New-York tribune., 1874-03-14
RUFUS STORY & CO.'S CASE AGAIN.
THEY STILL CLAIM THAT THR CONVENIENT WAS
RoBBFD or $4,000 op TIE SUM PAID BY THEM
The Journal Of Commerce, in its Washington


ROBBED or $4,000 op TIE suMPAID BY THEM
The JoBrRal Of Commerce, in its Washington
correspondence, published yesterday says
The question OF moeties g.. before the Committee OF
ways ul Means has come To III eud o. OUTSIDE discus
Iol, and tine Committee has now determined 10 go
sScId Win dciheratI1n upon the evidence adduced.
The CuamDcr Of Commerce Committee ana me bosto.
Bard OF T$qe reIrosenta'Nes1 1sSlis MI Mont
ton Of Woodr1T & Robinson, Nj. William T.:
Dodge Of Pneps Dodge 81 60, ana M, tutnapl .ld %
Monday March amt the Others have arrived here from
nmo To me since special Agent jayne .Ss aiso a Seen
remained t this time except Mr. Putnam, VINO went on
Tario T n ~ Sctwcen Messr Story Co jayne ana the
lawyeIs NJ Putnam a'd tney PAID @ashngt9n e a. S ON
f1t So,rsel f-cs. and men alleged that ihe
tooooO was gwen TO Nr, Culver. for settlement with
tIS case Mr culver says he received froil RafGs
story Co cefi'h d check ON the Continental. BANK
for $OJtoO IN full settlement with the Government aud
counsel mat lie gave Nj Bct-. Clerk Of the District
Court certified check for $4,000 for the Government
put $1,000 N his own POCKET. and gave his partner
t4R4 !. Wls deemed strange that Nj. Putnam should
CON- i az ~ SI ~ ~, wanted to sefc me n3int Whether
tuat SlsOU Was paid by Mr.. Culver tO government
w,t,cn .ervr IA anybodr Who spoke Of H. that the
$50 was lor ex penses aud the $4,000 for lS months
NOrA a counsel and his statement rests as ihe Das OF
opluinn In tie absence OF statement from Messrs.
bOry Co. 9"
This IS an apparent effort 10 make Il appear that II
was understood betweeA Messrs Story and Putnam and
Washington & Culver their attorneys, that $4,000 was
10 be retained by them counsel fees out OF the checV
for 100000 paid IN settlement OF the suit AS ItE l'
USE lad originally exposed the oppression IN 'hs cas'
and has stated on Mr. story's authority that he hau
maid foaOoo 10 the Goyernmentin settlement, TRIBUNE
rerorr again questioned Mr.. Story as to the truth OF
tho ,e,ement In Inc Journal In reply, MI story sad
,h ,pcb n,sityeness aud IN the most emphatic man
neT:
Isay that paid FOR hat settlement tooo' ana ~
part OF that snm vas Tor lawyers ser,o1s Ssn,raie
checks and were satisfactory 70 blm paIu nj. -
Ia three distinct suus ,o5Oo for bis rVeeh anu p"iu
hiIn IN fall
tar. Story here produced the vouchers and showed
them to the reporter. One a memorandum for the
sum of NVc, which paid Mr.. Culver as retainer
In the case The check for 100000 paid 10 close the suit
dated Sept 81, ls7l, on the National City Bank (uot
the Continental Bank TO the order Of Washington b
Culver and is 80 mdorsed The retainer OF 81 900 is
March IL, ISL. On July H. lSl another check 20 the
order Of Washington Culver for g. 900 was drawn on
the National City Bank II indorsed Washington &
Culver and deposited 10 the credit Of the NewYork
Life Insurance and Trust Company On Nov H. 1871, a
third check paid TO the order Of A. E. Culver for
sl26OO THIS 10 indorsed A. L. Culver and also Wash
iUgton Culver. Attached to this check is bill OF
Andrew r. Culver against Rufus Story q Co. for pro
fe,onal services for $500 Its receipcd "in full tC
date, Nov II, Isu"l
Tle makes in ALL resumed Mr.. Story sls,bo for lega
,eryices which we have paid Caivel deny Snythl9t
O for legal vices aud 100000 10 the Government
II Vac distinctly understood between M Guyer anI M
myself that the sums should be dvined Iu % tps W. ~
he freq,s ntly represented that Jayne would hO sol
foT an tBng less SOi1ebOdy stole that tIO"O ahu ~
spend S20oOU TO find out who di1 "
Mt. Putnam, who Was present also SAID
The settlement with the Government Was rGunetl
nnderstoOd u be for 10000 talked lI auuver VII
Culver rtps atedly. The first tntimstlon " had INA
oriy 5000 ~ the 100000 paid for THAT puTpO-
reached tue Government was when We. saw II ID III
TRIBUNE We were greatly ast0nished 20 bee tina
t2gOD had been kept back This paper shyk II wa
strange did not appear befOte the Committee ha
opportunity go before the COMMITTEES at WashInt
ton, because al the TINE taken up Ivy speakers Nj
Schultz bIsde his speech one day. aud the BOstU
people made there Culver tOld "a al th
tlme OF the settlement that ne should draw the
fseG ls kAsk sa1 hand night " the