, 1873-04-18
HARLAN'S SECOND $40, 900.
Vhnt n Stockho1dor OF tho KnnSls
paciflc Says About tho Christian
EjOtCatMnn.s9

during tho asaHion of tho stoYo- Daalors' Conyen-
tion, one Of the guosta, q gentleman Of pr0lni-
neneo n!a ana !, large atoellioaor in tho Kansas
Company wore unable to obtain their bonds from
tho Government until they pnid james Harlan,
| then Secretary Of tho Intorior $4,000. subao-
9aoa'ty tho Tho Gasss nsmod MI fey Of st
country, and tho statements havo boon gonorally
aGsS ,settfi s M o aa s ? Fsy
| tain from him upon what tho storios woro based.
Mr.. Filloy was found in tho large Office in tho
roar Of the eounting-room Of tho Exeolsior Manu-
don't, Although busily at work, ho found time
| to greet his interviewer with pleasant invita-
tion to be soatod, and to toll him IN straight-
forward aud busincss-lilso way tho history Of his
connection with tho hansas pacitio Railroad, and
What ho know about cx-soorotery Harlan.
you stated at tho tfltsbursh dinner thSt' your
road paid 1Ir. Harlan $4,000 to obtain certain
| bonds duo from tho Government to tho corpor-
alton. 1t that corrcot2 -..
alr. Filoy-l don't know anything about any
dinner during tho soasion Of tho Stoyo-fouudors'
Convention, aud did not mako any ronaasks OF
this character that romolnbcr ot Tho state
| mont, however, ns TO Harlan, IL true, and may
haye mnde 1t to soms ONO III private conyersa-
! tion.
Rorortor~--Thcu you know all about 1t?
Nj. Filioy-1 do know somo things Of my own
| knowledge, aud lavo hoard directly from
others, mid they make enough, when put TO-
gcthor to convince mo that 1Iarlau il an unmit-
| gated BcD,,ntre.
Roporter-Dut about this particular cnso7
Mr.. Fi!loy-l don't caro- to talls much about It,
It's oyor now, and many OF tho exact clrct1n-
stances lavc passed from my memory. was
| ington to got tlao bonds alluded to, and 10
% tho incident IL lsG7, aftor t2aling lii, ,soction
Of the road and having 1t accepted by tho United
| anVnrnfnHnf nc
uron the Treasury for Tho bontla which woro to
DO iKsued aa fast rs the road was eosn-
pletot and accepted. we waited sorno tin'o,
oral Of ,,a etartoa for Washington. John
M and sofs It NJ s&oeaRer % s f se: ses 5ores ih
Of ohio md Board: Of phaaSpsia ZIP NJ Of whom
nftcr amounted, think, to 9160 900. Wo spent
good deal Of timo In tho departments,, md
found thore waB q persistent and apparently In
ar.enged that the bonds wero to 10 paid to ua
from tho Troasury on tho ordor Of tho Secretary
o; tho Interior. Wo accordingly pcid Mr.: lar
Ian very constant attention, and at Inst discoy-
and appeared to DO thoroughly in sympathy NTH
tho sasretary u tbs n treasury, tolng lin not to
so de he ws na dosss to s tao d %ao GS S msa a /,
la'a Office, aud was assiRted by Mr.. Perry, Of our
Company, md AIR. Williams Il think that was
his nane), Of tho Land-0Aace. Il waa in this
wEy that Wo discovered what waB going on.
Keporter-Was all Tho difficulty with Harlan :
MIR. Filley-No; tho same parties who had
turned tho Secretary Of the Interior against us
attempted to prejudice our caso in the mind Of
Mr.. Johnson, who was then President. Con.
Frank Blair wes IN Washington ut tho time, and
we got him to help us, az he was supposed 10
havo aomo Influence with tue Administration.
Ae asw johnson, snd IN an interyiow
tho honda be issuod to us, aa tho Kansas Pac!ao
was Gods route across tho continent, aud moth
inE, should po allowed to stand in its way.
G wofA'e LIE a I'll hesiy Wyis
statoa In hia Testimony he gayo to unrlan for
electionoerlng purposes, ho presented to him
just at this time. Instead Of being for elooton
purposos, however, it was, I believe, to buy
Harlan oil from III, and enlist his services in be-
half Of tho Union Paoidc, which Durant repre-
aonted, aud which was hostile to us.. ! won't DO
sure whether It WAS during this visit whom wo
wore all III company, or short tin1o afterwards,
that We heard tint something was expected by
Harlan from us, and that il ne wanted to got
our bonls We had botter giyo him $4,000; not
~ a bribe, Of COURSE, but to enablo linn to do
his duty.
Reporter-You gave this money directly to
Mr.. Filley-I gavo him nothing, md do not
know that anything wlB given to him. It is un-
dorst0ou however, TINT ton OF tho 81, 900 Gov
ornnent bonds wero given to tho socrotary'a prl-
vnto Clerk and that tho latter gave thom to tho
socre!asy's wiio. 7 sayI do not know this to 10
q fact, but mn as much convinced Of It as that
issued, md thought but little Of tho trnnsac-
tiou, only put Harlan down as tho greateat
acoundrol in tho world.
Keporter-Does thlB transaction appear on the
books OF the Company
Mr. Fiiloy-OA, no, Of course not. It was m
derstood among us, and no u,ontiou VAS nlado Of
it OF, tho records. dr.. Shoemaker, OF Cineiu-
matt, can icll YOU MI about II.
, Ian?
1lr, Fil1oy-I can't Say I do. can't admire q
man bosioye to ho dishonest, and il Alr, Harlan
s %on M IN d9e3as as
: cnllod ono OF tho moat elegant mansions in tho
city mud soomod to DO ontoying iuan1enso wealth,
and IN order to onablo him to do il, l.o waa 20
fion to buy clothes for his family, III ordor to
onnble them to malo nrcsncctatl9 appoaranoo
Roportcf-1loW much Of tho stock Of tho Kan
aas Pacific il owned In Ut. Lonis
Mr.. Filloy-l cant gay exactly, in round mum,
> bnls ; but tho majority Of 1t u, know. And
ono way or another, although tho road is doing
pretty rough tlmo ofit The oppoa;tiou through
1Iarlan aud otherY Ina cost us all Of million
and half Of dollars.
Reporter-IIow did 30 many st. louis capital
istB obtain al intcregt in lilo KanBaa Pacific
Road
Alr. Fioy--It all cano through Halott aud
: Fremont. You 500. they obtainoa possession
Of The franchise Of ono Of the original lines
upon which the Kangas Pacific is built.
They wore to pay for it s2lo,oo1 or s215,-
900. Iii order to get money, subsequently,
to prosecute tho work, 1Ialott catno to st. Louis
and number Of l.s advanced $4,000 apiece
sotne tlsuo aftorwartlg no WAC shot by ono Of Ills
ongtuoera, at Wyandotto, and killed, and tie
wllolc work, with, Ito liabilities % we'll as
its prospects, WIS thrown on our hands, We
, had to pay q large aum to Frotnont for 9tock Ao
mover owned. mil for which lD Bl.oi uB. We hail
to pny olairna to IIalott'H estnto and wo were
) obliged to give Durant over sGQ0,000.
: nSpurtor--Wlat was this last payment for ?
, Mr., Fl!loy-For indotlnito oaiins maslo by Du.
rant; anan1,E otlora, for 1noney distributed bY
lin, among Congressman, md for au,nH which liz
advanced tho road wlilo operating as itB hnan-
cu egout, 1tallatt told ua that Ao could aatissy
Dura'lt for s00000, but this waa impossible and