Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 25, 1876, Page 2

- THEOMAHA BEE. e = Yost and Vandervoort are now, for the first time, before the public, The testimony produced in this is- sue relates almost entirely to Van- dervoort. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Oux Couxtay Fmmxps we will slways be pleased to hear from, on all usiters conectal with crops, country politics, aud on sny sub- VANDERVOORT'S CONVICTION. POSTAL INVESTIGATION. The charges preferred against 5 Grave Charges Against Yost and Vandervoort. Druukeuness in the Public Service. Dead-Beats in the Postal Cars. Although, as is well | | the guidance of a policeman detail- ed by the chief of police? A. Yes,sir. Mr. Huntington—Who was this chief of police—in what town ? Mr. Vandervoort—San Francisco. (To the witness) Didn’t you under- stand that was the custom—that every person going to San Fraucis- €0 took 1n Chinatown ? Q. Are you willing to testify un. der oath, regarding su oath as you do, that T was intoxicated at all? A. I have been sworn, and I am positive when you came up to my house and I met you at the fence surrounding the house I lived m at the time, when you came to me and begged me to do all that 1ay in my power to have you elected chnir- There was quite a crowd there. I know Jacobs didn’t coume out with you. Mr. Vandervoort—I know wehad, some champaign at the table. I took two glasses, Mr. Yost-If the same provoca- tion occurred again as that which caused your difficulty with Rose- water, you would do the same thing we went in. | nothiug of the kind? | Mr. Yost—Who was in the party? | A. Mr. Sweesy and some otbers Mr. Vandervoort. I claim that you never told me anything of that kind. I state emphatically there was nothing of that occurred. He never said anything to me at all about being under the nfluence of liquor or about not talking wita me reat Wesrem Cloting Hl vee of goneral i the peo- i ution labored ur- evt whatever of general interest o e e man of the county ceutral commit- | again, would you not? because I was. A. Yes, sir. der serious disadvantagesin the con- duct of this investigation, no- body can read that testmony without coming to the conclusion of o State. Any information connect- 2wt tho eaction, 4nd. velating 1o Soods, ettenta. . will be gladly rocsived, All <uch communications, however, must be v oesibland they wust i ll casen Mailing Trunks for Bummers. Smuggling Goods from Japan. Q Didn’t you unaerstand that when Senalor was there Le and his party went through Chi- natown? tee, that you were considerably un- der the influence of liquor. Q. Did you do all that Isy in your wer ? A. Yes, sir, I 'would. Mr. Rosewater—But if there was not more provocation than there was for Yot to participate— “The witness.— In regwd to Yost Mr. Rosewater. I wish to state £ had nothing to drink that day. In fact I never was drunk in my fe. John S. Halbert, called on the A CAHfi' & CO.,, DEALER TN CLOTHING?Y citton upon ane sideof he shestonly. | FNDL L Do b officially reck- A. Yes, sir. A. Ididsir. You made a special D one W & 10 T deaire auy contributions whatever « literary or poetiesl character ; and we witl not andertake to preserve, or to Teturn Jiscsame, 1n any case whatever. Our Stafl 1x ~utticientls largs 10 more than supply our Laited space i that AnoUNCKMKNTS of candiduies for ofice whether wade by sell or friends, and . cations to the (wntil nowiustions are made sapls personat, and will be charged as ad- sunications should be addressed 10 Al Editor and Publisher, Draw- 70 KLKOT DELEGATES TIONAL O ates to ‘the Re- n, to be held at of June next, to Convent Lith da; or business as properly some beforeit. P e coupiien hre entitled to several counties entation in the State Conveation as follot and morally an infamous seoundrel. Jess, incompetent, and unreliable, The tesimony relating to Vander- voorl’s sobriety may appear alto- gether too voluminous, but inas- much as the rules of the postal service pronibit the employment of persons addicted to theuse of liquors, it is very pertinant and proper. That Vandervoort has violatéd this rule on various occasions is proved by half & dozen witnesses. The negative testimony of men Who uever saw him drunk, is simply ab- surd. The charge that inexperien- ced parties, not connected with the postal service and not have, under his been permitted to act 8 postal clerks is fully sustained by responsible witnesses. The eharge that he allowed dead beats to travel in the mail cars issus- tained. The testimoay shows that Vandervoort hud sent one Ziegler from Omaha to Ogden in the mail car, ostensibly for the purpose of weighing the mails, but in reality 1o beat his way[through. 1t was proved that Zeigler had no Criminal Collusion With Lottery Gamblers. Vandervoort’s Perjury. by Joh ell, Offici: no- e o Foin Jatbeiot Doror) Charges preferred against Paul Van- dervoort, Chief Head Clerk Rail- way Mail Service: First — Periodical drunkenness and disreputable debaucheries. Becond— Allowing inexperienced and incompetent persons uot con- nected with the postal service (and rot sworn in) to handle the mails. Third—Allowing persons not con- nected with the postal service to travel in railway posfal cars for the purpose of evading payment of transportation zharges. Fourth—Foreing mail clerks un- der his charge to participate in n political railroad bond election con- tests, and offering bribes to parties for voting with the faction in whose interest he was working. Fifth—Aiding and abetting a ne- torious lottery swindle conducted at Laramie, Wyoming, by James M. Pattee. Sixth—Conspiring In and active- ly encouraging a plot for the pur- pose of inducing rowdies to assault Edward Rosewater, editor of the Omablia BEg, which plot culminated in & murderous assault upon said Rosewater, seriously endangering his life. request of me; you told me these words; you came up to me in this way; you wasn't able to stand up, and you leaned right over the fence and said, “Ed. Sullivan there is a difticulty between you and I; there is a wide gap open, but that gap can be closed if you will use your influ- Q. Were we invited by the post- master there to go through the town ? A. I don’t know personally about that. Q. Were not Mr. Alexander and I on good terms all the time from the time we went there until we left, and are we not on good ferms to- | ence with Michael Meaney, a dele- day ? gate (o the county convention to A. While he was there you seem- | belp elect me chairmau of the coun- ed 1o be on good terms. ty central committee ” ~ Says 1, Q. He was here sfter our trip | “Mr. Vandervoort I can’t do much over there? for you,” and he says, *‘your influ- A. Yes, sir. In my first exami- | ence will defeat or elect me,” and I nation 1 wish to correct part of what | says, “Mr. Vandervoort then you [said; we did go into a house of #ll | are elected.” fame. Q. And I was elected ? Mr. Rosewater—Were they white | A. Yes, sir. people ? Q. If you were eyer removed from A. Yes, sir. the railway mail service state when. Mr. Vandervoort—We were ac-[ A. I received my discharge on companied by a policeman? the 9th of January, 1876, A. Yes, sir. Q. Haven’t you stated repeatedly Mr. Yost—You went where the | that my treatment of you officially policeman took you? was kind, and that you received as A. Yes, si many favors as anybody ? Mr. Rosewater—Did you ask the | A. I have. I have stated fre- policeman to take you there? quently that while I was 1 tae ser- A No, sir; we didn’t know | vice you treated me the same as where they were taking us—we just [ avy other man in the service. I went along. have made that remark quite fre- quently. Mr. Rosewater—During the elec- tion I haye brought charge against M. Vandervoort of forcing clerks in s employ to vote at & non-po- called on the part of the prosecution, being duly sworn and_exsmimed by Mr. Rosewater, testified as follows : Q. What is your business? participating, he never more to do with it than the man in the moon. Q. He instigated it, didu’t he ? A. Well, T don’t know that he did, Mr. Huntinglon.——Did Mr. Yost assist you inany way ? A. Idon’t think he did. Mr. Rosewaler.— Why did he plead guilty in the police court then? Mr. Yost.—Phatis one very fool- ish thing that I did, and I have al- ways regretted Mr. Rosewater.—At this time Mr. Yost was assistant postmaster, and he went outside of the delivery box- es o assist in the assanlt. Mr. Huntington.—What was the provocation for this whipping ? The witness.—It was a general running assault upon the postofiice that come out in the BEE, and also charging me with being & gam- bl Yost want connected with it though, W R. Patch, called, on the part- of the defense, being_duly sworn and part of the prosecution, being duly sworn and examined by Mr. Rose- water, testified as followe : Mr. Huntington—What is your name? A. John S. Halbert. Q Whatis your business? A. Postal clerk on the Union Pa- cific road. Mr. Rosewater -How long have you been in service on the Union Pacific ? A. T came here a year ago last New Year's day Q. During your service on the line of the Union Pacific, do you know of any instance where parties not employed in the regular m: vice were put in charge or alio to handle mail matteron the train A. Inever kuew any one put in charge of mail matter. Q. Tmean allowed 10 the mail cars—any persons traveling in the mail cars ? - A. No, sir; Iean’t tell about that. Q- Do you know of any persons not connected with the mail ser- vice regularly, who participated in handling mail mattey on the train: A. Uthink | took an_uncle with examined by Mr. Vanderyoort, tes- tified as follows : Mr. Huntington—What is your business, Mr. Pateh ? A. Conductor on the Chicago & railroad. rvort—Did you ever ted cr boisterous on A. Deputy county clerk. litical election. Were you employ- me once as assistant., He took the place of my partner, who was East. Mr. Huntington. Was he sworn in? A. Yessir. My. Rosewater Any one else? A. That is the ouly party 1 took with me on the train. Gents’ Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises Etc., Etc. 242 Farnham St., Cor. 14th, Omaha. Nebraska. NEW AMERICAN SEWING HACHINE Beats Them All Shuttle. LSITIILS l to call and examine it, whether with a view to parchasing or not. j any's Office, 212 Douglas Street. Omaha, Neb ) . Agents a ‘mnvassers Wan . mehi-6m ESTABLISHED 1846. scales with which to weigh the mails, that he did not weigh any- your train Shm..u;. A. Inever Q Are you acquainted with Mr. | ed on the rosd at that time ? Vaudervoort ? A. Yes, e J.M.Brunswick & Balke Co. w you on my frain | Q. Were you on the train any thing, that he traveled to Ogden in the mail ear and remained there. A few days later Zeigler’s trunk was forwarded in the mail car and de- 3| livered to him without charge at Four witnesses swear pos- iliyely that Zeigler’s reputation was - 1| Ogden. 5 -;niru that of a dead beat and drunk- ager of the State Qentra] Commitias. | 8563 LWO tme |he s a thief; and 2 Mare s: 1876, is the kind of a man Vandervoort Ler us rejoice, the country is safe. Contingent Congressman Pat. O. Hawes will be in our midst within a lew days. employed to handle U. S. mails. ot them swear that this | tee, Vanderyoort’s explanation of the motives for issuing an official order to the railway clerks i behalf of Pattee, will hardly clear him from Charges preferred against Casper E. Yost, Postmaster at Omaha, Ne- braska. First—Employing & habitual drunkard aschief clerk of the Oma- ha postoffice, notwithstanding re- peated public’ protests, and causing confusion and disorder 1 the distri- bution of the local mails. Becond—Actively mudingand abet- ting in frauds upon the United Btates b furnishing James M, Pat- a notori~us lottery swindler, with United States mail sacks, which, after bemng filled by said Pattee with lottery circulars, upon which the stamps were cancelled 1 Pattee’s lottery shop, were trans- ferred directly to the U. 8. mail cars without inspection at the Omaha postoftice. Many of the stamps Tik Black Hills treaty will now be taken in hand by General Crook, wha will exchange compliments of 5 2 The most 1l season with the Sioux chiefs. stincts. crushing test WILTSE, the retired and disgust- ed editor of the Hitchcock organ, thinks there is musie in the air, and the BEE inclines to the same opin- his perjury before the Graud Jury the suspieion of corruption in the eyes of those who know Pattee’s ways and Vandervoort’s natural in- terrible and ony sagainst Van- dervoort is, however, the proof of The foreman of the grand jury, Mr. St. John Goodrich, solemuly cancelled in Pattee's lottery shop bad been previously used in the transmission of mail matter received by him. Third—Awarding a mail contract in consideration of a bribe. Kourth—Smuggiing goods from Japan through the mails, Fifth—Encouraging and_partici- pating in_an assault upon Edward Rosewater, editor of the BEE, in A. Yessir. Q, Did youat any time see Mr. Vandervoort intoxicated? It so when and where? A. Tsaw him under the influence of liquor. Q. Did he give sufficient signs so you could see he wasn’t all straight ? A. T will state the caseand where Isaw him: 1 wai going to Des Moines last fall on bu 83 on the afternoon train; I was in the first- little ahead of me on the other side, with s party of gentlemen; I dun’t know who they were; in the course of the evening he saw me and called me over and offered me something to drink ; he had s bot- tle with him in_his'pocket, and he took it out and offered me some- i to drink; I believe I (ook a drink h bim; 1 stayed and talked a little while and went k to my seat again ; [ saw him during the trip over there, and he seemed to be having a pretty Joily good ime ; that is all 1 know about it. s during the tri A. Did Mr. Vandervoort use any threat to get you or force you to sup- port the arty that was fighting these bonds? A. No, <ir; Thad not spoken to Mr. Vandervoort for two days be- fore the election, and on the election day Mr. Vandervoort didu’t speak to me. Mr. Vandervoort—Did I try toin- tluence you in any way ? A. No, sir, not_ at that _election, class passenger ‘coach, and I saw | and I don’t know that you bave on Mr. Vandervoort in the coach a [ any previous occasion, to the best of my knowledge. e Mr, Huntington—What 18 your nam A. (. C Sperry. Q. What is your business” am deputy sheriff. r. Rosewater—Have you known Mr. Vandervoort since his residence in Omaha, and if so, haye you ever known him to be under the influ- ence of liquor —intoxicated, I mean? A. Yes, I have known him, I guess, ever since he came here. Q. Have you scen him under the influence of liquor at any time, and nflu- ce of liquor. toxicated on my train or anywhere Ise, Hugh MeCafferty, called on the the part of the defense, bemg duly sworn and examined by Mr. Van- dervoort, testified as follows: Mr. Huntington—What is your first name ? A, Hugh. M. Vaudervoort—Sinee you have been 1n that store haven't I been in the habit of buying eigars and deal- y the influence of intoxieating liquors in your saloon,or around your saloor in any way3 A. Hince I have been over there, I never saw under the iufluence of liquor. Before that I was not ac- quainted with you. Q. Forthelast six or eight months have I taken any drinks in your place at all 2 Idow’t think you have; you always got cigars. Mr Rosewater—How long have you kept that place? A. A year ago the last 20th of time last fall when & man named Zeigler, mot connected with the seryice In any way, was traveling on the mall car ? A. I was at the depot and heard a_conversation between him and Mr. Lewis about bis going. I don’t know that he went out. There was talk of his going to weigh mails 1 saw bim in the car, but I dido’t stay until the train lett, and 1 couldi’t swear any further than that. Mr. Huntington—It frequently happens, Mr. Rosewater, that we have (o' employ inexperienced per- ons to assist with the mail matter in the cars, becguse of pevsons be- ing slck or an leave of absence, or something of that kind. Mr. Rosewater—You never knew of persons going through with mail matter—inexperienced persons— cept the ease you have spoken o! A. No, sir; I knew ouly that one time my uncle went with me. My partner’s wife was sick and he was at the hospital with her, and I took my uncle, to save his sal um 1 had charge of the what he didu’t do I did ; I remen- ber that very well, 1or it nearly 7.9,11,13,15,17a Billiar r pri Warehouse, 47, 49 19, Rush § and Michizan Streets. Ofice and St., Chigsgo. SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF THE s Omabia,"has Just beea supplied with seven new 1. K. Sinith, bas a sapply of articles on hand, and is a ever gxhiblted. Cetices clothed THE JOHNSON ORGAR, MAFUFACTURED BY THE m awarled st the State Fair at Omaha, over Elegant blsck_ walnut ca ; action as quick and perfect s the by e list as low as that of any il Al mu five years. Johnson Organ Company PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. all competitore. First pre ivory fronts 1o keys; ehuny sharps t pian ! declares that even if Vandervoort | the Omaha postoftice while the said 10n. Idon’t know; tbere was a |ifso, when? February. used me up. before purchasing « WHAT is Nebraska going to do [ aud could not, believe him under oath, in view of the testimony given is nearly open, and yet we | by Vandervoort before the grand sbout the Centennial ? bi,ion hear of no preparation or shipment of any specimen of our product What have the State Centenni commissioners done? and if not, deem this State from disgrace ? BLAINE'S VINDICATION. Among the public men whose reputation and good name is dear to the great mass of tha American bigh than does the recognized lead- er of the Republican party in the lower House of the National Legiss lature. When, a few days ago,grave charges assailing the personal integ- rity of James G. Blaine, were flash- ed across the continent, the Demo- cratic papers, and those who fear Mr. Blaine’s ascendency within the Kepublican party, were very loud in their exultations about his sudden and precipitous downfall. sne nppesrea more jubilant over the Indianspolis revelations and none were more venomous in their comments than the Nebraska or- gan of Tilden, the Omaha} Herald. That sheet had Blaine baried be- yond possible resurrection. Now tuat Mr. Dillon, the President of the Union Pacific, has publiely con- tradicted the slanderous charges against Mr. Blaine, itis to be hoped the brass collared organist ill bave the decency to retract his defama- tory statements. tmpartial men who are conversant with Mr. Blaine's public career have never doubted his ability to secure a full vindica- tion. The ground work of the accusa- tions against Mr. Blaine was based on alleged statements of E. H. Rol- lins, treasurer of the Union Pacifie, and upon alleged statements of Morton, Bliss & Co., New York bankers, who, it was claimed, ne- gotiated the $64,000 draft said to have been given to Mr. Blaine by the U. P. railroad officials. These charges are effectually re- futed by Mr. Rollins himself, who publicly denies that any money was ever paid to Mr. Blaine, direct- Iy or indirectly. Morton, Bliss & Co. also make public denial of the statement that they ever bandled either a draft, note, check, or other evidence of value m which Mr. Elaine was known or supposed to have any futerest, directly or indirectly. In addition to this testimony, Mr. Blaine has also produced statements from Thomas A. Seott, who was presi- dent of the Union Pacific at the time the $64,000 transsction is alleged to have taken place, aud Mr. Seott flatly contradiets that story. ‘Mr. Sidoey Dillon, now president of the Union Pacific, who was a ai- rector of that compauy at the time the alleged transfer of railroad stock to Mr. Blaine is said to have transpired, has” also furnished an ubsolute denial o the whole story. Ia addition to these specific refata- tions, Mr. Blaine has made s public statement in the House in which be invites the most rigid inyestigation into his public and private acts. Thus the cock and bull stories, hatched by the leading organ of \ Indisns Democracy, have been compietely exploded, and we ven- ture to predict that even (he ex- Confed’s of the House will not un- dertake the fraitless job of proving Jawes G. Blaine a bribe taker. l The exhi- was his own brother, he would not, jury. Mr. J. 8. Gibson, another membe: of the grand jury, declared Lis con. viction that bers of the grand jary. That this perjured viluin indirect ly encoursged the Curcy assaul there is no room for doubt. gated and encouraged it. ‘Whether these disclosures result fit to ignore them and retain him, must henceforth look upon Paul Vandervoort swore caunot something be done yet to re- | falsely When he testified before the grand jury, and this fact is substan- tially confirmed by two other mem- The people, none stand more deservedly | fuct that he swore to a falsehood in order to cover up his consultation with Miner about Curry's card in Yost’s room and he absolutely de- nied the subsequent talk with James R Porter in his own room concern- ing the coming assault, leads to the natural conclusion that he insti- in Mr. Vandervoort’s removal, or whether the department shall see the people of Omahs and Nebraska , | Rosewater was peaceabiy seeking to procure his mail. Sixth—Conspiring in and actively eucouraging & plot for the purpose of indueing rowdies to assaalt Ed- ward Rosewaler, editor which cuiminatéd in a assault upon satd Rosewater, serious- ly eudsugering his life, 5. A. Orchard, calied on the part of the prosecution, being duly sworn and examined by Mr. Rosewater, testified s tollows : Q. State your business snd how long you huve been in the employ of the postoffice department A. Assistant postu Omaha postoflice, and bave been the employ of the postoflice four years next August. Q. Have you atany time been ab- sent for any period from this city, if 50, when and 1 whose company you traveled? Some time lnst fail did you travel with Mr. Vander- voort to California A. No, sir; not last fall. Q. Itseems it was in Mareh, 15752 A \es. sir; Idid. Q. How long were you traveling together ? A. About & month, 1 believe, Q. Did you at that time, during this trip, sée Mr. Vandervoort under a state of iutoxication, or did he er of the A. I have seen him two or three times pretty well under the influ- ence of liquor—one time in particu- lar, one election night ; 1 guess you was along with me that night, down Liere at the restaurant. Was he 5o intoxicated it was sed generally? Was he boister- good deal of loud talking; they scemed to be having a good time generally ; there was several of them together ; the gentleman sit- ting abead of me, a banker from Red Oak, asked me who the pary was. Mr. Rosewater- Did Mr. Van- deryoort, during that trip, act in a manner as if he was inloxieated A. Well, I should have s was pretty full; yes, before we got through to Des Moiues, Q. Did you ever see him in the [ A. company of disreputable charac- ters, conducting bimself in a bois- terous manner? Did you know anything of that kind ? A. I do not. Cross-examination by Mr. Van- dervoort : Q. Did you know any of the par ties with me on that occasion ? A. I don’t think Tdid. 1 think they were all strangers to me. Q. Was notone of (he gentlemen with me on that oceasion the con- ductor of the train ? A. I saw the conductor of the train sitting down with you oceas- ionally. ? Q Was it a dewijohn or a bottle , yes. I guess he won't de- of whisky I had with me on that | by that, or anybody else. oceasion ? Q. Have you any recollection of A. It was what I call a small bot- | any other times? tle—a pint bottle, I believe It was | A. I seen him over here to the sir; he was pretty fuil— he ; Q. What demonstrations, if any, did he make there? I guess you and I went in ; there was three or of us (ogether. The first T d 1 heard some loua talk from threats o thresh ned his name in any more. He was i 1o thresh you, or wear mething like that. the conyersation A He turned and smd something to e about the election, and I gave him a short answer, and he turned oue way aud I turned the other. Q. You are sure, from your recol- that he was intoxicated partake freely of liquors on the way? A. I have seen him when he bad something to drink. Q. The question is whether Mr. Vandervoort, during this time, was intoxicated ? A. Well, I wonldn’t eall it intox- icated; that is, he wasn’t drunk. He never was so but what he could get around anywhere he wanted to go—get around and converse with persons. 1 never saw him but what he wlfixamlund and talkin Q. Did he show by his i that he was. drinkiug?y el A. Heshowed undoubtedly that he was drinking some—he wasn’( noisy. Q During that time in California did you know of his frequenting any houses of ill-repute ? A. The usual way out there in that country is to “take in the town.” Q. And you took fhe town in Mr. Vandervoort —We went through the China town, is what you mean by that? A. Yo, sir. Mr. Rosewater—Did he go in liouses of bad repute? A. I dou’t know. Q. Was there any difficulty dur- ing his stay in San Francisco with Iadies where he was stopping in a house of bad repute? A. Not tLat I know of. Vandervoort as an_infamous char- acter, who, if he had his just de- serts, would wear & zebra suit be- hiud the bars of the Nebraska peni- teatiary. —_— A GREATER portion of this issue of the BEE is devoted to the publi- cation of testimony produced dvring the postal investigation before spec- ial agent Huntington. In justice to all parties, and in order to ena- ble the public to judge for them- selves how the investigation was caiducted, we publish a verbatim report of the questions asked, and answers given,as well as the rulings of the officer charged with the in- vestigation. While there is doubtless much that would be considered irrelevant in any ordimary court of justice, it d be born in mind th: gations by special detectives are ususlly informal. The extreme length of the testimony prevents its publication in one issue. vearly all the testimony in thus issue re- xfi”;‘:“%":“’" againat Vander- | §” Have you any nokwledge of E orrow we intend to | his offering improper advances to publish the concluding portion, | ladies? mainly relating to charges against | A. No,sr. Tknow of bis taking Yost. in this China business, but T don’t not a demijohn. on the trai party I in; A. I believe so. ted to partake ? saw. Mr. Yost—Did you partal A. Ibelieve I did. Mr. Vandervoort—Were candidate for the position of ‘ch tee last fall ? A. 1 was nominated, sir. subseriber 2"’ tive proposition. water, testifled as follows : first name ? A. Edward O'Sullivan, Q. What is your business ? A. Coustable in Douglas county. Mr. Rosewater—Are you acquaint- ed with Mr. Vandervoort ? ou_ ever der the mfiluence of intoxi liquors—that i intoxicat A. Yes, sir. Q. How many times have you seen bim in that way ? A. Twice, particularly, that T can say he was. A great many men the influence of liquor and you can’t notic it would be under don’t affect their business any. terfere with anybody Wasn't you the ouly Tnat is all T you a man of the county central commit- Q Were you defeated by *the _A. T was, 1 believe, on an affirma- Edward O'sullivan, called on the part of the prosecution, being duly sworn and_exammed by Mr. Rose- Mr. Huntingtoa—What is your n him un- ting in a condition of —_— EVEN the Hourpon papers are compelled to admit that the Demo- erauc Congress is an unmitigated failure. The Washington corres- pondent of the Boston Zranscript writes: “Yesterday an old Demo- crat freed his mind in this fashion : ‘I have thought the Republican party grosly negligent, and even criminal, in its mismanagement. 1 thought our party would bring order out of confusion, but I have to con- fess that I am disgusted. So far as bad behavior is concerned, the Dem- ocrats see the Republicans and go them a hundred per cent. better.’” —_— ACCORDING to Somersault Miller, the testimony duringthe postal in- vestigation was a farce. We should say it was rather a solemn faree for Vauderyoort, when four unim- peachable witnesses testified that he | exmmitted perjury betore the grand Jury. —_—— BuN.NzA JoNks delivered the first section of his speech on the silver currency standard at the ses- on of the United States Senate yesterday. know as they were houses of ill- fame. Q Did you go with him? A. Yes, sir. Tecan’t tell that they ill-fame, I had noth- ing to do with the women there. Mr. Vandervoort—We took an officer with us. Mr. Rosewater—Were you ac- quainted with Mr. — Alexander, connected with the postal service in California, and_do you know of any difficulty belween Mr. Alexander and Mr Vanderveort there? A. Nothing particular, I believe —nothing I know of myself; I don’t know sbout thatat all Q. During your acqufaintance with Mr Vandervoort in this city, have you ever seen Lim under the influ- ence of liquor? A. I haveseeh him just the same as T have seen o'her men. I have seen him take a drink. Mr. Huntington—The real ques- tion here is, has Mr. Vandervoort been under the influence of liquor 50 as to bring scandal upon the pos- tal service 3 —Have you ever seen him associate with disreputa- ble characters, and conduct himself n & boisterous and seandalous man- nerin any way? A. No, sir I never did. Cross-examination by Mr. Van- dervoort : Q. When jwe went through that Chinatown we went through under Q Wasn't he under the influence of liquor when you saw Lim, so that he couldn’t do his business? corner saloon onee; over to MeCal- frey’s, over here. The boys were baving some fun about it. They thought Van was pretty full. T saw bim there then, and the boys were making fun of him. Q. Did you know this man Zieg- ler that used to live here; and if o, what general reputation did he have in town? A. Yes, I knew him. He didn’t have much of a reputation at all, only as & bummer. Q. State whether you are acquam- ted with the chief clerk of the Omaba postoflice, and whether you from your own personal knowledge Know he is a habitual drankard? A. I dow't know who is chiel clerk now. Q. Jim Allan? A Yes. 1should say, from what I have known of lim for the last tive years, that he is drunk more of tire time than he Was sober. Mr. Huntivgton—What reason bave you to know he was drunk more times thau he was sober? A There was a good deal of the time I bave seen him—a good deal of the time in the office, and around. Cross-examination by Mr. Van: dervoort. Are you willing to swear that I am & “periodical’” drunkard ? A. I aow't kuow. Iwould have to get at the definition of that, Van, tirst, Q. Was there anything more of that time you spoke of than that I was with the boys,and was rejoic- ing over the election? A. Well, you was pretty full, Van. Q. Had I been drinking anymore A. Yes, sir. than you had ? Q. When did that occur that you have recollection of? The particalar time ? A. Yes, I guess you had. Q 1 was able to walk ? A. Yes; I didu’t see you down A. As near as I ean judge it was | any: on the eve of the election last fall; that was the next time was up at my house, after the election last ; I believe two or three nights after. druok ? A. I had conversation with him, Q. How do you know he was | the Repabl Q. How long have you been ac- Q- Have yon attended the tar there all the time? A. Notall the time; my brother is there when I am not. Untii tue beginningof this spring I have been there nearly all the time, Mr. Vandervoort—Do yau eonsid- er me a periodical or habitual drunk- ard, or any drunkard at all ? A No, sir; [donot. I was as- tonished when I heard of it. I do not consider you any drunkard at all. Morris Sullivan recalled by the e and examined by Mr. Van- rt, testified as follows: you acquainted with Ed- ward O. Sullivan, formerly employ- edou the U road? A. Yes, sir Q. Slate your opinion as to his truth and veracity? A. According 10 his every day doings, I wouldn’t believe bim un- der oath; 1 have got good reasons for saying 50, tod Cross.ex: water. =Q. Are you not somewhat under instruetions in this matter? A. No, sir, I am not; I ean give you very good reasons for what I Swear to now. Ed. O’Sullivan ac- cused me of telling stories about him. That was when Lew Hin- man was chief clerk. I told him I would bet him $50 he couldn’t produce wilnesses. He told me he was too poor to bet $50, and I told him 1 would give him $50 to pro- duce witnesses. He reported to Sickles that I was trading on the road, and I told him to produce witnesses then and he refused to do it. Q. You never knew Mr. 0'Sulli- van to testity falsely, to your own knowledge ? A. No; but I know where he was told lies rightZalong. Q. Was hé under oath at the ination by Mr. Rose- son called on the part of , being duly sworn and examined by Mr. Vandervoort, tes- tified as follows: Mr. Huntington—What is your name? A. Gus Watson. Q" What is your business A. Postal clork on the Union Pa- citie road Mr. Vandervoort—Are you ac quainted with Ed. O'Sullivan, for- merly postal clerk on the U. P. road? A. Iam. Q. In case Mr. O'Sullivan was prejudiced agaivst a party, or di- reclly mterested in damage to a vould you believe his testi. A. I wouldn’t like to. Q. Is not bLis reputation among bis acquaiutances rather bad for truth and yeracity ? A. Where e has got an ax to grind, or where it would be a bene- fit to him to tell a faisehood, I think he would do it. Q. Do you think if he had a spite to wreak on anybody because of his removal, he would hesitate to tell a he? the first time; | quainied with Mr. Rosewater? A. About six years, I guess. <ou have always bean bosom nds and pohitical associates ? A. We have always belonged to an party. Q. Did you ever have any per- ity with Mr. Rosewater and when I get in couversation witti | in the postoflice here? A man 1 can tell whether he is under the influence of liquor. I Q. Have you known, of your own personal enowledge, any parties not connected with the railway mail | - service, traveling in the mail cars? A. I have been on this road for a long time—since Mr. Vandervoort’s admiuistratioa on this road—and I Yes sir; we had a lirtle difficulty. don’t know that that has any- thiug 10 do with this matter. Mr. Yost—When was that ? A. About the last of December, 1871 or 1872, Mr. Rosowater—It was January, 1872, Mc. Vandervoort—Q. Do you con- don’t know, of my own personal | sider me an habitual drunkara ? knowledge, of any pbrso, riding in the cars without any authonty, tnough I have heard a good deal. Cross examined by Mr. Vander- voort: Q. Yon allude o the eve. ning just before the election of chairman of the county central committee ? A. Yes, sir. Q Wasn't I able to walk and talk ? A. You were able to walk and talk. A. Well, I don’t know. Q. Do you consider me s “period- ical” drinkard? A. Well, L will have to look to the definition of that word Yefore 1 can ai swe - that. Q. Who was 1 with that night? Do you remember ? A. I thivk Sweezy was along and Ben Barrows. [ don’t know whether you was with the Jacobs crowd or mot. Jjust getting up from the table when I think you were A. No, sir, Tdo not. Mr. Rosewater—Did you ever know of his giving any testimony under oath A. No, sir; 1 never knew him to swear at all. Edward Rosewatef, the plaint'ft in the case, being duly sworn, testi- fied in belialf of the proseculion as fillows : MLt fall, T thik it was after the local county election, I met Mr. Vandervoort, with some other par- ties. 1 think he addressed me. He was cousiderably under theinfluence of liquor—in_lact, he was almost drunk, though not quite enough to be flat. He acted quite boisterous, aud tried to pick up s quarrel with me at the time. I told him I did not want to get into a controversy with & man under the mfluence of liquor; that when he got sober I would perhaps respond (o his ques- on. Cross-examination by Mr. Van- dervoort Q. Do youclaim to have told me you didn’t want to get into a con- troversy with a man under tbe in- fluence of liquor? A. Yes,sir. 1 men to. Q- 1am very certain you said Mr Huilington—What was your partner’s name ? A. J M. Goodwin was wmy regu- Cross-examination by Mr, Van- dervoort ; You know of no one not sworn g out ? A. No, sir; T have no means of knowing whether they are sworn or not ? Q. Ts it not a rule in my office that 1o one goes out who is vot sworn, aud that no cne who is in- experienced is allowed to Jook over the mail, except what he knows > sir. When we send out a substitute we always take help enough to throw the mail. Q. Isit not true that this sending out men is done to save the clerl 4 re poor men 2 his e it was to save the salary of Mr. Goodwin, a por man, whose wife was at Rome baving an operation perform- ed for eancer. Mr. Goodwin was away a month, nearly, and ly made the expenses to him five or six dollars for the whole month. Paul Vandervoort, the defendant in the case, being duly sworn and examined by Mr. Rosewater, testi- fied as follows : Q. State1f you acknowledge this order to be yours, (handing witness a paper)? A Ldo. - Q. Was that order ever counter= manded ? A. It was countermanded after the necessity for it had ceased. Mr. Huntington—1 reaily don’t see the pomtof this, Mr. Rosewaler. Wiere there is no law against lot- teries, men engaged in that busi- ness can use the mails and you can’t help it. 1 tried that at "Leaven- worth. You may as well try tostop the Missouri river, as to stop Pal(ce getting hix mail. There is no law against him 1 Wyoming, and he left Nebraska because there was a law against lotteries here. . Mr. Rosewater—I would like to have the order taken down by the Teporter anyway. Mr. Huntingion reads the order in question, as follows : OMAHA, January 19, 1876, Clerk, Cmaha and_Ogden : GENTLEMEN :—You will keep a strict count of the number of letters deliver to (he Lara- e for J. M. Pattee. t & note in the “Go Back”directed to Pattee, markiig the envelope “Private,” stating the number of letters. Very respectfully, PAUL VANDERVOORT, C.H.C. Mr. Huntington—Now, Mr. Van- dervoort, we will have your state- ment A. J. M. Pattee came to me and told me that he suspected there was a_collusion between the clerks in his office and those in the Laramie post office to rifle leiters directed to nim. I referred him to special agents Furay and Seybolt. 1 found they were both out of town, where- upon I issued that order, thinki 1t was the only way Lo deteet fraud, and referred the matter to the special agents atterwards, and my action was approved by them. Q. What special agents? A. To special agent Seybolt, cer- tain, and I thiok to Furay, too. I showed Seybolt a copy of the order on the book. I believe that is all in regard to that. Mr. Rosewater—Was the ever revoked? A. The order was revoked after theoceasion was at an end. Q. Did Patiee ask you to discor - £ ue this A. No. He asked me in the fir t place to issue it. Q. How did you know the ocea- 8in was ? A. Ihad it on the booksa m nth. and I never keep an order in furc Ionger than that. Q. Did you issue an order o° that kina for any other party in this ity? 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