, 1879-02-05

appointed 10 that pnsitfon. having previously
Ecen Assistant district Attofuc. here Tor tch
yearR. lte further testified that liz was At thi'E
Interview in Bangs' office, nlonE with AVER.
bangs, and Herring, hut no such proposition n'
ifcsug had spoken ot-thc invitation 10 my
down on Logan Ct at.-nas rnale ai:'ler 70 hih'-
sell or any one then present. Healing didn't
refuse to testify, but on the contrary. WIS
most anxious to be taken as n Government NJ.
icss, anil the Govcrnt''cnt counsel fe'"'cs' 10
hnvG him.
On The er1se-exatntnation witness admitted. IN
effect. that Hesing gave away aiot OF fellows,
but the Government counsel u!'in't exatn'ne
into hts revelations: They .itnnly took w'at no
truth there was In his tta'emcnts. of eoufFc.
hss offer wasn't acrcp.cd. This Interview was
after Rclnt tliatlc bis statement to the tfnvrril-
,nent eonntcf nn.l been accented a. witness.
reference to bis tetng wf.ness for ~" Govern.
nrnt. Thcre wcro several interviews With
Krhm, he. believed, but ho wasn't nrss-
ent Mt all Of thcu,, hc and Aver being
Indictments, Hc ras at Campbct''s house.
however, witt, Dnn0s when there was q consul
satIon thrrc one n,rhs. lie thu wtsness) spent
no tHe IN cftcctM9 the arrangement far Icllsn :
Washington. from which city came thu orders 10
take Kehtn'a Testimony, nntl then occurred tho
interview at Campbelrs hui1sc. Witness, was
requested to 20 there b5 Judge Bangs, aud was
retained In tho cascs generally:
Sir. Boutell was asked II he had been retained
by any Of the whisky nlet before he was ie-
taIncd By tho Government. 1ic stated that le
had ut lrlt been retained BY Parker Il. Mason
anil another man whose na,nc ln.d cscaped him.
witncss) was retained bv Mr.. Swett In their be.
half This Was spt1o lIttlu timo before lo waA
retained by the Governments ,-nbout tue time
the tlrst seizures were made.
Nr MI, ,rarh cHHrn nAtnff him If hN had
ceived nuy muney, but tho witness thought lhat
was tmtnatcr'al nhA dec1lnen to answer. Tic
question WIS not pressed. Continuing he ex
pinnation, the witness Ra(d he took hold OF thc
he made an arrangement with the Collector oi
the Treasury, Biufotd Wilson, at the same tint
Dexter md Aver were retained. As MF. Bou
tell put It, Dluford Wilson made the advances
stating that he wished to retain the Witness BIZ
cause OF bis familiarity With tic I1nnncr uf ron
tuctfng Government business ns Assistant Dis
trict-AttorneJ. Tho Witness told blnlord VII
son that he had already bcsn retainsl by the twt
far they were connected With others, and that h.
couldn't be Retained fn any way that would at
| feet them; In shurt, that be would not conscn
| to being retained by tho Government unless tht
Mc accordingly submitted thu matter to ssct
md these gentlemen, who said TINT hs resen
tlnn bv the Government Wouldn't In anv wn]
/ affect their cases. Why It wouldn't tue wltucss
| HHtU I EXpAuk CHEt% uuA kIlE khV "hSht
| consented, md tfie witness was retained hy tht
| Government Iits connection with the whisky
men ceased at that point, thouR1, he he'd tlIe
couscnt Of thu Solicitor to net for thcn If he 81
/ desired. Their case related 10 a partfcllaa
ouest!on regarding n certain aetzure. but hs hat
| never examined into the details Of It.
Atr. Houtcll was asked II he took Fctaine
from these two men without knowing anft1l!n1
a 10 their guilt or innocence. Ills reply wa
that he didn't think he was cslled upon to stat
whit he knew about dealings With lis cliente
He was present Rhout N hour fn the Mum trial
arguing a question in the place Of Mr. Dexter
WHO was suddenly called nway. Tic hal no tee
| olIectiou Of communicating to Judge D!odEett
| between tho time 1tehm squenlcd nnu Mum VT
tried, tho terms Of the Arrangement By whEcl
the equea1crs received immunity. Ito didn't. Il
fact, think Judge Riodgett knew anything hboti
It until the statement was made tn Court. II
didn't think, either, that Judge blodgett kne'
anything about it when RehM plcaded guilty.
| at least ho dtdn't to wltness' knowledge. II
had not been In the lahtt of conleTrtnR wit
Judge Blolgctt with rctercncc to these wll!sk
cnAca.
Iiavtn9 squared himself thus, Mr.. Boutel WI
allowed to tluit the wltuess-cllaiT.
Mr. Aver corrected previous statement h
had made by now declaring that tho Arrange
| tnent with lsehm was male shortly before tt
llesinG tntcrview,-soule time In March.