, 1874-05-01

MY DEAN Bu.: I ]laya your letter Of tho Id Inst,
Of tho firm Of Deaolyer McUIollailj In regard 10
helP GonlTSot @ for PAVING In this city, in which
s sy he SosF esEa 81 's ousq
knows notlng, and tako no oognizance. lind thoy
own 1n that ss !onbing was so9 on, sontras
Which WAS dono by thom was Of such IN inferior M
tafe, anu tho matesai nna process Of heating
an stop he work. Il IN no se for thom wns on
account Of sel atoplagc as We layu hcon vory len-
lent, and did tho utmost IN our power to keop tils.
eusds oSSsrs viii 'y gotoSes asS a'S t bs
k' an would like to this claEa OF cattlo brought
sa or ren~ an 'ny,s eSyns,s'su1
Il VII lo my pleasure to perform, tut know that You
would net "s me to do snynng that could not do
Vfccrrcsfdent Doarl Of Public Works.
And yet, Notwithstanding tho fact that tho
Governor was satteflod with tho utter worlhlcsa-
Cleland, aud WAS the author Of tho above lottor,
he did renew tho contract after personal inter-
Wow with Farwefl. lasting only n fow minutes.
s p Tsrwoi wip' sna na 't'fSst' s ha IN kni%ng o
Wow. i would also lilo to know
why D1r. Farwell took 1t for granted tint tho
Kirkland nosos Ind boon placed with tho Board
Of Public Works. This ia 4 little matter.
LII. FAnWELI. FORGOT TO MENTION
IN hs statement to tho Committee, fow weeks
Shepherds evidence Of to-day will throw some
light upon tho subject. Tao Governor said:
II will state that novor know Of tho existence
testimony began. I will atnto fuithor that,
hearing a week or ten days ago incitlou-
tally, that my partner Col Moore. .waa
acquainted with Alr. Xii t'ant vent from here
At tue recess and questioned him in regard to
his acquaintance with Alr. kartland. Ho told at
that tiine that lie Aal
KNOWN MR. T1nTJAHn
while ho waa horo. Thia mattor WAS understood
thai lo wuH III tho habit OF coming INTO tho
store that he had Leon acquainted with him u
9 f a s tint n,s hs haa spo5 %5 s 70 h "h in %
certuin promises. I said to Col Moore at tho
mo and lot me know w that E''" these 10
pa;rttie;s4 wore making yon offers" 1Ie said,
thing about It," anid to linn, thon, that I
tlouy he had acted in bad fifth toward me.
and TINT llo placed mo in al embarrassing posi-
tion. and one winch conld not apprcoiato. just
at that timo hoard nothing moro Of tho mattor
80 far ns this Kirkland contract was concerned.
excopt what las boon Htated to tho Committee
by counsel. md night before Inst, upon
hraring Col. Mooros tustiu,ony. Ho camo aud
told me what ho had aa1d to the Committee that
parties. I said to him TINT, while it was tho
most painful thing that bud occurred to mo in
!ife, our bualnoHs relationship muBt conse, which
it did this morning.
Q.-ploaao etato to tho Committee If you
occurred botweon you and Col. Moore at tho
timo you called on him during .ho roccss7
Al said 10 him. Billy, hnyo hoard TINT
you knew this nlnn Kirtand." says le, "Yes, 7
1os 1ns sdm m %Sa sSaat bIy ssys% s. "%si sa;I 10 10
went on to Hpeak Of his llnying been in tho war
from 1BG2 m officer in Bcott's 900; that he was
clover fellow, aud a friend Of his, and l said
thon TINT he was mixed up in this Chist.nlen
up in It. md ho wanted mo to holp him out, and
offered to give ma part Of tho money" SWELL"
SAYS I, "yon did not Aaro anything to do with it,
did you." Says lo, 'Hotliug." 1lo went on
it. but thoro was no point in it TINT impressed
mo at tho ttrncn
QuoHtou-Did he tell you at that conyorsa-
ton that Kirkland had at one timo offered linn
half Of tho notes?
Answor-Yos cir. He told mo that Kirkland
had oforcd him somo OF tic notes, but ho do
clned to llavo anything to do with it.
Odd he soy TINT Kirtland had offered him
any money?
offered him Homo of tho proceeds. but hc said
tlat he had declined to take it. Ho said some
thing to this effoct: TINT Kirkland had said
to him that ho was going to aol tho notes and
put tho proceeds TO his credit in Nav York, Or
somewhere else. I asked him if he had ovor
touched the money. Ho said ho had not.
With regard to the recent
WHIT OF THE atYBTEn1ouH K1HTLAHD
to thin CITY, tho following particulars wore learned
from GOV. shepherd.
BY Mr. Wllson-Gov. Shepherd, think 1t il
duo to tho Chairlnan OF tho Commistoo that I
il regard to this mattor. s''' You i. state So
TINT in onyelsation when you md
Mr. Allison, aud D1r. Harrington were walking
along tho avenue together, you ntimatcl to him
that George Alfred Townsend had soon Col.
kirt"nd Il, this city.
ton did.
q.-MNr. Harrington did it in you presence
Q.:-Did you know TINT your counsel had had
private interview At one Of tho hotels in this
city with Kirtlanl?
A.-Nly counsel told mo 80.
Q.-Tlon, if YOU desired him and know
that tho Committee desired him, why did you not
take Some steps to have him subpOnaed ?
A.-Slmply for this roaBon, that it was given
mo in confidence by my counsel. would not
break my word for anything. It was not my
aummoned by tho opposition. lIo was horo a. 4
prosecuting wltnoAs.
blr. hterrick to Gov. Shepherd Which Of your
counsel vas It that had this private interview
with Kirkland?
Air. lattingly-1 had it. have already de-
tailed II to tho Committee.
In public.
Mr.. Wilaon-The Committee is In possession
OF all tho facts alsoady.
Mr. Mattiugly-1 dosiro to stato tllls In this
connection. I don't remember whether stated
1t to tho Committee or not. When snw Alr.
Moore ! authorized him to Htnte to tho Com
mittoe that lad seon him, aud had this inter-
view.
JOHN Il. TENCH,
Sorgoant-at-Arns, gave tho following testimony
regarding the oiIorta to capture Kirkland?
BY Chairman--Did tho Chairman OF this Com
rnittco communicate to you at any ti,ne the fnct
TINT Alr. Kirtlgnd had boun socn by George Al
fred TownBond2
A.--Some ono did. cannot eny now that 1t
was tho Chairman. Some Que communicated TINT
fact to mo.
you, whit did You do?
Al aent Alr. Chrlsty, an Assistant Sergeant,
to see Mr.. Townsend, aud follow up tho eatl
Q.-Wlat was tho result Of that investigation?
A.-11o came back and Haid that 1t was another
Inan, forget tho na1no, Wllo locked l1ko him and
waB not tho man,
Q-What instruction did thcr olvo |