New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-12
PRICE FOUR GENTS.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
HORTONS RESIGNATION DEMANDED.
MR.. EVANS TAKES DIRECT WAY TO ESCAPE
EVIDENT EMBARRASSMENT

MR.. EVANS TAKES A DIRECT WAY TO KsCAPn
EVIDENT EMBARRASSMENT
WASHINGTON, July 11.-The following II
given ont authentic account of the complications
regard to NJ Horton, lately appointed a. revenue
agent Soon after he appointed Solomon Carter Of
Boston, wrote o letter to the President making the
charge against Horton that he had accepted $500
consideration for the release Of certain goods seized
der the Internal Revenue laws Mr.. Horton was In
formed Of the charges and he explicitly denied them
Subsequently the charge was referred to Collector
Slack. Of Boston, for investigation and report.
The report Of Collector Slack received last week
In the absence OF the Commissioner. and remained
opened until his return Sunday. The report was
found to set forth as conclusion that the evidence
failed Mr. Horton with the receipt of the
$500 paid by Mr. Carter Collector Slack in his report
however, Incorporated the statements Of persons ex
amined privately By him In the absence OF ME- Horton'
and these persons refused to allow their names 70 20
used but made In this way certain charges against MI
Horton which he was gvea no opportunity 70 deny.
These charges like those made by Dr. carter. Z
Upon reading the report the Commissioners elt that
was due t0the Administration and to himself that Mr
Horton should tender his resignation. not bocauso
hs had been found guilty Of any charge, noe
because Of the anonymous charges Incorporates
barrassment Consequently on Sunday he wrote 70 mr.
Horton requesting him to forward he resignsaon Xp
ing bis attention letter Of the day previous en
aaked his mmedtate c0mpuancc VIII tue h74ooss ~
contained.
HORTON NOT DISPOSED TO YIELD.
On Tuesday Mr.. Horton telegraphed the Commissioners
asking IL he would be allowed interview, aud reply
was sen; granting the request provided Horton should
| come TO Washington Immediately. On Wednesday, m
stead Of coming TO Washington Mr. Horton again te'e
graphed asking that copy Of the report be forwarded
| to him or that Collector Slack bs directed
| to permit him to read his lesterpress COPY
| Of the report, and adding at the close
| Of his telegram that he courted an invcstisatton
| of the Howe and French charges made against him.
The Commissioner felt that 1t better Tor eu con-
cerned and that It due to the tneu
the embarrassment should be relieved Dy the resi9na
ton of Mr. Horton, and accordingly this aTternoon -
teegraphod him positively to that eject, ana IL %
course expected that Mr.. Horton Will resdgn imme-
No weight was attached BY the Department 70 the
ANONYMOUS charges ned with the Collector at Boston, %
which Mr. Horton had notice. and they are no! -
garded as fixing upon him any guilt The demaqd iok
bis resiguation explained having been based 0mY
upon astrong desire to be thoroughly just TO al
concerned, and ut the same time 90 dispense VII
serios OF vexatious and embarrassng fnyestigauona
which were inevitable In the event OF MI Horsons 10
| tention In the service. -
come of the Horton affair that he declares ne VIII neve!
again notice charges aganst officer OF MS BUREAU
begin an investigation unless the charges are supported
! by sworn afidayits Of responsible persons II