National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-20

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Y. And you are NOS infefeeleo - tke ma
chinery That 3etoi{e{ q 4cClslan ned op-
tanned 70 pe7l25nsa se,s c9nsr.c< =. cay
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Kirkland, O aid you expect 70 rsesivs nom Mr:
hoMes ~ Poraoh 2. - p,onss of ptocseos
OF snose nosesi a. no. one ooiiar:
10 ~ nov sassns, % nos ~. Holmes
elaneS ma. .hSse sI brs 10 noss
ton . those notes: 49,.
has recestiy been sdjudiatsd 8 baniraps IN
Chieagoi H. HIS bank, OF tho 'bank, rather o.
which be was the president, has gone into
liquidation: He was president Of the Manu-
factureg NATIONAL Rnkm Chicago. 90 @Sc
Q. Did Il carry hun down alsof A. do not
know that.
Mr.. Storrs. Mr.. Bass, may be permitted TO
stat, I'm regard 70 the atairs Of that bank, that
Il was IN Liquidation, and the question q to
whether Il can De declared bankrupt is now
pending IN the Sapreme Court OF the United
States, ON appeal nom Judge BlodgstI
Il Mr. Bass Did ntake Holmes with ~ 49,
Mr., storrss Oh, ne.x es;sq,.s zslusl .sl.saI
By Mr.. Hubbeil, TO the wifness;1 y. In
youryritten statements affsr yeu say you had
were NOT perforning this contract according 10
the letter and spirit Of the contract, you make
use OF these world hat you addressed them
letter substantially as foilows;r Inc lestef
was read, Now, 90 you purport 70 sch Gun Q
copysof that iietteri A. That latter = 2 copy
Of the original letter that cent ,Sas nearly as
possible; ,,.as.es.,S,,.. q 3, -, as.aE
| -. HOW 6d you copyM Al found menu
lorandumr of the original letter and not having
lit IN perfect shepe, = copied from that memoran.
dun. The memorandum was iuH. -, X.
| O. Where ts the original letter.. A. MI. De-
Golyer has that 80; 3. ri;si 90
| Q. You Kept no copy OF III rlA.t kepe .
q tnemorand umg zee. sir. - 80,
Il ,r'S = a AZ Ar,i, sn'nA
snS - W y ~. - - sis a
81 would IKE % have iyou produce that
IN s.u. = a. VII " ~ 10 30 90
-, w ~ $500
$50 III tS,r,y 49,, 81
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I've ne sa,s ,,ther ,,oi,ti s a., az ~
little better understsndirg of IN A, / would
be very riad 10 give aII the informstiop 10 ths
committee that "a In INV pover. an, i have dome
SOL think. = CI'z ~ y sF.7Is eeT 1l7s-=
| ! D. Atawbat tir,eadid vo., y,ate she arr.noe-
ment with CoJonsI FirtisnstI A r. wss. affer
Ira death Of MI .Hnnfiroton M 5Hnntinotor
died N March, think & made the arrange.
noe,t ,,ith io,,.l Yir.l ma q, tha Later nsrt
6f Anil ar the io-er,att ~ Nav 81 80 10y
20. was the contraaf In writinpi A. II yas
not - =
q WHARF vaa ~ In tha Ar,,,otop Ho-
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o. II a mot In wr,t,no, K Not IN writing
; d, n vas for a nratfy iarga snm1 4. TbM
| "a time 80 ~ - -'r---'H . = 4
n n. tco,, vcc,,rs ,,r,o,,,s CO. az A ymavb.v.
msda i,ftia noemors nS1,,,n I do nor reram.
h. abont th.t. He toor INV word for n IN N.
main. res air. .-oS'si- = - - 80 : y
; a Yon rer,re se,,ted that Der,olvcr A MOCHA.
Lao wsre po5d forift st The timei L.Idn.
- tndfbsf fb.ir notss ,vere, n hs rjvep III,
! ~ a We we're h nav. etins, scconmois-
ton. and tia time should run duriur the Term
OF the filing Of tho coEtrsct.A 90 : > s--sl Z
Q. Did you hold yourself responsible to any
extenti A. Not at all. nj !. ,;.r-., -
o. These notes were not paid on maturity
A. believe they were not.
Q. Did Colonel Kirkland ever say anything
to you about that fact, or call your attention
70 the fact that some Of the notes were NOT
paidl Al. Yes. sir ssTs7o .1i.',-I So = =,
O. Did Colonel Kirkland come to YOU about
nj A. Colonel Kirkland spoke to me about II.
O. He did sneak TO yout about hi. A. Yes.
sir. rs 1854 l.'r--sI.-. ~. ie',
Q. You were the negotiator. 1t ives rather
natural that he should como to you, was u noti
A. Very natural indeed. 800. -. Il
@, When was u that he came TO you'll A.
II was SOME time In the autumn