Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-02-12

I or know when toe deposit was made.
thought that II would be fully As sGs Ia the
Tennessee National Ban as where II was
Cues. What Influences were brought TO
hear upon members, or what means used
20 secure the passage Of this sd section
and what was the history Of It's passage,
haad upon what membersi
Ans. OF course We bee iml acquainted
I with members, and IN a social way sought
for their good ,Pinion, rendered services 10
the way of drawing resolutions, bills and
charters--in short, adopted all the mean,
usual to lobbying. Ia addition to these We
made promises 10 many members, (end tC
others for their iuhaence,) Offering TO dis
cOgnt their notes o. lend Them money as
they might need il. Taere never was, 20
far as | know, any mOney given directly IN
Consideration OF a specified note or a direc,
bargain made to any member 70 the effect
that II he voted for a certain resolution OF
bill be should have so much money. We
gave promise and extended iay0fs pendiag
these negotiations or transactions, With the
following gentlemen s. N. Arnell Of MSury
received part in consideration Of q bote
discounted, and part IN cash. ! eaun Vt state
the proportions hftJ five hundred dollars,
as loan, believe. / Richards, of Shelby,
partly iu consideration OF his note DISCOUNT
ed, and partly in cash, received 6fty five
hundred dollars. know that tive hundred
Of this was ia cash ssnt By Mr.. Rutter, all
as loan. Mr.. Withsrs, Of Montgomery,
received twenty Ave hundred dollars.
don't know whether he gave any Tote Oc
not. He said be wanted 10 specuiz e IN
some lands 10 tue NorthSest. James Aal-
Inns, OF Bedford, 10 my knowledge, received
ouly i've hundred dollars in cash. don't
know that he ever gave any note WK
Hail, Senator, received one thousand dol
lars, tor which be executed his note, with
some gentleman from Kentucky, think, s.
IndOrser. Ali these g.nIlemsn promised
20 return tue money a. some tine, or soms-
thing To that effect.
There WAS a young man whD was fire.
quently with Mr.. Wilson DaEgan, Of Sewer,
whD came 10 me aud said 1t / would give
MIN one hundred dollars be- would secare
Duggtn's inauence. gave il 10 bia, What
ue aid with 1t ! don'L know, nor do | re-
menIber his name | saS Mr. Rutter pre-
n Dr. MullOy with a suit OF Clothes Cen.
Jonn Eaton, Jr., tod me that he was in the
employ OF Nc. RHt.er 10 secure the passage
OF the bill. We Consulted together ire
quently. lie received Que huEdred dollars
al Que tune u pay trAveinRg expenses.
All these trans4cuO1s we're hal peudiBg
The passage vi the bill aud before h passed
discussed about thirteen thousand dollars
70 various peTs ius outside the Legislature
70 secure iBhaaaee. I am aos sued i0F this
money.
CUES. State where the thirieen thousand
dollars were deposited, aud b. whom assu-
ably paid out.
Aus. Ii was never deposited at ALL l
paid out some from hand To hand tor ogher
anguuts drew checks on tue Tennessee
National Bauk, aad would hand the cheek
In.
saw the check uU MORE Generally / re-
ceiyed the actual cAsu, and p.id il ont
myself great deal isr drink, suppers,
drives, io4uS, etc.
Cues. Vino did you regard as the warm
friends of the measured
Aus. The warmest friends were Arnell,
FcsOn, Mullins, Duggtn, DOnaldsoo, Mulloy,
I Patton, " ines aud many olhers-these were
( the gentlemen Who consulted together. 10
the Senate we're Had, Cypert, Mckinney
and others
Cues. From your letters you express
soule dOu0ts as 10 Richards, " Smith aud
others. Wers these gentlemen ensmies OF
I the bin
Aas, They were both enemies Of the bill
Tor a ums- they afterwards became friends
10 il, aud 80 expressed themselves. During
the investigation afterward, Richards made
tue best speech on the side vi the bank that
vas made In the House. never made the
initiative 20 these gentlemen (Smlth and
/ kichArds.l They approached nae as friends
and CO. workers Of Rdtter's.
QdeS. You have spoken Of moneys that
I you have disbursed. Do you kuow of nny
other persons paying out any to the same
/ end ?
Ans. The moneys have heretofore spoken
OF were those disbursed by myself and Rut-
ter, aud are such as come within my person.
al knowledge. | heard Rutter say that he
tad gwen ). X. n. Patton some money
| dou't remember the amount, think four
or ave thousand dollars I; also Barbour Lew.
Is, General Eaton, Joan Martin aud Juage
l. onard. understood him 70 say and mean
tnat these gentlemen had bee D paid for SER
vices rendered IN getting the State depos-
lie aud the fiscal agency Tor his bank. /
heard him speak OF having paid cat other
moneys, but cannot state the cunuect on.-
\ Ne~ s.apers were paid for inserting articles
were usually written by outside partie,, and
I the papers paid 10 insert them As ediJ,riAis
know that the Press and Times was paid
ior Inserting an editorial which I wrote, re-
commencing the passage OF such bili as
Sas hoally passed. Tue Banner was paid
fT iusrrting an article, as editorial, but
do MT Eeniemdar the substance; think it
~as 10 preVnt the passage Of fiscal agency
oil, differing fr0m the 0ne We passed. All
these transactions touk place two years ago,
aud l have not recalled them since.
Qaest. What bank In Nashville usually
tuOk your checksh
Ans. Mainly Wing, Toby Co., though
they were takeH by several banks and per.
sous. Most OF the checks drawa by me
vent to Memphis by private hands
CuRREsPONDENcE.
The following are copies Of kilograms and
letters, or portions thereof, addressed By
Parham TO Ratter:
NAsayILLE, February S, ls66.-All is
Nell here. AFRsll sass come. say come
Immediately. X + PAKHAA.
NAshvILkE, November 5, 1850 Il have
nos been here long eUOUgh 10 mingls with
all our Old acquulntances Of the Legislature,
which have accordingly done.
There are To day about fDrty members Of
the House 10 tue city. ARIEL. Norman.
huhOy, Mnllins, Wines, Harvey. Brown.
Patton aud others, without any previous
mentlon OF you on my part ioquirsd VI 700
aud the bank, aud expressed HI n1ae.ves ia
most trieUdly terms had especially a
loGg coaversation With ArneH last uiSht-
sho tod me that he Was yesterday al ths
q ivern0r's ROOM am sure that irneII -
warmly your friend. lie sags that ven are
all right siih the Stale AUTHORITIES. and can
not he touched by any hS,ly thAt Il is es.
pecialiy understood mat you are ~ eTeFy
way protected, assisted aAd heneh1tsd.
took arilk Nitk AalliBs, aud he tod me
20 tell YOU liza hs '-rrmcuabcted yoa a. A
lOseiy syot IN msmsrl =. WAsIe," as ssthe
shse8w Of a greas FOck M sbs desert - As
." the Rose Of Shar0a and the I-illy OF the
Naleya' that ''as - eedey 10 auOog the trees