The Indiana State sentinel., 1883-07-18
HORTON RESIGNS
Per Request as ReveRue Agent at Boston
The Charges Against Him Not Sustained

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The Charges Against Him Not Sustained
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The following may
be accepted as an authoritative account of
the complications in regard to c. NJ. Horton,
lately appointed Revenue Agent. Commis-
sioner Evans was personally acquainted with
him, and he came to Washington highly
recommended for appointment. Soon after
he was appointed, Solomon Carter, of Boston,
wrote a letter to the President, making
charges against Horton, that he had ac-
cepted $500 as consideration for the
release of certain goods seized under
the Internal Revenue laws. Horton was
notified OF the charges as soon as made, and
he wrote letter explicitly denying them.
Subsequently these charges were referred to
Collector Slack, of Boston. at which city all
parties in interest resided, for investigation
and report. The report of Collector Slack
wss received last week during the absence of
the Commissioner and remained unopened
until his return Sunday last, at which time
it was opened and carefully read by him.
The report was found TO set forth as con-
elusive that the evidence failed to connect
Horton with the receipt of $500 paid by
Carter. Collector Slack, in his report,
however, incorporated statements of persons
examined privately by him in the absence
OF Horton, and these persons refused to
allow their names to be used, but made in
this way certain other charges against Hor-
ton, which he was given no opportunity to
deny by the Collector. These charges were
of character similar TO those made by Car
fer. Upon reading the report the Commits.
sioDer felt IL was due to the Administration
and to himself that Horton should tender his
resignation-not because he had been found
guilty of any charge; not because of anony-
nous charges incorporated in the Collector 8
report, but to relieve sn evident en-
barrassment. Consequently Sunday last
he wrote Horton, requesting him to
forward his resignation. This, Horton was
in position to do without any reflection on
himself, especially as the charges made by
Carter had not been sustained. On Monday
last the Commissioner telegraphed Horton,
calling his attention to his letter of the day
previous, and asking his immediate COM
pliance with the request it contained. On
Tuesday Horton telegraphed the Com
missioner, asking if he would be allowed an
interview, and rs this request was not re-
gsrded as unreasonable, reply was sent
gaming the same, provided he
SHOULD cone to Washington i'm
mediately. On Wednesday, inetead
Of coming to Washington, Horton again tele-
graphed asking that copy to be forwarded
to him or Collector Slack be directed
to permit him to read his letter,
and at the close of his telegram
ssid he courted investigation of the
Howe ard French charges made against him.
After carefully going over the situation the
Commissioner felt it was due to the Admin
istration that the embarrassment should be
relieved by the resignation of Horton, and
accordingly this afternoon he telegraphed
him positively to that effect, and of course
Horton will resign. 1t is proper to state that
10 weight is attached to the anonymous
charges secretly filed with the Collector
at Boston, and of which
Horton has had no notice
and they are not regarded as fixing upon
him any guilt, but with a strong desire to be
thoroughly just to all parties concerned, and
at the same time to dispense with series OF
vexations and embarrassing investigations
which were inevitable with Horizons relation
in the service. Horton has never gone on
duty nor received dollar pay, and it was re-
gaIded as unjust to him that the charges
made by penons who were unwilling to as
sume the responsibility of the same by Civ
ing their names should be published broad.
cast, especially as Horizons resignation was
daily expected. The report of Collector
Slack was not given out 10 Washington al
all, AMI any statements therefrom that have
been printed were made public in Boston.