Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-30

W. Shore, possiW. Eros4 that the un-
hrsi4ned 1ntra1(. tbs fol)ovine, Tie
- Ellis n III TO- sc the xebmpeon
3 sh bill and th~ Chaffee bill:
= Bys1heJ EbaiI1kauE - b. y
Que stiou. Did you know Of these
two bills being connected BY any arrange
ment to which Nj. Walker was ! party
1.-The ChsGee patent bill and the Eng
lish Lecompton bill.
Answer. Not directly.
Question. Did he not tell you Of some
arrangement by which the two bills made
friends for each other
Answer. / have merely my suspicions
about that; no direct knowledge. Mr..
Walker never made any such statement
to me. But l think | can venture the
assertion that they were connected
from my knowledge Of Mr.. Hay and Mr..
Wendell.
Question. Did you know that Mr..
Walker was the go-between Of Mr..
Hay and Mr.. Wendell With members for
passing both of those bills!
Answer. That would be supposititi-
Gus.
Question. Did he not tell you 30 him
self!
Answer. From my knowledge Of Mr..
Walkers business about the House !
should say it was 50, but ! have no d.
rect knowledge of the fact?
Question. DO you not know that
while Walker himself was not in favor
Of the passage Of the English bill at
first, yet bv putting the two bills to-
gether be became differently interested,
and he then went for the English bill !?
Answer. That l should say was d.
rect knowledge on my part that it was
so.
Question. You knew that I!
Answer. Yes, sir /; / think l knew
that. The Chaffee patent was one OF
the largest interests in the country, and
l know that the interests Of those two
bills were blended together, though Mr..
Hay. Mr.. Hay was the real agent,and
Mr.. Walker was regularly employed by
Day, ard know that Mr.. Walker has
exerted political influence to aid in the
passage Of the patent.
Question. Go on and make your
statement with regard to your means Of
knowledge Of the blending Of the inter
csts OF the two bills, and the money in.
fluence that was brought to boar after
those interests were blended.
Answer. hardly know where to be.
gin.
Question. What l want to fiud out
is your knowledge of the money infu.
encc in connection with this matter.
Answer. In regard to that l knew
that there was m immense deal Of
money expended here upon the Chaffee
patent that every means were used to
advance that interest; that some men
we're paid for saying nothing, and solne
paid for what they did. My connection
with the bill was for saying nothing.
was then writing occasional letters, and
Ii received from Mr.. Hay q certain
amount of money for doing nothing
neither to advance the interests Of the
patent nor to oppose it. / was paid moi
to oppose the interest Of ths Chaffet
patent. was with Mr.. Hay and Mr.
Walker, and was knowing TO al these
facts that influences wele used in one
way to advance political measures, viii
the view OF making friends Of the Chat
tee patent. The one seemed to turn thu
other. OF course evcry means they
could devise was made use Of to carry
out that particular end.
subsequently he swore - follows:
Question. Do you know any member
of Congress who received money?
Answer. No, sir.
| Question. Do you know Of any mem
Der Of Congress who had an interest
Answer. No, sir.
| Question. Do you know Of any mem
Der Of Congress having an interest in
directly in the passage of that bill, o.
who received any money!
Answer. No, sir.
Question. Do you know whether Mr.
Wendell was to receive any money from
the passage of the bill IL
! Answer. l do not know l know
that he received = great many pecunia
ry favors from Captain Hay probabl,
those matters were mutual; ! think ht
had an interest in the Chaffee patent.
II Question. What interest had Mr.. Hal
init?
Answer. l think he was part owner 0
the patent he was in company will
Mr.. Day.
And again:
Question. In your previous examina
tion you said that you thought yo,
could venture the assertion that th,
Chstfce patent bill and the Lecomptol
bill were connected, from your koowl
edge Of Mr.. Hay and Mr.. WENDELL
Will You please explain yourself fully
upon that point?
| Answer. Of course, ] cannot detail
what do not understand, how they wer'
blended my suspicious we're caused b.
my knowledge of Mr.. Wendell, and Mr.
Hay has already testified, understand
that he furnished 3 large sum Of money
to Mr.. Hay, and, as / have already sa,t
l know that everything that possibly
could be brought TO bear upon the Chat
fec patent was resorted to and if it be
came necessary to make vote Or twt
for some other measure it was und0nbt
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