National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-12
HOLSCHuH,S CHARGES.
Sic Developments in the CilristiaRcy
Case letter from Philadelphia.


One of the interesting side issues in the Christi
ancy case grows out of the statement made by
HolSchuh, the hotel clerk that he had been offered
a of money to testify for the plaintiff in the
suit for divorce entered by ex-senator Christancy
In recent interview with a REPUBLICAN re-
porter H0lSc huh referred to the fact that he had
written 70 party in Philadelphia, and expected
from him letter which would make the fur
The party referred to. an official ofthe Colonnade
Hotel, Philadelphia, has returned reply to
HOlSchUh, a copy of which was furnished to a Re-
PUBLICAN reporter by a mutual friend of Mr. In
gerSon and the hotel official. The reply says {:
In reply to your question in your letter of the Sd
of January, will say | remember the c0nverSa-
ton had with You very well. Mr.. IngerSoll never
made any proposition through me TO pay You
500 GIVE hundred dollars. or any other
sum for your testimony. Neither did any
one else representing Mr. Ingerson or any
other party. You told me several times there was
no money in it for yo from Mr.. IngerSOl: that the
other parties had given y0u money and made
other promises % you. You said they were 70 give
you $lG}0 tone thousand dollars or that there was
Il Thousand dollars III it for you from them.
repeatedly told yOu Mr.. Ingerso!l not there 10
buy you but to get your tcStimony-the. same as
you had previously given Under oath. That WAS
all Mr. IngerSOD wanted and all h. asked. He
made no offer, no promise Whateyer, TO me or
through me-.
A REPUBLICAN reporter approached Lawyer IN
gcrS0li last night and informed him that he had Il
COPY of the letter. presume Mr HOlschuh has
the original" said Mr. Ingersoll. you may do
CONTROVERSY with man who has put himself on
record as this man ina, in this case At the proper
time viii take care that his conduct is reviewed
before proper tribunal.
HolschuIl. when asked by reporter about the
letter, said that the man to whom he had written
had gone back on him. but he could prove By wit
reS>eS that Gillette had made proposition to him
- TESTIFY on the plaintiffs side in consideration
Tor q certain sum OF money.
The Expenses Of The COiseeter's Once.
Mr.. John +. Cock, Collector of the District, in
response to an inquiry from the Committee on
Appropriations OF the House of Representatives,
has transmitted the following estimates, based
upon the suppnsition that his office would have to
perform the additional duties of making ont and
rendering tax bills. licenses &c, &c. as is now
done by the Treasurer and Assessor of the Dis
tr!ct: Collector of Taxes. at salary of $500 one
clerk las cashier, 5000; two clerks las book
keepers at 81 500 each, $500: one clerk 90 make
ont certificates OF taxes 6c) 81 400: four clerks TO
make out tax bills, at 81 2OC. s. so; two clerks Ito
issue liccnsesl, one at l,200 and one At 81 001
81 POI; one messenger. ET2D: contingent fund
books. stationery. Eel. 900. Total. $500.
He also suggests that the present distribution of
the clerical force of the two Offices chat of the
Collector Of Taxes and the Treasurer and ASSESSOR
is most advantageous on account Of the checks
which it places on these officers. one upon the