Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-23

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SEsTiGarioS-A REPORT PRESIDENT ~
TIE ATTORNEY GENERAL IHG kx-nAnGuAk
CHARGED WITH IR8EGULaRITy AND NRGIIoKScH N
ofFIcE-fHE ESCAPE or HowaArH AND ofnm
PRISONERS - rHS REvKSUSs " rnR orps0
fAkNEo oUr-A LATTER From DISTRICT ArrOn,
My coRKHILL.
Nr. Henry's Letter 80 the President
The irst letter Is the following addressed 70 TIT
President by ex-Marshal Henry:
The nomination OF Mr. CLAYTON NcN,cha,i IN n
Marshal FOR the District OF Columbia, was con.
nrmed early in the week. Since that II hss bcen
ascertained that the Senate was furnished VIA
additional reasons for Henry's removal other thsa
those that have already been published.
This Information Is comprised IN the following
correspondence:
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec ID, lisa
To u.e President
OF my suspension from The Office OF T. s marshni
or this district With a deem sense az fnIusfico
gone me 10y the letters OF George Bliss and the
A.torney Scncral recommending my removal.
respectfully and earnestly ask thai you dircoS
lar,hef inquiry TO be mads 10 determlns the truth
Vi the complaints made against me-
am confident thst even a hasty investigates.
uy any tafr method, VIII convince you that An
accused wrongtuuy, and that q more ssarchirS
inquiry VIII show that am the victim Of 4 ercs3
wrong, ana that the Attorney General has ber0
i no The complaints, although general
one-that Was responsible for much or the cppo.
sing sentiment TO the case OF the government
ecute the orders OF the court and NOT law tn
weigh OF astraw in the scale, that the evidences
aione may determine the guilt or innocence OF The
The Chief Justice ana his associates on the
oench. also the leading members OF the bar ma
CO me WIN The case can give you informatoa
on lais poht aud also as TO the manner OF select.
Ing the jury. In the great tri Al that preceted
e eRn Ia WAS put TO test that hope no man may
horrence that was often compelled q. leave tie
court room during the trial, and yet the counsel
ekpreSsea themselves a. satisfied with nv ofyicial
conduct AT Its close. As TO the complaint that
was reported 10 have said something fn a news.
paper, desire TO state first what have ,sot ssfd
nave not said that was removed because was
appointed by the late President; no one but
coward would get behind a tombstone for defenoa
O,a ask no ciemency, charity nor favor, but thae
simple Justice be done I'm my case. The Attorney
General has been mfslntormed and imposed upon
oy designing men, and the weight OF q great do.
speedy method OF inquiry that fair minded inca
VIII approve have never said that the govern
ton into all the complaints.
III VIII SHOW that have been prosecuted beyond
measure. ana that have suffered In silence the
most wicked calumnies. &c needs only few hourO
inquiry by any unprejudced man, or men, TO learn
the truth or error OF the Information received I'M
the Attorney General and expressed In his letter
10 you. have been ready TO resign at any ttnaL
when IL was your pleasure make no hight for
oflice, as has been stated-but only fair method
II.
accused, in some OF the newspapers, WITH being
latn-hearte0 In the prosecution OF the star-routo
cases, know II to be untrue. There Is evidence
70 believe that the false statements came frOm the
same men who were maligning me.
While not complaint & OF your action In my easa,
40 invite the closest investigation into my of1ciA
conduct Very respectfully,
fSignedl c. T. HExnY.
The Attorney Ecneral's Report.
This letter was referred by the President % -
Attorney General, who made the following report
upon it:
DEPARTMENT or JusTIcK
WASHINGTON, Dec. IL, id02
THE PREsIDENT-SIR:-on the 7th of Decazn.
Der there was referred TO me by your order
letter OF the late Marshal OF this District C. r
Henry, dated the Sd of December, and addressed %
you In that letter he complains that Injustice hos
oeen done him on charges that are untrue, and
asks for further inquiry In the matter.
In your former action upon this subject you pru.
ceaded upon q letter addressed to YOU by (,et,rpN
Bliss, Esq, and one OF mine confirming Mr.. Bltse
complaints and asking for the removalof this on
Ger. The charges then made by MI. Bliss, and
recognized by me, were true in manner and form
as they were expressed, and he merited the pun
1t would be unnecessary now TO DO more than
advert TO those complaints, and again affirm them
as true. He was great injury and hindrance to
the prosecution OF the star route case. and WAS q
friend and advocate OF the defendants II was
his duty TO have treated the defendants as all tn
dicted and accused men are, and abstained from
any remarks whatever relating 10 the merits Of
the question. as 10 which he must necessarily have
Deen generally ignorant, and as TO which also be
Was obliged as an officer OF the law and Of tho
court TO assume that they were well laid inasmuch
as grand jury had soiemnly found bill againse
them, and they We're put upon their trial.
So marked was hf5 misconduct, and Known TO
NE, that would have asked his removal long be.
fore had It not been that such action for such
Cause might have preJudiced the chances OF The
defendants, and could have been looked upon a
an interference with fair and open trial. tending
10 produce bias upon behalf OF the government:
and that remark applies also to all of the Others
compiatned OF, had IL not been for that earlier
ton would have been taken TO them.
This man was said to have summoned the talea
Tor the jury In an irregular and careless way.
Learning or II, without having any exact knowl-
edge as TO the real way In which 10 was done by
him. and resolving thai would not permit myself
TO be preJudiced by mere rumors, sent for him,
and called him to account, asking him to explain
what lie had done. making no charges against
him, but merely asking for an explanation
1 am informed that he has said that when had
1 had concealed, somewhere behind a screen.
or In some way, stenographer, who
took ;,,e notes s,fscot o. what passed That
and secretary sat at table openly in the room in
his presence, and within three feet OF him. ne
could not help but see him as he entered the
room, for he was the FIRST person and object that
met his sight. He could not help but see him an
the while he was In the room, because he sat by
his side and because, as he looked In a large mir.
ror before him, he saw him rejected there. Tho
stenographer sat as openly at his table as sat az
and no other persons were In that open room n
which there was no screen or closet or place %
ConCcdl any One
The stenographer was engaged In taking from
my dctation a letter when Mr. Henry's name was
announced. 1 said to the steno yralher: (" OtoD
what you are at, remain where you are, and tAko
notes OF this conversation: for 1 will not allow
myself or this department 10 be m!srepresented %
the matter am about to inquire OF. IL would b
easy to say that was reprimanding this man ssR
not making jury that would suit the govern
ment and my object is merely to know how b
made the talesmen for that jury. anal Il appears
TO be irregular, why he made IL So" The sfe0o-
grapher took the notes, and Mr.. Henry, after 10
left, mentioned the fact that there was Q eteDo.
grapher In the room taking down what he eaad.
and stated that he had seen him, and knew he Vas
there.
II would be unnecessary to add that deny his
right, or the right Of any such subordinate, -
come and have confidential interviews With No
that are not TO be recorded, or shat they can -
permitted to come and talk with me In 00e way
when a record Is made and In another when q
record b not must assume that he intended @
tell the truth, and II he did the presence q .
Sfenographer or the absence of q sten0grApAeR
could not amect him In saying aH that he 6axG
THIS ID now mentioned q further ChaHo
against this man, and 70 show the insincere aaa
unofncaai sense Of duty that has regulated htna
That conversation has been published. and APP
pend &c TO this report, 90 that II may be seen what
did take place, and SO you may observe the neces-
Sity for all OF Il. and the regularity of all OF It