, 1881-08-09
-, co,trt Makes an lnyestiga.
" lion, and Discovers How 1t i:
Was Done.
1,,oud Successful Through
1N' IT., completely oi ~ Govei1l-
nc,lt Official.
-, ,,.ct;on OF Some High-Toncd
Lawyers with the
Case.

tt11i {tlG bsfbV CbAA y >" - ~
,,;sr rela,iyc N the Flt''e cnse, WIS iupose.'
si'on ,w,r,Icl n Judgment ol $D0, OIL which
sF',a sFsn,La tha, wus huscsl upon fraudulent owl
hs p'' rim CURT distinctly ctIRrgcl1 ono OF tho
&u.. N ,ho su.t with EnVtng enREttecrctt tho
ft as .nd. w,n na1nlny tlU pcrsot,, very t'lR'1t.
sfaau ,hut so!nr ttf the Inv ocCrs cot.
xI,b tho Government sl'le u( TITO casO tl
baSa Su ,hrir ,,,sty. The cnllrt Hucs tlo further
~. "a intimate, IN this r1spEet that "1flu III.
!O.n !.ot ,ho Government has hccn cnntlletlt
= ,tnc, hanpIly Eono by, to Inexperienced,
u,ns.onbIr or trcurhcrous lsands." II possibly
A,,"nsrr H,as, anpc,lr whothor these han,ls woro
s',H'.,orcutyd" or 'tnenpMl1lB," or" "lrunc!icr-
...r. hut II ryrtnlnly does npi'car fstnh tho
us ID ~ This remarkable cnsu TINT tito Guvpr1l-
~, ,,ccr whom, tho decision ltrs mt tnilsu,
sa =. n whose Identity tho ntccrs Of tho EDttrt
- .1,ms refuse NIL information. wis ut lc..st
;, .,ll,y Of culpube ,cEIRnnca.
THE IIlsTu1.y Of THE cAsE ,'
4. h,,cy thi1 T1e New tlrlcnns tiytn OF Isell1ct,,
s.h,uu, 4 Co. flIed n petition III tho SsAtu De-
sr,rrnt, nf.er the Wnr, To rcotvcr l1.vA,lcrs nf
ronry which they claimed to l1hvo mfido
~ planters upon cnttO't tt' tito
,nm,nt ,t sl.i ,sEI, I,-ta,clr etnlHi Icing. lint
he rottti lss lern sctxed ind sold by Uhlon
t,rys ap,l Tho rrnctcls pnfd intt tho Treasury.
Tho rp,,,lon subsequently underwent satlu 1eHhl
,e.nye,, mid WIS finally presented II, tho Court
4 tlaus, milking II dctnaIil tor tho payment ut
hnwbo.u prorceds. SIt5.UOU. IN April. 1S1i. thu
.:p was hvsr It hnylrls, by assignment. fcntlt.
nd t,llur,. u5s,lne,l tho tttio Of Henry pry-
nall syua[c If I,sI!nrtl. Nubiom Il To. ~.
rb.tJnItpd states. Tho co.lIsol for tho uov-
,rnuc,,t VIII n,.l1al. hut t,u brief wns 3llea by
Nm, On slay II, 1871, tho Colirt III Clntms tle-
Mcrc,l It's Judgur1t, which was: "!rtat tho
tatu1auts recuycr tle net proceeds Of l,1 l'nles
Dt cuttua, 1t $lE per halu. amounting III tho
l:1frra.r 10 SIHIMI." Thu oanlon Of tho
court In rendering this Judgment contained
VERY sEtaIEsTIvE DOUBT.
salct was IN tho following lnngiuRo:
stn rendering Judgment III this cass, tho C1urt
esun,t rfralH irnn expressing Il tinttt ~ fo
whether the tH,tton IN suit Is Indeed distinct
iii u tho yutton capttirntl III tho TGcho country
tmollutr.. IN unly G,!tHl bAsea, Or thercuhoilt
lulcyso1xa easc, z. Cs. 4. =. 1Eh; % a,.d u
Ken's M9ss ts,s,le; ti,at iis . rn H., OF n,t.H.
taclprs VI more thai twu-thrtls Ut 1t. Hut tho
hx oAietrs uf the Government, who Mra rtslDn-
uhe for thu defense. n,l0 VIII, hAvo nccea! to
not ate satisfied ,'puD this potht ai,d tho Court,
thrrlorr. hus no rcissoiI for iutcrostnH to n ru-
cnyesy doubts " Its nWH.
ts!. lluahIrI, rcrerro,t to, WIS d United Stntos
oGAsr uhu hna nlrendy settled for II largu
emeunt df .nttniI e:tpttsrcll In tho TGGl1U c0un-
ly, Taits dcrlsun recently ma,!n tho Court or
c,alms slys referring to tho extrnct lust cited:
Notwithstanding tue attgEeslvc d0libt with
kheh1hat ol,snlon closed. neither tho law n0r
1nssury yoaccra of tito ot;nycrnslcnt, ~ farns tho
ncun1s Of this Court show, suggested Hny steps
fusateylew." IN tho 18th Ut atny, lBs4. tllo at-
tm1cy Of rec0rd toDk II trNrseript Of tho judy
riun1 md linz II ~
.lat<cd during which ttnsu Otilor persons rep
fescnttng tha GDvtrnn,ent tlMd thuIr attention
CALLED to Tho case; nnd, OIL Mny u, IS1a thu
ln!Ictf States moved for n now trlal. OH tho
lTpuWtlhat
"rEAUn, w1!OSH, AND INJUSTICE
tsl been ionc 10 The United StNtes." Mnrch g.
III, The cnt;c'l Statss filed specai p!Gn ttGtlnr
&c l,oN !tssisctl Statutes, prnylnR Judgment
tas tic claims bu furfoitod 10 tho 1nIto.l Stnice.
Legal aotce was served upon thu claimant, nntI
phot ot tctvlcG returned TO tho Court. Mny II
The Attosney-Gcnerat appeared and moved tho
s@ioF trni. Tha claimant tnft1o M answer
saa did nut aI,peAr. Upon tho nrg,lnl0nt Ut tllt
AauFncy'tlcnerslIt thUn tho Court OF Clnlnl.
nafes tue ,lcctsion containing the notable stato'
ntat.. snt tho moro uotAilo lin plcatlons, nbuvt
hGnnGnel.
T.. lhsrourt Z! found, among o.hor things, as mat
Ilst august +. Nnl,!on,. IL. member OF .llt
fsldrns or iitll0cq, Noblnu & Co., nrI tho snlt
e's,tao M stoHx, f, anl attempted t2 md at.i y faGt
sas statement OF lhls nlaTn In tho urIglunl an.
a .9enleri pstltuns; md TINT Henry PUYp!,nl,tl
Hnae q hn sal,i tlr.l, attempted tn and did II
MS1, pmctlcr frhuL nEtltnst tho United HtMlu
9 hullcsne'lt " this cnlHl III te nincnt1G'
p!Iaon; a'lti also in tho prtl1f hf snll cmIn,s
.peH therruf: ns.l alHtI lii Tho establishment q
a e!il!Ins, orit pnrt thereof; uttl nlso In th
en'haEeeAl ksllu clh!i!ls, or II I,nrt tll0VGuf.
NJ, Aasio its to'e,so!s Vi law. tho CHart 0rcrc,
tha claims
hE fotFiITEn TO THE f3nvEHSstEST,
s,,. Sa .na elalHant bu forever brrcd rroni prose
juduss js yn, W. Str 9 u tho coursu Ut tho opnIot'
M nu easo came commended to tho Court bj
,sppafent cn!Iiunee vt tho co.tlsel fur thl
n, sfas'oemt sH , NJ rthltiest far !i,llnE Of frt
iesSyI x,SSu Sy ethGr ~ ar,y sn4 the Sort W.
ts%t ~ ~ W question ur Inv which ct,ull bo s,l,
I'M hte'low iil tho Suprns1o Cart. l'ursll
sscS ~ aet1lel prtctlco Of Tho Enlrt itl sllul
n ,h,' t,o !hdtsigs nf fhet woru nlullo. . =,
o ~ Me past Ut tho uuvsrnnlunt tio testInnt,,
j.,,.M.aaaie witness WIS urtnluerl; no pvi,tuncu
Iur1tismasy Iur1t i1n ur ntherwIse, WIS offered: nQ rG
ne a'. 'tjSs ts Of dsSf ~ was a4o; No. nris
1s';ses tae attrIll0n VI tue Court to tho tt,l
,Iehs ur cNusos Of ActI01 LII tho tuAu1,ltc
ttsiel tti1eat as tho only ones which wuro cor,
biz " ttnll.Ws tabtl!utcti stntcmont M to II
Ii fa'ut cnti1I. The Court st,Ltt,K ttnt II teule,
srra o. mo Government III to nlE tuR,s Wlg
,adsu uETssea E"tt s,sS.. Furthpr on In tho nptnIun
tn, tss,uHs!!s Has1atn ! nrurcl q, tho faco OF tho rocur,
aths ott'a! \. asn!nln d Ia, wnTe mt unknown
It ae peess Ill., ~ Tho G.svcrnuselit -ono nluuibc
tn!ei Gssai. lUr s,hSo bn:os Ut cottn,1, Il, til
EHIf ttoaf!tfcrnahier t ut tho Department Ut til
stIn'. stI.a, and dnoa;a'bnt, who !a. iuvcstlEato.! Il
a|t1 aid i'd hsa @,iowr;i sd,, TO the nxtont Of ls
o,tssSs tho tF i rui the il issa1 @ ts Go"su it IL Na'
efldsac:..4 4'iu H. that tho ilru,. u least III u
iss.s ,!auHa nv pxe't lMs reputable eot1nlerol I
hYt teMI,,,i t%I ~ aalud uuo rlnrC, which wDl,|
eI.-Si" 81 uis'!rtn suspicion, X Any had ux
Eesecu.rd t,v .e4s H. TUG elain wAs no lonye
asnteein but " ayndu VI .huIr estm;o, nj,
lar lbs ,a5t'e VIZ y tho erts Of Louisiana, ut
SSSiISa!nnni SSS iGGSoni 9l creditors.
ladaisssss'ia,.lnx sss's,aM, ahat tho Attorney. 0ener.
denrr r. e nnt Produced III, documentary ut
thst ,he 'elate thu cnae; Antl I,otwttlistai,dlp
leSnest f,r ctsul rl for tho uovorn1nent lilot. II
iottS u Haly foW lesxtlatol it0ns uf 1nt,so "
appssgni| ~ ii,atittnls AHt Notwithstanding ttI
aanant a"',aa'naesestehncsa a',a os tho prosgui.tlIl
etkInui rsIr..,.a .ae APnuront respcatutIity at tn
appsafrd ~. slt''atlts uni Ill Othur fprsuns VII
iha ntmIc % 10 cnl,nente!l with lilo cuse, 10 sut,
10y s1amllM,in". " tho Court took up tho rcoor
aat =, =, - celsrAlS SUSPICION AI,usE,
Pse.aan ~ A. Tut q nlsstnke, which found NJ
shste i" trImtallo 1"'tllo,l "f tho ss,lrt Urlt,!ar
thete "pefo @.I NJ unfit II Inv was 0txuel, ali
pnIn;,, c"nIlict Ut testimony pxIstcl
s!sssSs,sa''0Ii !sssss'. ilu,w ,wa1steysr woi!d &yS bsu
u; teu ~ tl!cruI,,, no ppir,i1,u wna .isllyera
Esnc,i ~ tttu attention 1T tho ut.jilscI 10 viii