Arizona silver belt., 1880-02-14
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 are dispensed with. Very respectfully,
 C. SCHURz, Secretary.
 This contentious note was handed
 ,e Hays, while at his desk, by th,
 Secretary in person, something an
 usual for s cabinet officer to be tht
 bearer of his own written messages
 to subordinate. The only con s,ructioL to be placed upon the Sec rcsary's action is that he deeply fell the disgrace the action of tte Com missioner had brought upon she h. dian Bureau, and that every momsnt that lIayt remained ln the office but deepened the disgrace, and in order that the nuisance should be removed as speedily ss possible, he became the bearer of his own letter of dismissal, and although the 6At had been expected 1t struck home to the heart and brought tears to the craven's eyes who was lot only dis honest himself, bu, tue cause of dis honesty ID others. Not the least of his vllIainy was the subornation of Hammond. Hammond committed the perjury bus took is back by con fessing It, not because Ae was con- science stricken. but because he was scared and no, a little reyengefuI. He believed Hayt had betrayed him to the Board of investigation and hore occurred sn episode which will not do to leave untold. Hammond after stealing away from Washing ton as secretly re- entered the city, changed his residence, and took lodgings at sn obscure hotel, where he supposed he would be unobserved. and did not reveal himself until he sen. to the Riggs House to see Gen ersl Fisk, whom he met at the door of the hotel on his way to the com mlt;ee room, who expressed surprise at seeing him.
 Hammond replied that he was saf- ferIng very much ln mind and body Gen. Fisk led him to sofa Tn tue reading room of the Riggs House, and Hammond commenced to make nn explanation of hIs evidence before ;he committee on Monday. He said that letter 10 Hart WAS not forgery. but m his own hand writing. Ham mond had gotten tAs far when he turned very pale, asked ten. Fisk 70 get him glass of water, and sank into unconsciouness. Gen Fisk called for help, carried hIn to the elevator and had hin taken to hie own room. 4 doctor was sent for. ' and restOratlves at once applied. Hammond recovered slowly, and as soon as he became CONSCIOUS asked that Secretary Schurz ani the Iuyes- tigatlon Committee be sent for. The doctor In tue meantime had come, ai.d pronounced is rheumatism of the heart, advising entire qu;e,. bu, Gen iismlnoua ..ass;s:-9l ...s nnon making statement at once m the presence of Secretary Schurz and the committee, for fear he should die with load apon hIs conscience. The statement. 1 which was made al intervals. ard while Gen. Hammond was scarcely able to utter s sound, was. in effect. | q confession that the charges made 1 by Gen. Fisk were substantially true 1 that the letter to Gen. Hart, al- Iuded to above, was true that 1t vas written by the direction of commis- sioner Hayt, and that he had resign ed hls office ss Inspector rather than face the committee. He bad denied the genuineness of the letter at the | earnest solicitation of Commissioner Hayt. He Lad intended to come to W Washington and make confession to ! the committee when Hayt telegraphed nim to go to New York. At Hsyt's .equest he went to an obscure hote! 70 that he would not come into con tact with Gen. Fisk.
 The letter here referred to was tue ,ne published in last BELT.
 Edward Knapp, so-called nephew ,f the Commissioner vino appears as purchaser of the Washington mine vas here under an assumed name. He is the son of Hsyt and assumed | he name of Knapp at the instance 'f his father for the purpose of de- .oD..o. -,1 E,ok ..,. .L..1