National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-18

GA4l1HlA IN
this letter: ssThs influence may or may not b
required. Time can determfne.0 Nov, are
| you still unable to state 70 the committee Whist
influence II was that you were going to bri1g =
| bear 70 aid Mr.. Huntington n aiding you -
getting this contract a. I canaot ten VIZ
that influence was : ~ - :. u y.
o. Now, you say you think thas N. Ntck><
son must have spoken % yous about this:
letter, ana SEE whether that Il yours or no<-
[Haudiug ths paper % xitness.l a. les, siri
q. The le.tsr 10 which have Just been can
| ing your attention bears date February 8, 1871.
Here + also LETTER bearing dsts--S =. Z
lott.9 or ssieerspR % saint NieSoiss, New York
Sssa sa as
! contract The tnauepee may stiII Be required
AS Pen NAY e e gSs
sns ss
Eipsd % Flnor Learn the reason vhy-fsihsr Ein
Yours, truly, = esessz r. carrrrxp.x.
H 3 Esl:r' Wi! NJ i ,; e., ft..
Mr.. Wilson. I read n ~student." Perhaps
It is ssrvart. do net know what you mean.
The Witness. (After examining the letter.)
Well, ] cannot say what Imeant by that, sir.
There must have been mistake In the word;
meant som-thing else, probably.
! @. Now, you VIII perceive that these two
letters bear the same datei A. observe that
+ Q. They both epeak about some influence
j that you were to bring to bearf Ayes, cir.
i = Q. Now, instead OF Mr.. Nickerson having
tsnggestedIthis matter to you, g would seem,
from this letter, that you were Suggesting that
you bad u 10 hinl A,iEo, sir; understand
@. Now, having thus refreshed your recoliec-
ton By reading tho letter that you wrote to
| Mr.. Nickerson, want to know whether you
\ can call 70 your mind this influence that you
were going to bring to bear to get this contract,
A. now recollect the reference In the first let
ter that you read. think DeGolyer & McClel-
Ian had mentioned to me in C6icaao-it had
passed from my mind altogether-that Mr..
i Nickerson, in Washington, had some influence
that would aid in securing the contract. /
came to Washington, and must have had an
| interview with Mr.. ,Nickerson. returned to
i New York, and from the St. Nicholas Hotel
!. dictated the letter to Mr.. Nickerson.
i Q. Proceed, sir. A. That is all have to say,
Q. Well, is that all the influence, now, that
i you had that you were going TO i.sei A. l had
4 made my proposition TO Mr.. H arlington. Mr..
Nickerson had stated that he lad this influence
4 also. - I-'--' E1ri-,'.a1 Eva s-L'
/ BY Mr. Thurman: O. You had seen Mr.
1 Nickerson, then, before whiting that letter to
4 himi A. I had, or else is had been communl
Gated 10 me through DeGolyeE & Mcclellan
/ before dictated Il. = IfEJ % "a ls8Eg ra
p By Mr.. Wilson, @. Did you have any letters
Of any kind that you were going to use for the
purpose Of securing contract; and, If so, from
whom did YOU have those lettersi A. Pardon
i me, will yourepeat thatif - sgs--usi Ell
/ Q. Did you have any letter or letters from
any person or persons that you expected TO use
for the purpose of securing O contract; and, IT
so, by whom vera the letters writtenl A. am
not aware that i had any letters of that kind.
L think came 10 Washington without any
4 lettea. ii-h zr..-- $500 Il 7-.sg- .7r.-I =
Q. Did you have any papers or letters that
you expected to use In that wsyi A. To no
persons that / recollect at all. 1 came here
without anything. ~. 81 y -.s.-Fi-
@. You came here some time about the mid
/ die Of Januaryi A. Yes, sir; think about the
middle Of Jsnuary. r-ss - ~ "a.
! @, And these two letters were written on the
Sth day of February A. Yes, sir.
/ Q. Now you say In this letter to Mr.. Nicker--
son: "The letter has been presented, and the
promise made that may fairly expect q large
part Of the contract" What letter did you re-
fer to therel A. Well, I do not know what let
| ter that was; It must have been some letter of
introd1ction that some person gave me:
| made that you may fairly expect large part
OF the contract" A. Wen, that promise must
/ have come from Mr.. Huntington.
| Q. Here Is letter 70 Mr.. Huntington written
on the same day. A. The letter TO Mr.. Nick
/ erson- -
q, This is to Mr.. Nickerson, and this is to
| Mr.. Huntington. In the letter to Huntington
you are urging him with considerable zeal, and
saying to him that you have very strong and
/ very powerful influence that you can bring to
bear here, and In the letter to Nickerson, Of the
same date, you say: "The letter has been pre-
sented, and the promise made that you may
1 fairly expect large part Of the contract A.
Well, that refers to the letter Of introduction
to Mr.. Huntington.
@. From whomi Al think the letter of in
PRODUCTION was from Mr.. Chapman, of the Dis
| trict of Columbia.
By Mr.. Thurman. Q. want to know what
| 1t is-contents he refers to.
Mr.. Wilson. Here; "The letter has been pre-
scented, and the promise made that may fairly
expect large part of the contract" ITO the
witness:] You think that letter was from Mr..
Chapman, the Delegate Of the District A. 1
think so.
Q. How long had you known Mr. Chipmani
A. I had not known him at all. -
O. How did you get the letter from Mr.. Chip
mani A. Mr.. Farwell introduced me to Mr.
Chapman, ard, knowing me very well, asked
Mr.. Chapman to introduce me to Mr.. Hunting
ton by letter.
Q. Have you copy of that letter. A. 1
have not. ----.-s.
Q. Have you the original, A. It was mere
letter of Introduction. have not the original.
Q. Who made you the promise that you
| might fairly expect large contract A. Mr..
| Huntington. Think Il must have been Mr..
Huntington. 1t could not have been anybody
| else because was In communication with no
! one else, unless It was Mr.. Nickerson.
@. Now, in the face of these letters that
have read TO you, you think Il was Mr.. Hun
tingtoni A. think so; yes, sir.
Yes, SIR.
o. Mr.. Huntington died in March, you think.
| How long after his death did you begin to cast
about you to find somebody else to take his
placer 4. Well, think l was very much de-
pressed in spirits for about ten days before I
commenced operations again. se
Q. Then you began looking about for some
body TO assist youl A. Yes, sir; began to
rally.
q. And YOU found william Colburn Brown;
Is that his namei A. William Colyin Brown,
sir.
O. A man who was stranger to you'll A..
A comparative stranger. / was pretty wen sc-
quainted with him by the time.
@. Had you ever had any business with himi
o. You knew him TO be an Episcopal minis
| etn A. He showed me letters from the bishop
Of New Jersey, which, Of course, was all the
introduction Iwante1.
/ Q. BE had been q resident abroadf A. Yes,
sir.
O. How long had he been back in this coun-
try before you made his acquaintance A. / do
not know how long he had been in this coun-
4 try.
Q. How long had be been abroadi A. I
think several years.