, 1874-12-18

PACIFIC MAIL INVESTIGATION.
IRWIN ruRTHEn oUEsTIoNED.

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PACIFIC MAIL INVESTIGATION.
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On ways anu AehhB continue their narTeloua
ecorecy respecting tho testimony OF tho luxuriane,
1nystcrioud wtnoss irwin. Tho Committee
authorize only This statement: Tho physcal
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"oaNl,uaa " sAv ".''eeH la 80 sFoas 1nas ha OK
animation cannot 20 prosecuted for moro thnn
two hours duly. Hin testimony is SO incom-
ploto md fragnlcntary that the Committee do
not think tustIce would 10 aono eithnr 10 t1,e
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Wa1aess OF 10 tao l"c'lio Aa!t company, or to
those agalnat whom Irwin may havo accusatlona'
to mako public tho Testimony Until tho examina-
ton Ia completed. Tic Committee admit that
Ir,ri,, h
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"lhI1So ASn fA"Sh "ti'ts'
anu apparently intends TO toll tho ~ho'o tfntn.
Testimony and purposes, There Is no doubt tint
tl,oro nro strong iuiluoncos iore at work against
tho Pacific Mai Company. It scoms very prob
nI]o that Coioross viii. In INV event. rcfuso to
approprate tho $780, nocessary to
p'0stt'' p 1obhy si ' Lnro ecokjnr' IN IN m"Jto
Tho renonl Of tho Inv oortnin. Tho lobby ia
hnown to be- iu tho bear interest Of Jay Gould,
nns ~ the ,,ctv rivni Ehfno stcnmshfn lima Tia
Pacific Mail raoplo Insist tlat this rival iino ig
on]v lin
nn1Tts1f ORIENTAL AND rES1NsuLAn LINE
unt]er nnothcr nnr,o. Among the current ru-
mora is qua That tweuty-dya ar thirty nn,noB
hnyc nircatly boon mentioned as conuocroI with
the mnttcr.
THg a1BT or TIE EXAMINATION.
Tim following ia believed to DO tho correct ac-
eonnt Of the r,rocoeiliuva Of Cha Sub Cpmmittce
to examine irwin /: This aub- Committed did not
nut to hitu tho important question Which would
oon1nol m answer with reeicct to tho DISPOSE
! tfon Of Tho money Tho object was to cloar IN
tic preliminary nattora. which must tlrst bp
unilnrstood. This line or examination was aug
roateI by Irwin hi1naolf. Irvln ha1 scemoa
eenxions t, ahow bis connection with the Pacific
Mail Company, His first object has boen
to make cloar hia relationship to tho
! misappropriatod any funds, Lie was fortified by
iocuinouts to provo 1lat ho bad thoroughly rui-
iltoJ his contract with tho Company, aud that he
| Ind acconnted for tic money. Tic important
| nnastion m tn thu dinnonition of thu money vi]l
Go nropounded tomorrow, Tie examination
thus far soeulg to layo pretty Thoroughly sot-
| tied tho amount Of money tlinbursoa hero. lr-
| win aays tonight to priyato persons that
| WAS disbursou hero. To dill not state tho OK
| act amount but indicated that it was
| mnro tInn $1,000 900. Uo also eaid
that largo auma Of money wero paid
| to tbrco mon who have ginco died, OF these
/ nno was Tamos Drools and another ex-post,uns-
| t.r-Gnncral Randall. 'rho atntonept. of Irwin
;na;coto ,hat al 95{l nm wns cxncnfln tn aec,,ro
tj,n sntn,dv. Of tlis a,nn,lut S75U. .00] was naid
~ ~ ~ san irrano;sco ngnuts 1;l,lriirn 4 irwin
,y and s91i 0o;I bv Stos1wnl out Of bis private
snconlaIsnn in Pacific Mail stock. Roach Ia
hnliovnI to hayo rocoircd 4onIl OU0 which vns
cf,nrrci to Tho accouul Of tb, oe now sllipy. Two
,,on w,,o " ora Wv " "N''~ '''' ''''''' A'~
A''A ".Ir a,rMnsns op THE pncsrsr CONGRESS-.
Int Mt TINT tine WORD m nat in Concrcsa. arc said
In lnvo ham tia nrincipol ntonkboIdcrs. 3no Of
these received s10O00t and tho utsser 92a0, 600.
,rho ross sraa distr,futoti IN chnnln ranging from
s1'1 mi to S2E 1]l irw,n snvs that he nail m
moI,ov to Coneroasmon. mud had no deaIiugs
| whatoyer vii, flnro.
irwin offarod M f,nrt of hia teatinonv hia nub-