, 1873-09-20
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC SCANDAL.
Sir John A. Macdonald ON tho Witt
npd~~-11unti11gtOn,s Charges
Substantially Proved by tho Mlnis-
xGf0 'Eh&y1a 6CfVcR.


Observation-Disclosures Charges
Substantially Proved by tho Mlnis-
tors Themselves.
Spteial Dfspatch 10 The Chicago Tribune,
OTTAWA, Hert. 10.-When tho Commission mot ycs.
terday, Sir John handcd In the papers given him By
G. ". MoMuten, after which ho questioned by tho
Commissioners on matters which tended to the
amalgsmatton Of tho two original companies. When
asked for tho letter rocoivod from Allan announo
Ing hia subscription OF $4,000 to aid tho
Ontario e1oetIons he said e had dearoycd It. Though
ho had no previous communication With Allan on tho
subject, ho had doubt Cartier had. It was after
Alan's subscription that tho Witness informed Allan
that tho details Of tho amagaation would have to re-
main over TIL after tho election. Witness testified that
hc had not seen the 1cttcr Of July 3d. containing
tain conditions, until aftor 1t alluded to in publi
cation, though ho had aeon 1t anco. Sir Hugh Allan
now poagosaes 1t. As to the money received
sy hs oss e # hs b. sd It
Of Ontario In their clectous. As to published tclc-
gram, which re.d as follows. under date Of Aug 10,
a Tnsss
aa 'as' o am
course Of his evidence ho stated that ohor tele
grams had been sent by him other than those he had
the contrary Ia tho late interview IN Chicago. Tho
witness also expressed bis ignorance Of what passed.
he says: ~ % hsye no d0nbt sir Hugh AIIaa 1I
f. to sasss tn, yin 1nS 9a TS
policy In connection With tho Faeine railway because
10 know that, Il ho sustained tho policy q tho GOV
Tho construction Of tho Psciao RaSsy. A '~l'' -
A now feature IN ho examination that The Hon.
cosgus II 81 5en e
s 'as asturs Judge sms.y counsel ts' Sir
1eaSess 70 bo hoard IN IN oshslf ''s q Allan,
urging that, since his previous request had
and arao nas nren
ters had been hid before tho public. Tho Chairman
atsll objcctsng Judge Rn,say replied that Allan
ornrnent. Notwithstanding oil the argument advanced
ha was excluded from tho privilege asked for mat
Tho Hon T. i. L. Langovin. another member OF tho
Government was ne1t called, and proceeded to mr.
5ss',d 5sts 1' s fPow'fse ;s
scheme, 10 denied that any argument existed
betweon the Governments aud Allan, but, In conse-
ceiyed Through Allan *s, ,ooo for election fands Sub
eequentiy he received $40 600 moro from Abbott with
day, that 10 was ont Of pocket between $1,000 Ind
when asked tor letters roceVea from Allan, witness
orally concurrence in Sir Johns statc,nents.
Sanford Fleming, one Of the pactho Railway Dirce-
called. Hin testimony was Of don-fnow style, and
rather brief Ia anawer to question by tho Commits
sionerR as to whether influence was used with him
Allan, The witnoas said: ~ do not think go. Mo
accmod to j. hnvo no rival" The witnesses
testihod to tho rccoipt Of over sloo.ooo from
to bis receipt Of abot s5 o0o got tho Commissioners
put question eliong IN explanation Of his mental
Then Sir John, head Of the Government, Of his own
FREQ will avowod that ho personally disblrsed leaa
than $4,000 Of Aans money In endeayoring to
the return Of his supporters IN ontario-tho samo
man tlat short time ago exclaimed. with eyes hoay
onward, ".Theas hands aro clean" Then,
todian Of tho packet tho aum Of go, 600
was spent IN Montreal. These prominent fnets re-
main open to Wow: that Allan, when tho Ministers
hcsitated Threatened tho publication Of the document
and tho Cabinet compiled; that the Ministers aubss
4uens obtained large sums Of money from him, nnd
here beyond tho power Of eradication, that Hunting
toms charges substantially proved By the Mnstefs
saton, admit their belief that Hlntngton'a charges
are true.