National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-02

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q. Where 4 be froc13 a. I think he q from
me Wet. .-,-,,.
y; 49, ~ ~ o1.insss nsrsi AIS y
m1n CONTRACTOR think.
DID Jon have anything 70 DO with, him n
HInds al y soS,sstsog Ssr ,on.rscts- and
49, 10 49, ~. -,s - n 1900
ssooQ L, through wilcox, and took An interest
tract.
was intsre:ted alone r~iih whey q, aria
O,Conner & Shau!sy coutrsct1 a. nav was
introduced to him by M. Wilcox. Ido not
know that he wa iitereste5 n IN What er-
tent. :. " y - - :
o. You say that he was interested with Kinds
In trying to get q contract. and after that thew
gave that upi A. say tRst heard thew had
an interest In &c.
Q. But amer that failcd, then, you say that
Kinds & Wilcox took an interest inthis O'Con-
usr q Shanley matterl A. Mr.. Wilcox took an
interest. I know nothing about Hinds having
any interest t1-sr, 8 y -. ,os. -
Q. For the purpose OF refreshing your recol-
lection In regard to this matter read to you
another document:
M..sr,. o,con,-r A ishanI.v. car. y. r gtna.. ga
Tlostffh sfresf nortksossf: : -
qHzrL.xEs; am dirseted oy the board to IN
t LOT yaa that = contract has Dsen srardea you
payenspf Of the Stove Miller o. otbsr np9oyea
patcnts to be laid upon snch streets as 81 here
after DO desIEnatsd, At the board rates as estab-
iished-tne pavement 70 De In luli accordAnce WITH
sh i - ~ ~ pssea. ~ ~
the wood 70 Be under the inspection on the board
ct thu mills. z
. Also that contract VIII b awarded You TOR
laying ten tnSusa1d yards o. Belgian stene pave.
ssta5iishsd Nv ths boars Won vii notify me
board when You are prepared to commence the
work. t
BY order Of the board.
oAARLks .. JOHNSON, Asst Seoretary'
Q: Does that refresh your recollection In re-
gard 70 TINS matterf a. nave stated all i
know no aDou. tnat. :
y. DO You say now that there was no such
contract awarded A. That Is the same com
tract, Is II mott 3.
Y. Yes, SIR, exactly. A stated that there
was was an ma, AWARD ma s 70 Vgonnsr q stanley
was. What interest Kinds had in It I do not
know;
Q. Have you anything further TO state about
u nows a. Nothing that remember ABOUT IL.
l remember very little about that.
Y. Mnat aia you 90 VIII tne money that
YOU reeeyed on account OF TINS leftover
McSiehan conbrset' a. / nave spent moss
Oh u.
OF Una. money 70 any o.ner persom A.-To any
peTso1 S S'a 20. WIN the ooaroi
l olu nos ask y9u tnas question. ANY
osner pelsoni "a. Wen, .nere u sio,OOV Oh IL
Sccoul.eu iol, 70 sneie not. i
y. suss answer my qusstlon-Wnetner you,
~. or pssu - any osnes person
NJ, on .csonrt ~ tha, t,snss..,on. Nj ~ "A a.
wv " acSount u snae er&nsaclioni nos 70 the
amouns OF one iartains
y ~ lou gos 'ns "9ole oenens Oh 'hab your
SCI, 4u yoI A Les, al.
!. nnttse'y. a. les, sr; ownsa Ine notes,
anu vas Tue oone p1s owne, OF me heses, l
consiaerea, and oia what pleased VITA them.
v. % you say sase no pan OF sha' money
80. t e0 yoa' VI sny money IN e "a Ma
ven lrom you W sny oener person" A. MOI
on1 cer., 'ns, =
pDy MT. es S, IL 3D. y. lou ny you tnihk
plowh sos ,nis SIo,oOW a. "eI, ! am ny
mucn OF tninkist, cut that u wnas 1 near q;
nayo you eSer Wriseen 70 Dro"n aDout is'
a.. i95, sI.
" lave you sos iesser irom Dro"n' A.
les SIR.
g. where Is tne letter. A. l 90 not knoWin
Is ourns up, suppose.
g, nat oid tnas letter slater A. Incietter
stateo the same as the Telegram; tnat ne Woulo
return mere IN tne course OF SIX weeks and ar
range Mhss was Just. .,oo, -
Q. Mnas aio y say ABOUT the slo,ooW A
ne never mentioned u e. an. 80 coo,
Q: DID you write to him about the $4,000!
him. told him would Ike remittance, as
ne mad DOT come az ne agreed 70. lsuppose ne
did not think that knew that ne got II. L
think ne got that, and cleared out with II.
That Is my impression. OF course, Il was
stated on the written agreement to be for
feited. 49, 49,!
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. Do You know for whom
Brown WAS acttQQf A. Well. that having come
In about Brown, we expect him to be here In a
rev Gays, and would nke 70 get That from
him. )
Do you know for whom Brown was act
ingi A. do not know. think he was trying
to get reinstated. BE was consul.
Q. Reinstated as what A. As consul at
Hamburg or some other place.
that am sware OF.
y. 40 you know FOR whom ne was actingf
A. know nothing about the man. He showed
me very good letters: and he was rather
fascinating man.
Q. Do you knoy for whom he was acting In
this transactioni A. I do not know. Mr..
Chittenden testified here that he had an inter
est in this contract, He showed me q note
once OF SS,0OO OF Chittenden's and wanted me
10 ouy II. ! thought II was very queer he
SAD ne TOOK MS money oas OF ms pocket, :
by hr. Wilson. 9. Do you NOT know that
Brown was acting for somebody else-that he
was middle man heff A. No, sir did not
know anything OF the klno.
.. You say you 90 not know. that Brown
was to have part OF the money from Chitten-
e Gen. a. Ia aid mot suppose tnas ne mad q
farming u ISs, 6 Mseress 10 ".
DO OSit .s ever seii you T WA wa was 10 %
COME ous VI tnab " censs' a. Les, sni NC
told me. o
wha. wee -, ~, al A9ous 1870 ~ AZ an