, 1870-05-21


ing with friend, Mr.. SAylcr, 4 LAWYER frnn
Cincinnati, ns TO whether ha was bound to ii;n.
close this matter. ~ >'N
William l. Avery testified that ho had 1,usi.
mesa IN Atlantis, Georgia; that ho haa talked
gard to a1aira in GeorgiA, but nothing furlber
He stated that the brunswick L Albany RaiI.
tpad bad received the enslpfseuent ~ ths
State Of Georgia on their bonds 10 the aInount
OF $3.50, goo; that willie in Washington Gov.
arnos Bullock bad endorsed s1Do, ,05o OF the
| bonds OF the Cartctsrille L Van Vert R,ij.
road, which had been sent to hin frnm
| Georgia BY express, and he sent them to Nev
York BY his Private Secretary, to be delivered
to Cews l. Co, tho bankers Of tho cotupanv.
Az the bonds issued to the DrunBNick 4
nspo, eaay nesa % % Tefo IN r. EUROPE having been
| In regard to the Caftersvi1le and Van Vert
| bonds hehAd no doubt that they had bean ssnt
Ito the oompany's bankers in Now York. IA Mr.
Bullock stated. They we're sent there about
the middle Of April. A'
| Of the brunswick i Albany Railroad. Hs hsd
loEg been acquainted with Lewis Porter. Tho
WAS man Of great influence in tho RennhIi.
can party in Michigan. He hadshsd sevsr.l
talks with him in regard to Georgia sfYa;rs
and bad suggested to Mr.. Porter that h.
tf would Pay the expenses OF getting the facts Of
He and Mr., Porter Lad oone osos nS!e.
OF Senators together, and " p,-.ss ~.
had taken the list and gone Az; sT.y tVtig5 w;th
It, I3 59t subsequently returned stating TINT ho
not think be had told Mr. Porter th,t II ~ Ia ha
could Influence the vote Of any Senator ~
Senators, he or his friends should haye s1f1 f,oo
or anr other sum. Il was aimniv - eao,yo' ~
want Of recollection. Perhaps be- did ' s.q - :
MI. ~; tortef tLa defeat Of the bingham amend
would have been willing. ii ha b.a AZ H.
money. to spend Slo,OOO. ier,ir .ns .ns
properly, to have the .amendrnenf 1o,a.t az
ed. Tho witncss had bsen ~
New York to get men to write letter. 10 Cant.
ling and Fenton, and had incurred e1penses % IN
money in this way, which he thought perfectly
proper.
Henry u Atlinaon, Register Of the land
Office At Beatrice, Nebraska, testified That he
vas eon-ln-laW OF Senator Upton; that during
the Penleney OF the Georgia bili before ths
Senate, Isaac L. Gibbs, e1-Governor Of id.ho
came to him discussing the Goorgis matter
and said he was afraid 3lr. Upton vas eoinr to
make mistake, and was anxious he ah6uid
zee ro1ne 81 the Georgia people, and said
tha1sa ~ sne w3aneas, II would rather give you
aaoJ enoJeaan % %ao1atsh9r would ssthar than thou
nam amendment" which at the time And M.
aef the circumstances, the witness construed
to be an offer to him OF thousand iollara n
Mouee N. Upton to vote against the bingham
amendment. He replied that Mr. Upton Would
desHe the facts IN the case, but money would
not induce him or be any consideration th,t
he was not man that conld he .nn-o..Ins
IN such way; whereupou (iibba az.
planned that he did not mean to ofTcr
a thousand dollars, but Simply to exnress tha
ldea that he felt deep interest in Nj. Tinton's
jute himself with his people Il he y vota5 ~
the Bingham amendment. The witness M ae-
certed the explanation at the time. bnt + 5;d
not change his opinion that the man mn,pt -
offer money for the vote,
1s,ac L. Gibbs testified that he look m in.
tezest in the Georgia mater, except Cent AZ AZ an an
with anybody on the subject, except Senator
Carpenter, Senator Upton aud Nj, Atkinson.
He had told Iiptous eon-iu-lav that he tboncht
Upton WAS going to make a mistakc. and nav
have used an expression in regard to thnn.
sand dollare, but with no intention OF Offering
y. C. Bester, Cashier Of the bank of R;rrs
1 Co., testified that, from the 9Th Of ATarch0 p
tho 31st Of April, that bank had casI,nj dr.fts
to the amount Of between $4,000 and a11 mn
drawn by r, 3. Bullock On the Geor,Ia ~
tionA Bank, 1t Augusta, in favor of ssses
Chadwick, and by thern endorsed. eeS
john Herr, Cashier OF Willard:s Uotsl. test;.
fed that while Bullock was st,yinp thara i,
March and April, to had frequently dravn
drafts which the witness deposited aud h.d |
cashed by Riggs i Co. or tho total amonns
ZONE $500 had been used in paving his hote} |
bills. and the remainder Of the money Was maid |
to Mr.. Bullock. fs''4
William S. Huntington, Cashier Of tie First
National Bank, testides to drafts In tba su,annt
of s3,eU0, cazhel at his bank for b. c. Fornor
lrawn by Il. u. Bullock, On the Georri. ",
tiona! Eank, III favor Of Forney. during IIorct
and Arzil. -'NN'-'
D. I. Foruey. pub,isher of ,ba f,bro,;,,.
being examined! couli not M ta!I S tIhM'o"sae. tha
amount paid him }y Dnl,ocI s;nca y.r,h Gaa:.
might be Il, 500, or it might be - i5os1 r1,a ~
committee then asked lin 10 f,,rn;s,, ~ ~
books showing the cLarees- He i1oc,;raI :. ~ ~
10, whereupon he was ordered n nro;;ras ~ ~
books. ue departed. and retntne,1 S1 !, .e .n
hour, aakine leave to nnnear hr connsa1 ~ ai
which was declined. and he was ara;n nr1a-oS
10 produce his books. After anothes ra honra
he items charred to T,1oct 91 an,eunt;ng euaan'ag
81 pfs75 chaFTcd ,,1 MD u;nao Hnoou5 Eo1 20
lS;O. for nnmnifots and nnh,;".t;o,,s ~ ~,
nancr The 1,nh1;r,t;nne rara snnoi ~ tns
in regard IN Gaor1;a ni's sn5
conts, and sutne,lmcs };f,sv ca.,t
line, and for frequent cxtra ed;t;nr, ~ H.
Cnrmicle, BY five thousand At line. " one Inc
item was supplement CONTAINING
5peech Of Senator Marion dus snd
Ftom Southern Senators snaechSs I 1nuaS.s ma1a;as
Iomrtoon cnI.n,ns ',o.s -. e.; sEescnes, making
lis md asa IN re- 1sn thnns.a ,ns eaafse vas
IF that da,'a n.ncr mat;nt. 81 .Sa S9ua copies
lad no lnovleflrc ~ oti,ar nt;,,,a; iEoIney
int charged Lis own. md n s bn ti,onai,. Sdaas
usual prices The article, aid noi sdouS: .n4a, .ns
70 el,.Tced' D3@ "s4o 1ea''s suen' ana wero
Polkinborn 4 r,;,ev r,;p.a,s ta,.:a.,.
Fhc 1sn.i nr;caa for n.;t,t; seetiueo ~