, 1879-03-25
BANGS


A special dispatch In yesterdays TRIBUNE
stated that Il. r. Dcrickson was In Washington
on matters connected With tho Homo National
Bunk, and that, from all that could bc learned,
lie was supposed to bc going for Daugs' scalp.
Il reporter saw the owucr Of that useful up.
pcnuagc yesterday, and asked him what It MI
meant.
"Alr. DcrIckson appeared to DO my friend"
said the JUDGE, 'ta,,d I have no particular
reason to suppose ho Isn't. Mr.. Goudy went
down to Washington In the interest OF Near
thurs bondsnlen, AMI to maku an offer 10 tho
Attorncy-G General to test the question OF how
much the 1lo,Ao National Bank owed the Gov
crnment, A,ld whether the bonds given BY the
Cook County, National should not be applied IN
payment Of McArthur's indebtedness, Md make
ills Goycrnmept a preferred creditor. Afr.
Goray uskud the Attorney-General to revise
dcrision Of Attorney. .Goncral Akcstnan touch.
Ing that potnt. The Attorncy-Gcneral dccl!ned
to do SO. Mr. Goudy tilercupon aa!l he desired
to nuke qucstion Of It in the eourts. uni got
leave, oil stating that he would pay alt tic ex-
pcnses, to Test those two questions. Then he COLL
menced n suit against the banks. Tbs Home took
torney, General llsat these things would inJnra
their credit, aud that they wcro ready TO pay up
II tlcnund was made, uld without having any
suit ahout It. Tic Attorney-aencral wrotc to
me to look Into the question, a'id SEQ whether
whofcr Or not tho one already begun should be
further prosecuted.
.sWcIi, examined tho matter. and found
there wns at least 81, III Of fost-Ot!icc nsoncy
pay McArthur'a own original note, TIE DI-
rccsors tl,erelipon authorized the oiter OF that
amount to settle up. then wrote to tho At
torncy General, stating this {nct, Altl the further
bad been passed directly from MeArthur's post-
Ofllco account to Ills private account on the
books. There wcre several other things, 10
which referred, and which sald con'd be bot.
ter explained by trying The suit 'liau IN any
too severe On tho bank, Of which he is Il d.
rector, mil son,c OF the officers cans In nnd al.
together seemed TO think there was q colustoil
botwcrn McArthurt hs bondsn,en, md loudy,
to make tic bank Q vistttH for AlcArthur's hen
rift. told them ad nothing to t1o with tt,cso
civil suits, that tho cn*o was on the docket fol
tral, md propnsci totry It.. Well, that didn't
satisfy Mr. iJcrlckson, mud he satd, ;! nm 20,
INK to Washington To SEQ The President and
posu to hnye our bank yIctlnl|zed for the eenetl
Of MuArthur's bondsrneu.' ! told him llayea
was good man to sec, and ho vent Oh. Tile
rest you known
"fhcn all this may have somcthing to dc
With his reported cn1cayors to ret you out O
otllcCt"
"Wc3l, tlou't know what Is moving him un
tess It Is desire to sptto tne for my nction 1t
INC H1atteEt Ut u!tts1 !HeEo 70 euAe LAWFUL "ao'A
he wnnts 10 get Into the otllcc."
"Haye you received any intimatfon es to tht
| truth Of the last '9ua.torly report OF you
possible rcmoyati"
"Nono at a!l." sald the Judge. smiling.
| VT is said that the representatives OF Root
Pence, nnl lsuynoids arc On tho gsounlf"
~ kruw nUlltng IA to t!lat."
"Does your commission exbIrc In August, a
| statelt"
"Nu. 1t will run to tho 14th day OF Dcccmbc
ncxt II have got tho figures right, and gurs
! i,ayc."
nAnd YOU know nothing about q Ee--h
| Ou one subject Judge bangs can't bo "phas
| cd.'