The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-21
RUSSELL TALKS.
The Exhibited States Marshal later
viewed In Prison.
Says lie Is the Victim Of 0rlelal Per-
secnll0n.


cHrsrKR. IT., Feb IA 0lobe'nsmo'
oret ropIeseutsilye visited iho southern
Ill.nols psnitsullaIy here Today, ana
through the courtesy 81 Warden Carter
was granted ltlmisslon - $50 * Nh'tel
9lstes Marshal 6lluwell ~. Auliehi ooihH
a two yesfs sentence IN tho prison on
eonvieilon of rendering flir accounts 10
the royernmeni. RgIstll Was touud in ile
bnek-vatd oillca VI MucaeN 4 Necalef.
contractors. lie vas being conff tllhitd
BY SOM Dad Fellows on his adjudication oy
the grand lodge OF Texas. He wah Va g9oi
splrlts and health, yet annoyed . llltle Win
rheumatism, He 10 "A msn oi htrculoan
build and iine physique, with hrlght grey
eve that looks q person square IA NO Iten,
The reporter approached him aud mindei
him thai the newspaper he reIrsienled
gave all hearing, wing aleo' II tuPpo.e
you have read I'M masnluhsy" g.
respondence IN the oloDt-DehooFA' VI wv
aYss. have read whAiIs termed ga ab-
stracL N tho evidences on nle against me IN
the department OF justice, ~ Pupltnei 10
the Globe. Democrat, and the natural tgp-
position thtt one IN my lI.s.nt oo .l hl..l
Ia helrles. 40 defend himself oushs 10 nave
induced the department 20 haye been gem
erona nud given 10 the public my o2pllna.
,ion otis sccusatOn. ! have not anuDyed
the nubllc with aord OF my deiense, and
would remain silent but for this last hlai-
der"
ms RELATIONS WITH THE STATE,
"Dlc the state authorities Of Texas, tue
reporter asked, Fever olEim that you were
defauller in any Of the poAltlons you MIA
under it2'
mo, cir; not Ia any instance. The comp
trcller of tue state OF Texas, when tins quea-
ton was repeatedly asked, has often &c
clared publicly and officially that was NOT,
and had never been. II Is u fact that when
I resiened the ,ilice OF tax collector, some
three weeks before l had a thought OF as
piring for the marshsls Office, he wrote me
a splendid letter. asking mo TO reconsider
and retract my resignation. inc COMP
troller was elected and reelected ny ms
party, the democratic. and was elected
and reelected rs a republican. And while
there was clash Of politics. there was none
OF duty. was under the largest bond OF
any ofiicer In Texas. given by the people OF
Marshall, my home, and In every o!ecu9n
in that county, where / have been csnui'
date, whether for congressional or local
honors, | have received the votes OF my
countrymen irrespective OF party. ana
this is also true rs applied 70 my candidacy
Tor congress Ia November, 1857 subsequent
to the findings OF numerous indictments
and one trial at which ell matters TehasDed
now were ventilated. That l used TIE
funds o. tho government in 1915 and 1913 10
pay oil my indebtedness TO the state oil
Texas Is faise.'
"What OF the sheep aud goat transaction
and tto Stevens matters, as wen 40 the
discountlng 81 indebtedness against 'he
government?p
THE sheep and goats were libeled as
ar,urQied property, ana several parties
were convicted upon the charge OF SNUG,
Cling them. This was during the hschl
year that congress failed 70 make an appro-
pratlon N run the United States courts
mr., WAS cTfVoN CQnfriD1uu, NHG
after seven months possession was ordered
TO be sold as perishable. The Immaculate
promptness o. the government iahed inns
whole year to advance dollar. The mar
shall hld to do II, as the wr 70 had 10 be
obeyed. The expense of selling, herding
and feeding for seven months besides The
fees otherwise due the marshal in THIS libei
were and have not been paid by the gov
eminent or any one else. inere
was no concealment moneL'
Why the pS proceeds sns were ho WITH WITH.
held until there is more litigation than
there has ever been about 1t. The same
court that decided the property contraband
and sustained the conviction oil the SNUG
Rlers, afterward awarded the proceeds 70
third party claimant, thus unhinging the
verdict against, the smugglers after they
had endured the punishment: This re.
minds me OF the case ofa men In this pris.
M Charles Mlchaelson-who was indicted
In the eastern district OF Texas for q con- |
spirscy to rob the mails. where the punish
ment does not exceed TWO years, and. alter
pleading guilty, was sentenced py tTe ven
n shown that courts are also sometimes tor,
fuoua and confused in directing their legal |
footsteps. The imputation that Mr.. stew |
ems was q confederate In the wrongful dis'
counting OF claims against the government
cannot affece that gentleman where he 10
known. have such confidence in the fact
that he exonerates me that am willing 10
seave IL to him ard those Others OF my
friends that have left in tho lurch as well
as 10 the people and their legislative ana
congressional representatives OF my s,sle,
whethsr should be released rs vndica-
fion of myself or should remain here IS
vindcetion OF the laws. In this connection
/ desire also to say that II any one TO whOm
a Juror or witness certificate or other claim
has ever been issued will cay that nave
evr- rrofled TO the amount OF one cent IN
the discountlng of the same, either oireo1y
or Indirectly, / will admit my sentence
lust: or If any banker will say that l ever
Shared with him in such discount VIII
admit the outrage upon me as oeinR wnse
Justice could demand. 1t was rarely this
was done, and when done II was in most
instauces, at a discount OF five per cent,
and done because Of the failure to supply
the funds by the authorities.
AZ TO ACCOUNTS.
"Dld you endesvor to withdraw your &C
CON ts as stated. and WAS refused by the
attorney General?" was the next question
I'm the fret place. the attorney general
vss not the authority to apply to in the
event that I desired TO do 80, as this Is
matter resting with the comptroller and
auditor. aud with the latter II they had not
BEEN passed to the former Secondly,
mover dreamed Of such \ thing, aud neither
~ sho., gentlemen will eay 90. When i
arrived 10 Washington with my accounts l
went In ms dlately TO the auditors ofiice, as
fhe law directs. end handed them TO Col.
John Love, the auditing clerk In charge OF
rnarshs's' accounts Tor Texas and other
states, aud rs gave them TO him told MN
of the accounts in which L had useu tne
rsilroed passes, and to what extent had
ssssd them: also told him that ! used them
and charged them ss II had paid the mon
- upon the advice of the law officer
cfNnv district, the United States aitor-
s,eJk Col. Love was government witness
IN mn first trial and the above Is wha' he
wore 20, and It IL the truth. Understand
<scnnts 10 thecourt for approval, and they
Isro approved some five DAYS before
Tsnded them to Col. Love in Washington,
and that Il was for presenting them TO the
<court and not 10 the treasury that was IN
dicted. Now, why should attempt to
-Withdraw them after the wrong, II any, n:d
ciroady been done, viz. the presentation TO
- cos,rt, and after had admitted the use
~ me passes 70 the auditors, aud alter the
,~ssffef vas Of record oh the minutes oil the
n9ifed states District court for my district?
4 0ootond that the passes were my personal
6roDcrSy and that had the right TO use
{kon and charge Tor them Just - y nso
X.s~S~r vitb the prisoners and guard.
..SS ~~~erd 10 The bus hire, three In num-