Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-05
GOV. NURRAY.S DEFENSE.
sse Appears Before the Springer COm-
mite. Denies the Charges Against
Him ana Vigorously Denounces HE
ACCusers.

Gov Murray, of Utah. appeared before the
springer committee yesterday afternoon TO answer
the charges made against him before that commit
Tee by Representative White. Of Kentucky: q. r.
chase and Henry niven He said that the charges
were eight Years Old, and had been totally dis
proved at the time they were first made His Office
ana DOCKS. he SAIL Were then thrown Omen ana sh
Jected toa thorough investigation. which resulted
IL his 1NonerAtIoa. He said he discovered prpr,rs
dishonesty aS deputy marshal. and without being
50 requested deposited money at the Treasury 10
cover any !osSeoS that might have been occasoneI
laertOy- tie claimed that these charges We're
now brought against him by the MOrmons Who
wanted 10 drive him out OF Utah for his
| opposition 10 them, and quoted George q. Cannon
"a NoihoI ritr, as saving TO eX-G0v Wood that
he had taken the scalp OF every Objectionable gov
elnor OF titan and proposed To have GOV. Murr4ys
lie charactfrZei Mr Whites attack upon him, in
speech before the House. as coarse and brutal and
says that he maliclously made statements which lie
knew To be faiSe.
"ln this" Mr. Murray said, "he served the law
less element I'm Utah he served the moonshincrs
ln Kentucky in 1916. He Is person with whom no
gentleman can have any relation, wholly devoid Of
moral senSlbllity and irresponsible personally
morally or Intellectually. Where his real nature Is
known, his praise is an injury. abuse by him an
hohoi, odt MS utterahceS In the House of Repre-
SehtatlEeS go 10 the country with some weight.
which they never could have among people eX-
posed 10 acquaintance with him.
lie SAID that the press dispatches that sent these
charges through the country were based upon the
statement OF Diyen, and were garbled and exag-
uoWh 1hls statement, he says, ''bears on It's lace"
MARKS OF FRAUD AND DISHONESTY.
It is In the shape of an affidavit, but the witness
did not sign IT. and officers certificate that he
sw0re to IL is attached II has never been part OF
any record OF the Department of Justice The dis
patches, am informed, We're sent out by A. NJ
Gibson am Informed that the clerk OF this COM
mlttee states that the bundle OF papers. including
owens statement, were examined in his presence
In the committee room by one A NJ. Gibson a no
loIlous ana dlsrerutable correspondent, whose bad
| character, together with his infamoHs conduct
ABOUT these dispatches and many other circum-
I stances which have come TO my knowledge give
me reason TO believe he is in the pay OF the Nor
mons. am Informed that the clerk OF this COM
inlttee frankly told my counsel that when Gibson
examined the bundles OF papers from the DEPART
ment of Justice he picked out letter of George o.
cannon. one Of the socalled twelve apostles of the
M0rmons, addressed TO Attorney General MacNeagl,
and asked the clerk 10 PUT that letter In drawer
Where the other newspaper men would not see it,
| SAYING In substance: These fellows pretend that
II Is the MonnonS who are pushing this thing and
ths paper would help them in that pretense.' And
lhereupol the clerk did put the paper In drawer =
Gov. Murray asked. upon closing his statement
yesterday, that Justice Harlan and Speaker Car
iisie be called TO TESTIFY in his behalf.
The Testimony To-day.
JUSTICE HARLAN on THE STAND
Justice Harlan, OF the United States Supreme
Court was examined before the Springer COM
mittee this morning. He gave his age as fifty,
ana said that he had known Gov. Murray since
early In 1861 up to the present time. He said that
he was MI Murray'S counsel when certain charges
We're made against him In 1876 with relation TO the
collection Of fees He said he came To Washington
In 1876 as legal adviser Of Mr. Murray. TO see At
torney General Taft with relation TO charges made
against Mr.. Murray with relation to the improper
coIlecllon OF fees as marshal in Kentucky He
asked the Attorney General if there Were any
charges filed in the department against Ny. Murray
and ii SO, he (witneSs) was here ready 10 answer
them. During the interview the question of Nr
Murray 5 resignation was spoken Of Witness told
the Attorney General that Mr. Murray did not care
a. tn rara i'm -
his resignation was desired upon any political
grounds, le would. without doubt, resign but not
II there were charges against him or any suspicion
rejecting upon his honor and integrity. The At
torney General said that he did not doubt Mr. Muir
rays perfect honesty and had no charges whatever
TO make against him. Witness saw a memorandum
for the Investigation Of agent, which contained
five or six items under dispute. These Mr. Harlan
looked over and found that they were all right and
the Attorney General did not In any way fmpugn
Mr.. Murray 5 honor or integrity. Mr. Murray alter
wards resigned as there Were certain persons who
observed that he should do so, and he did
TO remain. Witness said that he knew IL to have
been MI Murray ; intention before reSigning TO 20
over his accounts and settle I'm favor or the govern
nient any Item In the accounts which might be In
dlSpute and he knew that he paid over TO the gov
ernnent several hundred dollars to cover any such
cases. He said that IL Attorney General Tart had
not been explicit in his statement that he did not
suspect Mr. Murray OF any irregularities. he would
not have resigned. Witness also testified as TO Mr.
tance OF twenty years.
Mr.. Springer asked Mr. Harlan If he heard any
thing or Hon. NJ j. d. Whites reputation for truth
and Neracfty In the community In which he lived.
The witness was about to answer. when Mr..
Stewart and Mr. Van Alstyne objected that 1t might
not he proper to question the character of meln-
Der OF the House in this manner
Mr.. Springer then withdrew his question.
SPEAKER CARLISLE on THE STAND.
Speaker Carlisle was then put on the stand.
and said that Mr. Murry's reputation was as good
as that OF any man in the state.
MR.. MURRAY RESUMES HIS STATEMENT
After resi- IIa
took up the Diven statement and called attention
to the fact that part OF IL had been torn of.
Mr.. A. NJ. GIBSON DENIES
Mr.. A. NJ. Gibson said to-day, with relation to the
Implication in Gov. Murray's Testimony, that he
Gibson was circulating charges against Murray in
the interest OF the Mormons, who wanted his re-
mOVal, that the statement was absolutely false.
1.-The dispatches" he said, biased upon Diyen;s
statement were manifolded and sold by the clerk
OF the Springer committee. AS TO the statement
thgt endeavored TO conceal the Cannon letter
from the public. lest 1t should become evident that
this prosecution was by the Mormons, the state
ment Is utterly false, whether made by Gov
Murray or the clerk. The fact OF that letter
not being returned with the rest of the papers
was due entirely to the laZineSS and stupidity uf
Erwin, the clerk The papers were on the tables
and when he gathered them up and tied them In a
bundle it was found that the Cannon letter had
been left out Either Mr. Springer myself picked
it up off the table and handed it TO him. He WAS
too lazy TO unite the bundle again, simply stuck
the letter in the drawer. He probably forgot 1t,
and when the papers were returned it was missing
He then took the letter from the drawer. and 10
shield himself, pretended that had something TO
do with its retention i shall appear before the
committee as regards this AS TO the rumorS
having anything TO do with the charges against
Gov. Murray. that is false"
HOusebreaking in the Night.
THE TRIAL OF CALVIN DAvIs-How A LETTER LEAD 10
HIS ARREST
In the Police Court, Judge Smell, to-day, Calvin
Davis, cOored, was charged with housebreaking In
the night, in entering the barn OF Dr. Lafayette c.
Loomis, near Montello, and stealing twelve chick
ems. He was also charged with grand larceny I'm
stealing set OF harness worth 500 from the resi-
dence OF Daniel S. HARNESS. on the Bladensburg
road Detective Cox testified that he went TO
MOntellO, where he found letter addressed to
"Calvtn Davis, No. 622 Sd street southwest" Wit
ness then went TO that place In company with Ser
geant NOkes and Officer Lewis, and arrested Davis
titled to the loss OF the chickens and 1dented one
OF them by the peculiar formation or its feet John
Colbert, cOlored who works for Dr. LOomiS, teSti-
fed that he found the letter addressed to Davis in
the chicken house.
Mr.. Hardness testified that his stable was en-
tered on the night OF the first, and OF harness
valued at $50 stolen. Witness identified the har-
ness recovered by the officers as that stolen from
his stable. The cases against Davis were sent to
the grand jury, bonds $500 in each Montrop's
case fhe was arrested in connection with the same
TRANSACTIONS was also sent TO the grand jury bonds
$500.
Indictments To-day.
FRANK LANGsTON INDICTED FOR MURDER.
The grand jury to-day found indictments against
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