New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-11
tenant John conkiin. jr. from Battery l. 10 Ash'
Battery A.

Ex.CONsI,L WALKERS CASE.
. srArrMrNr THAT CONSUL wETTER MADE NO
EXPORT IN uis BEiiALr-MR wALLpRs
DEPOSITION RECEIVED.
Washington Sept. 10 0SpecnD'-The report OF "'"
bessador Euatis transmitting the deposihoh o'
o.. Consul Waller. which was recently obtained mas
been received at the state Department wh'ch ~
thus for the FIRST time placed In possession OF Iu''
Information IN regard TO his side OF the case Inc
abatement OF Mr. Waller IN said 20 be full ana eh-
haus,ive. The Department has also received some
Information from French Official sources pu' "
does not include n copy OF IN" proceedings VI wv
court martial which tried and convicted the eN.con-
sui on the charge OF reasonable correspondence
with the enemy and sentenced him to long term
Of imprisonment Among the papers received
however, Is said to be a statement OF the french
Admiral at Tametave 10 the ehect that 'ohsu'
Wetter neither appeared at the trial nor ma"o an'
apparent effort In Walters behalf-in fact that ne
never raised a finger in defence OF Waller. but on
the contrary appeared to be wholly Indifferent as 10
his fate The friends OF the ex-Consu In Washing
ton strongly impressed with the pehe' tha' inc
conduct Of Consul Wetter In the whole aHair was
thoroughly reprehensible and such as cannot oe
tolerated by the Administration He Is Georgia
Democrat who was appointed 1t is UNDERSTOOD
through the good offices OF Secretary Hoke smnn
and "Reformer' Josiah quincy. when the latter
engaged in the congeniai task OF reioii"s
the diplomatic and consular service TWO years "so'
and he is said to be thoroughly lnpueu WI" NV
Dreiudices OF Georgia Democrats Of the baser sor,
against men who belong the coored race Ihat
this is true would to be indicated by MS ire
ouent IL not ha bitua references 10 cx-Consul Waer
as that COON" 1t is highly probaDle that IL ny
latter had been a white man and had not einDaIkeu
In any business enterprise which might
with the private ventures and specuiatons IN wi"cn,
II Is asserted, Consul Wetter and MS itlelus aie
engaged the Official efforts and action OF thc ooIIsu,
whether successful or not would have been more
Jealous and energetic as well as more creonaoie W
himself and the Government he is expected 10 rep
resent >,-,.,..
on August DO and is expected to arrive IN farls
about September ~. Her long detention IN Mauii-
titus seems to have been due in part TO the lndi-
ness OF United States Consul Campbell. who Is sta
fioned there She was in a destitute conditon when
she arrived at that place which she had peen en-
abled reach only through the chdil.y oi an VI
agasca. and who was In almost as desperate sUalts
as she Consul Campbell had no means WIN VIII VIII
ia helm her TO ontinue her journey ana IL seTIiiS
that instead Of communicating WIN tie 50 doro a,
small expense he did so by mall. ana syN s TI
passed before the letter received IN Was.iis,
ION In q letter received from Mrs wafer seNei aa
DAYS ago by Paul Bray. written peaore er ne c,,r
nartre from Nautilus she mentions a feport cu,
rent there 10 the effect that Consul CenppeI Va.
10 be sent 10 Madagascar to make an ~,
Of the Waller case. and she eNpIeN ~ nj. apparen:
The report was incorrect. because OF MS aPpa''"'
prejudice against the ex-CoEsul xruor uas re-
II NAV be remembered that Mrs wafer Vas t. -
siding al Antananarvo. the Hova capital "ne" i In
her letter she writes that she VIII De auS n Tie
testimony that will be important ana va a. @
pending investigation, and unoeI ma hs friends In
The con lecture that Consul Wetter aEu me- ~ rea Oh
Madagascar were In nc haste TO nave t., he The case
washington in time to be Witness III '"e W
does not seem be wild one