New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-31

used 90 much money aud mad 70 MAKE an ep h n 81"
cunt until it was balanced by another check Is that
Sstr ,bat S Or Hns tm IN fact You viii
nd here Harriet Noyes charged with e2 600 ana car
red s7Ss; think there is no trouble In tracing 'n"'
Mr.: Kassouwhero did you next zee ; any trace St
it's Yspv evident that it was not carried forward In
the ledger; is not carried forward as ought 20 90
T|R s books 10 Az Tue books
O. do not hold you responsible for oG
10 an Ordinary business transaction Of . the cS%
6oOi A. Yes sr think can now oo think RI soS
where Is would be very strange S SNaa Ss nRS
ha lave BEEN out to The
riot Noyes the next time the books were oaqneeI
Moves A There $4,000 charged and s2s@G ,S
then debit This last $500 COO is credited here by cash.
O. Then on the face Of these books, tracing ous
the s%.S It v SSps A.
q UHdcr what date A. Under date Of sept is e..
sSss n saS nd
you find iu balancing this charge aga rrssnonds
Now IL It appears that the check just shown 10 yoa
was simply exchange Of cheeks . yin IN Harros
the entry dscharging them from ns9il' A. i"a'
shown e be and %fS srros
checks between m.. "nssIion which should say
but S TG had 0 nothing to do With them ,o,.
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6de liability or would indicate that they had not Desn
personally liable for charge A. That would he tho
o. The iatteri A. Yes. Sir. ......
q One thing further DID You learn 6y any satemSn n
what s%Sqn OF Mo- %o9sy was 10 DC spent
o. Did You get from either Of them idea Of the
amount that had been spent A. No. Sir. m ,,, s,oos.
@ Did you hear any Instructions gwen Dy Mr. BLOCH
well to Mr. Irwin regarding his line of work in wash
Q. Have you any knowledge derived from papcrs or
mOranda 70 what paid i'll connection with the
| getting Of the subsidy A. No. Sir. -.,-,.o.
iu any way either verbally in writingi A. No. SIR:
Q. Have you any knowledge Of what MI IRWIN was 10
O. Have you any knowledge from the instructions
given to you 10 respect to the s W6a
ever It might be, to be discharged whether Dy me
stock SnccuIation or in any other wavi A. Tie only
information have upon the point was reha'A VI '"0
O. To whomi A. To me; in speaking Of the large
amount OF money which was 10 De cnrEeu on, vi ,n9
t was really very difficult thing to keep the run Of IT,
he SAID 1t was Mr. sockwells intention to repay tnal
pense In procuring the subsidy. n-...,.,,. .,,.o
@ That was derived from the Vice PRESIDENTS MSte i
perhaps, hut entered our conversation IN re-
gard the amount Of money which purported to have
O. am rem inded that there was voucher for $4,000
returned by the San Francisco agency before lS72
Inst hook at it, Tine witness was shown voucher
dated Nov SO 1872 from the San FRANCISCO agency pu
ana is72 and signed by Edrldge Irwin, agents Have
YOU any knowledge more you derive from the face
Of that voucher touching the matter refers TO- Of e1-
O. Do YOU know what E!drdge & Irwin claimed this
g. Y%, have no knowledge Of it's having been pnid d.
recy indirectly by checki A. No, Sir that voucher
forward as having been paid by the san FRANCISCO
agency. ,,., =,
the November account.
Mr. Nlblack-I understand from what have been
able TO hear of the testimony, that these charges when
seem TO bo false charges fact supposed by TO
| hA M
relieved v their false character before any publication
1pi A. The only reference made that is the
mark that made before, that that was Mr. Sto,kWts
that il would be carried Out OF course the money had
been charged the books and had been charged under
the aut hority and direction OF the Vice. Presdent
who suppose had his orders from the President; anu
charges made in accordance with those OF
| ders; the Company had given authority as under
stood although was out Of my province to make Ger
O. Was it not very unusual to the names 10
transaction like this or In the books OF company ike
this, or Of private hrln 10 erase aDythingf A. les
O Does It not cast suspicion upon it, A. Yes. Sir.
dcrstand from them that these entries, these extraor
binary entries upon the books OF the Company had
some reference TO the subsidy proceedings before Con-
gress A. 1t was understood; nobody except myself
and my assistant and Mr. Bellows Knew where ana now
O. Did Mr. Irwin render any account to Mr. stockwe
of these expenditures Was any account required
OF Mr.. stockwell In regard to thesef A. Not to my
Mr. BECK" Addition. division, and silence" we're the
fundamental aud cardinal features Of these transac
Mr. Burchard-state what entry you hnd under date
Of Jan. 30 1872 No lO9e, in the book Of the Bank OF
charge Rcharo B. Irwin. check TO order. Pacific Mail
Steamship Company" dated Jan, 20. 49,. cono. g..
the book, Journal &C. A. Profit and loss, r. b.
Irwin, Washington expenses. S3ooO" THIS is the entry
@. In whose handwriting is that A. 1t is in mine.
q Look at check No. 1.64 read that; what entry do
vol find of that in the books of the Conpanyi A. "a.
b. etockwen President under date Feb 10; loan spe
O. Who was A. Mastersoni A. He was President Of
the ManufacturerS' and Merchants Bank, think
dale Of FeU 10 given on that bank of 100000
There Gont appear to- to be =, any ~,
Irwin reads Ilpcose checks to my order iadorsed
etc. state whether thus $4,000 ono Of these checksi
O. DO you ind any checks Of the other amouptsi Do
| you find your books any entries corresponding to
6sse Will He {e amount a. On Feb Isl
@, On Feb. 10 prior to that date A. On Feb. Is
9TH is loan 10 Harriet Noyes Of 100000; win say
so far as these entries concerned that these
Geerspee to the book lind $4,000 standing to the
debit OF Kenyon Cox Co., which was apparently paid
the interest would be charged as interest,
q. Harriet & Moves also figure in the same way on
with reference to the return Of these bonds
A. "Feb. ls, Kenyon Cox Co. returned the loan OF
s12s S. total, SHOPS S."
O. Read the stub on check No. l,O6l A. Osborn
Chspln returned loan Of Feb. 49, with interest, $685.
l0S So"
"Eprl 49, Eldrdge Irwin, agents, A. b. stockwel,
President, SIS OO0."
@ How is that entered on the caShbook and journal
A. That is charged to Edridge g. Irwin, a. Is. Stock
we'll special $35,OC0"
O. Read check No. 2263t a. May TO- a. b. StOckwen,
loan, special $4,000"
O. Read check No 213Tf A. " Bank Of Commerce. re-
turn loan, 100000 interest account. $50 39 total,
sOO03s So" There is nothing to indicate that that
lut an ordinary transaction.