, 1874-12-31
PACIFIC SHARKS.
Another Monstrols Fellow
Was Hooked Yes
terday.
Ho Was Ohristenened the Hon.
J. G. Schumacher.
He Is a Democratic Congress-
man from New York.
Evidence That Ho Was tho "Non."
Dill Kings Mysterious
Companion.
The $275,000 Check Traced to,
Ills Hands.
He Was the Man Accustomed
to Handle Larger
Amounts"
Painful Run}ors Concerning the Hon.
William King.
Nobody Knows Where BE 1s---Ap-
prelension Of Foul Play.
4 Remarkably Thin Explanation Of His
Transactions.
Painful Rumors Concerning the Hon.
William King.
Nobody Knows Where He Is---Ap-
preaension Of Foul Play,
4 Remarkably Thin Explanation Of His
Transactions.
SCHUMAkER'S SPO1LS.
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SCHUMAKER'S SPO1LS.
TIE coMrAxY's BOOTS.
New YonE, Doc 30.-Iho Pacific Mail inyeBtt-
CATION waB reHumel to-day.
John Roundy, Tho accountant OF tho Pacific
Mail Company, testified TINT he know Irwin, and
identified the accounts in tho ledger. They
ca1ne to lin marked IA. i. IT, To tho namcs
Of 11arriott l. Noyca was entered sG50,00o.
Checks we're issued undor tho immediate super
vision Of tho Vico-rreaidont but under the ST.
pcrior direction OF tho President. 11o wan not
present at tho meeting Of tho Executive Com
mitto7 when arrangements wero mado for
disbursements for obtaining subsidy.
Tho witness thoug1s' that tho on
iricn in the atub-and-chcck and cash books
wero 1alAo in point Of fact. Tho entry Of
$3.50 900 10 1Iarriott l. Noycs was only mado for
convenience. The witneEB thought this WAS
really fraud. and would ho calculated to mis-
lead any stoclsl1oldcr who vas enleasoring to
got the standing of tho Company. The amount
Of checks issued to Irwin struck tho witness III
being very large. Vicc~rrosilent Bellows told
tho witnoss that it WAS tho intention OF Stock
well to pay theso moneys back. At tho tinp tho
witness had tho impression that these moneys
should bo charged to tho person WHO gayo thon1,
Tho witnesa traced the SG50,000 entered
to Harriott d Noyca to tho close Of
tho account. Tho witness know nothing OF
tho unexplained account sent from the
San Francisco agency, in 1872, tho items
being for aundry payments at Washington,
elections, etc. Irwin unyor rendered any ac-
count to StocAwell with regard to these moneys.
The wituoss identified tho cntrica in tho caall-
book, in his own handwriting, Of ~. 3. 1rwin'
Washington expenaey, s25,O0o." So far rs these
outrics to Harr1ott 4 Noyes wero concerned, tho
witness was confident they woro ordinary bust
10 Elaridgo [and Irwin, nnd uarriott s NoycB.
and otlor partics in tic casll-book From tho
25th OF January to Tho 18th OF Alny, 1877, Irwin
received Sli0,0D0. This waB in addition to tho
tal OF $s3il. 100 paid to him. There waH nothing,
no far As tho witness knew, in lrwin'a account.
or tho hank uccount to show that my portion Of
Lie $4,000 wns roturnod to the Company.
w1t1LAI H. HuNKEll,
Secretary Of tho BropkYn Trust Company. tcs-
titled tllat ho had held his position hlncc August.
1879. flo had tho books Of tho Company prior
to that date On tho pasH book there Was an
entry OF deposit Of $275.Qo0 by t!o Company
with the Marine National Bank on May 90, 1872.
Tho casll-boDk contained 10 item nj large tl,at
OH TINT date. tut sl!owod . payment OF tlrcco
checks Of $4,000 cacl 10 John q. sclinualor.
1t also slowod m ontry OF l25, ,00o passed to tho
credit credit Of s ao%s saGs srteR e%:tr an' "eafe n
edge ct Mr. BcAunlaker, hut believed
that lo was lawyer and 0 mou,ber
Of Congreas living In Brooklyn. Tho witness
did not hnoT whether ho was member OF Con-
grcss ut tho timo in question. Witness was ill.,
! Htructcd to mike Transcript Of the account OF
Schumacher with thu Truht Company from May
| 30, 1B72 inclusive Until the settlement. 1so-
GOES.
TESTIMONY OF puaoNr CLARKE.
Aftor tho focca1 alr. Dnlnont Charlie. tho AS
siutant Cashier OF the American Exchange Bank.
| VIII RECALLED. As to the check Of 21uUUOO re-
fcrrcd to in his previous testimony, Clarke said
that tho check was brought to Tho bank on tho
| 9Th Of May by a., II. Whiting, WHO wished to
| deposit $4,000 OF tha amount. Tho check was
not returned for payment until tho I'd Of July
following: It was ,uado payable to tho order Of
Eugene kelly Il Co.
HUGH J. 1lAs71Saa
| aald tint morning newspaper had invited tho
Committee to call him eB "'tncas mud question
| him ns to tho dlBpoAlion OF @20S, ,0o} expended
by tho paeltio alAi Company ;,,t. at albany: ne
tho summons. Hastings wAs sworn, nna alles.
| toned by Mr. Nablack, wlio saia he 'lndorstood
that aonle Of tho Pacific Mall tnonoy WIS oSne!td-
ed at Albany. lilo tostltiod TINT llo lsnew nothing
| dy; that willie Ut Albany tno years ayo,
ho WAS ahhel to nsslst in procuring
reduction Of tho capital stock Of tho Pacific
| Mail Company, but replied that he had enough
u " AttcDA W HIS QHIl bA6tHEnos 4AV 1!Hfot
disburHed any money for that Company, mud lad
nothing to do With tH proceedings.
| WITNESS FoN THE COMPANY.
Rufus Hatch said llo wished to Introduce too-
t!mony to show that Irwinh intention in coming
from Europe here was to hrcal; np this Com-
pany, .and for this purpose ho wished that
/ MIR. Johnston aud Mr. Charles +. Palmer
DO o1s.nined hoforo tim Committeo
with refsrc1'eo to th!s matter. The other Wit
Mnatcrhton, Klngsanu, T.. J, Arthur Henry
Clsws, Hax1er ,auA stockwoll.
slr. Aouudy submitted his Transcript to tho
! Coul1nittect
Mr. Hatch stated that lie lad given ortlera for
files Of cttoss 10 10 searched III tho Pueblo 3lail
CoulpnnyH office, and would to morrow pEodnoo
every pal,or which pasaeo between Irwin aud
Stockwoll from tho lat OF January to tho and Of
Junp, '72,
Adjourned.
THE ROYAL LOBBYIST,