The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-22
phs Whisky Ring Exposed n,

Treasury d millions IN 1871. hes. after
serving ~ssTsGtss. months IN the peni.
funiiaTy. resolved 10 make . clean
5Hast of ;he s;ups udo0us frauds and
IobbsP Ia Sbici be was one Of the
principal actors. When pardoped from
tie prison 10 isT7 lie said he would :aIk
Wien the proper LINE arrived, and nog
Tue facts are sEou; 10 Ls Published by
him. ia = volume entitled The Secrets
Of tho Gren; Whisky Ring"
10 a reporter Of the NV York World.
1rsnt's Supervisor Of IDtsrnai Revenue
said. on Monday evening Last:
II never lied to Gen. Grant 10 all my
dealing with him. He had positive
kHoSlsdge Of the operations. The rnz
sAs formed 90 raise money for the
raippAigu 'rp.nsss 10 1879, and Grant
end the leaders Of the Republican party
knew 1t. When ! had laid the plans in
NY district l vent 70 Washington and
D!d OrnTt nbSui them. His i~astrue-
lions were 10 see B.be1ck and give him
thr details and then We could De- pro.
tested from interference and trouble by
tIs conmi..iOner Of Internal Il .Teuu-
And the Treasury DrpartrneBt. Doug.
L. bad Inform ItIOu VI SbA; VIZ going
On bot begged BOt 10 be informed Of
detail that his conscience might not be
bJrd"ue1. Rogers knSv As veil az
Avery. who Ssnt 10 the peDitsDtisry
sitb as. tell you the yhisEy ring
tormed for the purpose u raising a cam
Pa'gH iund had the sanction Of the Ad
Iniuisiraiiou aud ~AsA party measure.
We scot money 20 Morton 70 be used in
earryin2 Indiana and used IL 10 paying
the expenses Of the Republican speak.
sTs throughout the wess. Thousands
Oft -ent to keep up Espubliean us-E.
papers and 10 Strengthen tine backbone
Of edi,ofs aud make them for Grant IN
49,"
"anl y9n wore the stripes brtore 700
would IA IKE ali thu knosnf"
II ill. Nobody can soy that John
NcDpB.id ever betrayed a fri nd. Be.
lore ny trial. ~ the Psll VI 1875. Gen
eTsi Grant and Babcoek Sero here. !
had been Indicted. and they were Htraid
va, goi-s 10 squeaL They came 10 see
shat could br done 10 save themselves.
mud when they found was fro they
ven back 10 wasbiD2ton leaving prom.
i,sg that should never suftrr IL sen.
fenced. Then came ny conviction. and
simultaneously With II Bsbc9ck's 10.
diotmeDt. was sent 10 the 81. Louis
Jail, aud they begged me hold OF till
Babcock could have bis tisi. ! for.
nishod, under positive pledges that
they should be returned ~ me. . batch
VI Babcock's letters 10 be used il neees.
sary IN bis trial. They were not used.
aud never returned Babeock was sc.
quilted. aud that night bo came 10 ne
IN the st. Louis jail and pledged bis
word that my pardon should come rs
sDOn as no returned 10 Wasbipg,on.
AlmLst the day after lie got there camo
the BeHbJp exposure, and ! vas urged 10
hold n u iiulo while longer. Then the
Cincinnati Convention was NJ hand and
there Vas o probability Of Grant being
rsnoLninhted. and ouee more ] wAs ask, d
10 be n martyr for my fienis q little
longer. Then came The eo4npaIgn. and
sSa party measure J wss asked 10 remain
q prisoner I'LL the election. I waited
for tho November returns. aud ! saw
that Tiidon had fbo electoral msjoTiiy
Then ! said ] would wait no longer
they must let me 20. had On AddrFs,
drawn up in which ] nsuated the origin
Of tho Whisky Ring, told - briefly os
could what proofs ! had Of ibs com
plicity Of Grant and other Republican
leaders Ia the frauds. j sent worl tbaI
this document WAS 10 DO laid bofOr,
Proctor KUotrS committee then Invest
eating tbs ring unless my pardon wal
forthcoming ny tho goth Of January
1877. E1 Governor Fletcher Of Mis-
sonJ. came to The peniteniinry and
read that paper. r en-, and not vi,
then. II was that my pardon came"
Rofnring TO the loss Of part Of III,
Babcoeh ~iettors, General Mcdonald said
ihty iormd bnt n very few Of what h,
had aud for which alone $4,000 hAt
Io,n on,roJ. Ia exhibited latter afIFi