Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-12-08

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MR.. DEZENDORF'S LETTER.
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HOUSE OF hEPREsENTAT!vEs
WASHINGTON u. ".
Dec moer n, 1882
Hon. John s. Wise, United States District
Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia
kichmond. Va.
Sir:-I have the honor to acknowledqe
service of summons upon me to aunear hr
fire the Unued States grand iurv In Rich
mond, Va. on the 9Th inst. and to state
that / will respond in person.
| presume that am thus summoned in
o der that [ NAV give testimony relative
and pertaining To the late ejoction in tho
Src nd congressional district IF Virginia
From careful reading of the letter lately
published by yourself pertaining to this
matter am led to- believe that the object
for which this grand Jury was convened is
tn Investigate fraud alleged TO have been
perretrated in connection with the late
elect ion in the Eastern Jud lclal District
of Virginia. and that Won are homes lv
striving to have illegal acts brought 10
light. With this object IN view and DE-.
siring to aid you to the. best of nv ability
and nv own kno,Uledue being utct ssarjI,
limited II use the VOID knoWledye in IFS
legal senss.). | most respectfully Quest
that YOU will cause summ0uses tn ,ssup for
the appearance of the persons named he.
low before the United States grand iury
to assemble in the city Of Richmond on,
the h instant, in order that their evil
dence NAV bp taken on the points indi cat
ed after the name of each person mem
TONED :
Hon. VIM. Malone. U. s. Senator and
the Rpadjus.er party of Virginia-As to
the anout.t of money collected from clerk.
ard other Government employees in the de-
rartmsnts at Washington. u. e.. from.
the Office holders Strife and Federal. in
Virginia; also t, g amount, or amounts
received from the Republican Cougres
sional Executive Committee at Washi, O
ton, D. o.. giving The amount from each
of these sources in detail, aud the manner
in which the sum so received bv HIM O,
by the c,mml tee of which n. was cuair-
man Was expended: how much of it was
sent to each congressional district. to-
whom sent and . trticnl4rly how much
of the said SUN was expended in the paw
ment of capitation taxes; when the taxrs
were paid. by whom, and to what cffic
or officers If the State these taxes were
paid: whether or not the Federal patton
age in Virginia is now and has been sinc.
the 10Th of September, 1881, under his
sole control, aud whether no has not used
the said patronage to intimidate the Fed
eral office-holders by the removal of Re
pubicAns, compelling others to fall into
line und-r penalty of removal from offic.
in case they neglected or refused to sus-
tain the Rradjnster movement
James d. Brady, collector of internal
revenue. Petersburg, Va, and chairman
of the Radius, er- Coalition L beral AID
ministration party of Vir,inia-As t.
how many special deputy Electors and
gaugers were appointed in the lnterna
revenue collection district under his
charge during the time embraced between
July /. 1882. and November & 1882 witt,
the namp of each person so appointed. the
paw Der diem for each person. and the num-
bar Of dsys' otficial dutu performed by eac,
of them during the time. with the number
of DAYS for which each of then, we're paid
and the name of the officer by whom the
nav accounts were cprt,i d. Whether or
not the specials 81 appointed were not al
most .xclusiyely engaged in making no.
litical canvass during at time. although
Maid by the Government for official dutv =
How much money was received by the said
Brady, or by the committee of which he
ia chairman. from Hon. VIM. Malone
United States senator. and chairman OF
the Readiuster party of Virginia from
the Republican Congressional Executive
Committee at Washington. D. G., FROM
the Federal Office holders and elnployes OF
the Government in Virginia, giving each
amount and item in detail.
How the money tina came int O his hands
as chairman. or into the hands of the com.
mi,tee of which he is chairman, was ex-
pended: to whom sent or given TO dislrib-
ute. and particularly how much was ex-
pended In the payment of capitation taxes,
and when and to VIII At offic n of the Stat.
said taxes we're paid. and by whom paid
The deputy COLLECTORS and gaugers (sprc-
iall thus apnointed by Brady to be sum-
moued to give their evidence as to the Of
fic,al duty performed 10y them, giving day
and place where performed, during the
time for which they were paid by the Gov
ernment.
s. Brown Allen. Second Auditor of the