The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-09
THE CANADA RAILWAY COR.
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The Inquiry by the Royal Commis.
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OTTAWA, Sept s.-The Royal Commits.
sion resumed its Investigations to-day,
Mr.. Beaubier made some corrections in
his evidence. He did not think Sir Geo
Cartier knew at any time that Sir Hugh
Allan had given him Beaubier) $1,000.
He had learned that iHudon was not
Chairman of the Cartier Committee. In
reply 10 Judge GJwan, Mr. 'Beauber said
hc did not know iiow Sir Hugh would be
reimbursed for this and other loans. He
knew there was q general election fund,
and thought his friends might subscribe
for that purpose. He did not expect the
government would payit. Some OF their
trends might do something. The receipt
be gave Sir Hugh was signed In lAbbott's
Office and he kept q copy. He knew Sir
Hugh had subscribed TO the Central
Committee Election Fund, and said
that he (Beaubier) should also re.
receive help. Cartier insisted that he
tBeaubier) should not receive a cent, but
he has reason to believe that the commit
tee without Cartier's knowledge had help.
cd twoo his (Beaubiens) friends, as they
were not members OF the House and the
Government sknew nothing Of the trans.
action lie declined to give names,
Bethune-recalled Since Saturday had
found 1t impossible to examine the books
or,the whole proceedings; at request had
examined them from the lst TO tho 9th OF
July and for the month Of September, as
during the intervals SlrzJDhn had been
absent from Ottawa and messages passing
between him and parties who served
them would not be recorded at the office
here. =
Hon. J. 4. Besdry was called and tes.
titled that he was q provincial director In
the Canad Pacific Company.
Judge Day here, read tauntington's
charges.
In reply TO a question the witness
said he had no knowledge Of any agree.
ment between Sir Hugh Allen and Nc.
Mullen, respecting the Pacific Railroad,
or respecting American, capitalists fur.
nishing means to build the road. He
knew nothing about the election fund; he
was told py nieunbrrs VI tho Cartier Com.
mittee that they had asubscription for the
purpose OF detraying the expenses Of the
election, but did not see the list Of sub.
scriptiousl During the canvass he was
asked by the Committee to- go 10 Abbott,
which he did, and signed a receipt ior
$4,000. He did not see the money. The
receipt was lett with Abbott. He under.
stood that IL was Sir Hugh Allan's sub.
scription. The only conditions he knew
OF were contained in the receipt. He gave
no other receipt 10 Mr.. Abbott or any
other party for Sir Hugh or any one else.
Hc did not see the receipt since. He, did
not know Of any other sum paid by: Sir
Hugh. Had not seen Carticr's letters Of
July, 80 and August 4 when he signed the
receipt; the letter Of July was subsequent:
ly shown him by Murphy. Had signed
the letter of the 23d OF July, published
in the Gazette. The. statements in that
letter were true. Did not know the
amount Of the subscriptions to the elec-
tion fund. The committee was general
one. There were committees In each
ward He had nothing to do with the
payment or the receipt OF money. Con
siderable sums Of money were paie out
by checks on the Metropolitan Bank. Be.
lieve $4,000 were paid In consequence
of Car,ier's letter. My reasons Tor be.
lievipg SO was the wording ol the receipt,
which referred to tho letter, apparently
showing that Sir Hugh Allen had prom
ised to subscribe. Knew oi no conditions
on which Sir Hugh subscribed, nor wheth.
er he was TO be reimbursed In any way.
Therew was nc. money paid at the time the
receipt was given.
The next witness called was Paul Muir.
ply, who testified he resided In Montreal
but had no knowledge OF any agreement
between Sir. Hugh and McMullen res.
pectiug the Pacific Railroad; was con-
nected with the tnorthernl colonization
road; knew nothing ofany defstanding
between Sir. Hugh and the Government
respecting the furnishing ot funds; the
total amount Of subscription to the
election i. funds was, about sixty.flve
thousand dollars; the list was signed by
merchants 4 and Others, TEngllsh and
French. Sir Hugh's first subscription was
10000; the second like sum, ,-and the
third 100000 signed q receipt for the
latter amount, Had not seen the receipt
since the latter sum was paid In conse.
guence Of Cartier's letter, saw Cartiers let
Ter, Of the Both Of July about o month age
in Abbott's hand. There were other sums
besides Sir Hugh,s subscribed; his was The
largest one. The condition Of Sir Hugh's
subscribing was; that .Beaubier. should bt
helped outof the lfundsif he had opposi
tion. Knew nothing Of the telegrami
which were SAID to have passed between
Sir John and Abbott. No application wal
made for money to help Bsaubier.
AAagl9 Adjourned. ned. gIalonN lSi',at
Affairs nm The Texaa Rorder.