Show EX MARSHAL areld J flat footed denial of lie anrys barges marshal ireland has published the following denial of the charges made against liann while united states by the gand jury llie grand jury icett alie instant on alie conduct of the marsdale mar shale kofl xe purports to cover the period from 1882 to the present time the report effye we find the management of stat office to bae been the aada during the period coveted by this report it then ROCS on to show whre and wrongful alta were committed in the ment atif the penitentiary penitent iry as well aa the proper if liege charges refer or are intended to refer to my of the united machale man hale office I 1 assert that they BM without any fouer atlon in truth 1 can only for and not for others it is true that a ji of the potatoes barged and used at the penitentiary etere raised there partly by prison labor and entirely at the marahall mara halB of team seed and tois this was brought about as the grand jury well knew by the of tie government to provide means for theno and the difficulty in obtaining funds to purchase them as needed milk was furnished by the marshals cows dumire my term at much les than it could have been purchased in no case were milk at their expense A air average price for the year was charged for potatoes it is not true that greater prices were paid for supplies for the 5 ear than the regular market special prices could cot be bad as it was well known that payments must fool times wait deficiency appropriation aiom one to ahrea years it is not true that hay fed to my team was pa d for by the government the department consented to pay for alie necessary grain in consideration of the treat amount of supplies bauo 1 to the penitentiary for which no ahari rh ari wag made it is not true that I 1 was paid by the grocery firm or any other for lie hauling 0 their goods kot one dollar was BO paid the government allowed 15 per month for haalie ha aliD meat and that was all ever received by me there have been no fraudulent fraud lent vouchers rendered hy me the furnished were not excessive in quantity nor can it be shown the prices paid were not extravagant or above the market the wagon imposition is pimply tins I 1 advised the government was not heeded to hire from the livery would cost mare than double what the paid m thia haa been shown to the grand jury there was no imposition in my wagon account as gentlemen well know on the contrary a great saving was made by the arrangement if this is doubted it can be easily settled by inquiry at the avery stables that it is bad policy for the marshal or any employee to keep property or an mals about the penitentiary I 1 fully agree but let the grand jury place the blame where it belong to wit with the government it is a fact that it is not true that persons convicted of violation of alie laws against congress against polygamy and unlawful cohabitation were allowed greater liberties or favors than those im for other cf fences regarding the item of team hire in the marshals office it is true that as 15 per day was charged and paid for team and subsistence and even more than that in some instances but never for my own team in all such caes it was the actual amount paid and the money was well earned it is well known here that during a portion of the time covered by the investigation the work in the marshals office wa very arduous means at the disposal of the mar ahal for the enforcement of the laws of congress were very limited men aad teams were often run for twenty four hours rest if I 1 have been guilty of any attempt directly or by inclination to defraud the government I 1 understand that I 1 am subject as well as civil prosecution and it is the duty of the government to call ma to account through ita conits I 1 assure the gov officials in advance in no case will I 1 permit the statute of limitation to be interposed as a defence E A IRELAND SUT LAKE dac |