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

Was Il your idea that you would keep a antaily
Judge Hughes have half A. That was '''
What that yor SS SS T s s
proposition made to me to do anything nnof0 '"""
the thsn elected tho that Porter hnd
the two Gverys in GOV. Bploeks rop in the offer
also he had met one Of them ta tss examination and
Sd yer the matter with him. The witness Mou
reluctantly D, a%d as cd q Porter knew the
whole history the case lie s1Rf The matter over
previous Wd'a evening You had the first interview Win
on tg on the subject Mr. CARPENTRY did you
in respect Sd to t n%y G1sSn w
o. Would You swear that you did notI A. NO, SIT lin e.,
reSoect 10 any person going NexYoIk did ycH state
he thing truly you nc t fsets IN tSe case
said 70 nun nt sayer YOU told Judge Hughes was the
actual fact 1t then existcdf a. Substantially JUST
O. yoS told Judge Hughes that $4,000 indCrsed t by
sact was il not A. told him just what tho facts were
at the time, the thing was fresh IN my t toll
Are ySn WHATS ha 20 e boDSs be put up
No, Sir; cannot swear that did not An ,,, ,,ot
those bonds were in NowYork A. would not like to
O. Would you swear that you did not toll him that
nelson without giving the name to Judge Hughes
would go over the next day and get the bonds A. oo
mayo You at any time said ANYTHING 70 any ether her
than Judge Hughes in respect 70 s O. Sr in
respect finding out how anybody would De mteH St ~
A.. | think not q. Are you quito opoue
a. "n VIZ HENRY NJ ATKINSON.
Henry NJ Atkinson Of Beatrice, Nebraska, Register vi
the Land Office at that place, was next examined.
Q Has any person ever approached you 70 nave shy
senate few days ago. IN regard to Georga A. Yes
Sir Mr. Gibbs approached me- M or a. 10 ~ mine and
matter and said that ne afraid Mr. Upton was gGns
to make mistake he afraid that lie had not haa
full ght Of in the case and was anxious tnae
he should see Of tho Georgia men, and ho made use
90 ha
dollars" would rather than thousand dollars ,
the Bingham amendment" which at the time, under
the circumstances construed to be an offer to me OF
Iss Mr. ZIP that to @ ngsns.
would desire all the in the that he could OBJ
cerned it was no object it would be inducement on
my part or for him; that Mr.. Upton was man who b,
course not, aud then went explain that he
did not mean to offer me thousand d9ars ne s
political success and afraid he would inure himself
the time understood it OFFER although it was not
direct it was made in an ofhand klnd Oh way Al ooh
O. Was the explanation made at the same time Was 1t
all in that conversational A. Yes, Sir. ,.,o, ~.
| T4SSion to sect A. Yes Sir; he named Mr.. Rice, a
banker from Atlanta he said that Mr. Rice was here
and could represent the true state of the case tna no
was a banker, and his property was involved IN inc
matter o. s,
O. Mr. Gibbs knew that fact A. Yes, sir IN that con,
neton he said that Of course he DID not T to use any
~
he wished he would give audience to some OF these Geor
O. Who is this Mr. Gibbs; do you know whether he is
engaged in lobbying here's A. That cannot tell you
@. How long have you known himf a. For tmhk' III
@ Did You ever know Of his living in Georgia or under
stand that he from there A, No, Sir.
O. DO you know why Mr.. Gibbs felt such an interest IN
the Georgia matter A. His explanation to me was that
tics of the country be political issue In future, and
friend of Mr. Tptons he desired him to act with the Re
Gibbs friend Of Mr. Tptcn A. Yss sE
probably that his real motive in approaching me,
although had heard rumors on the streets of bonds,
Your You guar suaFd A. was little on my guard q What
did you suppose his real motive to give thousand
friendship MT Upton. Q. And not to give thousand
Wona A 1 s Sn %PG S T t6t
strued at the time into an offer 70 me- but he discamed
3 Sm 6s Tact that Win s ea h
tion satisfied he did not mean to attempt any cor
ruPtiOnn; subsequently, anresroa before the Com.
mttee being recalled at his own request to state that
the explanation of Gibbs did not change his opinion that
Gibbs's disclaimer.
| Isaac L. Gibbs is member of the bar who has been
practicng before the departments principally he is one
moval Of the distractions at Hell Gate New-York Har
bor-the firm of b. Mallefert IL Co; he swore that lie
cent nor in the action which the Senate should take in
regard to Georgia, except as an American citizen he
Georgia in regard to it never talked with body from
Georgia reference TO the Georgia does not
resident of Georgia today-nOt even member or Sen
ator.
Georgia matteri A am glad you have asked the ques
on because it gives permission to say that spoke
friendly and who is my very devoted friend, as am to
him. some oDe-l do not now know who II was-old me
that Senators had divided upon that question, and
that Mr.. Upton for what is called the Bingham
amendment; this very much surprised me, and called
that did not want him to make mistake; be knew that
was such terms OF personal friendship that had
take he had often told in conversations before
and since his elections it entirely matter Of kind
my part toward him; l was surprised that he
should be for the Bingham amendment because he and
80 @ so%a be n S S dyS
people Of Georgia into the hands Of the Rebels
do think told Mr. Atkinson that you wanted Mr..
Upton 10 see some Georgia men; remember now what
said about that told hum had never seen Georgian
and did not know one; remember that he remarked
not posted well enough to talk about it,, Well
he may of them yet, and hope he will before
% @ DO nt ST it sny
body may have said that understood that Gov Bull
fn e a
well posted who knew all about the matter and who
either Gthe Of them, and newer have seen ' them
to my knowledge; never had any converse
Mr.. Carpenter, Mr. Upton, and Mr.. Atkinson;
told Mr. that 4, Mr. ee was ,. banker and
except that say where in some paper that man
well posted had here because al prop
erty was involved in the question.
TESTIMONY W. c..
W. o. Bestor testified that he q member Of the
firm of Riggs Co., bankers; he did not know Gov
Bullock of Georgia. his bank had from March to April
a. 1870, both inclusive cashed various drafts drawn by
K. B. Bullock on the Georgia National Bank at Atlanta
drawn to the order Of Sykes Chadwick Co.. prOpreOrs
of Wizards Hotel, and Endorsed by them, the
af S ss' Of the
drafts being in sums Of $500, q 600, and $1,000
TESTIMONY GEORGIA BANKER.
Mr. John Rice the next witness. He testified that
he President Of the Georgia National Bank at At
lanta the Atlantic and Western Railroad, owned by the