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Show CORUt'E'TIOX. Blow Thev ?I nu Hired AH'uirs iu LoiiiNliiua-Oii r- l (lie row Kiirs I lie Track ami Exiaea Jl alters. Jlorey, Iho Sweet-Scented, Mliowu I p. Washington, 15. The special committee com-mittee to investigate the federal offices in Louisiana, to-day examined laj. Seelye. He refused lo testify in regard to the pay rolls in the custom house at New Orleans, on the groun'' that he would criminate himaeif bj so doing, and the chairman of the committee was desired to apply to the attorney general for nocessary paper granting immunity. Aa to other matters, the witness testified thai ibere was a defalcation of 68,000 in the New Orleans post office during Lowell's administration. Lowell, with his deputy ar.d cashier, were arrested and held to bail in Ine sum of $10,000, but were not prosecuted. Lowell turned over to his bondsmen about J20,0lH) worth of property, which was afterwards returned re-turned to him. The defalcation w.i-linally w.i-linally compromised lor $7,0UO. Uv further testified that Congressman j Morey told him (witness) that the. easiest way to settle the mattfr was hi steal his bond, and requested witue?.-' to do so. There were tun h;ndprnn who were aseened some j."20,uuO l secure a compromise. S?e!yo al.o testified thai Jewel;, thr-u coinmi-i-sioner of tire circuit court, gave him a warrant against twenty men in Morey'a district. Morey erased the names of all but four, whom be instructed in-structed Seelyo to take to Monroe and keep in jail until after the election. A warrant was also given for Inane Newton Glover, which by Morey's verbal instructions, was give to Seelye in tho presence of Jewett. He was to take him into the woods and kill him. Glover was not arrested because a writ of hahta.i corpus required Seelye -to remain with the other prisoners. Seelye cays he did not intend to kill Glover, but left Morey under the inipraion that be would do it. The United Slates infantry and cavalry in the dL-trict were moved by Morey' s direction. He furnished a list of hi appointments and ordered the troops to be at such points the day before he epoke, as be was afraid to yo without with-out such guard. Seelye held to Morey's orders, and telegrams wore received from him (Morey) (or $2(10 cash and five notes of $100 each, two of which are paid, two over due, and one not due. Seelye relainul copies. Witness claimed that he had memoranda mem-oranda by which he could givu the times, places, names and all deiailn. Judge Wilson appeared as counsel for Morey, who was also present and rco.otfoH Iho ontJuMlif.n f,.r inn,,,,- nity from thu attorney general to he postponed until alter tho cross-ex animation of witneps. Morey slated that the evidenco showed that if he or Seelye Bhould go to the penitentiary peniten-tiary and the caenhould bo decided afterwards that immunity should be granted to Seelye, ho could not bo prosecuted. Morey would bo without means of proving him infamous. -Morey will be heard to-morrow. The committee rescinded tho resolution recently passed to leave New Orleana lo morrow. Maj. Seelye was formerly former-ly special agent of tho poslofliec de pai tmeut at New Orleans, and afterwards after-wards United Statos deputy marshal in Louisiana. |