New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-31
TILE CONSPTRAOY TO DEFRAUD.
NO ADDITIONAL FACTS MADE PUBLIC.
OFFICIALS DECLARE T1TEMsELvEs INNOCENT OF IN
territorial wRoNG-A CARD FROM 'hNLHAA
QUINBY.
rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTRUNE.l

RocuEsTFR. N. Y, Oct. 30.-The developments
as to an alleged conspiracy in the Unlted oIa'o'
Marshal,s office Of the Northern District OF New
York 70 defraud the Government continues 10 cause
considerable excitement in this city. MI GllDert,
the chief clerk In the office, made an additloha,
statement to-day, but it contains nothing beyond
what has already been published When requested
to show 70 reporers certain accounts of tho oce nc
refused to comply on the technical ground that he
had no right to allow them to be inspected
Clinton d. McDOugal arrived III the city to-uay'
hut refused to give any information. lie SAID ne
had made his report to the Department at Washing
ton, to which he was alone Responsible Anoioo1
Lame a clerk in the Office and Deputy United
states Marshal who is charged with conducting the
conspiracv. said to-dayi "I have done nothing IN
tontionalIv wrong, and nothing, as believe legally
wrong Ibave never seen the agent of OftheDepartment
of Justice. nor been inquired of as to my conduct
believe that my ofioia! conduct has been legally
correct and know have never defrauded, or aided
in defrauding, the Government of cent"
General l. F. Quinby, who until recently has been
Deputy United states Marshal, and who Is charged
by the specal deputies who investigated TINS once
ne bcing implicated in conspiracy, published the
following letter in The Union and Adr"tST thls ~
tcrnoon relative to the charges made against nun
for conspiracy 10 dcfraud the Government
at is useless to deny tins charge; for those VINO
know me would not believe it without positive
proof and those who do not know nc would believe
il. however emphatic the denial. | can only say
that since | resigned the Mar'halshp ol inc
Northern District of New-York have not received
one cent from the Government, cithcrdrectlyor or IN
directly from my connection with the MaIshals OIL
fee. make no threats; but regard for my ianiy
more than myself demands that the miserable spy
who has smsreprcscuted the facts for the purpose OF
bringing my name in disrcpute for political poT-
noses will receive a reward lcss valuable to nm
than he will get for the defamation ofthe character
of one who offered a sacrifice Of everything even 20
life TO prevent tho disruption of Lis country IN the
time Of lis imiuont peril Tho author Of the report
upon which this charge against mo il based knew
and so confessed that he did not hold dmercsponsn'e
for any completely in the conspiracy, II any conSpir
acy there was but after leaving Rochester he felt
that his honorable occupation was gone unl'ts he
could report the discovery ol very LIZ H""N' l' 0
mares nestsl.'
No one here thinks the General .5 guilty of any
crookcdncss Themost that can be- said . that has
unconsciously been made tool 10y Lane 10 further
hia alleged conspiracy. Depnty United states Mar
ehll Bardwcl claims that hc has neither bt'h con-
ncctcd with nor cOguzant Oi ANY conspiracy WIN
Lane, if any has existed.