New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-02

OOufOTu,
say: Grant gave, Arthur has taken away; blessed
be the name OF the Republican party"
Mr.. BREWSTER AND GENERAL WOODFORD.
A MEMORIAL IN WHICH GOVERNOR BUTLER Is SAID
TO HAVE HAD HAND.
1t was learned yesterday that there had been
q disagreement between Attorney General Brewster and
United States DstrictAttorney Woodford, arising out
Of the criminal suits against George D. Bayard and Gus
tave F. Perrenond who compose the firm Of Bayard &
Perrenond, liquor merchants, of Newest. They have
been indicted in the United States Circuit Court both
this city aud in Massachusetts for extensive frauds
the Internal Revenue Bureau. 1t s charged that they
In connection with George W. Bush dstiller in Massa
chusetts defrauded the Government OF many thousand
dollars their method being to send from the distillery
to this city barrels OF gin properly stamped
These stamps were taken of In this
city and returned to the Massachusetts distillery,
where they again used A civil suit for large
amount Is also pending against the liquor merchants
When the arrests first made Colonel f. t. Wood,
member OF the Tammany Hall General Committee and
8 brOthern-law Of Mayor Edison. was employed as
counsel for the defendants Acting, Messrs Bayard
Perrenond now charge, under Mr.. Woods ADVICE, q
plea Of guilty entered by them last fall to Of
the criminal Indictments. The defendants sllege that
they were led to make this plea by belief that sentence
would be suspended and q compromise made in the OWL
suit General Raum, the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue, after negotiations refused 70 compromise
the civil suit, declaring that the was one OF the
important that had been brought to the attention
OF the Bureau aad that TIE criminal action ought to be
prosecuted. The defendants attempted to withdraw
their plea Of guilty but were not allowed to dose oy
Judge Benedict. The IL now before the Court In
banc and argument was heard yesterday by Judges Wal
lace Benedict and Brown on motion Tor arrest OF udg
ment and q new trial. General b. +. Tracy and A. j.
Dttenhoefer argued for the motion and Assistant Dis
trictAttorney Fiero opposed 1t. The decision was
reserved.
The defendants have several times complained of the
action Of Colonel Wood In advising them to plead guilty,
aud there also charges made OF conspiracy to IN
uence or suppress testimony which were OF 80 serious
tion OF the Grand Jury, and Commissioner Raum Was
pPOpOssd Investigation By the GrsHd jury
OF Massachusetts has been retained OF the counsel
for George w. Bush, the alleged cOnspirator with the
ewYork rm In ordec 1t Is Supposed to influence the
IN the Massachusetts courts General Butler inter-
ested himself IN the troubles oil the merchants
and he is supposed to have been concerned In memo,
rial that sent few days ago to the Attorney ueneal
by Mr. Bayard representing that lie had been deceived
by his counsel IN the matter OF entering a plea,
This paper was wOr0ed that whlle was
principally directed against Colonel Wood IT might also
failure to press che charge against TIE laWyeT oe.ol
the Grand Jury. AtlorneyGenefal Brewster lncl0seo
The memorial to General N0OdIOrd' VIII let.er ~
which lie is said - have commented severely On the ac-
ton OF his subordinate.
District Attorney WoOdord asked yesterday con-
corning the correspondence between himself and MI.
Brewster refused discuss ma ters concerning Ms
Official relations with the Attorney General
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RETICENT.
WASHINGTON March The Attorney General, when
asked tonight regarding the rumOred charges against
District Attorney Woodford said that he could not make
the matter public until he had heard from Mr. Woodiord
copy the memorial sent 10 the DstrictAttorIey
to give him opportunity for explanation.