The Evening critic., 1882-03-07
p. II. WOODWARD,
Thc Malice of n Rcvengerni and Un-
scrupui0us Mantle Tries 60 Bes-
RRtrch Gen. Grant.

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scrupuious Mantle Tries 60 Bes-
nairch Gen. Grant.
A siaiwart Republican sat In the rotuada of
the Ebbitt House last night with a vacant and
mcditativo air. His newspaper was thrown
aside and he looked at the tessellated ioor as
though in 1t he might possibly nnd some SOL
ACC for his perplcxing thoughts; In brief, he
had the appearance OF one thoroughly dis
gusted with transltory things, and yot he
smiled when reporter of THE CRITIC in
quired:
"What is the matter?"
swell, nothing; only l SEQ that ono p. II.
Woodward, OF the state of Connecticut, was
employed by the late Postmastor-oene
James In the Post-Ofllco Department, ana 1t
further appears that this same L. II. Wood
ward has been engaged In ferreting out frauds
In the Star-route contracts. There is little
incident connected with the employment of
this man woodward that may be. of interest
Just at this time. The truth Is he is an unmlt-
igated, cold-blooded, interruptions villain, rc-
vengeful, void Of honor, and
C0wardIy Cur.
In his bosom rankles all the venom that 1t i5
Possible for II 10 hold. He, In securing tho ap-
pointment In tho Post-on1cc Department, did
not have the good or interest OF tho Govern
ment In view 1t was spite work-nothing
"who had he the spite againstg Brady,
Dorsey, or any other Of the prominent con-
tractors p
"No; neither of them. No doubt but he
thought he could blackmail them; but tho
man that he was after, the man above all
other men that hc wanted to besmirch, was
Gen. Grant"
SHOW is that? Gen. Grant had no connection
with the Star-routes."
"That IL true; but his friends did, and by
humlliating them he thought
To Ipjure Gen. Grant
in the future"
"whut had Woodward against Gen. Grant ?"
"Perhaps you recollect having heard some
thing OF a whisky ring during Gen. Grants
term in the White House. Well, there was
man by the name OF Ben. Bristow who was
Secretary Of the Treasury during part of Gen.
Grants term, and pending tho investigation of
those whisky frauds, Bristow got tho Presi-
dental fever on the brain, and he and fow
other traitors to Gen. Grant got 1t into their
heads that the way to secure that honor was TO
connect Gen. Grant with tho whisky ring, and
in order to do this, this man Woodward was
chosen, because of his want of any sense OF
honor and his known ability
To Do n Mcaner and Dirtier Thing
than any other man then in the detective
employment of the Government, 10 work up
the job. He put about in earnest, and It was
not long before Gen. Grant heard OF 1t and or
dered his discharge, which Mr. jewell failed
to do just when he was requested to do It, and
Gen. Grant called a Cabinet meeting about ten
days after he had requested Woodward's dis
charge, and then and there suggested to Mr.
Jewell the propriety of writing his resignation, I,
which he did, and
woodward Was Bounced,
and that ended him until Tom james and
other enemies of President Grant thought they
saw chance to ruin Grant in the future by
disgracing all his friends and Woodward for
the second time was hired to do the dirty
work, and Mr.. President Arthur has not the
nerve to do as President Grant did-bounce
him."