicted In tho Louisiana
courts; but he resnaiuesl firm in hia tloter-
.ninntion, whcreupon hs was discharged from
Ills ofIicinl position ana umlo public his
| affidavit, which will 10 aubstantlnted by
proofs both from Republican aud Democratic
sourcos. Among Ills documents a1o letters
| showing TINT, stnco bis arrival In Washing.
| tou. otftrs lavo boon lnaio to him that, Il lle
Will sign atatemont offsattlng his ailtlayit,
ho will be paid $i,U,0, besides oil Ills OK.
| l,anses wLilo in Washington, aud lis expenses
from aud 10 Now Orleans.
Evory part Of tho '1ospicable work Of this
Committee kllows 1t to DO honoycomted with
corruption and fra,p!, aud TINT the srxsoga
Subcommittee lns beon hanl-ia-glove with
a gang Ut raacs!s 10 manufacture testimony