The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-12-31
CAUGHT At LAST.
The Dispatch Story Verified.
IrWinS Check Paid to Bill Kin 9.

new YORK. Dec. 25.-The sub-com-
mittee of the House committee Of ways
and means to investigate the subsidy
business of the Pacific Mali Steamship
Company began their session this morn
ing in the Fifth Avenue Hotel. r
Cole, President Of the American Elk
change Bank, was examined IN refer
ence to the deposits made by Irwin.
He testified that on the Goth Of May
two strangers entered the Exchange
Bank. One of them presented
check for SIl5,O 900, signed ny
Col. Irwin. He asked fiae pre-
seuter OF the check what kais
name was, but this ne refused
to disclose. The amount was PAID
and the parties left, followed by a
messenger. who saw them enter the
Park Bank. Mr.. Cole found that the
man who drew the check from
the American Exchange Bank
GAVE HIS NAME AS KING
AND STATED HE WAS POST
MASTER OF THE HOUSE OF
REPREs NTATINEs AT
WASHING rON.
Another sum of two hundred and
seventy-fve thousand dollars was
drawn by the Marine Bank on
check sent for that amount on the same
dav. OF the 100000 paid that day,
$4,000 was paid by certified checks.
and the remainder in notes over the
counter. This occurred in May. 1872.
The sums Irwin deposited up to that
date were only small sums, varying from
$1,000 to $4,000
On the 9th of May. three sums
two of 100000 and one of Sl23.o 0O,-
were drawn by different persons, on
certified checks, made payable to bearer
ami signed by Irwin.
The large deposit Of seven hundred
and thirty-hve thousand dollars was
made the 18th of May.
The two men who came for the
money on May Goth appeard to know
one another very we'll. Witness thought
he could easily recognize King, but
could not identify the other person.
At the time Of this large deposit by
Irwin. witness ascertaned that the sum
was deposited in checks of the Pacific
Mail Company.
About one year after King had drawn
the first sum from the American Ex-
change Bank he called again to draw
another check. which was not so large
in amount. He did not know whether
he had been at the bank lately.
This witness left with the committee
the account Of Irwin with the bank.
Breamont Clark, assistant cashier
of the American Exchange Bank. was
sworn. and testified to the following
of the man who drew the large sum oil
money. Losing sight Of him he went
to the cashier of the Park
Bank and asCertaiRed that the
!, man who drew this money
was VIA. :. King. Postmaster
of the House Of Representa-.
tiycs. The cashier of the PARK Bank
was J. l.. Worth. He had seen tht
: gentlemen who drew the Sll5.00o checr
about a wear afterwards. He was rec
oznlzed by the witness. who address.
ed him as MIR. Hing. The lat
ter said in reply that It didn
ALWAYS pay to have a goOt
memory.
Witness described the person h
called Mr.. King as large sized man
; wearing bu>hv side whiskers. III
: thought Irwin was in the city At tn
time. He did not know if Irwin drew
any of those checks. but the iuferenc
4 was he did.
The committee to1k = recess &
have produced the books Of the "a
cihc Mail Company from January Isl.
= New YoRK. Dec. 29.-The investiga
ton into the subsidy business OF tn
: Pacific Mail Steamship Company va
o resumed this morning.
i Geo. 4. Scott. OF Scott. Strong L 10
n testified that false entries Of amount
I. to him were reported to witness by III
Hatch. At the time Hatch told nm
- Hatch was managing director OF "a
!: Company. There were two or thYs
: entries in the book-one OF SI0o.vu
Is and another of $4,000. Witness prom
lie ised to produce the account Tor q
" committee.
!. By Mr.. Dawes-Do you know OF n
false entries to other parties IN the e
cifc Mail books
10 The witness gave Mr.. Dawes WIZ
8. and whispered in his ear, and an ansS'
10 was not insisted on.
be Christian B. McDougall, pom
officer, testified that he saw Ar. HI