National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-28

: Mr.. Harrington. We suppose counsel have .
rot tos se any paper that the witness may b
re1ding from.
Witness. This q only to hiring II to my mea-
orr This = the date Of tho money got.
The Chairman. The committee will examine
Ne paper and sec II IL b paper that he ought
CThe paper was here HANDED to the chairman
Ar: Stanton. l :apPoss have have . hshs TO go
Mr.. CAriey. Before The psper b oaered IN
cvjdence, Of course you viii have right TO -
II. l fris want TO getthrough with the witnsss
u. Stanton. I want to know n the witneas
can tell the story wi.Asuf tss p.gF
70. oalc.astoa hessefseg.~.=-z...--.-.
Tia, Chairman. No eomuittee dos pct -
Ia ts tase Z ssy oaesaoqto ecu9es i'ekhes
NJ. christy. The ssly question = ~ to Tho
une vhea they ahall Be permitted - - =
whether before or amer he gets throdgA WIN
Witness. The reason. 1 brought It was that
car, hardly write my own name, and brought
= hefo for fear might make . mfstake On
ne 4DeA u 6eptsA6srl think Il = these IN
~ AceeuAe-l went 70 Mr.. nasrudex agsla
q, - = Mo.n not Eve me s.y monsy.
tio13 4. think The t1th Of July.
Ths Cbairman, ne board then oved ,ou
CO... O0o1 ~ fS9li.t
Mr.. Merrick BE aid he went into bus;nasa
WITH On 90. lls.lI .
Ihs chailnsn- LminPPrshended him.
him ssain before The 16th hut this q after rot
the money. He sad he wouldn't give me any
MONEY that he {tau't want TO have suythinS
TO 40 with me. I then went to Mr. Shepherd;
Mr., Shepherd wrote . note to Mr.. Cooke's
Seak % 1--WE ffoa eight to ten thousand dol
hrs, This u the note that I got the money on.
went up to Mr.. Cookies with Mr.. Shepherds
letter; Mr.. Cooke said, How much do yoa
wsntf told him wanted eight or ten
thousand dollars. He told me he could not
give ethat, but he would give me six thou
sand dollars., thanked him. I had to pay
ten par cent. interest for the money. got tho
III thousand dollars. had % much work,
then having three contracts going on, that
urday night. On The sSth Of september told
Governor Shepherd I wanted some money.
He wrote . note to Col. Hagruder,
saying I had to get more money
than I got, or something to that effect. Then
Col. Magruder gave me i've thousand dollars
more, 90 that that was all the money ever
received from the Board Of Public Works.
L
had made large appropriation for the pay
ment Of the contrsctors-l think Il was In
February or March in 1S73-the first money
they were paying, they PAID that note, and
went and asked Nun ior the money. ne seM
he would not give II to me. linen waited ios
month 9of1 tncy xere peyng tne nSh. rs Oh
money: naa SOU 49,. v 20 an % .S;s moss;ne
He was going mo ~. Aeilys nenk, nom
there right ont to tho tavern, ana rom the
tssern right into MI. Aey Dank, eno nso
half . DOZEN contractors following amer MN.
Well, waited there until ne came oot on II.
Aeilys D1nk again, anu "en' oser !" 'n'
Treasury department.
| Q. Who was that A. Colonel Magfuder.
steps, and went TO the footway for him, and
asked-l says, "Coionei, please give me
soma MONEY" He says, "On, no; can't
give you any money; you wouldn't oivae
right That was the very answer ne maos
20 me. went Up 70 M. NooxSs usn1 sS1
Ing about there: ! toio them nov VS. sn.s
had $lsO,6OO worth OF eerrincates IN m
pockets and eonilnt get : aonM nj. Su-
dIccon, q M. Aeilye Dank, csmo 70 me .a.ot
MIR. MaSruder gong INTO mere, eno oueIe0 m .o
ninety-three eents on the aoilaf LOT my cel ~,
Gates. ibegan 10 curse tnen. ! ssPPoeg' ~
Al other lr1snmen, goI l..ie re .s IA
them never would sen one Of .nem . sOsa
them was gong 70 Keep tnem uu.u I'm
get the money. / never got dollar until
eett'eo tor tou1 's-A-naAA $500
II By Mr.. Christy: 2. In that set!iemens o.
(which you speakOf, you received certlncates. ~
/, tIreceiyed bonds for them. got certmcases
! then for taxes, and had them vnen Dot
4 poWed Bome money TO pay my DEBTS lor tns
) street, aud then after that they give me eign
tteea-year bonds: This y after putting oowl
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