The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-05-06

auOthut paper III MS hhud"riilng headed !
"List" aud containing u ndnlber of names
and cipher marks; did not know that he
made the cirhers before the uaine Of G. !
W. llendcc, nor what II mcaus. la 1869
d. q. Dennlson was IA prominent attorney
in Royaton. d. g Lyman was station
agent at Royaitou Have 40 knowledge
why put him on his list nor why ]. W.
Stewart was on. q. W. Ileudeo was
then Lieutenant Governor; caunot say
why put him on. do not know as w.
&. Ferrin held any official position at the
time the list was mado. George i. Hayes
is an Insurance agent i'll Windsor Don't
know why put him in the list. Rolla
Gleason, OF liichmond is professional
lobbyist, though that is not his occupa-
ton j. i. Dickcrlnau is lawyer in
Orleans county, and was Senator in
1869. Caunot say why he is on the list.
r. S. Taft is Il lawyer 10 Burlington, and
is now Observation-Disclosures. Think he
held no Office in 1863. Don know why
he was on the list. H. G, lIincklcy is a
lawyer in Chelsea. Don't know whether
or not he was member Of the Lcgsla.
turc in 1860. G. a. Wcbbcr is law
yer in Rochester. Don't know whether
he was a member or no. r. II. Parker
is lawyer in Wolcott. Don't rccollcct
as he was Il member in 1869. Think he
was that fall elected Railroad Commits.
gioner. II IL. Wheeler, think was Il
member in 1869, and think he was that
gear elected Judge Of the Supreme
court.
Question, by Mr. Dayonport-What
business had you to use his name in this
way, sir?
Answer do not rccolcct anything
about it.
Geo n. Dale is lawyer in Island
Pond. Think he was member of the
Senate in 1869; afterwards Lieutenant
Governor. w. d. Crane is lawyer in
Newport and was u member Of the House
in 1860. W. G. Vcazcy is a lawyer in
Rutland, and is one Of the men whose
names appear in the voucher as having
been paid by me in 1869, lie was not Il
member.
Roswell Farnham is lawyer in Brad
ford Don't rccollect whether he was a
member or not Carolus Noycs Of Bur-
lington is a lawyer. Can't tell why his
name is here Think did not retain
any one of these men as counsel in 1863.
K Haskins is u lawyer Of Brattlcboro
and Il, w. Clark is his partner. Cam
not say why their names are on the list.
p. X. Gleed and IL ii. Powers arc law
ycrs in Morrsyille. Ipaid Glecd re-
tainer did not know that they were part
1869. 'Po&efs Is ho%"a iathG ,ll9pse. IN
Senate. VIM. NJ. Pingry is Il lawyer i'll
Troy and is now a member Of the Senate
had before his election once retained
him and paid him $50. Don't know that
he ever rendered any professional assist.
ance.
George ". Grandcy is lawyer ii
Ncrgounes, and has often been member
and was recently Speaker of the House
| retained him several years ago fer lega
assistance and paid him S2j or $50. Az
forwards we had case in Vergenncs Of q
man being put oil the cars and he attend
ed to it, paid Kittrcdge Ilaskips, moi
his partner. | paid ID. G. Dcnnson, |
think, S25. lie is one of the leading law.
yers Of the State, and was u. s. District
Attorney before Mr.. Filield. paid Gov
Stewart, in $50, and think once before
Think the amount was 500. paid
Geo. W. ilcndeo two or three rctainers
and he is now retained. lie has not, to
my knowledge, rendered any legal SER
vices.
paid W. G. Fcrrin money once, be-
fore 1869, All the gentlemen to whom
| have paid money have given receipts,
which may have passed over to the man
agement. [Goyerncr Smith here inter-
posed, saying he had them and would
produce them at any time. Have paid
Roll0 Gleason money, not as counsel, not
as lobbyist, but because thought he bad
better have it; he was friend Of the
road. Have paid j. j. Dickerman twice ;
retained him and not his firm.
Odd YOU ever pay any money to
Hoyt II. Wheeler?
Al did.
Mr. Davenport with look OF grave
surprise ANA voice and manner indica-
ting deep emotion calculated "my
God! " and there was sensation through
out the room.
Can't say when paid him. Think
it was at Montpelier ; don't rccollect
whether in his room, or mine, or not.
Think the amount was 500. ! paid w.
ID. Crane, but don't know whether in
| n.
retained Col. NeaZey before he got some
notices published for us or not. paid
Roswell Farnham, but cannot say
when. | don't know as he rendered
any professional services for the road
and | cannot say rs Judge Wheeler
had.
Hon. James Brooks, who died at
Washington, Wednesday evening, was
born in Portland. Ne, November 10th,
1910. His early life was bcset with the
hardships of poverty. At eleven years
Of age he was a clerk in store, but at.
terward graduated at Watcrvilc, at the
head of his class, before he was quite
twenty-one years old. He soon after
Travelled in Europe, writing series OF
letters to the Portland Advertiser In
1885 he was elected to the Maine Lcgis-
laturc. In 1886, having removed to New
York, he started the New Yolk Express,
Of which he has since been the chief cd
itor and proprietor. In 1917 he was
chosen Il member Of the New York Leg
slature. In 1919 he was elected Rep
Iesentative in Congress, subsequent to
which time he had served seven Congress
sional terms. lie had been elected TO the
Forty-third Congress. Mr.. Brooks was
originally Wing, but in the reconstruc-
ton Of parties he became Democrat, and
was in most respects tho leader Of his
party on the floor Of the House. lie was
an agreeable speaker and able debater.