The Indianapolis journal., 1884-04-05

vestgation that it had been deceived and had done
me great injustice and satisfied there no
truth in the charges. The official report of the dis
trict attorney is conclusive defense to me- as to
every accusation then known to me. The Attorney
general in the presence of my counsel in to my
earnest demand for investigation if there any
accusations against me- asserting there were none and
could be
During my term as Governor of Utah, George O.
Cannon Mormon ruler, said here IN Washington to
ex-GovernOr Wood of my predecessors in that of
fee that he had taken the scalp of every Objectionable
Governor of Utah. and he proposed to have Governor
Murravs and now, in i 1SS4 some one whose name is
not yet revealed has misled this committee or its
chairman with false intimation that there a rich
field for investigation in Kentucky in 1876. After
everybody has been heard it appears there is not
word by Mr. White, or by anyone who pretends to
have any personal knowledge to prove any fact which
will even tend to support any one of these accusa
tions.
George O. Cannon, the so-called apostle of the
Mormon hierarchy; A. NJ. Gibson, whose name is only
too well known here; John d. White whose name
alone is enough, and Henry Dven, a knave of the
lowest grade and less prominence, birds of foul
omen and birds of ill-omen all, with Chase for an
AEolian attachment, said the General who support
the Mormon Church through the presence here of the
new Mormon delegate in Congress- are the actors in
this scene."
On Monday JAN 81, 1876, Mr. Springer, chairman
of this committee reported to the House resolution
for authority to incur certain expenses in the prose-
cuton of investigation of expenditures in the De-
partment of Justice. John D.. White having the
floor yielded to him to advocate the resolution
took advantage of his position a member of the
from him, Republican, might be
taken admission against member of this party
to make in my absence and as his testimony shows
without any personal knowledge any proofs a
coarse and brutal attack upon me- such one has
any claim to be considered gentleman, would be
justified in making In that speech he maciously
made statements which he knew were false and with
out pretense of truth, and, under the guise of a
member of Congress, indulged in base and cowardly
personal enmity against me while was at my post at
tending TO my official duties in Utah. In this he
served the lawless element in Utah he served the
moonshiners in Kentucky in 1876. He is a person
wholly devoid of moral sensbility, and an
irresponsible person, morally or intelectu-
his praise is injury, abuse by him honor but his
utterances in the House of Representatives go to the
country with some weight, which they never could
have among people acquainted with him.
On JAM "a malicious attack on appeared in spe-
ca dispatch about these charges which had been
were based Dven statement and were garbled and
exaggerated Intentionally, with manifest purpose to
try and break down. Diven's statement on its
face bears the marks of fraud and dishonesty 1t is
in the shape of affidavit but the witness
did not sign it, and officers GER
tifcate that he swore to it is attached
1t has been part of any record of the Depart
ment of Justice. The dispatches am informed, were
sent out by A. NJ. Gibson, who believe, is in the
pay of the Mormons. l am informed that the clerk of
this committee frankly told my counsel when Gibson
examined bundle of papers from the Department of
Justice that he picked out the letter of Geo O. Can
of the so-caled twelve apostles of the Nor
MONS addressed to Attorney general MacVeagh and
asked the clerk to put that letter in the drawer where
other newspaper would not it, saying, in sub
stance, These fellows pretend that is the Mormons
who pushing this thing and this paper would help
them in that pretence and thereupon the clerk did
put the paper in the drawer,
Governor Murray then entered into detailed
explanation of the charges made against him.
giving his account of the alleged illegal fees and
alleged illegal extra charges for guards and
transportation. His counsel filed a request that
the testimony of Representative White and the
Cfn of ra1f oIs
made against him be expunged from the record.
He claimed Owens statement had not been sent
from the Department of Justice when the papers
were asked for, but had been placed in the bun
die after the papers reached the committee
room. Governor Murray will be examined by
the committee tomorrow He has asked that
Justice Harlan and Speaker Carlisle be called to
testify in his behalf