The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-27

think SO.
Q.-Cannot you FIX the date any
nearer? Al cannot.
Q-Was Hastings in the matter theni
A.-No, sir! Hastings had not been
spoken of then.
Q-wbo inst spoke to you about
Hastings2
A.-The telegram to me.
Odd you speak of Hastings then7
A.-After l got the telegram.
Q.-How did you understand tele.
gram from Webster, "He will do Il. n
Hastings having never been spoken OF
till telegraphed TO come? How did you
understand it to relate TO Impeachment,
unless Hastings had been, spoken of?
A.-Because the subject had been
previously spoken of az my room by
these three gentlemen.
Q.-Now, did you not understand
that che" referred to some party whose
vote was to be purchased7
Al had no distinct understanding
at all. It was an enigma to me. I
don't know that I tried to understand
IL. had forgotten that there was such
q telegram. I know that the telegram,
whatever 1t was, referred to the subject
OF impeachment. -.-r
Q.-Then, in accordance with the
request of this party, Webster, you did
send for Hastings right aWayS
Al telegraphed Hastings, saying
he was wanted at Washington.
Q,-And you telegraphed knowing
he was wanted to aid in purchasing
votes? --e
AIS that quite fair3
Al think so.
Then I answer distinctly, do not
know that he was wanted for any pur-
pose relative to impeachment.
Witnsss-Excuse me for ssying to
you here, am glad to receive your
explanation. think there can be no
need of misunderstanding where
frankness Is desired. have no desire
to conceal an ything, nor do desire TO
be embarrassed by any OF the tecbni-
calities which may always be resorted
to by a long cross-examinRtion, which
my oath does not permit. Nevertheless,
you shall have frank answer 10 every
question.
Q.-Now, the question propose to
put to you Is this: Some three weeks
ago you had some conversation with a
man named Adams, of purchasing
votes; either Just before or after It Mr..
Smythe had spoken to you on the sub
ject, and repeated what Adams had
said to him?
A.-All that occurred within an hour
on the same day.
O.-About a week after Sheridan
Shook, Ed. Webster and Wooley, whom
you did not know, called at your room
and had a further conversation on the
same subject; up to that time Hugh
Hastings had not been mentioned.
then, on the 9th of May, which would
be about two weeks ago, Webster tele-
graphed to you, "He will do it. Tele-
graph Hastings to come here right
away" You said you did telegraph
for Hastings, and he did come, and that
you understood he was to come relat-
ing to Impeachment. Now, what want
to call your attention to and ask you
to reply, did you not understand and
believe when you received this telegram
from Webster, that Hagtings was to go
to Washington upon the same subject
which Webster had consulted you upon
In your room in the Aston House7
A.-Yes, 1 supposed 1t was on the
same subject.
Odd Hastings make any reports
A.LYes. he told me had been to
Washington.
Ar you ask literally If he reported
to me when he came back, 1 say no.
Odd he see you after he came
back2
Ayes.
Odd he make any statement on
his visit to Washington?
Ayes.
Q.-How soon did he return7
Any impression Is in about two
days. am not quite sure.
Q.-Within three days2
Ayes.
Q.-Haying returned within three
days, now ind a telegram on the 18th
for you to come on yourself or to send
Shook, who is one of the party who
were in Your room. You understood
that you were wanted to come on this
same businessH
Al did.
Q.-But II you could not come, you
understood that Shook was wanted on
this same businessS
Ayes.
Q.-And that it was important he oil
you should come?
Q.-And you thought 1t at least sc
important that you sent him, did yor
IA A.-NO, sir: he did go, but did mo-
Odd you not go to him and tel
A.-No; I think he came to see me
MI. wilson9Q.-Didy you inform hin
shout the contents of the telegram
Al think 1t was to him.
Ono, sir; it was to Thurlow Weed
New York City: eff you cannot come
over, send Sheridan Shook. Impor
tant. 8. g. Cox" .-..
Shook. showed him the telegram
and told him would not go, or should
not come, and he doubted first whether
he would, but finally did.
Q.-And remained here how long, dc
you know?
not more than day or two.
j, b. Craig telegrapbed from New
York on the 18th of May, In answer 70
At 7:31: win see You early" he ar
rived here on the morning of the 18th
and taleQraphed on the same day, as he
swears bv direction of Wooley, to
Sheridan Shook "Come on by the hrsl
train. Very important" What was
It that was so important that the tniro
or fourth member of the AstoT House
association for the purchase OF votes
should be here to attend to u. Lesl
mat telegram should not find Shook al
the Fifth Avenue Hotel on the same
day and honr, Craig telegraphed Shook
by order of Wooley, "Hou must come
here and untangle snaEI L Ue5T heni
pened between friends. Craig swears
he does not know and although he
came In obedience to the telegram, he
never inquired or was told after he go
here what this important snRrl was
Sheridan Shook did come, but not IN
hi s.. s. Cox had telegraphed, by direc
tion OF Wooley, to Thurlow Weed but
as Cox sweaTs, without knowledge Of
its import: eff you cannot come over
send Sheridan Shook. Important"
This telegram Thurlow Weed testifes
related to the subject of impeachment
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