The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-05
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Pending investipnsionf or, ,Ex.Marshal
Nails Annirs. '4#' 'l IL

Nails Anairs. '}# ''y2
HPirrsuuRdlI. Pa, September 4.-About
u month before Congress adjourned q Mr..
Brown, Of Pittsburgh, who was deputy
marshal nnlcr MI. Hall, Of this district,
made trip to Washington. lle called on
Mr. Baync, and after introducing himself
presented n letter from an old personal
friend Of Bayne's vouching for the good
standing Of tho said Brown. It may be
wondered at that 80 much ceremony
would DO INDUCED in bya gentleman sim.
ply wishing to make himself known to a
Congressman. However, Mr.. cx.Deputy
Brown went to Washington for 4 4 purpose,
and part Of that purpose WIS 10 drst cs.ab.
lish II 0rcputation for truth and
yeracity.!r Mr.. Brown |, presented a
letter preierring charges against cx.Mar.
shall Hall for what he alleged to be cor
ruption In tho management OF bis Office.
Brown claimed thnt Hall had appropriat.
cd moneys that belonged TO the Govern.
ment and a series Of other otTenses. Mr..
Baync, as brown was vouched for by n
personal friend Of his, took Brown to The
Department Of Justice and introduced him
10 Attorney General Brewster and from
there to, tho Treasury Department. where
no made hm acquainted with Solicitor
ltaynor. Thus the matter was left, Mr..
Bayne being very busy, as 1t was nearing
the close Of tho session., did not pay any
further. y attention rto the matter. "A
representative Of the press a saw
Mr.. Bayne yesterday and asked
him to state his connection with the case.
Said Mr.: Baync: II know vesy little abou,
1t. i simply introduced Brown in the
capacity OF a representative Of the people.
! should feel that it was my duty TO fully
investigate charges il! they were made by
responsible parties against any public off.
Ger, whether they ", re friends of mine or
not. l introduced..,,Dm and aiterwurd
left him 10 place lls information with the
proper authorities 10 investigate the sub.
ject."" About ono week arO. a. special
agent arrived in Pittsburgh from Wash.
lngton, = ani . called ? at n' The United
States Aiarslial's Office. He asked TO
to = look at the hooks, and then
proceeded 10 overhaul ex-Marshul
Halls records. Tho Investigation did not
h;s ,a.a, ~ "a" . 'l"1i .'':t way anrlng
h; s annta, ~ oaie or Receiving money from
.,iso ha1 ""u "'s'Gua ~ .HAc',t'e recelpls. lie
asw s"..;maJ J : "ry y. putting 1he money ttlus
make any yrecord Of It, spending the money
MS bis own, nn,hinkingly, Or, in other
words, the records Of the marsial's Office
during Halls reign were kept more in his
i.S .aa ,nu, "... ~ NJ Nv oooks: ha!i, however,
;.s.a, "s Wy ., s"ou reputation, and ut wash
usn has, ,,ns,,'is ns "Is 'tea'ueu us one OF The
u.s' a q. '.'as'''s .,;a IN the countIy.,t This
WIS " y. N lor .he reason tilat he carried on his
olllce ve!y economically" and for this rea-
,;n;,0J IN ne ns o,,s.i., ".I"!l.'s were !not scIl'
ssh hars hnan m e's :rh "s t!;ty olnNtw.se would
hase H. oesn:. me sl"c'nl agentin making
na,,;,;. ~, ~, M ~ ti!ts"ursh 'o"nd the
eo'.,'1" H.. .. , Mr. ilali saco''ns somewhat
,aa;s, usse", ~, c"a.t discover M attempt 10
u...aua .u,a: ~, .ne Government me nsent is
we, WE. w." i'S ~ general 'our.,,He VIII re;
iI,m iI.u ntte ~ shoit !ilie. 1le told Mr..
.u.:, ni"H peio'e he leit lhat nc would give him
un.'. ~ ls.urne' 10 procure the receipts
.a,m., ..or. n's asepu'y marsha,s. and when hn
ha ."'nea III y 'Ie aeeoults balanced It would
Mia ~ Ii r,gn', pnt Il II was discovered that ho
snm,1' s'..l ~, o"en g the Government bal
an1t an', !, ml MAJ ne would have TO
;as ~ ueispecla!' agent c3 pressed the
.na. uei,et ~. .aat sverythlng was straight md
n~, woM,d i ha o,' vy 'rouole that could arise
%on'n M a., DC on account OF the rather ,unbusi-
nesJ',Se aeeJ .,'s WY IN ~i'Gi Mr ilall had man
assu aee tne ana'rs o. us olhce. 1t can be
uennhae,y ue. ,ha s.a.eu, howeyrr. that this was
hos ,o, 'ne reason why AR lia!l resigned. He
mau ,aeu 'epea.eHiy 1old n!l his friends for a
s;G ssa, ueIofeInha ~ tnat nc intended to re,
s'sn 81 s soo.I H.. ne mas large tarm and other
',a.'e.s naaa..s '''nI .ake up al OF ms time. a
ep't.sr ,,a,., s'al.ea out this morning
10 make inquiries regarding i Nj.