National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-02

DO not remember exactly the balance. Il was
between one and three thousand dollars;
upon my word cannot remember.
Q. lido not ask you what IL vas;I ask how
Il was-in currency, New York drafts, or
| checksf A. think drew some money and
4 drew on him for the balance AFTER / got to
Albany. am not sure about that. but think
that was IL.
@. Did he not pay you Sc 500 or $4,000 In
cash and place this $4,000 to your credit
The first time am speaking Of, A. No, sir; 1
do not remember that he did. think drew
for It.
Q. How long was Il -affer you LEFT Chicago
until you came to Washington, OF did you
come right from Chicago TO Washingtona A.
II came here directly sfter that arse visit.
Q. And you found the 1000 70 Jour credit
in the bank Of Riggs Col a: Yes, sir:
l. Q. How long were you here them A. was
here day or two. 80
Q. Where did you stopf A. At the Airing
ton. l-il1s5 - q t5.s ~. vol $50.
Q. You registered your name IS A. B. kirt-
i land. A. I presume I did. 9, -.
| Y. not Hoyief A. No, sir; not Hoyic,
| Y. You had no assumed name them A. NO,
i sir. ~ s-fs = - la7 Z III sf.il- =
Y. DID you cali upon Riggs eco. when you
came heres A. Yea, sir.
y. For what purpose-to ind out whether
| .nst sum was 70 your ersdit A. Wen, had
70 ne identined when drew II.
4 ., Y: VINO ,uentihed youi A. A CLERK In the
iSEasury department.
/ d. Give his full name N Won know n A Tie
\ is Ia SpifIner's office. I DOM know whether
lit Is FIRED or Samuel MofF,tt He "a an oIi -
u,iaintance OF mine. He 4 taller n GanersI
Sphnncr's Office, L think. -
| q. Did you draw the money! A. No, sir: 1
erew my cneck.
j Y T lou are dfew So a enecS W a: -, les, sr'
W. "A ,o ~, ~ ,S ~. .hs.,
Il IN transactiSn thai had here. - p-'
o. What sort of TRANSACTIONS A. Wen,
nothing whatever TO do with the Board of Pub
lie Works. ~ Eas1 =
| facts so that YOU had better lust tell us what
| that transaction wasI A. We'll, If you are
/ going 10 Investigate and and cut every cent
| that I spent Of that money cannot tell; Imay
/ as well stop here as anywhere else =
Q. We'll, II will not take long to find out
/ about that A. say / may as well stop here
/ as stop anywhere else.
| Q. What transactiondid you put that money
| intoi A. say It was a transaction that had
here. .--7 n
I o. Iknow you, say that, but what was it'
| A. It was transaction with Mr. Corcoran.
| @. What was iti A. In real estate. IL you
these things decline to answer now. -. =
with Mr.. Gorcorani A. { am not going 70 OK.
! pose my private business here.
| Q. Was II q secret transactioul A. Why,
no. .5Itl-s'-E - Z-z
said that IL was.
| Q. Did you purchase property A. We'll, 1
4 did. A-
Q. Where; what property n Some Of Mr.
\ Corcoran's property. '-a ss-s.s
Odd you take the title to yourseln A.
No, sir. - c.o.g-s-- - h.
any further questions in regard to that. II is
nothing connected with the board whatever,
and anybody that was ever connected with the
board .e III .-.r..sE 81 !1-z
Q. Wen, sir. you VIII have to answer that
question before you leave this room give
you notice OF that. a. consider that my pr
Q. Well, SIR, you VIII have To answer that
quesuon before you leave TINS room. Dlo you
A. Never, sir. $50
II q. You purchased OF him property and paid
the whole Of this $4,000 for u, did you'll A.
4 Yes, SIR that was TO bind the, bargain, but.h
ie not q dreadlul thing, was interested IN this
/ Hardwood estate, and made the nrst payment
on Il; that is the whole OF T.. l don't IKE to
4 III want 70 get through, ana want TO answer
frankly. Il was Ia the purchase Of the Hare
wood estate Of Mr.. Corcoran.
@. Who were with you in thah A. Mr.
prOWu was IN - H-J.srr ) 1 - .aa-
q What; Brosn' A, William ColVin Brown.
He was interested so FAR as he did not pay any
thing, and / made the fSst payment upon It.
/ Q. Who else were with youi A. No one.
Q. You paid that $l0, 600; did you get the
Hardwood estatel A. No, str:
1 Q. Did you lose the slO,OOoi A: did.
Q. The whole OF III A. Yes. The nrst pay
mens was not mads. He promised 70 make
the balance Oh the nrst payment, ana ne didnt
dot. - s5.sz 49,.
By Mr.. Thurman: Q. Was your negotiation
with Mr.. Corcorsn or with his man Of bust
ness-Mr, Hyde! A. Mr.. Coreoran was there
when the sl0,oeo was paid. He was AZ the
white sulphur springs when the neeouatIon
was made through Mr.. HYDE.
Q. How large an estate was tnat LAKEWOOD
| estatei A: IL Is nearly <UU acres, bnlnk.
By the Chairman: Q. What were you to pay
Tor ~ a. S2o9VOo.-
Q. And no purchasers but yourself and Mr..
Brown A.. That is all, sir.
Y: Dld hyoe give you tNie-oond' A. MOI
until the first payment. He gave me mere
receipt for the slO,0oO.
a What WAS 70 DC the hrst paymentt A.
Something like s42 900. ...
By Mr.. Hubbell. @. And you paid this
SIC, 600 on account Of 1t! A. Yes, sir to bind
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