The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-06-04

of the yalce Of draft for seventv- five
pounds, drawn BY Mr.. Fearn payable to
Mr.. Butt
Mr.. Joseph Fearn. Stock broker, stated
that he knew Id. Cochrane, the Honora able
a. Cochraae Johnston, and MIR. X. &. Butt
that he had been in the habit of ,ransac-
ting business for each of them in tbs public
Funds that on tire morning of the 2lst of
February, ne sold for various persons Con-
soils and Omnium To a very large amount,
in the whole about S26,0Ovl. OF this sum
Ioere were sold.
Omaium. Consois.
Lord Cochrane $50 0Ool. None.
Hon. A. {. Iohnstoue 100000. 100 O0oi.
MIR. Butt 154.UOO[. 1853 CUp,.
most or which had been purchased IN
the course ct the week precediog,--thae
Mr.. Butt often acts for Lord Cochrane, in
his instructions TO buy and sell stock, and
such bargains are always ackcow ledged AS
correct by Lord CDchrsne. Mr.. Cochrsne
] bnstone, and Mr.. Butt, were with him by
10 o'cioc k on the morning or the 2ist Feb
ruary ;s--that Mr.. Cochrane lohnstone took
an office for him in Shorter's Court, (next
door Co the Stock Exchsnge.) without his
knowledge, and that ne entered il on the nor
mig OF the 2lst of FEB. that although he
sold great deal of Stock on that day, yet
with the exception OF the three names a
bove menticned) he did not sell for any one
person above 55,O0oi.--that lord Cochranc
bought 20 000i of the Omnium above men
toned, on Saturday Feb. ~ and Mr.. Coch-
rsne Johnstone bought 90 OoOi. oft or Fri
day Feb. Ia THAT he thinks MIR. Coc,i-
rane tombstone and Mr.. Butt acted in con
cert on Monday, Feb. 81, although at other
times they have occasionally acted different
ways in the purchase and sale of stock -
| that the whole of the above business was
done tor the next settling days, and not for
money.
Mr.. Kitchens, stock broker was sent for.
but 1t being understood he was confined to
his bed with severe FIT Of illness, Mr.
Wakefield Gone of the Sub c ON mittee)
waited upon him, and learned from him,
that although he had known MIR. Coch
rane Johnstane for some years vet he
had not dene any business for him in the
| Public Funds before the present year,
that about the 18th of February, ne began to
make some purchases In Omnium, which
had increased to such an extent, that on the
| 18th OF Feb. 1t amounted to Sos OOOL-that
this sum 200.000t. was sold on Feb. the
| 10th, and us ,000L. on February the 17th,-
! that the remaining sum $50 O0OL was sold
/ on the morning of Feb the 21st THAT out
| OF this sum of $50 O00i il was stated by MIR
| So' hTaNs TOMBSTONE, that 50-0OCl. was for q
friend Of his, and he consented to be qua
rantee for any loss which might accrue -
! hat he does not know Lord Cochrane or
MIR. Butt.
Mr.. Sailbode, Stock broker, stated that
he had bought IA few days prior to Feb. the
2ist) 40 900 Omnium. for Mr.. Cochrane
J'hnstone, and 6 10000 Omniuun for Mir
Butt that both these were sold in the mor.
ning OF Feb. the 21st that the bargains were
money.
Mr., J. NJ. Richardson "a Bookseller, bu.
occasionally acting as Stock broker) sta.
ted, that on the afternoon of Saturday, Feb
the Ugh, Mr.. Butt applied to him to buy
lHl5eo0O Opnjun for the next settling day
that he had once purchased G 90, GOO Omni-
uIn for him, and gained FIVE eignths per CT
on the transaction but that he declined en-
ltering on SO large speculation as the on,
now proposed; that. however, he did pur.
chase $4,000 Omuium for him as he rcuues
TED and that he sold it on the morning Of
Feb. 2lst.
! ltrom these statements it appears tina,
on tbe afternoon of Saturday,, Feb. 18th, the
three partie. above mentioned. nay he Con.
| sidered as having purchased for the nexl
setting days the following sums, viz.
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