National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-18

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was president OF me rirs1s y ssionAi pahA' Du'
q. Where did you have your interviews gen
orally with Mr.. Huntington on this subj6ctl a,
In the First National Bank. ~
u thst the place At which you generrily
cauee y ses Mf.e nuAlngton On this supleeti
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Q. About what time was thati Al cannot
O. al this 81 tine e aid you haVs any other per-
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~ ssssIng you IN procuring sns ~ al;
Inan MI. Huntington, OF was ne YOU soie IL :.
ANGEL A. He was my sole renAnce ~ snas
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1uSnossT MI nTocurtur contract during The lfe.
tfmesof Mr.! Huntington other than Mr. hunt
inofon hirnselfl A: Not single influence.
o,, None whateyeri A. None whatever.
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Pkas sfR: I ssnd You three books each q De;
cover TO az a. s W, ~ = $1,000
sgnsct, censideraSIe sceut1scr rfor 6Nichclson,
and that Il VIII all be- dstermIned By . ring On
week or ten daSs: As vigilance - the price o.
liberty 90 aesvy snc @ y, me ,nt PITS
terests Wers Ia sucb sble hands should feel thai
to f Be absent now were not Wise NY fsures viii
be more satisfactory TO you and the DISTRICT and
the pavement more satisfactory 20 the people,
Mnen iaic, .h4n any one VI al sus ILL., "
soniS present YOU a hundred letters more .,
good reader of human nature, and these arc mol
NECESSARY: L, --,..,g.. .-..z -y,.S
done gu mile. ana milan. Of psyeymens 4 an
offered very strong and powerful tnfinence. yerJ
strong, very powerful. in This city to aid me in Sc
curing the contracts here In your hands have
intrusted T. The tnnuenee may OF may mot DE-
III YOU secure the contracts for DeGoiyer No.
you VIII please those representing this Influence
What they desire 70 see Is lDeGolyer No. q laid
hsre; use mall or telegrnpn Freely, SAINT Nieno
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sgret , ge,s,ns i0f ne anu 'he man VI INK
Yours. very truly. GIN. r. CH1rrENpKs, /.
Now desire In the f,rst Mace that Won will
state to the committee what you know. AZ any.
thing, about this ring that was to decide this
thino In a week or len days. A. Nothing bui
Sear hears and could not say now what thai
meant. - : - - -. :
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teriy impossible for me to tell. ~. 49, :
o, What had YOU heard about the rinp7 A.
I have not Thought of these things at ali: 1 am
irving to collect myself. I do not know tc
what that referred exceptinp sort of hear.
say. ..--l 40 ~. ---f---Li9 ~
b, Did Won ever hear of ring about this
city for the purpose of letting contracts A.
think there was some ring formed in New York
among the paving men: that Is nv impressiou
O. Wen, let us know what that was for, Sc
far as VOC know. q 49, .a.i- -
Mr. Storrs MAY be perruitted "a interrose
an objection herei 1 have not seen these let.
tiers. and appear here as the representatiye q,
Mr.. Chittenden. =. = - - :.
By Mr., Wilson: Mr.. Chittenden Is not OF
trial. .l..-1r-.. 81
I Mr.. Storrs, lam aware of that. am ask.
tne permission of The committee 70 interpose an
objection, - - ~
Mr.. Wilson, If the committee sees at to IN.
terrupt the examination, as a matter of course
/ submit. q
The Chairman, Mr., Wilson can proceed
unless some member of the committee objects
Mr.. Thurman. Go on with the examination.
Mr.. Hamilton, / do not see what possible
0t1eCtlOn there i
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Mr.. Wilson. Now, Mr., Chittepden Won NAV
proceed. a-1lt lE5 I-7I1l'.1 Z =
The Witness. What Is the ouestjon. siry
Mr.. Wilson. L want to know what you know
about this ring among these paving-men for
the purposes OF these Contracts A. I think,
sir, that that Is an unfortunate application oil
the term; It might have been o combination OF
paving men to get contracts.
Q. That is what is known as ring, Is It not,
In common parlancel A. 1t might have been
80 considered.
Q. Very well. I do not care whether you
call Il combination or ring, II you will Just
tell US what you know about III A. All
know is hearsay In regard to the matter. do
not know anything about 1t.
Q. What was It that you understood had
been done IN that particular A. had re-
ceivea an imPresslon tna. Pavng-men were
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