Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-06

1T hoerty to withdraw from it until thi, hal bean
ao"e' winch finally was effected, as [ coaceiye.
!" great measure, by my own dilizcnt manage.
nI't o'' and my assistance to the bank.
no not r~ccollcct that | did particularly advise
inc fccciVcf of Public Moneys Ia .vitLiinLJ 40.
po'ittcs in the Elvarisvi!lc B,nt, NJ Thai ,;,na
no' ui'ii aiter had made INV publication in tna
st Louis EnJuir2..
W: Alter yonr publication. AMI whc, Won
"I'c' 'ie Bank Is out of danger. Won then
"i'iSel the Receiver to withhold dcpa;;tcs?
Yes. My ~objactin that publication was
!'cc"nySc ron all responsibility for the bank
TO state "'Iat | believe to b., tho real ,ru,h.
concerning it, and 10 leave tho pnal;c an, ,hn
Secretary 10 judge for themselves, hoy far t,av
could coatIc in II without any responsibility on
NY part.
=. fon state that you enclosed \ conv or
Tins publication 10 hIr. Crawford was il ac-
c~onPasicd with any thing written to him, or
simply covered with IN eny,I,,n mi J;rn.,oJ
to him.
A.. | think it was simply enclosed and direc,.
ci II him, and tlrat nothing was written but the
direction. '
q. Did you not write, at Mrs. Sicrha1son's
request, n letter plrporting to be fro:n her tn
The Secretary of the Treasury, ami dated 18Th
Sept. 1919?
n. submit TO the committee whether His
Is a proper question. | am perfectly wiIIirr ~.
answer 1t if they so decide ; and | am also will
ling TO waive the objection.
line Committee having decided that tha
question was a proper one.
"A. did write a letter inr Mrs. Stcohcnson.
which | believe she copied, signed, and, | hov,
no doubt, sent, in reply to n letter from Mr..
Crawford to Col. Stephenson, which was rcccie-
cd during his absence on a Journey TO Kenturky.
and the original draft, which was written j.,
myself, ! have lately seen on tic iii.; of Tie Re
ccivcr's Office at EdwardsvilIc.
~ DO y0n rccoilect whether NJ. Stcph9n-
son was ia Edwardsviiie at the tirnc rour pub
iication in the Enquirer appeared >
"a. ] do not.
Q. Alter your publication, AMI before the
writing, OF this letter of Mr.. Stcplcnson's wi,ic!:
you allcgc 10 have been written, Won knew thai
complaints hal been made, on the part OF the
Treasury, oflis withholding dcposites of public
moneys in his hands,
A. l have 40 knowledge of having seen or
heard any thing Oh that subject, savingth the letter
which arrivciat Edwardsyillc directed to Cob.
Stephenson, during his absence.
G.. Do you, or not, know that, before or a.
bout the time OF this transaction, in the snrinn
summer, or fall OF 1919, Col. Stephenson hal
loaned large Sums otinoacy TO different indiyi-
dnals?
a. lido not rcccllcct orknowinr or hearing
Of any such loans by him. \ list, l understood,
was found after his death, Of moneys loaned but
tlii was subSnqucAtto the time mentioned in the
question, nor do | remember hearing the name
gilmore than one individual TO whom ii was then
ascertainedh ne had loaned money.
y. foIi insinuate, in Your memorial TO Con-
gross, that there was a letter written by Mr..
Crawford to the Receiver At i;dwarIsviiic, which
was, In reality, an answer 10 the letter ALLEGED
TO by yon TO have been written by Mr.. Stephen
son, but which was SD CaDtrirea as to appear not
10 be such an answer; can you assign any con-
ccivablc motive which could lead to such n
course on the part cfM Crawford nj that time:
n. Mr.. Crawford, rs l believe, had receiy-
cd much information against the Bank at Ed
wardsville, some ofwhicIl appears in the docu-
mcnts, and particularly the letter of the Pro5i-
dent of the Bank of Missouri, dated, / llIinls,
9th August 1919. This was naturally caiculat-
ed TO excite his fears for the safety of The dcDo-
sites: my Withdrawal from the bank was calcuiat-
cd TO confirm these fears; and | think il hirl,Iy
probable that he might not have been wiling
10 disclose any circumstance which, was celcr-
lated to increase his responsibility for continuing
those d2positcS in that bank ; and | believe those
dcp0sites were continued there more through
the Influence ofGen. Payneandhis connections,
than from Chat ofany ether persons.
q. | understand you, then, 10 say that Mr..
Crawford at that tine anticipated the failure of
that bank, and sought to provide a screen
from the responsibility Of having continued the
public dcpositcs there.
~. My opinion is, that he did receive my
publication and the Receivers letter, and that he
has withheld them, and | haze already assigned
t'ic motive which isupPoscd might have govern
Cd him i'll doing 50; bat whether that resulted
from an actual anticipation OF the failure of the
bank, or from an apprehension only, that it
might fail, | do not undertake 10 decide.
q. You state that you determined TO sustai;
that bank, ana you lay great stress on the cir
'u:nstancc of your withdrawal from it viii You
state how You were enabled 10 sustain ii ?
A. I cnd2ayorcd 10 sustain il by my intu-
cncc, by my own funds, ami BY M persona! at
tcntion to it.
q. Did you make any dcpositc about that
time with view to sustain it and il SD, 10 what
amount?
A. aidclit by Advancing my own money
or bills; but cannot say 10 what amount, l.!
held myself ready 10 give it further assistance,
if it had required it.
q. When you stated that you dill not SO.
the draft of the Receivers lcttcruntiI ''your late
return TO EdwarI5yilIo," did you mean your re
turn in April or May last
a. / did
q. Did YOU see that draft after ii was copi-
ed by tho Receiver aDi cxaminci ana previous.
ly 10 its being taken from the files by hir. lip
piDcott?
n. Not that I rccollcct.
q. Was a Ioitrr-bo,x kept IN tie o Iica O.
the Receiver al E.hyord5yilIo :
], 4. Ibclicyc there is.
q. Is tbs letter from the Receiver c2picl i.
that book,
\. | think that, in the lettor-b1o;sT saw, ~thatIat
+, ter does not appear. There are also other IL.
5 tors, and one or moro ! think from Mr.. CraHi1ri
which arc on the files i'll the Office, wiiiah ar