Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-09
AN ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.

AN ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.
Two Men Charged with n Plot TO Get
Chief Irish Osat oS efficc-ESrtbery and
Blacknaail Involved i'm the Case.
Mr. Drummond, Of the Treasury secret service,
and Mr.. Searle, OF tie Tarshals Office arrested I'm
| this city Saturday night Wilmot Fl. Ward and VIM.
! r. Salter, on the charge Of violating the L. S.
Statutes relating to the currency, ,the warrant for
the arrest having been sworn out before q. s. Com
| missioner Bundy by Chief Brooks on Friday. The
| prisoners were locked up at police headquarters,
Z. s. Commissioner Bundy having declined to take
ball Ward was for several years employed in the
time as a clerk aud a part OF the time as watch
man. Salter is we'll known as a dealer in furni-
ture, associated in business with his father.
WHAT LED TO THE ARRESTS.
About two months ago Mr.. Irish, superintendent
OF the bureau, missed from his desk box contain
Ing private letters among them one addressed TO
his daughter In Oakland written by him from the
White House July ID. 1881, in which he spoke OF
the assassination OF President Garfield. MIR. Irish
soon afterwards heard rumor that he had written
letter denouncing President Arthur, and some
| weeks ago ne was informed that a party had let
ters purporting to be written by him ntimating
| that the assassination OF President Garfield was
the result OF plot In the interest OF the Stalwart
and that 1t was intended to use these letters to his
injury. The informant of Mr.. Irish mentioned
that one Salter was concerned In the scheme to
1n1ure him. and that the letters would be delivered
TO him (IriSh) for $500.
AN ALLEGED PLOT REVEALED.
Mr.. Irish received call two or three weeks ago
about o'clock one afternoon and gravely IN
formed Mr.. Irish that he knew OF plot to obtain
from the building notes and impressions. The
pear that the affairs of the bureau were loosely
conducted and to secure change in the officers.
The visitor said that approaches had been made
to female employe, Who had been promised, in
case OF success In changing the head OF the bureau
a place at S per day. In this conversation the
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Mr.. Irish had noticed about the entrance TO the
building the dav betore-a party who had a sister
In Of1ce-caled see him and confirmed the story
told by the visitor the preceding evening.
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Mr.. Irish. the following day, sent for the en-
ploye who had been mentioned, and told her that
the alleged plot. She then admitted that she had
been approached to obtain one or more impress
sions, and had been promised protection and po-
s1tiOn II the plot succeeded. She subsequently,
made statement to Secretary FoIger, who. after
examining her minutely, placed the matter In the
hands OF Mr. Brooks the chief OF the secret service
directing him to put his entire force upon the
case: Mr.: Hrummond, the operative OF the depart
ment in New York being In the city, was given
arrests made Saturday night
THE COMPLAINT OF CHIEF BROOKS
IS on information and belief and charges that the
defendants did on the 9th OF September make pro.
posalS TO Elizabeth Thompson and w. A. Darling
that II they would steal sheet of the distinctive
currency finished or unfinished, to pay them $40,
and to give them further reward-einp.Oymen mt
at 81 per day in said bureau.
THE ACCUSED PARTIES.
MI. ward is represented by Mr.. J. 3. Sweat
ana MI. Salter by Mr. w. =. Williamson Mr.
Salter claims not to have entered into the trans
action and that the proposals were made to him
and not by him to other parties, and that he was
approached because be was known to be a friend
TO to- Mr Mr. Berry OF Philadelphia, who is candidate
Ii Is claimed II the case Is made out, they ere
amenable to section 5.453, Revised Statutes, which
prescrlbes penalty OF Lot more than ten years
imprisonment, nor more than s., 600 fine or both
BAIL FIXED AT $4,000
The defendants were taken to Commissioner
Bundy'S, at 10 O'Clock this morning, where the bail
O'Clock pm.
MRS. THoMPsoNs STATEMENT.
Mrs. Sarah E. Thompson resides on 5th street
northwest and her statement Is to the effect that
several weeks ago Capt Ward met her on the
street on her way home and asked her how things
were going on at the bureau, telling her that they
we're going to get Irish out, and he asked where
She lived and made an appointment to meet her
Salter, who, she understood, to be lawyer. He
said that they were going to have Irish out; that
davits as to the affairs In the building but wanted
more. He then said 81 want you to get one sheet
out OF there" She answered that she did not
know how to do it, and he suggested that she
should fold 1t and put it in her pocket She asked
II ne intended to show it to the secretary, and he
said said Not - by by d-d sight" but that he would
take 1t to the Attorney General They called three
times TO see her on the same business, she en-
deavoring to get from them all she could, and in
one OF these interviews they told her that Mr..
Berry would take possession on November 1st, and
they would see that she had as good place as she
was capable OF filling.
WHAT CANDIDATE BERRY SAYS.
Hon. B. L. Berry, OF Philadelphia, who has been
mentioned in connection with the chieftatnship of
the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing, arrived in
the city last night. He charges that the alleged
attempt is 1atse OF Irish and Sullivan to longer
retain their positions. He says that he knows
nothing whatever OF the offense with which Salter
ald Ward stand charged, and that he can prove
by well-known gentlemen in this city that he has
more than once declined to hold intercourse with
Col. Irish'S dissatisfied employees.
Relief Of the Greeley Expedition.
PERILS OF ARCTIC NAVIGATION.
Mr. Be,be, an attache of the signal corps OF the
United States army, who was detailed to take
charge OF the stores intended for the relief of the
Lieut. Greeley expedition, reported in person to
the chief signal officer to-day and submitted quite
volum1nous written report of the events OF the
trip. The relief expedition sailed from st. John
on the Sth Of July, and on the 18th heavy Ice packs
were encountered near Cape Farewell, which con-
tinued on the 18th and 18th. Godhaven was
reached on the 17th. where the death OF Inspector
Smith, OF the signal service, was announced
which occurred on the 18th OF May The relief ex,
pedittOn left GOdhaven bay on July 2Oth and in
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