Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-22


witness II the gentleman's name was Whit
temoro, He thought Il was. He bad been
engaged In this business In no other casa.
He thought he could do better by consulting
q lawyer, and went TO Gen. Este, who in.
formed him he could procure an appoint
ment for fifteen hundred dollars. lie 60
wrote 10 Gen. Tyler, and received the money
and gave II TO Gen. Esto. lie received
nothing for himself In the transaction.
The witness was taken upon the floor BY
the committee and pointed out Mr.. Whltts-
more as the party with whom be had had the
conversation.
The testimony Of 2. 2. Brooks taken At
a second examination was read. He con-
sldered his transactions with Mr.. white
more different from those Of the other gen
tlemen respecting whom he had previously
testified, whom no considered In the market. |
1t was for this reason no had declined to |
answer. He said that he had great din
Guilty In convincing Mr.. Whlttemore that |
there was no one In his district 10 whom he |
should give the appointment, aud he thought |
Mr.. Whittemore had q religious belief that |
the N oneY was 10 be applied 10 educational |
purposes. Thinks the price paid was 81, 800. |
He received more than that amount. Thinks |
II. 8. Olcott brought him soms seven hun.
dred and any dollars above that sum for |
himself. He paid the money TO Mr.. white
more at his room In this city on Louisiana |
avenue, be thinks. The appointment was
given to Thomas r. Daily, whose father re- |
sides In New York. The boy went down as
a clerk to an assessor Of internal revenue to |
acquire n residence In the district. Does |
not know who got him the appointment.
John p. Daily, merchant, 20 Madison
avenue, New York, who testified that no
wanted the appointment, and went TO Henry
s. Olcott, who had previously resided Al
Washington, to secure IL for him. Oeott
came to Washington three times, and got
him the appointment. His son was APP
pointed by Mr. Whlttemore. He paid Oh
colt in the neighborhood Of two thousand
dollars. Olcott represented TO him that the
appointment came through hls Influence,
but that q portion OF the money went for
educational purposes. lie knew somsthlng
Of Brooks connection with the Transaction
after tho appointment was made. Olcott
was formerly employed by the War Depart.
ment In looking up frauds. (Tho reading
OF this part Of the testimony elected an aud
Idle SMILEY
lie proposed after the transaction to make
n present to Mr.. Whlttemore, but Brooks
told him not to do II. Since his son had
been at West Point there bad been q good
deal Of feeling against him, which he could
not understand, and the boy had met With
a cold reception because he came from q
district Of which he was not native. He
had Inquired Of a distinguished military
officer II the appointment was not q legal
/ Que, and had been assured that II was.
The testltdony OF the witnesses having
been read TO Mr.. Whlttemore, be made a
statement TO the committee TO the effect that
his colleague Of the previous session, Mr..
GOss had told him that he had bought Oh
his opponent, Mr.. Wallacb, by the promise
Of the appointment Of his Mr.. W.'sl son 10
the Naval Academy, thinking he could Ap-
pout his own son the next year, but falling
to be returned to Congress, he was anxious
TO secure tho appointment from him, (MT.
Whttemorc,) and that no had promised To
give II to him. lie at flrst thought he Wopld
give It to some poor boy, but Co.'S felt 90
bad and offered to give Ave hundred dollars
to 10 used for educational or any other pur'
DOS, In his district. He told Mr.. Goss th'
people were poor, aud they had to put theil
hanis In their pockets for them nearly ever
day lie would not give the money to a rebel
aud II be could not find loyal young mar
to give It to In his own district nc would e
outside OF II.
He corroborated Kepler's statement In 70
latlon to the letter from Senator Sawyer, Eut
the reply that he made, that he had prom.
lsed Ii. lie wrote TO Mr.. Goss about the
appointment, but received no reply. The
time was approaching when tho appoint,
ment would pass from tis hands to the Nav
Department, and he thought Of his old frlsnS
Shaw, who had always beeu very kind Il
him, and thought he would give him the ap
polntment. lie had also a conversation
with a gentleman named Landmau abou
J the appointment. He received the lette
, from Kepler, which he produced, with hi
reply endorsed on the back.
I.Gudman brought his young man to hin
! aud he told him tMr. ]. ] that he did nc
like the Appearance OF the boy. He spoke I
8 Mr. Iandman a the poverty Of his peopl,
: aud Landman iald II he would make the az
' polntment he would give him $500 for theS
Q poor people. The boy went to the academ
I and passed examination, and now Itoo
! number 20 IN a class OF 20.
= Shaw hal inclosed him letter which b
q had received from Kepler, telling him hi
Q friend Whtemore would soon need help
i " Do you rad the papersi They have al
= pointed q committee to investigate the sal
y Of cadetshpI."
!. He REGARDED the letter which no wrote /
l. Keplor Gone Of the greatest lndlIcretlons
9 his life. lie wrote the letter to get rid I
d him, for 10 had learned that he had a ba
u reputation In the South.
lie totally denied any conversation vii
. or knowledge OF Gen. Sch1ppO. Brool
u came to him and he told him that he pr
TERED 10 rive the appointment to poor DO
i Brooks sad he had friend who, II he hI
N no one 10 bis part Of tho country who wi
:, NJ to appolnt, he would like appoints
I. Brooks sent for him. lie was as fine bt
n as he hal ever set eyes on. lilo won b
IN (W.'s) good graces at once. The boy VI
a fine Frebch scholar, and he was high
d pleased with him. lie promised to 20 doS
a. and acquire a residence In the dlstric
" Brooks asked him what he had TO pay, Al
a. he replied, "Nothing." Brooks said, "I
p have hard time politically down there
rs Ho said they had. The national commit
g gave nothing, and they had to paddle tn
le own canoe. Brooks then said, "SuppoSe
pc give you Ave hundred dollars for your poll
nc cal aiTal1 down there's have you any obi
lions !" and he replied that he had not.
Pt He desired to say at the close Of his sta
VI ment few words about this man CAthc
tS aud the Chdrlsst0n NsiSI, which he d
charging the paper with being anything
~ a loyal sheet, aud Cathcart anything bu
h gentleman.
y; After the testimony had been read,
N Logan said he had no disposition TO disc
- the question. The testimony had been r
=, In the hearing OF the House. II Mr.. W
M temOrs desired TO make q statement,
''o' (Mr. Logan,) Of course, would not interp
10 an objection otherwise he would call
a. previous question.
-. MT. IolhuuB Ol NuTlnOulf hhlu no ulu
10 rise 10 apologize for Mr.. WhlItemore'S c
H' duct or to say word In his favor bu
-, was not the practice OF the House, VII
~ testimony had been taken, to proceed o.
y. the case without having the evidence print
y, This was q very Important matter, not @
~" to Mr.. Whlttemore but to every gentlen
AZ AZ a., tbs noov " tuo Mouse, and lie for
r. was not prepared to vote after hearing
r. reading at the Clerks desk, but he wan
~, II printed In order that he could read IL
'as himself. He, therefore, proposed that
90 further consideration OF the subject be D,
" poned until Thursday next after the mo
70 Ing hour, by which time the evidence Wo
m, DO printed.
w. Mr.. Logan said that was for the House
IN. determine. lie had no disposition To hAS
lw the matter, but he could not see the nee
nm slty for delay. This unfortunate man
nix been accorded every privilege aud OPT
He tunlty before the committee, and In the
m. hour that he teStlaed no did not pretend
nd deny tho receipt Of an amount Of moi
in from Mr.. Brooke. His only excuse was d
arc he had done It all for charitable PuTPC
lint that WaA no excuse Whatever for do