National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-25

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| ! ~ Hepfs6enfstaveV wilson: o. Have you any
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o.. Can YOU .siyv within e5O.Oo0 Of III A. I
| % not think can. ssits e'rHs.t,
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| Certainly could. 'aie
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asrreeate amornt 81 hoods {hst 1on hsv. a..
ec1tef - security. Won refer "a al ~ Annaa
YOU executed IN. refsrouee To theee imurovu.
menfs m an thia Dina, al Won. ar a. vos lir,it
the perioa any uherei Al. 1hould fefsr. pos.
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q. NOW. ~ Won vhst u. tn arvree.ta
amount OF yoQr otaiestioos Of ali boods sSecn.
ted by you q princiDal ma suretyi a. That
| could not tell iusf nov. II 4 : mater az n.
cord. = = =,
O. mderstsnd Won TO saw Won could an
proximate within one hundred thousand doilsrsi
A. I think might within that. -
really Know tat couM do that
Tho Chairman. That must Be- In the records
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Mr., Christy. 90 I thousht. That WA not
nv inquiry. but dM not Tish the commfttee
to be misled by the Response. or the wines
himself b innocently led into mistake.
Wines. I havs not been led into mistake.
Apd thaa 4 n 4 natter OF record. ID net
deny Roanr ON thee bonds. Of course: and /
have always regarded myself - perfectly good
for the amount of any obligations thar have
assumed. rf5 - eE-
Mr.. Christy. That d not the question am
nov asking. - .8.l,-s.I- :. : "a :. = -
The witness. Iwas driver 10 answer aues-
ton which said really could not answer de6.
pitely. an bound by The record. OF course.
Q. You stated you could approximate whhdn
Afty thousand dollars7 A. ] said THOUGHT
might. do not know whether could even
do that. --.
TESTIMONY OF FRANKLIN MACE.
franklin Mace sworn-examined BY Mr..
q. %her. Do vou ,..,d., A. Mon.,om.,v
county. Marvlsni. near RocIviIle.
o. Whers iid Won r.sids In The al, NJ 1871,
A. At that place, - :
o. Do Won know oue John R. Kidvell, A. 7
DO
O. Was he Z resideut of this CITY, Al that
timei A. he was resident Of Georgetown.
August. ISL. or a sny time precedinS that IN
Ietfers petsnt coyerinx m iInproyed nstented
A.. Il NJ
Ism, That obtained An interest In the scharf
patent. -sT !!
O. .Whv do vou saw ssorieinsl90 Was tbere
more than o0ei A. It was the first patent.
o. Was thers ooe subseouently iasueIll A.
Yss. sr. That one sss issued in Aprii. 1859.
O. The o. Won refer to now vas issued in
Anil. 1904 4, Yes. dr., % = u - -
q. WeFe there any olhers isuuedl A. There
was Hcharf q Farinston patent Issued In jan
uary, l87a. think. = +. - - : = : =
q. WA there anv pavement known "A the
SckaH peyeInept-petents for any psyements
knovn - The Scharf navemenf-issued betvean
I00o nd ism n. No. sir. - :, -.
q. Whst VA the extent Of vour interest in
tat 6charf navemept-sha oric3nalt A. leon
troIled two hiras interest In t6ie District. In
fsct, I had control Of o-thirde Of the whole
uatent.
o. Nov Won NAV ststs anv negotiations Won
Scharf payement when thew beesn. and when
tSey endedi A. Some time
Mr., Msttineiy, would like TO know vb.t