Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-13

which you present a copy?
A. went to the Office for the specia, purpose Of
enheavoring 10 ascertaiH IL there not a letter ia
from Mr. Crawford to the late Receiver, directing
M" 10 continue The deposites in the Bank of Ed
| wardsyilie. go
z. Did you find the answer to the letter OF which
you now present a copy?
A. found letter iron. M. Crawford of the Gil,
Of August, 1919, think another Of the Ist of No
vember, OF the same year and one of April, (probS-
bly, the S0th) 1920. Tie second Of these, viz that
Of the lst Of Nov. il is my opinion, was written in
is h, 1916.
q fou state, in your examination before the COM
mItec Of the last Congress, that Cot Stephenson IN
formed YOU, after he had written hat letter that he
received letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
directing him continue the deposites in the Bank
ct Edwardsviile In your letter to the Secretary Of
the ~ OF February, 1922, you Say that he (meao,ng
MIR. Stephenson) Informed you that that letter had
been answered. wish to know exaciiy VIVA, the
declaration made to you hy Mr.. Stephenson was /;
whether he said he had received mn answer 10 the
letter, or whether he said he had received Ieiier
directing him TO continue The depos.ies the Ed
wardsvi.le Bank
A Tue letter Of.he la'h October was written pre-
siousiy to my coming on TO Congress On my reiurn
from Congress, after the session succeeding the dste
Of Tins lcrIer, asked the Receiver vha, answer MI
C'aT ford had gwen to the letter. He told ether
that lie had received letter fron, MI Crawford t-
rectipg him TO continue the deposires, or that NJ.
Crawford had wren him directing hin, 10 do 40
from which understood! hn tina, he had received an
answer from Mr.. Crawford. am pos,,,ve he told
me that he had received letter from Mr. Crawford,
directing an TO Continue the depos,,es; hat whe.
,her he auded'o the letter of The Isl of November,
iSt9, orto that OF the 70 ApT, 1880, any oiher
letter III particular, do not know for DO no, re-
coilec. 10 have seen either of,hese euers from Mr..
Crawford until my late return to EJ~a,dsv,ie.
y Did not you consider mat letter which you
drafted Tor Ni,. Stephenson, as letter from tho
..eco.Se. OF Public Moneys the Secretary Of tho
Treasury.
a. |, certainly letter from the Receiver nf
Pubic Moneys, bur me at the Time, Pres-
d"n' oil the Sank OF Fdwarsisviiic perceive, i,ou,
the copy, It ID dated NJ The - Receivers Office" |
n"ow t!at The Receivers letter WAS written from The
| draft alluded 10.
| a. fou state iha; you returaod from, Congress IN
The spring oil 1879, and found the Bsuk oil Edward
vi'e under great pressure. wish 90 know whether
you apprised the Secretary Of the Treasury that such
was The fact, advised the Receiver Of Pubic Mo-
ne!s 10 withhold depos,,es IN that ba,. on account
ofu?
A. do not recoeci thar did write directly 10 the
Secretary oiyself; bot under impression hat
The President Of the Bank did him letter, the
Object oil which was TO induce him fofbeat draw
'HS upon the bank while ~ WIS under difficulty. l
Wai'. communication to Col Johnson, during that
summer, whose brosheI-in-law held more stock in
Ue oank tian any other person, OF the d'tl' uits
with which the bauk then struggling, and with
view that he SHOULD, ami the expectation that he
would, communicate the same 10 R1I. C,a, ford. I
"i, induced 10 behave that he did SO, from letter
| rom Mr.. Crawford 10 Col. ,ohnsoD, OF the 18th
July, 1919, which row submit the committee,
and which acknowledges the receipt Of cou:uurica-
non ionI me 10 Col. Johnsom upon the subject siuJ
! ed TO- Nothing Of ,his, however, done viii,
view TO SHOW Mr. Crawford tho danger to govern
ment OF Continuing the deposites IN that bach, but
rhheI to Induce him not To dTaw upon II al thai pat
! Jcu'ar time.
| The difficulties Of the bank considered, ., that
inns, hn' temporary thought II Iord be conduct
ed thioesi Them, aud dId zeal myself III liberty
10 Withdraw from, il until this had been done, which
iuaiiy was effected, us conceive, in ereai nies-
sure, 10y my own c,ligent n'snasenent Of, and my
, sisance 10 the hank.
10 not recoect that ] did particularly advise the
keceiver OF Public Moneys 10 mmhhcId deposes in
the Charlottesville Bank al that Tine, nor until aiIer
Dad made my publication in the 81. LOUIS En-
quirer
Q. After your publication, and when you consider
ed the hank as Gus OF danger, you ihen advised tho
fcceiver 10 withhold deposites
Yes My o1Jeo' IN that publication to Il ee
myself from all responsibility Tor tie bank-o slate
VIVA believed 10 be the real uuth concerning it, and
To leave ,he public and the Secretary 10 jntIue for
themselves, how as they could coufie 10 II without
| any responsibility my part.
Y. You tAte that you enclosed copy Of this pub
i'caon TO MI. Crawford WAS 1t accompanied with
any tang written to him, simply covered with un
envelope, aud du ected TO him
| a. think 1, was simply enclosed md directed 10
HIM, and that nothing written hut the direction
| q. Did you not write, AT Mrs. Slephenson's re-
quest, letter purportipg To he fr0m her TO the Sc
crc,ary Of the Treasury, and dated 1871. Sept. 1919.
A. submit 10 The commitee wi,e,her this is "a pro-
per question. am perfectly wiling TO answer il &c
they so decide; and am also willing wave lie
| objection.
| The Committee having decided that the question
| A. did write u letter for Mis- Stephenson which
believe she copied, signed, aud, | have no doubt
sent, in reply TO euer from Mr.. Crawfor 10 Col
Stephenson, winch was received during his absence on
! journey TO kentucky andi he original draft which
written by myseI have lately seen on ill., 6e nj
| the Receivers Office at Edwards.i,Ie "
| O. DO yon recoieet whether Mir. Stephenson was
10 Edwardsv'ie ~ the time your publication IN the
EDqUuer appeared
| A. do not.
a. Aher your publication, and before The wiring
OF inns Eier OF Mr. S'eplensoB's which You allese
TO have been written, you knew that compIsuts had
heen made on the pari of the Treasury Of bis with
holding deposiies of public moneys in his hands
A have no knowledge Of having seen or heard
any ming on that suijec', saving the letter which ar
r'ed NJ Edwardsvilie directed to Col. Stephenson
during hrs absence.
DO you, or not, Know that, before or alou, The
TALL OF 1919, Col. Stephenson had leaned ,pe snus
| oil money TO different individuals.
A. do not IesOlect OF knowing or hearing oC n NJ,
such loans by bin. iis,, ! understood, was iound
a''er has death, oil mopeys loaned but this was suit.
setuvni 10 the time mentioned 10 the que stion NOR do
remember hearing the name Of more than ~. ,,,I
v'dnal To whom IT WAS then ascerained bc had I,,an.
ed money.
| q. You nsnusic in your mamorial 10 Coooress
that there was letter written by Mr. Cr,ur,,d =
| The Receiver n, EdwDdsviIie, which vac in ,sa1,s
an answer 10 the letter alleged by YOU 10 bsv. Ie.n
wiiiIen bynr' olephcdsop, but which was an con.
ffVeJ rs 10 appear MOI to be such An answer CO.,,
you assign any conceivable motive which could lead t
such course tile part of hlr (:,awfo,d =, ~, W
| time! W '"nb
a. MIR. Crawford, as believe, had receiyed o,e.
'roi"auon against The BaDk AT Edwatds,ille soma
~ "nlcn appears IN tht documents, aud psrnculs,lo
we isueI oil the President Of the Bunk of M,ssourf
dated, think, 9th Of oeust, 1919 This 60 49,
rally calculated to extne bis Tears for te snfs1v 81
the deposites: my withdrawal fros, ti,e lsnk o..
calculated 10 eobhrm those Tears and 1 think Il