The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-24
THE WILSON COMMITTEE.

Ben Butler and j. A. Jenckes Paid
$500 Counsel Fees by the Union Pa
cific-Rcvelations OF a Neyvspaper Cor
respondent-Why He .sUnloadcd" Stock
and why He s'LOadcd up" Again-The
Management of the Road.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 90, 1873.
The Wilson Committee met this morning at half.
past eleven O'Clock. The examination OF II. II.
Rollins was resumed as to the current and funded
Indebtedness of the Union PacGc Railroad Com
pany and other matters in that connection.
Witness was asked whether the company ever en-
replied that on looking at the books he found entry of the
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS BENJAMIN p BUTLER,
tbs o as peee%bSr 69 there was also s AZ entry Of
thought Jenckes then went out OF Congress- Mr.. Butler
and Mr. Jenckes counsel in the Burant and HalIett
suit in Rhode Island; witness did not know of any
named did he know Of money having been paid to
any portion OF the road.
william sbaw rsrd In
twenty-five years was engaged as newspaper CORE
a one e here IN the The o at @
Re resqfd the G the 10 6c of the
from the road certain moneys on account Of ranspora
the secretary before anybody else having learned the
aGt from the & aon visit to the de-
cson would nure the stock he unloaded himself of the
verse the decision q the secretary the Treasury.
to the Of G sab %fEs o am %
crent newspapers accounts ms to what likely to be
formation had to whoever asked for It.
to him ho to G se %
that TO which nave Just referreds A. Not particuiarly
not want adverse criticism;
FRIEND CANE TO NE
and asked me for loan of money, saying he had money
M S hm TO hm Oa & nix eSup; Of ed dollars 2
and III did would pay him some oft
him Sw S SG sSca 5 S a yS' on ss
g giS y lew tod nm should make ANYTHING would
an in the papers that there would be adj
e5sf Z emS wqf mot object S giving him dv
did not like to put my name on it, knew he was i'm
Q who was the gentemapl a. R. j. Hinton; very
cieve bid ei ro', n out sometimes hard up
and sa a g9T n ffrd Of any bGdy else beng paid No
to lend him money.
Of the Union Pacific Railroad Company have facnf
stock at mai time A. Iheard that menters we're bay;
ing about that time but DO not know who they were'I
did not advise any member 70 buy. -
By Mr Y swan9GHad you %gan loaded Up; Yes SIR
paid eighteen nineteen cents for the stock when II
made with the Pennsylyana Railroad company to take
Railroad when saw that Edgar thompson had lent bis
crSdt made up ny mind thHt al wond come our right
but he declined to answer The question: not wishing to
nothing in relation to congressman lie was buying
stocks all the time.
In answer 10 a question he said he thought no person
connected with the management OF the Union Pacific
Railroad Company carried any stock tor hun; it was
carried for him by brokers of New York.
Hon. James f. Wilson swOrn-Nitness said he had
been government director Of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company since 1869 appointed member OF IL, spe-
ca committee 10 audit and pay special legal expenses
but declined 10 the committee he was suspicious
OF The 10 be made OF the the proper
amount for that purpose and therefore had nothing do
with IT. he could not have sanctioned the improper use
Of 50 IN zen money Il an improper made OF the
money ne was glad he did not knowit
IN JUSTICE TO GENERAL DODGE,
witness said, General Dodge had always insisted that no
money had been used improperly
me witness was nterrOgaed with regard 20 the OF
e ROAD anu other matters, and SAID that since
pcuon OF the road the directors had experienced dim
b N optaining information; he had been opposed to
tc me OF pohcy pursued by the company and especially
Y the contract "a with the Wyoming Coal Company on
Novemper W. ls9 at meeting OF the board of directors
III Boston ne introduced preamble and resolution an
nouhchR tha thc contract was contrary 10 public policy
ana Ie,rded settlement along the road and instractins
he General superintendent to disregard the contracts
ns deposition was agreed TO by the board but the
Executive Committee appointed 20 execute the powers OF
e Doard IN the absence OF the directors assumed 10 undo
Whatever was done by the board the same policy is pur
sued now ~ relation TO the coal contract as before the
Mr. Peter a; Dey, OF Iowa City, was examined as ia.
estimates made by hun In the early history OF the Uniof
Pacific Railroad.
The committee adjourned until tomorrow Il
noon.