, 1870-03-02
THE CASE OF BUvrERFIELp.

q Was Till rrder for s,Aluettes m a1e under an
sn1,a,inn. as / 9nlsretaod vim the CommlItee
on Public Buildings
WV c.sv or o0Vrror,r1o
oor1ps JURISDICTIONS WITH BurrkRF1s1p
,a,s AssIs;sut Tteasurst al New Yose 4. have |
some acquaiItAncs w:th MIN.
q Do .oa hare any n1aieess sransae.iona whh
p1nshs p:uu i1tsoa sotse eI ao1d for nm. n "ep
Mnele . y va + Has sne 'eis anept p liz tma
r. neros, -, .n,1n W a. H. ror,Nr -
1ta nh A. Son NV ror Mr. Rn teraad
A. thnk It va non !, ana nd na ?, l., to,rars
snxc; ~ ~ nrtce MID a. N. I,nrnin;s rnld.
"VS' O. Id i'd you seek au iptesriex Win hin. o. he
nn9d ~Mn 'oo o 1 1S.1 70 a nspd To- cane % sea
me- and scnet,mes Eeut 10 see p.nl.
1su nae, S1e sx i 70 eoa
Yess II. ''"~' 0AN NAe
o. il he II ooes. rcu 10 tu7 this po,a 1or him 7
- -.ss~ ' ~ 4' ~ "N
81 ia he srer p,rt yon nnv instrnrtions as 10
ny .nnnT Inn mS rno usre "a pnychase i,r lin and
,he s.9e Sh.ch Su snn vets ~ nnrcfatnn.
ape AZ, as nrasr ~ W. Is o n4nsT nv
7oe a.s' !,s osIso q h.,n H. ra1htn Ga,d VENT
ae.n soe from sess pens ssd waen s.a =, tes re
eneap noid. 1rr Ine pn1pSss Si asersy,rsi. 80 a.
~ Trtnrt thn ioss on lie nrs; In n,y saVae.tcn
ard na1i. Or Was W tne i1st ru1cnsse m.nioa aud
! hslf. a. the TWO made = msll,on ard a n41f.
| q have sou settled for that transaction: A.
a. a.. lie asss be Lever gave any order. ~~
l O. You can eweal. VT hput an} doubt Of the
ruin. mat he did give the oree1 +? 4. Yes, s,r.
! O. Can ynn state the lime and place whera ne
rase so,l he orde1: A. Yes, Sir. Il was IL hts
| nfYice a. tne Sub.Tlestprt either the lass OF
! Aupts: or rus lore pu,t OF aepiemoer;1 snoatd
| ssy o1e CT the 0. ner months.
| z. Nas any o1Eer person F1esen1 pes'oe7 soe
~ NJ ~, - - G.re tho craer in vr,,,rc1 A. No.
! s.r.
| Q. State the words he used u g!v'c9 TIE order.
8 Ees1y Us 91u Gan @ , n, =. srnT tns s
ttnetei ev OF roji wouj1 ts up lie said he thought
! 30, irpo, lie believed the poae5 Of the govern
nett wss pIeit5 well eetted. sud be tnous 4! gold
wnnld VOTE up. lie asiea nc 10 80 III a1a 0nJ
sone 91 LIZ, .s,s. THIS, xna a,oot - q,
,eH.e,rIup Ia ths dist quo atoms for Eo:d, / eau
t.nW inv that this nurtaure v as made ea.ler than
! I erPpttted. II waa ether 10 ihe tofepass Of
Aueutt Or tEe last Of JUL. The g3ln vas oougnt
at aD-ut 81, ard atterx aras dceinetl ! thonta
eay rne purchase must have hee1 made ~ july.
TIE sect nd pafchRte, made TO aVeTage tas price,
waA sone tirle a.,crwssd. .,
Bultetoeld at er Rola bad taleD, IN which you a.
yised him TO bay more Eold u ofass 10 aVe5ase y
Whste Tas tass ip.essifT ,n. o. En- nes o.
sae can. eeme1.nes sa1 MIN Al ots house. ana
r,s a. pne 3, ver, frcoasntr on ,os
A.. Yes. iii.
Q Wbnt old be say en- giving you inst second
| order C!TG QS The NQS15. as QEA{lY a. EON CAL
. ! Iemrnbef A It was that be would Leave Il
/ decretterary with me. ....-.--.-
q. bid he Ok the amount thar vnn were to bal
! OF cteap gold A. No, t!r. l b1ugnt a.rous the
. sane snonnt /, was sort OF lule ia Wan street.
3 | II you buy an article which goes down "a youl
sssSsses ssa le &c stser ea' similar anu
Mr., t;onit further testified that he went TO &c,
d Dutteroed d earjy Cd the morD,ng Of September ~
to aux Whether tne Rosethneot vas CONS 70 a
anything. He aa.d he had heard bo:h'Dg, an
= sas. .ts 80, G,,,.e. ,rne =. -, ,,,,m..s
ooala nsata .as' @ s.,na, W.. .,es1s rnaase,
: ser afser roon b,opght back q copy Of Boutwell,
}. older 10 sell.
d 1;on,d 81 n1s,n. tina: Bu.te,oe.d uhad no iute,
est Ia tDlS movement" because nc haa tala !n.e
!. est In gold before the movement; that, noveFe
ne aaa s1 a ~ eens to atfes
J. - sTHF.Rrs orIyros.
y l. Tie tn,,1 ma vhen the Secretary uu
70 Iocs Nsn Kin nn n stsasr.s hit ha sal
1 tecH III tsga, i rhete sfa psr,ies prea.ag 10
q Secretary % oosa slea H. one puDe1x tas e. ssss
me oatr no 70 se. :Soa, yon RI +.
nfe1'ultHto, uisluttIesku peteon
Anow your OPINION as!o "aat tna =, ~. =
~ obgnt 10 I1 M oteNa1t tsp ieu, ~ ~ - - x Is
drsq aoxn 81 easI me- aeveTneisss .as
=
al nrs.erce' &c '"A' ND' .'A
~ HtIl ennt AZ . = ,,, -, - - nor
sia va. there eny asnn1.e aMoast h n1so apon
~ ~ Hei sfal b9t's1ue'u III 1no o'uei LIZ s"'s 'oA
~ G: He simply ssif 5oa we're generally 70 o1
~ Rolu !Gt G ~. -. s; " o,ra an o,asr
10 H. ds 11at 9, sae a.uat aa Tso no,s Ke ~
~ nug god Snoo. pnos a 1os nsa 81 ,nn, ~
u'uat sorpcsc tney Ing uelseI ur'aua NV " =!
~. then taan tneJ pIooses nave nv SGc, cs, a y
a. thonght It vas rfet'5 sale - aepeuo up'o Il
uJ- q. Did you Understand ma: m unlimited ora
way Rseh tou 70 eny soiu - 'n, ~, ~ W t,sy
a. nas.tsata .sat htt "a 10 !e's d,v.irn
the !ag yaateis ~ a. on' W.
IL o,4tr as Ras s15su 10 o9y go, Witaou: ap5 deoh
ensss yoo ~ s9ss e
ees ss aaS acra 20 asa ,ne Womb XII sners
70 ARC ineJ lelt 80 pnsl1sa 9ha ntta 1srs5 1s NV
M name TO o9 me- Ths smoanf aot
old NJ ~ Hent1a' isu,ternela WIN 1NS mili,ons
= aien! ~ a., aEeall T. .,,, ,,.n nn,,n,
re. certain smoun. Pa he tnsn ssceR; 2 ,, OF rst
~ ~ tnst anoaLI: =. II, Hs honp, ~ n!,,it ~,
~ o,s r., 6e - ~, .Is 70 lint, In
~ on 1ou 1yg Nere ,o ba1s X. There Val no !,
sera men &c eaheo an1 ~ s'ua5 n,inns ,n e
~. g Then yon aae. JonI Nm, .,eSa y, o"s
uo. htt: a. Lne!e ~ ,t ~ e ~ .1s 1,,s
It. Inc os1stla Older, / teinR, WAS for TWO q
.'.oa ~ lons. u,rxn,v vv.xs.c,,nu
ald Q. DID either t'olo,u or Bot.sIte!d put
y s,slrs % h ther M 1,: IN a. i, ~ Sas ,ns,
and CARED tsst sod to1 :aose I've ,o.s
lncs' witnons tne1t Ruistg @ nnaa5 - ar nv
Ion I SIsnen. viii Whom Iou are not very well
S.,e,nd wv isroe amonn, oi po,d ,or losr Il
any WItnout L etRi9 cr settlement IN any waj
:aase j No, that Il Eot Cd buslueEt p!lnclplee: .
Y. un Wahs ~, nrne,n,ss as,!s iao 'o1 ~ Il
w !. va ~ ~ tntnres. tne,7 in establishing
u,... noacy OF the copptrY 4, eappostd ID Il '
nerS interest they had wou!d be thro IN 10 tnas
!. He Q. Aud Jou cobs1defea toat az susaoi LUZ
10 re HiEoTato, a,o too -, .. ,,th, ~ ,n.Ir
h'm We ta.onr t1nstedsre K m. 1es: &c
lt 10. !sLHp. psu1t annn.r.msot fcr i'm Tney
tss Eut DutE tor!1 ~! isr1nh 10 ,ot1 =,
nVrT. MAS int1u a with B1tte.decs fa.het.
atd BCTrKsFlsLD's IMPORTATION ~ GsKLEss- - IS
been Q. Was II ever designed INA: ta.s tsAasxs y
cope VIZ - shnn,a ~ n mi ,To QUO 10
bnth ~ a.to9 tss@ rnn srnra ~ q. fain inrna0u
.ArlE a. No, flf- dlun conSaef a1s lu1blinaAoo
=, =. 4 q s 10 sou mean 10 "a, shat he denied
yon thets Gtfers to purchase 8olos ano lal
lie whole tIattAc:on: a. 1tF. GU.
a1e ~ 0o III. eo'0'" 49, 'A'-'~
tss. | BEIAIIoSS WITH FISK
"a. Q. what Kss Jour- ie'a1on - ". tihK. Il,
!iept tloM aS5snslE sooLt ses H. .hsn ami HI
ing IN Eo!d pan otSoMs 3SsJ Jssn ~ ~ 1sii 1imt
and .@nae @ y" ~ = tnnn =. Ment tn,n ina uoyeIe5s. bu
mat iuss.es1s Ts,e e1ie' ,ae tepsss1s' LIZ sAo IL
! then q. Did you cot khRre each ohefA gains
= ,an9 an9 toVeIhtr.
Atn1e: n.an 11h .si.i.d ~ IS h,s 9wn anit
Ma o. | A'o' ~
r,in. TESTIMONY OF DANIEL BUTTERF1E
e nv r...s.n.,s.. ,,.nr,, ~ ,bo o,uraro
SIC Or NJ sa;.ssasa ~ .-ssss s s,a.s% RsTpse s.
.. ue ter q. nta crdprs IN aei, gold cane by mali