The daily gazette., 1882-10-26
A MUCH INDICTED MAN.
ANOTHER OF DICK HARRiNo.
TOMS CRIMES.
GETTING A MURDERER FREE
The Copy OF New Indictment Agains
the Republican Chairman In Washing.
tUn-HOw He Got on.

The GAZETTE, abused, as it has been, for
publishing the record of the corrupt ch air
man of the Republican State Central Com
mitiee, has yet another chapter of the re.
markable course OF that worthy while In
Washington, TO publish. Allusion was made
III these columns some time ago TO the fact
that there was yet much TO publish which
would surprise people. Une installinent oi
this is given ui-day. II is the indictment
against MIR. Richard Harrington for accept
| ing a hribe to GET murderer free.
The case Ia that Of Hope II. Slater, who
as Will be seen below was tried on Oct. 12
1873, for murder, and who secured ut the
instance OF Mr.. Harrington, who was paid
Sl5,OC0 ior his Eeiyiees,a new trial and then
pleaded guilty to manslaughter and re.
ceived light sentence.
The indictment Is u follows:
IN THE SUPREME CoURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, HOLDING A CRIMINAL
TERM-MARcH TERM, ! S76.
Distriet Of Columbia, County Of Washing,
ton, SS.
The Grand Jurors of the United States ol
America, in and for the county and district
aforesaid, on their oath, present that Richard
Harrington, late of the county and district
aforesaid, ON the twelfth day of October, in
| the yeer OF our Lord, eighteen hundred and
seventy-thce, was then and there an officer oil
the United States, and person acting foi
and on behalf of the United States in the
official capacity of assistant 10 the Attorney
OF the United States for the District OF
Columbia, and was acting as such assistant
by virtue OF the authority of the Depart
ment of Justice of the Government of the
ULited States and of the laws of the United
States, and had before the commission OF
In nif hffrn ftsaH Kfl,
appointed and duly sworn and qualified and
had entered upon the duties of the said
office and position as aforesaid.
And the grand Jurors aforesaid on their
oath aforesaid do further present that the
said Richard Harrington, late of the county
and district aforesaid, on the twelfth day OF
October, in the year of our Lord, eighteen
hundred and seventy-thrce, with force and
arms, at the county and district aforesaid,
while he, the said Richard Harrington, was
such assistant as aforesaid and performing
the duties of the said Office and position did
ask, accept and receive certain monies u
wit, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars,
with intent to have his decision and
action on a matter, cause and pro.
ceeding which was pending before him, and
which by law was brought before In his
official capacity, Influenced thereby, to wit
He did receive the said fifteen thousand dol
lars with intent to have his action influenced
in the matter of motion for a new trial,
filed by one Hope II. Slater, on the six
teenth day of October, in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and seventy three,
with intent TO induce him to omit, to oppose
such motion Of the said Hope III. Slater in
violation of his lawful duty, it then and
there being his lawful duty as such assist
ant IN regard to the said motion for q new
trial, made by the said Hope II. Slater, to
oppose the same against the form OF the
statutes In such case made and provided and
against the peace and Government of the
United States,
Second Court-And the grand jurors
aforesaid on their oath aforesaid do further
present that the said Richard Harrington,
late of the county and district aforesaid on
the twelfth day Of October, In the year OF
Our Lord, eighteen hundred and seventy
three, was then and there an officer of the
United States, and person acting for and
on behalf of the United States In the official
capacity Of assistant to the Attorney OF the
u .iited States for the District of Columbia,
an,. was acting us such assistant by virtue
of the authority of the Department OF
Justice Of the Government of the United
States and of the laws of the United States,
and had before the commission of the
otfense hereinafter described been appointed
and duly sworn and qualified and had
entered upon the duties of the office and
DositiOn as Aforesaid.
And the grand jurors aforesaid on their
oath aforesaid do further present that the
said Richard Harrington, late of the county
and district aforesaid, on the twelfth day
of October, the year of Our Lord one
thousand eight hundred aud seventy three,
with force aud arms, at the county and
| district aforesaid, while the said Richard
harrington was such assistant as aforesaid,
al / performing the duties of the said office
and position did ask, accept and receive
certain monies to wit the sum Of
fifteen thousand dollars, to have his
decision and action on certain
matter, cause and proceeding pending be-
fore him and brought by law before him in
his official capacity and in his place of trust,
influenced thereby to wit, with intent to in
duce him to do and omit to do certain acts
In violation OF his lawful duty to wit, with
int mt to induce him as such assistant to
allow Hope II. Slater to be acquitted OF
certain felony with which he was then and
thoro CHARGED to wit, the felony of murder,