Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-12

"
] am contracting liabilities some
what"
Under date Of Feb. Z, 1866, he writes
Rutter: "In addition to statement
furnished you, the B. =. and w. Va.
Petroleum Company have two other
valuable leeses TO dispose OF, IN good
bOdrfng territory. The company
have already engines, and pre- yaring
~ boar.
lie urges Rutter to go into the
JodTtng busi ness. Hutchinson him
self appears to have been tri1ie of q
boar, and a pretty wild one at that.
Under date of March IL, 1896, from
| Washington, he writes RutteT: "The
oil stocks bid fair to be an xtiaordi-
nary investment. Don't want TO in
auencc anybody against thei, will,
but this Is no humbug affair. [ hon.
estly regard this as remarkable
chance for investment. We have
opened a large camel coal vein, but
the oil IL the thing for profit"
Under date of October 10, 1866 from
| Washington he writes Rut err
Friends have advised me to 90 to
1 Memphis, and If make a favorable
report all will be well, and W. car
transfer our capital to the TenI essee
National easily without. .disorganizing
the details. If go to Memphis 1t
will be with the view of covering the
present debt with all else. 1 ,!esire
you 10 write me at once, setting forth
strong points, that l can show my
friends with the view Of increasing
capitai.n
In letter to Rutter under date of
December II, 1865, from Washin yton,
to advise him "By all means to ,cure
the services of Morgan as CASH r of
ence." (This Morgan figures IN the
affairs of the bank all through.) He
also says that his "fricnd A. II. Bige-
low visits your city-he Is inter ested
In our oil enterprises, which we have
just started, and which Is no hunsbuJ.
/ hope you will take an interest OF
s., 900 in it, and sell as much stock as
you can In Memphis. Please do your
best for Bigelow. / have largo in
terest in this enterprise. We VII let
you i'm on the ground floor"
Under date of the Goth July, 1885,
he writes Rutter to remit for the $780,
900 as early as possible.
l The certificates alluded to in III ITCH
inson's telegram Of June 16, 1865 was
the authority of the bank to do busi-
ness. The man Lyman was clerk
in the Office of General Spinner. He
was useful by reason of his influence
VI The oil stocks on the assets o. the
bank, rs valued, at 100000, was pur-
chased of Hutchinson. He pail or
his stock subscription of $1,000 the
sum of 5000 in money, and Sl0,OOC
I'm these oil stocks. The Willie al
} luded to In Hill's letter is Hill's Q dest
son. In reference to what l know o
Hill's administration of the affairs OF
the bank as receiver, may state thai
I met him at Washington for the first
! time. He was recommended to me
rs u suitable cashier by Mr.. Harllurd
} assistant Comptroller of the currency
lie gas elected cashier at q salary ol
sJNl end continued In that caps city
'iun:i the bank passed into the h:inds
Of "a receiver, about the time that j. II
J Howestein was sent out from Wash
mgton IA an agent TO examine into and
look after the affairs of the bank. Mr.
Hill then absented himself from the
b. bank; sent for me to his hotel; said he
/ If ! Ggp0inted him he UOutd dinde
iDHh me. never received cent from
him. however-on the contrary, he
!, has dOgged me for money from time
TO time. When the bank closed up
! he received $500 for extra serv ces
: though don't know what the extra
services consisted of. His way of col
! Letting the assets of the bank have
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rogatcs to himself to hold n rod Ovel
: me, and thereby intends TO extort
9 money from me to keep Willie in the
- shoe store. The letters submitted t
me purporting to be from Mullins
= Richards, Wines, Lewis, Arnell, w
8 j. Smith, j. j. Sears, II. J. CyIert
{ w. II. Duncan, w. II. Hall, II c
| Muse, ID. A. Num-, Henry Br gg'
; and John Martin are all genuine
7 Sums of money were given to 81
= many parties and at so many time
4 that | fail to remember each sepa rat'
. transaction, but remember To hav,
p given Spence money several times.
: Q.-What persons received money
. from you in connection with the pas
D sage OF the bill to manipulate the af
( fairs of the bank.
= A.-Some of them are Messrs. Ar
Q nell, Mullins, w. Spence, Il. i. Nc
- Elwcc, General John Eaton, Jr, j
J. ID. Davis, Senator w. II. Hall, w
}. Wines, j. =. Mulloy, +. $. Richards
! ID. \. Nunn, Wilson. Duggan, bar
I bour Lewis, II. =. Parhan lobbyist
q Hempburn, of Memphis, formeri" q
# Iowa, and John Martin (defunct),
( gave Duggan gold-headed cane
v There were several thousand dollar
q spent. Spence and McElwee mad
r propositions, as members of the com
q mittee appointed To settle with ne
II looking toa little pecuniary accom-
q mediation, Smith was against us a
= one time, but Afterwards became ou
r friend. told smith that il he woul
q settle up | would pay him, In tn
shape Of attorneys fees, 50, 900 or $40,
Il 900. I did notgive him that amount
= however. Sears l. n partner of Smith
v Parham was my agent To attend In
'r Legislature. Davis, Eaton, Mmti
4 and Others were agents to help lir
Il along. Spence, member of IN
Is committee, had a note discounted b.
/, me for $1,000. My opinion Is TIA
McElwee, Spence aud others inten,te
/. To manipulate the thing for their ow
!, purpose, l think IL the committe
= had accepted my proposition vile
when made To IL, the state woll
n have recovered $1,000 more than
10 did get, and that, In the end the VIII d
.e matter would have been settled wi u
,- out loss 10 the State. Mr.. McElNe
e aud MIR, Henderson came to Men
/. phis representing themselves a
agents 81 the state To settle the VIII )l
r. matter | desired the assent of IN
IS, Comptroller of the Currency. II
u McElwtel would have nothing Ia Il
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