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SENATOR YfYLL'S CASE.


SENATOR YYLL'S CASE. :.
The Defendant Nfalsosa n Statomcn, Showing
Up the Rottenness OF tho National Capi
tal-Facts Going to Provo u Conspiracy
The Case Set for Trial.
Senator Hill has written q long let
ter to friend ancnt tho scandal with
which his name IS connected. lie saws
that in August last charges of scduc-
ton were made against him by u wo-
man whom he had never heard of in
his life. lie and his attorney met the
woman, Raymond, and her lawyer in
his office and demanded specifications.
She fixed the dates in Atlanta, ut q
time when the Senate record showed
he was in constant attendance on that
body in Washington.
After this. he says, an attempt was
+ made in Washington TO cntrap him by
parties who comprised his political
ruin.' Attempts were made to hire
women to swear against him, but they
failed. lie received Il number of let
tcrs purportiny to come from women
requesting al interview, but disrc-
gardcd them. Finally woman called
| at the capitol and asked for him.
Finding that she was tho mistress of
Kellogg, whose scat he was Investigate
| ing, Senator Hill refused to SEQ her.
! About this time the Raymond woman
was brought out to Washington and
sold out to parties there. Senator Hill
adds:
This woman was made TO believe
that by making All affidavit of scduc-
tlon against me she could get Il thou
sand or more dollars out of me "to
hush ii up" and she would not be
! made public. She expected after this
success to operate on other public
men. Raymond did not know the
political purposes Of her EMPLOYERS.
! She desired sccrcsy, as publicity would
bring out her vile, low character, and
ruin her business. But her employ
ers desired publicity. This is the way
i, happened that her suit was brought
without her knowledge. When She
| was thus deceived she became oflcnd-
cd and voluntarily admitted III her
own handwriting that the whole charge
against me was false.
This did not suit her employers and
they iinally persuaded her to say that
she was forced to withdraw the charge
against me, and to engage her employ
crS to ruin me as Il public man. She
was only instructed, and agreed to go
daily to my house and insult and un-
noy my wife in my absence, and also
to come to the Capitol and hang
around my committee room and the
Senate, and finally to shoot at nc.
She was promised money and protcc-
ton in all this, and assured that il she
Killed me the Republican party would
sec to 1t that she was acquitted and
provided for at the ratc OF 500 Der
month But all this has failed to nc
complish The end, and now l learn the
vile conSpirators are going to try other
means. Through all this trial / hare
gone on with my duties, never losing
one hour Of sleep nor one moment
from my Senatorial duties. When I
came home and found that this vile
woman had been sent to insult my
wife, who was already in bad health,
] confess | almost loSt sclt-cOntrol, and
il any of the vile crew had been in
sight | fear violence would lave re-
suited. The National RepuOlican
newspaper here is the organ Of these
conspirators, and there are nearly a
dozen newspaper correspondents ell
gagged to help them. They send false,
scandalous. sensational accounts to the
papers in different parts Of the coun-
try. Our Georgia papers havo oil
acted manly part. Even those who
have never spoken we'll OF INC before,
have shown true manhood in this mat
ter, so far as have seen. The immc-
diate object Of the conspirators here is
to 'brcak me down" in the kellogg
case. Kellogg and his friends have
thought that If could be controlled
his scat would be safe. All scoundrcls
will find out in due time that there is
but one possible way to prevent me
from doing my duty, and that only
way is to Kill me. I confess had
rather be killed outright, than to do as
some certainly do make friends Of
the horrid crowd Of plundcrcrs and
thieves that imfcst this capital and
have their agents all over the country.
Many OF these wrctchcs arc CORE
spondcnts of ncwspapcrs-many Of
them control lewd womcn-many of
them furnish wine and luxurics in
proinsion. They will puff any public
man without stint who will help them,
and they will stop at nothing to de-
stroy one who makes war on them. A
cipher or weak man they care nothing
for either way. Not less than four Of
the scoundrels who have been most
active against me have offices in the
Treasury. Nearly all Of them hero
are in favor with this Administration
and especially with tho head Of the
Treasury Department. They nearly
all belong to the infamous. Louisiana
villains, and Mr.. Hayes seems to have
no power to resist their demands. l
had rather be- able'to defy thousand
harlots, than to be President and in
the power of such a gang. Let me say
the woman, Raymond, is not a Gcor-
gia woman. She is from New York,
and went South with low theatrical
troupe four years ago. She has al
ready charged about six men with be-
ing the father Of hcr child. Some have
paid her money. have not, and will
not pny her, or any like her, one cont.
a WASHINGTON dispatch saws: Tho