National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-18

and being satisaed on that point, the Interview
Of the next day was very pleasant one, and
va. indicative Of his disposition 70 AID me N
Q. Up 70 that time had anything passed
between you In respect to compromising Mr..
Huntington for any service be might renderi
A. Not up 70 thst Tine.
Q. Was there anything said at thatseccnd
interview on the subject OF compromising hini
q. When was your next interview A..
think within twenty four hours. At that time
asked Nj. Huntington 70 investigate this
pavement; 20 examine my certificates and doc
uments 70 satisfy himself perfectly 10 regard to
the value Of the patent. \
9; Where was. that-at the First National
Bsnki A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did he proceed Immediately to the inyesti-
4 gationi A. len these papers and documents
/ with him and called subsequently,.
Q. Nothing then definite was arrived at II
this third interview A. No, sir.
10 fou= called subsequently,. How long
after the third interview was It that YOU called
! againi A. ! can hardly state.
\ q. or course you cannot recollect precisely.
j Al csppot recoliect precisely, but was all
the time endesvoring to afford facilities to Mr..
Huntington to investigate the value OF these
patents. - 4'-,1is' i.Ls
About how long; few days. A. Yes,
q. Now We have 20. to the fourth interview.
i What took place them A. think asked him
how he liked the pavement, &c. t -
! q Just state as well as you recollect what
took place at that interview A. II he was sat-
ished with the value Of the DeGolyer No. 3
pavement asked him h general terms In
regard to the value Of the patent.
2. What did he sayi A. He seemed well
pleased With the whole matter.
Q. Whist else took place at that timei A..
That IN substance Is all that can recolIect.
Y. That, In substance, e all that you recol-
lect, IS M A. Yes, SIR.
| Q. When did you see him next A. think
that went to New York; I think that the night
was leaving for New York I dictated to him
submitted to me this morning.
Q. Is that letter herei A.. 1t was here this
morning.
Q. To Mr.. Huntington, A. Yes, sir.
| Q. Now, you have given US all that took
place at four Interviews with Mr.. Huntington,
and you have stated that what you have said is
all that you recollect at those four interviews;
you have not stated that any conclusion had
been arrived at between you and Mr.. Hunting
ton; that Is, up to and including the last Of
those interviews; am right A. Yes, sir; that
i Is correct. - -
Q. You had made no bargain with him and
ne mad promised nothing more than 70 look
into this matteri A, And cooperate. Think
that ne had stated that ne would cooperate
with me, or endeayor to do 50, in securing this
] contract. 1900
Q, BE had stated that, had hei A. Yes, sir,
think 90; that he thought fayorably of It, and
would go on with Il.
Q. At which one of those interviews was II
that he stated he would cooperate with you'll
A. Wen, think II was the interview OF that
/ days SIT. 8.s.
l. Y. The fourth interview A. Yes, sir; l
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v. NOW, In that fourth mteryew,n Wniea
he said that ne would cooperate with you, was
anything said In regard 70 any compensation
10 or TO any oenent that ne should derive from
cooperating win your A. 4 think NOS,
sir. ls1-.,r -sl5.4I .s.sl.,t ~ - ~.
! Q. Then his offer was simply, on It's face, q
friendly offer to cooperate with you because
he believed the pavement 70 be good pave
4 mentl A. Yes, sir. ..-...s IL. ~ .-.,f 70
Q. And not matter OF any personal inter
est to himseln A. Not At that time; no
sir. u. l|---s,-g-..t.lss Z. G. a.. GO ~
| Z Q. Was that fourth interview on the same
day that this letter was writtenf This letter
1 was written February >, ct p. H. A. had
an interview with Mr.. Huntington, and on that
day; presume is TO be about the fourth inter
view. Yes. q 5-5E s-,---l - s....a-
| g. Had you spoken TO anybody else than Mr..
Huntington up to the time Of writing this let
ter--anybody here in Washington-to aid you
/ 10 getting your contract. Did you speak to
Mr.. Nickerson In regard to this contract A.
1 To the best Of my recollection.
/ @. How is thatl A. To the best Of my recol-
| lection. am not very clear upon that one
| point. / think 30. q az. F
O. To any one elsei A. No, sir.
Q. Mr.. Nickerson then, possibly, and Mr..
Huntington, were spoken to prior to the writing
| of this letter of Sth Of Februarya A. Yes, sir.
@. Do you recollect of any other personi A.
/ recollect of no other person.
O.. And no contract or agreement had been
made by You to Mr.. Huntington for his SER
vices In behalf OF DeGolyer 81 Mcclellan or
YOURSELF A. Not at that time. to the best Of
my recollection.
Q. What then did you mean In writing that
letter by this expression: Gas vigilance Is the
price of liberty, so Is activity and watchfulness
the price Of paving contract. and were It not
that my interests were in such able hands
should feel that to be absent myself now were
not wise" In whose able hands were your
interests at the time you wrote that! A. I re-
1 garded them in the hands Of Mr.. Huntington.
g. You regarded them In his bands, although
/ you had no arrangement with himf A. had,
to the best OF my recollection, no arrangement
with him at that time, sr.
Q. What is meant BY this, Creferring to let
ter.) VIII read the Two paragraphs IN con-
nection. AS vigilance Is the price OF liberty,
so is watchfulness the price OF q paving con-
tract; and were Il not that my interests were
In such able hands II would feel that to absent
myself now were not wise." That Is one para
graph, which Is Immediately followed by this
paragraph; "My figures will be more satisfac-
/ tory TO you and to the District, and the pave.
ment more satisfactory to the people when laid
than any one or all the other kinds Of pave
ments taken collectiyely.p A. think the
figures referred to In that letter must have been
the cost of the pavement and its durability.
Q. Now, inasmuch as Mr. Huntington, who
was q comparative stranger to you, and who
had, 30 far, only offered to befriend you BY
looking into your matters-as that was the
status OF the parties at that tlme-wny did you
write to him these words: a am offered .
very strong and powerful innuence-yery
strong; very powerful In this city to aid ne IN
securing contracts here. In your hands nave
intrusted It. The influence may or may not De
| required; time can determine. Why DID you
say TO Mr.. Huntington II he had done nothing
more than to make friendly offer Of looking
into this business, why did you say to him thai
you had received this other offer; and why dic
you say tc him, In express words, that you hac
intrusted your business to himi A: It was be
cause wished TO avail myself OF Mr.. Hunting
toms influence, and did not want any other
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