The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-12
Horizons Honesty.

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may be accepted as an authOritive
account of the complications in re-
gard to G. III. Horton. lately appoin-
ted revenue agent. Commissioner
Evans was personally acquainted
with him and he came to Wash
ingtOn highly recommended for the
appointment. Soon aiaer he was
appointed, Solomon Carter, of BOs-
ton wrote letter to the President,
making the charges against Horton
that he had accepted $500 as o con-
siderati0n for the release of certain
goods seized under the international
revenue laws. Horton was notified
of the charges as soon as made.
He wrote letter explicitly
denying them, but subsequently
these charges were referred t. Col
lector Black, of Boston, at which
CITY ali the parties in the Interest
resided. The report of Collector
Black was received last week dur
ing the absence of the commits
sloDer, and remained unopened till
his return sunday last, at which
time it was opened and carefully
read by him. The report was found
to set forth as conclusion that the
evidence failed to connect Horton
with the receipt of $500 paid by
Carter. Collector Slack, in his
report. however, Incorporated the
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 Horton
which he was given no opportunity
20 deny by the collector. These
charges were of a character similar
to those made by Carter. Upon
reading the report the commissioner
felt it was due to the administra-
ton and himself that Horton should
tender his resignation, not because
he had been found guilty OF any
charge, nor because of the anOnym-
Gus charges incorporated in the
collectors report, but TO reliev5
an evident embarrassment; con-
ssquently on Sunday last be
wrote Horton. requesting him tC
forward his esignaUion. This Hor.
ton was in a position to do without
any reflection upon himself eSpeci-
ally as the charges made by Garter
had not been sustained. On Mon
day last ne commissioner tele-
grapned Horton, calling his atten
ton to his letter of the day previous
and asking immediate compliance
with the request. On Tuesday Hor
ton telegrapned the commissioner
asking If he would be allowed
Ian i'm ervlev, and as this reqUes
was not regarded as unreasonable,
reply granting the same was sent
| provided he would come to Wash
| Iugsan Immediately. On Wednesday
| instead OF GINNING t. Washington
| Horton again telegraphed asking
copy Of the report 20 be Forwarded
him, or that Collector Slack be di
| Tected'tJ permit him to read his let
| Ter or a press copy of the same. aH'
at the close or his telegram said b.
courted Investigation Of the How
and tTench's charges mad
| against him. After CAREFUL.
| going over the situation, the com
| missioner teit It was better for al
| concerned. an that IL wac du Ch
. administration that the emoarra So
. mant should be relieved by III
resignation of Horton, and accord
ingiy this afternoon, ne telagraphet
him positively to tnat effec-, and O
course Horton VIII resign It j
proper to state that no weight wa
ta,tdched 10 the anonymous CdUge
of the secretary fled with the eel
lectOT at Boston, and OF which H0l
ton had no notice, and they Wer
not regarded rs fixing upon hin
any quit, but with q strong desire t.
te thoroughly just to all parties con
icerned and III the same time TO dis
pense with a series OF YeXatiOus an
| embarrassing Investigations, which
were inevitable with Horizons r.
tentiOn in the service. Horton ha
never received Il dollar, and it WI
| Regarded as unjust 10 him that tn
charges which we. e made by person
who were unwilling to assume til
responsibility ofthe same, by giyin
their names, should be publishe
| broadcast, especially as Horton
resignation was daily expected
| The report of Collector Slack wa
not given out in Washington at al
and any statements therefrom tina
have been printed were made publ
in Boston. The story comes from