The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-05

situnton are you in?' / said: Il do not know,
but 1t looks as if we were rrined. This would
not have been so if you had managed your
part as well as you said you would We could
not tell whether We wero long or short of gold;
as no one knew any thing about it. 1told
him that i had come around TO ask biri
whether the whole thing had been n damned
tncE from the beginning to the end. There
did not seem to be any language strong enough
for him to use TO sustain his position He
said that he had all his arrangements made in
good faith. As he had promised that no gold
should come out, the old fellow seemed to
quiet me down. This was about FIVE o'clock.
and told him would be up again Tonight,
and ut abtht 1880 that something had tS be
done. He wished me to talk 10 Mr.. Gould.
and if he thought it best he SccId 20 10
Washington and have all the gold withdrawn
from the market. He said that iiiatters could
be arrwiged at least 30 as to save something,
and N that agreed with him. -
Thh excitement still continued, and Fisk
made another effort tc stay the downward tide
In The evening he visited Corbin's rendezvous
again and had an interview with Mrs. Corbin
He says,
"She came down, and she was of precisely
the same opinion as Mr.. CCrbin-that soriie
mistake had occuIred-thit Boutwell, had
probably sold the gold without consulting the
President. She said that Mrs. Grant had
written her a letter in whi-h she had Sta
ted that she hoped that this gold transaction
would be over rs soon rs possible, as ii made
her husband nervous. l said something had
| to be done; that we had TO get ont Of the
scrrpe and into the best possible shape we can.
/ said that the best thing for him to do was to
pack up and start down TO the White House
along with Mrs. Corbin and see what all this
meant. Ifthey are to sell this gold, the sooner
". tl...l fl..,., n
pack up and start on Saturday night. went
around next morning and they told me they
were packing up, and that they had tele-
graphed thrt they would breakfast with the
Presidents family at the White House on
Sunday morning. He told me that he would
be back ON Monday morning, and that was
the last ever saw Of them"
The committee put the following question
to Mr.. Fisk, over and over again: ''Will you
state to this committee whether or not, dur
ing the time from September 81 to September
"a, any Government officials were connected
with you in that gold transaction in the
city of New York; But His answer was in
variably, ~ beg to state to you, that l have
acted i'll good faith III what Connection l con-
| sidercd the Government officials were figuring
with me in that gold speculation. / have
stated to you the precise position III which |
have considered General Grants family in
this gold Transaction, or the information
derive from Mr.. and Mrs. Corbin and that is
all the answer you can get out of me, for that
is all the information hayh got" =.
''Do you know whether General Butterflcld
was interested in these gold speculatiOns -
Mr.. Fisk-I understood General Bu.terfeld
had share. or was engaged in speculations at
that time. lie admitted it.
Qucstion-Did you state that you carried
| SoWC gold for General Buttcricll.
! Nr. Fisk Mr.. Gould carried some.
Question What became Of that $500, COO
j carried for Mrs. Grant. and $500, 900 carried
for General p6tter and one ain II half millions
/ for Corbn :
Mr.. Fisk Oh. that has gone with all tie
rrst-wher' thu woodbine tTineth.
Question -You stated, Mr. Fisk, that Cor.
bin was paid S25, 900 for Mrs. Grant. Was
that in u cheek or money?
1t was ih check. drawn by Mr.. Martin, IN
favor Of Jay Gould or order. Mr.. Gould en-.
dorsed it, aI.l handed it to Mr.. Corbin, who
deposited it In his bank for collection, and il
went to Mr.. Hould's bank, and was drawn and
deposited 10 The credit of Mr. Corbin. This
. shows that there was something uIlfIsual IN
[ the transaction, for IL is not thb. way men dc
business in New York.
QucstlCn-Do you kriow if any money was
| J'hd Mrs. Grnnt?
Mr. Fisk-Don't know only what that ole
thief Corbin says. don't know of my Owl
knowledge.