The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-01

catiihg t8f tht paper. tic Baid that he acted
entirely upon his own responsibility in
this matter. lngersoll knew nothing Of his
purposes. lie did not know where Foote'S
affidavit was. lie believed It had been
returned 10 Footc several days ago. He
declined TO tell where Foote was, and In
answer 10 m implied threat from Governor
Wells 10 have him punished for concealing
Tho whereabouts OF u fugitive from justice,
no sald the charge against Footc WIS only
u nj sd eiHeaHor and he, Williams, could
not bG forced to give snch information.
Snhpnnas were issued for Colonel lngcrsoll,
Nelson. md Baker, II clerk IN Colonel In.
gersolt'semp!oy. Adjourned TIL Tomorrow.
| INDIGNANT IHGERSOLI.
Eob T<!'~ His side af ,hc story, mt,
Makes Som" Reflections.
WAsrnSGroS, October 3l.-Col. Robert
G. 1ngersoll wns interviewed upon Special
Counsel Wells report in the star route
bribery case. Col. Ingcrsoll SAYS: 81 have
fead therepott, and lam very much obliged
to Wells for making 1t. lie has corrobo.
rated my statement In many particulars,
and has furnished 80 much evidence In
favor Of its absolute truth that feel under
certain obligations 10 lin. charged that
Fall was employed by the government, ut
$40 day. Wells admits il. That Nelson
WIS employed Mt SO IL month. Wells nd.
mlts it. That both these men were hired
becauseFul said he and Nelson hal bribed
Brown in Il former case. Wells admits
this. ! also charged that Fall employed
Foo1e, and that Foote brought Payne TO
l'alland that Fall got payne to offer brown
w., 300 for his vote. Wells admits this.
The only difference between Wells
statement and my own up TO this poiut is
MS to The form Of the written Increment
Fail wrote for Brown 10 sign. All the cvi.
dence taken together shows without one
shadow OF doubt that Fall was employed
by the Department Of Justice, and that in
the interests Of his employees Fall endeuy.
ored to corrupt Brown. 1t is admitted by
the Department OF Justice that Fall not
only laadr M improper proposal to jury.
men, but that he carried his impudence TO
the extent Of making improper proposals
to the Department OF Justice. Wells sub
stantiaiIy admits Fab did 20 TO Iloi.
mead and did tell him that all the other
jurors were under the ban Of suspicion, aud
thsthe Holmeud, ,wasthe only jurorin whom
the Acknowledgement had any confidence.
llolmead did not regard this conversation
us IN attempt to bribe him, and SO stated.
But, as Il matter Of iact, to approach Il
juror in that way is Just as reprehensible
as to oller him money; it is infamous.
The real question, and only question really
in the case is whom was Fail acting for !?
Was he acting fol the Government or Tor
the defense? Suppose il turned out that
the defendants we're paying Fall ten dollars
Il day and the Department OF Justice
nothing, would it be possible to make
any human believe he was net
lng for the Department Of Justice !?
1t is admitted the Department paid him
SO a day, and the supposi,ion is lie was ut
work for his employers, and without some
positive Testimony TO the contrary we are
compelled TO believe what he did for the
Depar tment OF Justice. lie says he was
engaged by the Department. and worked
for tue Department; that it was his bust.
ness 10 find out whether any Jurors had
been approaehed, and whether any Jurors
conll be approached, and no objection
made by the Department 10 that kind OF
business.
1t fas been charged hundred times
that after Fall was discharged on tho 18th
Of July, lie was re.employed under the
name Of +. Hill and lie WAS paid $500 for
information furnished in II criminal prose-
cutiou, and he received it under the name
Of +. Hill. On the o4tl, OF October, l'all
being somewhat uneasy in mind wrote u
letter 10 Nelson, rs follows
JiM:-l am told TINT the Government will
abandon me and say that tried TO bribe
the july for the edeiense, and also that YOU
and bribea Brown in the Long case.
do not believe you gave Brown Il cent.
will stand by you il il conus to the worst.
Should the Government abandon me
expect your support, and you may be as.
sure,l TINT shall not let you suffer for
anything you have done for the Govern
ment through me. If the Government
arrests me, il will be III net OF persecution
Us you know, and must Ilsh. to the bitter
end. did what was done for the Govern
ment. i..0. '"N
Yours truly. Wy
[Sisnedl +. II. FALL.
II am content after this TO leave the
public to decide whether Fall was employed
by the Department OF Justice or by the
defence There is q secret service fund in
the Department 'of Justice. On the lst
OF last July a bill OF S?5 900 was appropria-
ted for the prosecution OF crimes, for the
Investigation OF official nets, records, &c.
Because available it will not 10 TO say the
Government had no money then. Arrests
have been made and these changes have
been Illuminated against jurors for the p,,r-
pose Of inaugurating such reign OF terror
in this district that the next jury will be
afraid 10. acquit. No greater outrage was
ever perpetrated in this district than the
arrest OF William Dickson.
The arrest was based upon-the affidavit
OF Bowen, the very man who endearored
10 corrupt him. The Department Of Justice
endorsed bowen by nrresting Dickson.
That department, SO ashamed at first at
having appointed Bowen that it agreed to
throw the responsibility OF his appoint
ment upon Secretary Lincoln, now accepta
Bowen as Il truthful and competent wit
ness, and with his testimony is willing TO
wreck the reputation OF III honest man,
No American can read the report of
Wells without feeling hnmiliated by the
admitted action OF the Department OF Jus-
tice. The Department Of Justice should
not act the detective or spy; and when
the Department is charged with having
acted illegally and improperly It should not
investigate itself, but should open wide its
doors and records and invite the scrutiny
Of the world, t,J s..o5
4 bishops Anlliyersnry. H
New York, October Sl.-The tiftieth an
niversary of the consecra,ion Of the vener.
able presiding bishop Smith. Of Kentucky,
who was consccratcd October 9lst, 1882,
and who is the only surviving Bishop Of
the four consecrated at that time, was cele.
bratel this morning in St. panl's Chapel.
Brief devotional services were held and
Rev DR.. Dix read the formal address OF
congratulation to Bishop Smith, and Mt its
close presented him with a massive gold
chalice and paten. Bishop Smith made