New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-20

,hce drafts 70 the bank and got tho money for them
witness kn nmp% eases tSe and
Atlanta for collection In the ordinary course OF pusno
d. q Forney, being sworn, said he knew Gov; BuIloC.
of Georgia had had business transaeons wtn rhrna
ns s oS sa osa Sna when there thu.
suited him. ordered large editions OF rae DGg cones
the he Sa nrS ST a Ss Ta
folded and wrapped; what disR ,tSrsS could
to him his hotel and other; ssRt h he has paid
Ga hG Sat Sas PaS a,s S snd
witness was not practical r printing ISt pamphlets
submitted him by the COMMITTEES no wke he could not
qured Of as to the paS or not he had acopy
OF the account taken since Dec IL how much Of that
Bullock to have paid a ana Nav 1870 the witness could
MOI state. ,.,.. ,,o v,tne,, BE- REQUIRED
to produce his books showing the exact amSs his
Forney said he could bring his books anu neson To
ts Gam%ee Whether the witness should DO required
to produce his books showing MS s mnanimously
Mr.. Forney"i cannot do = tonight Ct Was r now
Rccaso have other business do Senator Conne
Any other reason Mr.. Forney-ho Sir, tho. tho
Witness stated being further quesloneu tnas tne
books were in TSe otroaee Office Fints near p
within few doors OF the Est ears which ran TON = Tue
Snre his books at once MI FQrney therenpon retired,
and returning within an hour ashea tne t ne COM
p MIL ee Snmanmousiy declined to allow the request
Mr. aef sai a able
or defend ysef should like to 'o'
cGss %hS are not on trial. you have
nothing to deend there Is no charge against you INV
The Chairmanho Committee "qa no not noper for
FoTnevIThen you had better tx some time to-
| morrow for Il is too late tonight -, - ,o,,
Senator Conkling Where have yon been since you ie
q Where have since you left the tonullttec
| room A. decline to answer that question. , o,
Q. Have you been at The Chronicle Office since you
10 Have Have ycu SCI sent there for the booksi No
Tho Committee thereupon decided that the Witness
should produce the books. and the Committee would
with The n witness ss5 t6 an@
with one book the journal Of tho office, which he sad
contained entries Of oil the transactions win Coy bu,
Sfa 1as sHsis
&. {. B. Is sdSe. q lines r :sH's
hs des p at cents 6 o. and ETH
pages $780, Feb 49, 1870, advertising article W..
and reply thereto from Bullock, 50 lines at 80 cents
line $40 March job Office, 1900 pamphlets $500 March
fishing COPE M key scforS Judiciary co%tses
lines Of space at % cents t27s PSI March a. eco Daily
Street, SnTss &C., 'Y ar aaFf a. p G Da SsS
aay MSIsS 81 S ds Once S q pShs
Is pages, $40 and April s. job office, 1000 extra pam
phe9s Sig witness did not know anything as TO tn, the
the entries the articles charged for we're oil on the first
Of the paper and Of them s Hnv by Sdd a.
ton those given aboye April Is, 5000 copies OF re
Daily Chronicle $3.50, and printing supplement II co.,
toms Georgia speech and extracts from other speeches. IN
Senate and was preceded by beside
Gov Bullock paid for all the supplements OF Una,
and 5000 copies beside of tho paper and supplement-
these pamphlets all charged at the usual rates o.
The chronicle office but what these rates were the W.T.
| could
knew they did not charge by the page but could not say
mentioned were charged as advertisements, although
they did purpor to he ADVERTISEMENTS things were
TESTIMONY OF j. d. FAUST.
J. B. Faust was bookkeeper at The Chroniele office
against Gov. Bullock Mr. Forney objected to the first
copy because used as did the books the word adyer
tle Word pnbshine which latter word was substitu
ted in the copy left with the Committee by D. c. Forney
TESTIMONY OF GEO. A. BAILEY
George A. Bailey Of The proprietors Of Tht
Globe Gov. Bullock had subscribed to various speeehe,
x Isf . $ss s Sss $
Chronicle office were shown the witness taJ
for Loo copies could be furnished for $40 TIE .eco
be furnished for $50 G M by pa%p
March charged for by The Chronicle 5000 could be fur
nshed for s the pamphlets charged Sy IA1 ehroMe
Si5 could be furnished the first thousand at 49, and the
April G IS Containing speeches Of Morton Brennan Pool
and Hamilton Texas could be set up for 500, aud SO
per thousand for the press work and paper
| TESTIMONY OF r. o. PoLKINHoES.
r. o. POlknhorn, proprietor OF job printing Office IN
Washington, testified to about the same prices stated
by Mr. Bailey the usual and proper prices lo jon nt
| ing III Washington.
| TESTIMONY OF W. J. MURTAGH.
W. j. Murtagh OF The Washington Republican testified
that the articles published in The Chronicle which his
attention had been called, were not apparently adyer
tisemens but 1t usual to print such things for
ties who desired Them in the miscellaneous matter OF
newspapers, and in his paper the charge would be %
cents line; that would depend, however, the agree
| ment.
| TESTIMONY OF RUFUS n. BULLOCK.
Gov. Bullock testified that while in Washington, in
February March, and April, 1870 he had used sl4 500
sos to The Globe office, 4OO advanced by him to
IN hs aa the sS sy
him for his private affairs in matters having no
SS9nee tssan With legislation t the Sns paid
he produced; he made no agreement about prices or
Snsson ae them O or nSu iS into Rem this money
all his private funds in regard to influencing Sem
Chapman who represented that certain parties wanted
to buy the Georgia State Railroad to make connection
from st. Louis Hilton Head and desired get Legis-
an election this Fall; Chapman told him that Senator
"ring wanted.
| TESTIMONY OF THE HON. g. G. PoHERoY.
The Hon; B. {. Pomeroy on having the testimony OF
Chapman except from the having introduced
| TO him by friend; when understanding he from
Of affairs there; heard knew of the ring"
referred TO; under the influence OF Chapman
be no objection TO an election in Georgia this Fall if there
could lie protection to all citizens and hence had offered
| his amendment.
CONCLUSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE.
The Committee in their report say that from the
tmony before them, they have doubt that improper
used to further the passage Of the Georgia
bill, however unwilling some OF the witnesses implicated
in the transaction had shown themselves TO disclose the