The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-19
''THEY WANT YOUR HEAD"
THEEXAMINER'S OMNIBUS WIS
PER TO SURVEYOR HESSEN.
The True Inwardness as He Gives
It-Capt. TObin to BE APP
pointed.

No reply was received yesterday by
Mr.. Hessen in answer tn his telegram
sent on the evening before, rendering
bis resignation as Surveyor OF Gus
toms. Mr.. G. l.. Larp, the special
examiner, said TO Mr.. Hessep, how
ever, that II he were asked his opinion
he would say frankly to the depart
ment that no reason existed why his
resignation should not be accepted.
"The Inspector will tell YOU" said
Mr.. Hees en- TO an APPEAL man yester.
day, "that my accounts are correct to
a cent. My enemies wanted au eX-
cuse to pounce upon me, and they
have found il in the shape OF tech
picslity. When sent to Helena on
official business last Friday | told Mr..
Mercer, my clerk, to lie. B. j. Ssmmes
& %. have four barrels of whisky
they desired to withdraw from bond,
but supposed be would collect for it
when delivered. He lays row that
he unders God me TO instruct
him TO let them have il and
would collect when | returned home.
| got check Monday afternoon alter
banking hours. TGey were good to
me for Tho money, which was only
900, ~ they had a big lot OF stuff still
In bond. but il wss a technical viola
sion of the law enough to make a
point on. There are other reasons Tor
the attack made on me. The first bond
| gave was a Harris bond, you know.
Altar had been confirmed by the
Ssnste | discovered that the g-ntle'
men would not renew. ! called Mr..
Mercer in and asked him If he could
aid me in giving the bond. lie said
he could not. then told him l won
have to get another bookkeeper in or
der to m Ike bond. He sad he would
not blame me, that self preservation
was the frat law Of nature. About
| that time MIR. Hart Freeman came 10
me, said he bea d was having some
difficulty about bond, and that he
could fix it for me II would allowmy
bondsmen to name my tookkesper.
| agreed, and my bond was
signed by w. A. and Dabney Collier
with the understanding that the latter
would bs my clerk. The bond YVES
properly signed and forwarded to
Washington. That was Jecsson
bond, You know. Then tue row be-
gan, A special gent was at once cent
down here to Investigate my books
aud nv bond, and the way he hunted
out and pu' stress on technicAhtl-s IN
duced me 10 ask him q stra ght qu-s'
ton. wanted to know of hIm wat
IL all meant. DO you ssk It IS an
official or as a friendP he said Ie-
piled that / asked it as friend.
Then, he said: I'm tell you P AMY
that they want your head and they are
determined to have ia II you don't
give up now you will have 1t toFdo
later on To make il more severe"
Mr.. Hessen continued, 81 was in
formed that / would have to retain
Mr.. Mercer. | saw at once that
would be unable to fulfill my contract
with Mr.. Collier, ard in despair l tele'
Qraphed my resignation rather than be
bounded to death for little Office
that does not pay 800 month"
That Mr.. Hessen was no longer an
especial pet with the gentlemen who
, had him appointed, has been known
by all those who took any interest In
the matter ever since the election ioI
Democratic Executive Committeeman
= in the Eighth Ward, a position Tor
merly held by MI. hessen. When thu
time came for him to make his bone
y they had him on the hip. He wa
worried almost to death for weeks, anc
r escaped the loss Of his Office by default
by merest hairs breadth. The section
( OF the party which fret had him ap,
pointed was "strry it spoke" and
kept sagey and awfully silent
5 until the time for making
. the bona expired. Mr.. Hessen
had failed to notify them of the new
j.. bond he had made. They sent up
r petition asking for the appointment o.
4 Capt. Il. f. Tobin to what they sup
D pose d TO be q vacant office The reply
Q that Mr.. Hessen had gwen his bono
a was deadener. But there we're ioV
3 special examiners laying around loos'
8 and one OF them was sent on at ono
= TO decaptlts Mr.. Heseen. The opera
ton WAS performed with neatness an
d dispa'ch, and Capt. Tobin, who is \
. every respect clever and worthy gen
3 tleman, will be appoint almost will
|, nui 1nuht