Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-06-29
COVODE INVESTIGATION /
LecOmpton COnstiIutioni- IA bad Invest-
mcntl
NJ p. Beams Tsstimony-HoW he got
that IS, 900
He COnsiders-EEc tells, partly.

He Considerable tells, partly.
Mr.. NJ. P. Bean, now editor of the Demo
cratic Messenger Of Fremont, Ohio, but a
Clerk in the House of Representatives
from December 1857 till the beginning of
the present Congress, and consequently
during that time sworn officer of the
Government, was interrogated as to bis
having received $4,000 from Mr.. Wendell.
The witness asked time to consider and
was allowed till the next day, when he ap-
appeared.
BY the Chairman:
@. Have you prepared your answer 10
the interrogatory furnished you yesterday ?
The interrogatory was read, as follows
"Question. Did you not receive check
from Mr.. Wendell for $4,000 very short
time before the English bill was passed
and if so, upon what consideration and
for what purpose was it paid to your"
A. l have not had a consultation with
anybody, but will answer the question.
received such check from Mr.. Wendell.
The consideration was my services, rs l un-
derstood the matter, in aiding that Le-
compton settlement. l cannot tell wheth-
er it was before the Conference Committee
was raised, or after it was raised and before
the bill was passed.
By Mr.. Olin:
@. Do you recollect whether the check
was made payable to "Kansasl" A. That
is my impression, but 1 am not positive
about it.
@. And you deposited that check in the
Bank of the Metropolis ofthis cityi A. Yes,
Sir.
@. How soon after the receipt ofit9 A.
Within very few hours, 1 think. 1 went
up as soon as l could get away from the
office here, think.
@. And took certificate of deposite
from the bank2 A. l think l drew 800
or 5000 in money; think it was 5000
small amount.
@. And took certificate of deposit fol
$4,soOi A. For the balance, whatever il
was.
Q. Did you subsequently take out por
tion of that balance? A. short time after.
ward l got draft on New York for $4,O
and the balance l drew out from time tc
time, as needed the money. Some l sen
home, and soDe spent here.
@. What did you 90 with that draft OF
New York9 A. sent it homo 10 my
banker, and gave him orders to pay certain
debts of mine out of that draft.
| n Whit bonlr ,yoe thoE J.oc,
in7 A. In the Exchange Bank of Buoy.
rus, Ohio, where l was then living.
Q. Who were the cashier and president
of that bank at that time? A. l am no
certain whether Mr.. Reynolds or Mr.. Quim
by was cashier; l think Mr.. Reynolds wa'
cashier, and Mr.. Quimby was president.
Q. You say that the balance Of "a, 200
was subsequently, applied to pay certain
debts of yours? A. AS far as the debt
reached; and the balance was lying ther
when went home.
@. You say this money was given you, a
you supposed, in consideration of your ser
vicesl A. Yes, Sir.
@. What services were you expected t.
perform9 A. To get every member that
could to Vote for the bill, or for raising tn
Conference Committee, whichever it was
Q. How get them9 A. know of n,
other way except by electioneering wit
them.
t @. By personal solicitationsl A. Yes
Sir.
Q. Where did you stay in this city dur
i ing that session Of Congressl A. Nearl
opposite Browns, over Weaver's confection
cry Store.
J, @. Did anybody room with you9 A
Yes, Sir; Judge Hall, member of Con
: gress.
Q. Do you know the amount of the fun
used for the purpose of interesting person
to aid in the passage of that bill? A. Nc
/ Sir; never had any means of knowing.
@. You never had any information upo
the subject! A. No, Sir.
@. Do you know from what source thi
; $4,000 came? A. Nothing more tba
that got it out of the bank. 1 never in
d quired where it came from.
@. Who handed the check to you9 A
Mr.. Wendell himself.
). @. What conversation had you with Nj
Wendell upon the subject prior to the re
n ceipt of the check? A. l could not Civ
!. the exact conversation.
@. Can you give the substance Of it9 A
can give something near the substance {
it; Mr.. Wendell sent for me; it was over j
: the old hall; he sent for me to meet him
Colonel Aliens room, the Clerks ofic
l. when the Colonel was out, or before b
y came up in the morning; went arour
d there, and, if l remember correctly, he asI
cd mo to sit down, and asked me what
II could do towards helping along this matte
or something of that kind; told him ths
l did not know that could do more than
Z was doing; that was then doing all cou
!, to get that thing settled he claimed that
could do moro, and claimed that had I
influence with any member who was not o
ready in favor the settlement of it, in
vor Of raising the committee, perhaps.
do not know whether it was before the con
mittee was raised, or after told him Jude
Hall was in favor of it. He turned 10 n
and said: "You might just as we'll NAL
some money out of this as any one."
told him l did not know how / could q,
the money. He said: "You d--d littl
fool, you might as well make some none
out of this as anybody else" l can tell 20
bo,r, ha r,ot that ;daa Tka,o $40. = ,,,,,.