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Show I'eimiuii I- ratidi. Washington, 8. Tho civil service iv.iiimitU'f, chafed with iuvesliKat-iiiK iuvesliKat-iiiK me re-u'iiid why tlio ebar;o of . tort;i'ry rt-iin.xt John X. Wright and i Alt x. C'iipi-'crtnn, Into pension .lytuis?, wrrt not prt'."fcuicil ab mtend-id. mtend-id. a iid why .1. A. Williamson, wiio , had chariot uf the f.isr-, w;us duuinianly ii'..-Mi?ed on liio niLilit previous to his in'.et.dtd departure to tho Indian territory ter-ritory lor evidono'-, and why lls, a conl' derate ol Wriht'f, was nt-in-iuahU us goiii tor the deiraudtd Iiiiiiaud, held a mc lin to-ilay. tfcrelary Chandier testified that he knew nothing aUml the chareea iiainst Wright until after be did-niissed did-niissed Williamson upon informalion that he was an improper person to be employed. Ai-lant General Gay lord testified tl.M in looking over certain Cherokee Indian east's, he found the name of diiaiiieon mixtd up wilh very questionable ques-tionable transactions in connection Willi Gen. Blunt. Ciuuuiier e.ud that Ko63 Was SUy-e.tfd SUy-e.tfd by Hie lJrtbbyteriau board, and wilnccd spoke to the president about him, who thought Rosa would make a good man fur the place. Kx-Attorney General Williams tea-tifkd tea-tifkd that he was satisfied that there was criminal misconduct on the part of Wright. The civil suit in this district was triid, and Wright was acquitted on ft technicality. The criminal suits were i-tiH pending. |