New-York tribune., 1874-12-29


actions In Pacific Mail.
Mr.. Harriot-I know A. n. stookwcll. but don't know
Richard b. Irwin. had business dealings TO
largo amount with stockwen In the beginning
OF is7a They related to the buying and selling
of stock, Pacific Mail chiefly, and some Panama
Railroad stock. had been doing the same
business for him prior to that time. "A check for
so5oCOo drawn by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
was shown and he was asked II on May "a he received
that amount from A. b. Sockwell) We did not receive
any money whatever from Mr. stockwel or the Com.
pany on that date. On May al find credit OF
s2?s7s6 9s to Mr. sockwel for 400 shares OF Pacic
Mail. That is all find up to June l.
Mr.. Kasson-It appears that check was issued oy
the Company on May for &05oOo which in the margin
Indicates charge'to Harriet & Noyes Did you receive
that amount. part Of IT. either from Mr. STOCK
well or the S or Mr. dr%t which have stated
nothing between May 81 and May 81. l have looked
nd tn that we Delivered 5000 shares OF Pscc Mail for
which received the check OF the Pacific MAI
ship for % ali Ss
month Of May This cheek marked No SC sro% On the the
Bank Of OF tS9n our
hands find we gave Mr. stockwell an exShanSe
@ it. Ts check ssve Mr.
same day check for $5o75 e5 on the 60
t7S47 s5 to the Panama Railroad Company. nave ave
only indisnct recollection that TINS Ise5 woo
MIR" Mr.. BeckrWhy did you make the exchange ,..
MIR. Harrot-I suppose 1t was at his request but IL l
have no e ON apSont Of The Pacific steam
ship Company. but for Mf. etockwell Go ny T, tanh
nave OF opecks was s@py an
would impossible for me to tell what & Ms
signify that man Bvtn his checks were paid
Wr SblacS"May not this exchange have been for the
purpose OF mystify ing the transaotOnt ,o -, ,,,,.
MIR. Harrlot-I have not the slightest idea OF what
Office cannot s how much le made during Istss tns
mpn'h op lona 81 ,ime Msy It l' wa, closed Nov is
Mr.. Kssson-Can YOU not state the market price OF
Mr. HnrrotwI think it was between soand 90. think
1t about the same price up to the % M v
1t aciuaied from 81 to 49, and dropped to "a Oh tho '1
Now what was the price on May l5f . ~ 49,.
vas aM on NAV 2l t was 83t on May 2 SIT ON May
81, 10 May 81 7i and on June H. Gs with
Mr. KassonDd Otner parties nave l'ke dealings Win
Mr.. Harriot-Other parties did DO business with as,
but don't want to explain the dealings OF o'ner pafc'
Mr.. WcodEWere there any persons connected officially
with the Government at Washington VINO DouHns anu
Mr.. Harrot-No am quite sure OK that: Ihe aeai, "
ipgs OF Mr SocKwell during the month or May seem 10
he pretty large. had frequent conversations Wltn nn
He was interested with others IN these transactions
so him. have the names OF those Ior whoin
accounts were opened. through hun, on my ledger Dnt
would rather not tell them Will ten them n;t,es
sce them, aud not the reporters. VIII write Oh 'no
names and let you see them.
Mr., PARSONS ) ACCOUNT,
The names were written of by the witness, ana
then handed to the committee, and then Mr
Wood said 81 would suggest that it would be well
for the reporters to withdraw while ask some ques
tops 10 reference to these Names" The reporters &C.
cordipgy withdrew. 1t being understood that the con-
nectlon of any of these persons was found to be per
tnen TO the INQUIRY the investigation would DC naue
in open session When the reporters were again admit;
ted the account Of c. the present on
nearly concluded, but was stated that inc 5rans
actions in his covered about 100 shares OF Pacinc
Mail by which he made about tlls5 The next account
was as Mr. Burchard ca'ledl Tue my sef'ou' aeooun'
mir. Harriot-That was another account. opened by
Mr.. StOckwel in December 1872 Well 60o shares oi
Pacific Mail were purchaseda at i ana eoo snares az W.
$40 s?7 70 transferred to Mr.. SockwePs lnvldus
account. The date Of closing The account was marcn
Mr. BurehardmThere Is one other account-that OF
Mr. Harriot-He is now ON an Administration organ
at the time this account was opened was one Oh Ine
opened NAV H. 1872 aud closed June 1872 by the
transfer of credit balance by Mr. stockweils orders
to s Of M hs
ons the n about 500 or coo shares OF stock
of the Pacific Mail steamship Company. dated May "a
1871. payable 20 the order OF A. b. stookweli' was
mi Mr. Harriot-i only know 1t from hearsay; think
soon e nae aeT MS r' s i tue
hear the amount stated but heard that number OF
in Congress began we looked through our books but
found nothing OF that sort exoed some surprise In
u.s. but apprehension that any such charge might DO
enforced against knew the money had never gone
through our books, and felt perfectly safe. $40
Mr. Kasson-Did you have any dealings with man
Of the name of Markham on May U
MI. Harriot-I see We had three checks from him on
that day find these checks we're for STOCK TO DC ae
$4,000 amounting to $751; cannot explain the
entry the books Of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
paDy, where F. C. Markham is charged with various
checks, about t21 0OO transferred to u.s. can not ex
plain the entry charging us with various cheeks from
EldridRe Irwin, amounting tO 100000 Tho charge OF
S65O0OO TO US is far know anything about 1t,
false entry The entry those books stating hat the
t 900 paid by time Of the exchange was for In
terest on loan, Ia not true. We made no suoh pay
ment.