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further showed tint Fulton wRb ut tho time,
properly d[soharging tho functions Of his Office,
all caeaa proHuntcd by Special AKonta being on |
record In hia Office.
DISTRICT oF COLUMBIA.
THE INVESTIGATION.
Specias Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WAau1Na1oN, April 15-The proceedings be
fore tic District Investigating Committee to-
day wore of varied and entertaining nature.
Mr.. Jenkins gayo q worry interesting nccount Of
Ills connection with tho DoGolyor T. A1cOlel]and
contract. Atr. Gibson, Of tho New
York Sun, afforded tho Committee
and noHy Dick Hnrrington IN I'M
menao amount Of amusement. Mr.. Filbort
explained all about his 100000 worth OF COLI
tracts, and Mr. Thomas Evans boldly accused
Gov. Shepherd with prosttut,ng his Office in tho
interest Of bis privnto business. Taking every
thing into consideration, the session Of to-day
probably posaoHsod more interest than any pro-
yious ono.
COL. CHARLES JENKINS, OF CHICAGO,
testified that ho became Interested with Do
Golyor l. A1cOlolland In Washington contracts
when he bought into tho business. ho fell heir
to MI tho books. accounts, anti correspondence
OF Do Golyor. Among tho masB Of correspond
onco that ca1no into his possession woro number
DeGolyer, having roforonce to tho securing OF
contracts for atrcot-payiug- in Washington.
Thoy woro writton botweon January and June,
1872, and contained roforoncoB to all kinds
Ct Ct people. - congressmen' officers Of r., tho
letters AIr. Je nlinB had copied, but Subsequent
ly, about the time OF tho Inauguration Of tho
present investigation, ho destroyed not only tho
copies but the originals. To tho best Of his
iosE mr. Tursr rErrrna ruou cu,rrrnnEx
dated at Washington on tho 30th of Mny, 1872,
contained such oxpreHsious as tho following:
'Col. Parsons has arrived, mud things arc look
ing bottor." "Tho Colonel will get awards fc,
006.." "Tho influence OF Garfield has been &c
curcd uo holds tho purso-strings OF tho Coz.
crnmeut,, md through lis hauds eyory dol1d:
must CO."
Tho witness then states what he know about
tho payment by DoC;olyer Il McClollaud at
$4,000 to Chittondan in January Inst. Loaltl-
ing that the present investigation WIS coming,
md that he aud aA others who Ind done work
for tho District Government would have to glyo
evidence boforo tho Committee, ho mato o pill
grimage to Chicago. to see CAttondon the first.
CALLED At s1n. cnrrTENDES'a OFFICE.
Tho 1attor gentlemen received him very coolly,
and tho intcrview WAS unsatisfactory. a day or
so arcr he called again, this tt1no TALKING with
him Chlttendon's lottor: He oponea tho con-
yersation by informing him that tho letterB wore
less ho was at once informed Of ali tho
circumstances connected with the payment Of
eo7.000 ho would fcol Obliged to lay all tho cor~
respondonco in his keeping before tho law.
baughty Mr.. Chlttcndon: who,-to use an exrros-
siyo phrase, ,--tcscendod from Ills high horse,
Rnd surrendered ut discretion.
The SUBSTANCE OF MlB DISCLOSURE
t. the aa ooSne n s o ned Ga 5 1s M 1 nses a ans 5 it
got in money from DoGolyer d 11colelland
to Richard O.. Parsons, Of Ohio, >: for
services rendered by tho latter In securing
tho contract from tho Doard Of Public Worka.
uo promised tho mysterious Brown tho .oth-
or $4,000 but being hard mp he gave Brown
only $4,000 aud lis note, mud pockote1 tho
$4,000 himself. His explanation Of Ills disposal
OF the $4,000 in notes was rot quite 80 Hntis-
factory. These, ho informed Col. Jonkins, ho
gave to Col Kirkland, q notorious lobbyist from
Illinois, for distribution. Kirtland, however, it
| would seom, kept Bomo of tho notes for n ,tlmo,
and then
swAppED THEM TO IRA HOLMES,
tho Chicngo bunker, for Bolno houses and lands
and Mr.. Holmes IN turn surrendered them to DO
| Golyor l. N1cC!olland upon their assigning to
him all toir interest in tho contracts for street.
paving in Washngton 40 that it would ap-
ponr from hIr. Jenkins story that after all tho
| fuss TINT las been mado about
MR. cN1rTENpEN's FEE,
tho poor gentleman really got only 50 o0o ont Of
which ho beat tho mysterious Brown"
| Judge NlhOQ-NuO ID LutH kOt. AITLlA0u
| Col Jonkins-I know ltttlo Of him. but undor-
Btant! ho is one Of those harpios who prey upon
Judge Wilson-A lobbyist?
Col Jenliins-Yos; presume TINT is what he
prefelH being called
Senator Tlurmau-Ho IS
PROFESSIONAL LOBBYIST,
I understood YOU to say3
Col. Jonkins-YoH lo will take d job WHOM
| ever le gotB ono, uo III regular hnrpy.
Senator Tln1rman--Woll, do you bolloyo Chit
tendon ia such a groonlorn az to bo takcn III by
alch person RI you describe this Col. Kirkland
to bo?
Col. Jepktua-Ycs, sir. Mr.. Clttonlan il 10
full of ogotisln that ho can he talzon III BY any
sharper. lIo Is very oaBlly deceived.
Judge WilBon--1H he al innocont as tho MIR.
McCleiland who testified here Inst week7
Col. Jonltiny-YoA; ! Sir, every blt and Xot ne. "a
%Col. Chriaty-pleaao describe this AIr. Chit
tondens personal appearance to tue Committee.
um informed lie iB
REGULAR COUNT roaco.
Coy. shopherd-1io resembles tho first Nj
Col. Jonkna-Alr. Chttondon will he here to.
morrow, and you eau all SOC him, aud learn the
kind Of man lle iB
Senator Allisoll-Wel COL Jenkins, hayo you
atatetl all you know OF thfs caso5
Col. Je1kus-Yes, sir; i,ayo told al know
and 4 good doal haye heard.
| llttlo LICK harrington, CT bnePneIuH !eba
stall, thinking that in Gibson, OF tho Nov Yorl
Sun l1o hau discovered ilat. attempted to oroAs
oxn1nino tho lattor gontioman tllH AFTERNOON
IIo did not continue tho intorylow for any lorglf
ut time, lloWoyor, for, true to hta pronuHe nadt
Oh Monday Inst,
u1llHoN TURNED THE TApLFs
OH littlo Dick, and was HoorctIE Inn nnmoroi
fully, wllcn 1lublel Of Michigan. lox to Dieki
reliof. Iiubboll demanded ot Gsbsun tbs .ams
Of the person who Informed him tim. CougroBs
man lloBnor, Of Philadelphia, Ind an interest il
q Contract Gibson refused to diyr1lgB till lii
informant gave him permission. and eftor q lonl
nriyato sost,ion tho Committee decided to ElYt
him till tomorrow forenoon tosoe hts mau mt
obtain liH consent, Should hlr. Gibson fail Il
anBwor, lo ....
WILL pnouAnLY BE LOCKED UP.
In tile coal-hole, but ha will de,napl compnn
duriug hs inauguration, n tho person Of I1allot
Kllbolrne, who Las not ylelded tho pamss Of tl