National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06

Q. So that all the time this was going on, It
was entirely yoursi A. Entirely mine; 90
regarded IL. knew nothing to the contrary.
Q. You do not seem to have 90 regarded It
In this letter.sA. Why, certainly; so far as Mr..
Corcoran was concerned. I appear as Q new
man to Mr.. Corcoran. Mr.. Brown had stated
to me that ! must have no communication
with Mr.. Corcoran myself, personally. said
to Mr.. Brown, in Philadelphia, "Let me go on
and see Mr.. Corcoran personally" He said,
mo, II you DO that it will defeat the whole
Q. There were secret relations existing, then,
between You and the Rev. William Colvin
Brown, IN relation TO the purchase of this
Hardwood estatei A.. These relations were
exactly as have stated to the committee. or
course, was appearing as new man to MI.
Corcoran.
Q. Why did you write this to Colonel Hos
meri A. I think at the suggestion Of Mr..
Sturgis.
cagoi It is dated Philadelphia, the 5th of Oc-
to5er. I think Mr.. Sturgis stated to me at
Chicago II there was any trouble about closing
this transaction to write to Mr.. Hosmer:
o. Were you acquainted with Mr.. Hosmer!
A. I was not, but Mr.. Sturgts gave me letter
of introduction TO Mr.. Hosmer, and l was In
fhiiaoelpnia, .nI W seu' VI Th.t - nv " ~; N,
1890 "
q VI, 49, r,,,or .ssn Mr. Hosm.r hafore
.hSs; NJ s,r :, - -
D. And you wrote this kind of letters to
gentlemen you know nothing about A.
think sent letter of introduction to Mr.. Hos
when he wa. IN PhiIadelpbia. brought on this
Is,,a- ~ mi roduction to M Hos1nar. at ali
assso a,,har tb.t or that .snt to M, Hos
NOR. ~ that T fslt that INV reiations were all
riHb, : - = : = - - -
% Wbv d,d WIN mt into this latter which
ro1 SOW was written In a pentIeman here of
whom Won knew nothino With whom vou had
No sco;,sintance this clause s,Tbere are some
interv,av which cannot he written in Ietter3U
A That refers entirely TO the relations that had
ey;stej between myself and Mr.. Brown-Nr.
Rrown heing the nerson who stood In the mat
TO- % nrirc;naI That wos ali
q. 10 understand Won to ssy that Won did
not know ANYTHING about the payment of s1O.-
000 on the Harewood nurchasel A. I knew
that Mr.. Brown had stated that the $40, 900
bod haan Maid bnt bo1, n had bean Maid I did
MOI not' tnov pA'1' O' -0" " f
n Won tnav notb,no about that, A. No
lou ION; kI INV, ho 49, n ,has the n,onev
was rs;sad with Gonna friends or somethInp IN
tbot wav In mvcontract n was contemnIsted
that tbc nevmenf IN the Ist NJ October shonId
;ncIude that s10 OO1 that had been maid. so that
these narties conId he reimbursed tor The ad-
thew had made = =. - -. =.
n Nov Mr. Cb,ttenaen DIM. Won know
that neC;olyar was IN have a S1O. O6O interest
in that purchased Not A word about that
q S Won had no knowledge of ANYTHING of that
sort1 No air. had no knowIedue of that
fSct a. wv Oil HAN " A" VI 'A'
a Won had M knovledoe that Kirkland and
BROWN %sre csmIpg 10 Re IN that I
purchased A. / had no KNOWLEDGE of that fact
nntiI Mr., Brown had stated tbaf he had made
an orrangemant WITH Kirkland IN ADVANCE
this $40 O31 bnt that he in making this CON
tract wrote me. He retainina a oSsrter> or
Iosy;ncy thrae- fourths With M K;rtland no
saws to me "whatever arranpements have
baen made with Mr.. Kirkland viii he nerfectIv
sstisf.ctorv, can arrange that with M
EirtIand IT was INV voluntary DIN IN Mr.,
Brown that he received a Quarter Il was
voluntary nronosition an INV nartU
q 10 Won Know how that sIO mn was raised
that vent into that bsseNwbere IL Wa :
inrocuredl A. No. sir. do NOT know anytbing
shoTt that
ADu' m ms So, Lnov vb.. hec.re or tho, ain
oOS nItimstslyi
The Witness. What $4,000,
q Wbv tbe sin OOO that was maid nm this
nurcbssa3 A bsrs NOT the siiybrcS. iIaa 7
fua6 n INN Mr. 10 arrTN
amer had retnrned from Pbiia'iri,,I,ia thsf
he wonld give ms fine IN this matter 81 thai
+ conIJ 30 on and naLe : nrrcba Go NJ The rroT
ortv b,, was tal-sn an With nnon,rorja ond
wos IN Ave weeks and 40 The m.ttar n.s s
owor f0
n wb.rs ia that Is..ar, In-ssrr,s q,
Chicago.
By Mr.. Stewart: O. This was your purchase,
A Yes cir
- am
.onnt1 A The s10 OOO was advanced 90 M
BROWN represented 10 me. in a friendly wav.
@ Bv wbomI By himself. had snn.
nosed Mr. Rrowp bimself had advanced that
money Subsequently, on a VISIT tn Mr.. Kirt-
IanJ at CHICAGO he stated that he had beIned
in the advancement of that money himself.
By Mr.. Stewart: O. Then the condition of
this $40 OOO was in the nature of forfeit-
A This $40, 600 was In the nature of a forfeit
If the PAYMENT in sIxty DAYS was not made.
O. That nayment was not made In sixty
daysl A, That payment would have been due
the list of October hut II was not made at that
time.
o, Then the s1O, 900 was forfeited A. That
7 do NOT know know no.bing about that
matter. :, nassed entirely from me
o. If II was YOUR trade, and the money was
nut IN for YOU WIN YOU were the person that
would stand the forfeit of ft2 A. It appears
that both Mr.. Colvin Brown and Mr.. Kirtiand,
by reading the testimony. did not regard IL as
nv trade because see thew entered into ar,
rangements to defeat It and divide IL between
themselves. This $4,000 being their own
money. | do not know what disposition was
made Of It.
O, But Won suprosed. until this time that Il
was your trade until Won saw this arranoanent1
A. Yes. sir: / had SUPPOSED IL was INV trade. If
had raised money in Philadelpbia. the $40 600
would have been mart of that.
o. Did Won not think IL n little stranre that
thew sbonid have the monev refunded 70 them
that had been Maid on the fortsit n IL was yonT
trsdei A had NOTHING IN do with that. these
parties handled Il Themselves.
O. Bnt n was yorr transaction and the s1O-
OpO had been 5aid nm "a SI0 o00 forfeited
Didn't n occnr 10 Won thew might coma bacIx on
Won for the $40 0O01 A: undersSood, snbse-
ouentIy. that the matter was ARRANGED In some
T T Kirkland told me- n had hasn srrang adm in
s S waV n had beso ~ soI d TIC s the soYSera
Home and that bence III s1( O0n-yveII n u,as
their matter
a 7 tbonght q, was vour r,atter, Wall
Senator van. 70 he va,v clear sbor. mi,
rnottsr ''-' o-'1- ~N' 'A''
n w,sb VIM vo,,d ba yas s,-.Iv
r,rsrino tbis malta man the byno,,hasis that
hongb9 the nronertv bu. Rrown and Kir.
lana Tare nursuiIo n IN the hvn,.besis that
thew honobt n b,yf tbev tsnt ne fact bact
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