, 1874-04-21


briof dispatches. however, convoy worry faint
idoa OF tho nlannor IN which tho Count conduct
cd his operations, tho details OF which aro nor
supplied by tic vorbatim toatimohy Ill printed
III tho Washington papors. We will try aud toll
tho story auccinctly, although it is worry difficult
sometimes to follow tho Count,-so difficult, in
dcod, that oven Mr.. Jewott ono Of tho Commit
too, 'sas constrained to aak him at the close Of
taia testimony ii ho WAS born under an ecltpso.
Whom Count Fosco obtained the position Of con-
tracs-socuror for tho paving firm Of Do(iolyor /
McOlol!and, he loft for Philadelphia, whoro cer-
thin contracts wore to bo awarded, but loarnipg
that thero wore fatter onos pending in Washing
ton, ho dropped Philadelphia mud hurried on to
tho National Capital. Ho arrived thero in Jan,l-
ary, 1872 total stranger" but full OF ambition,
hope, aud discrimination. As ho said in lottor
to Alr. Nickorson. ~ havo come lore dotor-
mined to win or learn tho reason why,-rather
win than bo q student" by tho advlco of
MeHsrs. Dedo1yer l. McClc1land ho obtained
an Introduction to Mr. Huntington, Cashier of
Fl. D. Coolies bank who was represented to
have Influence, aud mado arrangements with him
to secure his influence. In subsequent lettor
to Mr. Huntington, the Count, On the ovo Of do
parture from Washington, made uso OF ono Of
those ptthy apothcgma for which ho il famous,
Az vigilance ia tho price Of liher:r, is activ
i!y and watchfulncss tho price OF pnving-con-
tract. am offered a very strong and powerful
intuonco-very strong, very poworful-in this
city, to ad MO III securing tho contracts hero.
The influence may or may not bo required timc
can determine" With all tho pumping and
squeezing Of which tho Committee was capable
aud with all tho aids to memory which tho Com
mitteo obligingly furnishod. Count Fosco could
not remember what this influence wna. Moan
while Alr. Huntington tlind.
Thon, one day ut tho Arlington House, tho
Count casually met Kirkland. He bud mover seen
Kirtiand before. Ho know nothing of him,
but Kirkland had boon on tho watch for the
Count for: q long time. Kirtland introduced
himself, and tho Count offered him cigar.
Then Kirkland casually informed tho Count bo
had influence in Washington. The Count did
not inquire what that influence was, but i'm
modiately secured him. 10 hired him OH tho
spot, and then, rs ho Hays ho carefully watched
things. From time to time, Kirtland reported
that things woro working. What tho
Things" wore the Count did not know,
OF course, because he did not know what
Kirtland's influence waB. Then he met
another man, Page, Of the firm Of Dent d Page,
o1u oo1 tn have s,,n,
was secured, but what his influence WAS the
Count did not know. Presumably Lc had no
influence at all, aB he failod to get tic PAVING
CONTRACT and tho Counts intluenco-contract
with him was therefore annullcd. Next came
tho Rov. Brown. He mot Brown casually,
rs ho did Kirtlaud at the Arlington. Ho had
mover soen Or heard Of Brown boforo, but Brown
had boon au Epscopaliau minister and had
letters of recommendation from the Bishop Of
Now jersey. Tho lattor had great weight with
tile Count, because ho was depressed
in spirits and NODDED just that mixture
Of pavng-lnduence and spiritual ropose
which Brown WIS able to furnish. Brown
assured tho Count he had influence The Count
assured him ho was just tue man he was looking
for, and thosoupon he secured Brown, aud
Brown and Kirkland commenced operations, ig-
norant that they wore at work ut tho same iob..
At this stage OF the Counts progress, we quote
from tho testimony:
Citizen understand yon to soy to the Committee
that you agreed to pay $4,000, oue-thrd Of which
would belong to yot, to two men to this coll
tract without nq'rug or knowing tho oxtont Of their
influence with reference to 1t? A.-Yes sir that is
my statement.
Cor tho kind Of Influence they were exerclslng7
A.-That Ia my atatcmcnt.
Cor with whom they were exercising this 1u-
huence7 A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-And these were gentlemen that yon Aad never
met hcforo7 Al mover met them before; 10, sir.
Q.-denomen that you met casually at the Arlington
Hotcl7 Axes, sir. Tley were stopping there with
myself.
Ponding bis operations Brown introduced tho
Count to Parsons, who also Ind influence, the
bill for which was 515,0 900. Then the Count
casually met another 1nan who had iulluouco.
This man waa AIaj, Rice. He Immediately &C.
cured linn a'so, upon the samo torms Us tho
others but Rice, liko Page, proved to 10 de-
luslon and snayo, aud bis contract wns arl-
nul!e<l. II, In tho meantime, tho paving-con-
tract had not been secured by Parsons, who got
$4,000, lNrtland, who got s72, 600 in notoa, and
Brown, WHO got e1.5oo cash aud 81, 500 in notoH,
thero III little doubt that tho Count would hive
Kept ON securing al tho people In Washington
Who lad 'niuenoe without nquring or curing
what that Influence might bo. On this point,
tue following extract from tho testimony IL OK
tromoly interesting, ns 1t su.ns up, in tow
uontoncea, tho modus operamli Of the Count,
and brings out in very cloar light hlH virgin in-
noccnce and gui!olcssnoss in tho midst Of a
CITY fn!! of people Of influence who woro hound
lug him about Md giving him no penoo,
Q.-Now, YOU say that with 10 1uowle.ge, cxcens
ths statement OF those lneu themselves tnat tsy had
influence, aud without their royosliug to YOU any
source Of ther influence, or thu nams u{ spY nsrao
whom shey could taaaanoei you paid to sham, upon