National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-04

that you have not even dsait iustly l,r tisn IN .
way Of eontrsc,s. especially ~ they <e.s s,sl
osinerg al IL i IN busiae cal and
/ Very respectfully. -
President Metropolis Psyi ~ Ce,so:nxs
| Hon. A. R. SHEPHERD. & .7,lr
| Q. Was there q letter from Mr.Shepherd to
you'll A. have \ letter from Mr.. Shepherd in
regard TO the Portland Cement Company.
Q. Explain that to the committee. A. I
dressed to mo In April, 1871, rendering his
resignation a. . member Of tho Portland Ce-
ment Company.
Q. Is this the original letter, or Q copyi A.
That = the original letter. 70 rea Il - folioEB:
0yvrcs OF ALEx. R. SHsrHERD Bac,l
-sV 80 PENusvLvANrA AvsHU16
WASHINGTON, d. O.. April ls, lsTL1
the Board Of Public % fsd eR ne pst1is q %
Portland 0snsns Company, sSd nctIiy 20 y { he
o or iasi you may make yo1. agF.eE.nss5s a.
o5 s:ss ' Essssss:ss fyssa f's.d ds-ss
q. That was addressed 10 wont A. Yes. sir:
L was president Of the company. lfs-,f
oy NJ: thurman: Q. Did the Governor seil
MS stocn A. Tie stock never Was Issued 10
the Governor, because before We issued the
stock had received that letter. '
ne never paid for r. them A. No, SIR
pany organizedf A. That compeuy was orpau- i.
lied In November, 1870.
q. think We have had something Of that
before; II was not very profitable concern.
A. u never did any work at all for the Board
OF Public Works; not dollars worth
By Mr.. Mattisgly: o. In the testimony of
TT. Fowler, the chairman put this question
to him:
Now, I am directed, Mr.. Fowler, to ask you
about smother matter: sec here In our report,
Of the Board Of Public Works, the name q r. n,
Fowler for $1,000. Did you make that depOsfEi
Have you any papers from the records Of
your Office connected with the matter In any
way; II 30, please produce them to the COM
mitteel A. will state that believe pre-
scented book here In the Office, In which & b
recorded that he paid in 81 900.
Q. That Is all In evidenced A. That Is All
in evidence. If any further evidence q wanted
on that fact, present here the receipt signed
BY Mr.. Fowler himself for the return Of the
81, 900.
9. Just read II. A. 1.-THE winners read as
follows:1
Received, September II, 1871. certificate of VIII
r T. FowLn-
Q. That is from the files It YOUR Office "a cot
lector of this District A. Yes, sir.
By Mr., Wilson: Q. Do you know on what
account this was received BY Mr.. Fowlerl A.
find the number Of the contract, or the bid,
rather; No. SO, / think It Is.
By Mr.. Merrick: Q. Do you know his hand
writingi A. have compared It with his bid.
The papers are here II the gentlemen Wish to
TO identify the handwriting.
Mr.: Mattingly. Let Us have the bid pro-
duced.
By Mr.. Stewart; @. Do you know his hand
writingi A. do not know 1t personally. I
compared Il with the bid.
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. Do you remember any
thing about this depositi A. No, sir.
.. All you knos about Il Is Just what you
ind on that piece Of paperi A. Yes, SIR.
The Chairman. Mr.. Clephane Will stand aside
for the present, as Mr.. Kirkland, witness, is
here, and the committee propose TO examine
him in the first instance privately. Should his
examination disclose any fact which requires
cross-examination BY counsel on either side,
they will have an opportunity of hearing his
testimony and cross-examining him.
Mr.. Merrick. We are entirely content, sir.
The Chairman. suppose that will be salts
factory to counsel for both parties.
The committee then retired for TIE purpose
Of examining the witness Kirkland in private.
The testimony Of A. B. Kirkland, referred TO
above, viii be found In our issue Of Saturday,
Maya.