Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-11
The Alleged Conspiracy Against Chief
Irish.
AFFIDAVIT OF SAMUEL STRONG.


Mr.. Samuel Strong, yesterday, made an am
davit In relation to the alleged conspiracy against
Chief Irish, OF the Bureau OF Engraving and Print
ing. Mr.. Strong sets out that in August last he
arranged to meet a woman named E. H. Stanton,
ian emDloye OF the superintendent OF the Treas
ury), who, he had been told, chad IN her possess
sion two letters written by Col. Irish, Of the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing, which, If they
were made public, would remove Col Irish at once
from Ills position as CHIEF OF that bureau" and she
said that she had such letters and for a certain
sum would give them up. Prior to
the the interview he had repeated to Mr..
the woman and the letters, and Mr. Berry de-
nounced the whole matter, saying that any person
rested at once and prosecuted for larceny and
bl3cSmafL Tuesday an interview was held with
the woman Stanton in regard to the matter, when
she denied the whole story at first. She finally
said that the only letters OF Col. Irish that she
ever had any knowledge OF were two that ex-Sec-
retary Carl SchuH produced, setting out reasons
why she could not then be appointed to place in
the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing. On being
pressed she admitted that she might have offered
TO produce letters OF Mr. Irish II she paid $500,
but II she had done so It was done in tocular
way.
sALTER SAID TO BE WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA.
Salter one of the men now in custody on the
charge OF being implicated in the conspiracy, is
said to be the same man against whom charges
are pending in Philadelphia for defrauding vari-
Gus persons by means OF false leases.
"
Ihcre has been a revolution in the meat market In
TINS city in the last two weeks, brought about by
the establishment OF depot here for the sale or
western beef In the last ten days the price OF
beeI mas fallen at least 80 per cent, and meat that
was ttle While ago selling for IS cents per pound
Is now selling for 10 and IL The high prices asked
lor meat had the tendency TO raise the price OF all
substitutes therefor In two weeks the sale OF this
western meat has increased so rapidly that last
week SIX car loads or 200C0 pounds were sold or
ABOUT one-third OF all the beef sold in the city
BABIES IN THE PRISONERS DoCK-A dimtnuttye
colored boy, who locked to be about five wears Old
was in the dock at the Police Court Yesterday
mCrni ng, charged with being a yagrant and ber-
ging on the street Judge Smell informed the
poiicema who arrested the boy that prisoners
under seven years were not responsible to the law
The court remarked that he expected TO see pris-
onerS coming Into court in baby carriages next
The bain was directed 10 tell the boy to go home
ana after searching around for while found him
stan ding under the reporters table.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A MINIsTER.-Rey Edward g
Fort, or the Baltimore conference, NJ. E. church
ana preacher IN charge OF the ForeStyille circuit
Prince Georges county, Nd, died suddenly yester
day morning, the 10th inst. He was In hts usual
health until within few minutes before his death
and had just arranged to attend a funeral In the
family OF one OF his members on the charge M
was an earnest, faithful, and successful gospe
minister. His funeral win take place Tomorrow
at 10 a. 10.