Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-29
The Pacific Nail rnyestIgatio,.


BOOKS.
NEW YORK, December 29.-The Investigation
into the affairs of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company was resumed this morning. George
L. Scott testified that false entries Of amoants
were reported To him by Hatch as being cred
tied 10 him in the Pacific mail books At the
time Hatch told him. he (Hatch) was managing
director OF the company; could not define the
precise time covered by the account, but
thought IL was in the spring of 1872; witness
firm was named Scott, Strong & Co; there
we're two or three entries in the book, one of
slt0 600, and another OF $50 600; witness prom
ised to produce the account 20 the committee.
By Mr.. Dawes:-"DO you know OF any false
entries to other parties in the Pacific mail
Witness gave MIR. Dawes
SLY SIDE WINK
and whispered something in his ear in an nm
CeTtoDe. The answer was not Insisted on.
Christian B. McDOugaN, a police officer, tes-
titled thar he knew Mr.. Cole; saw sir. King in
the Park bank, where he was pointed OGt %
witness by Cole; followed him 70 the EI uitabls
building; did not remember seeiug any person
being with him; was tDld by Cole that he wa.
KING, postmaster OF the House OF Representa-
tiyes.
Julius NJ. Noyes. OF the firm of Hsrriott &
koyes, testihed:--Was acquainted with A. B
StCckwen, but did not know X. Il. Irwin; in
May, 1872, had transactions with a. q. Stock
well; had no knowledge OF an entry IN the books
OF the company in May. 1872, OF a sum OF $3.50,
Geo charged TO this firm; cneck for SJo7 ,5I5.g5
was signed by Irwin and endorsed by Moves
called an exchange check;
THE ENTRY OF $3.50 900 WAS FALSE.
as we'll as all such other entities. The S5OI 50 95
was only loan TO StOckwell personally for ac-
CON nmodation purposes, and not 20 the com
pany. Witness was Uaid by one check OF
$50 coo from the Pacific Mail company, aud the
dsy alter this another cheek from the Panama
Railroad company tor S7Ji,7y5 was deposited
This was done simply at the request of Stock
well; had no business With irwin in Nav, ISIS.
had DO knowledge of an entry OF Si0). .COj in the
Pacific mail books 10 the firm of Eldrize *
Irwin as agents of Harrott & Moves. If auy
such entry existed il was false.
Charles W. GTiswold, Of the firm Of Darling,
GTiRWCld < Co., was sworn and shown a NUN
Der OF checks; identified two OF them endorsed
by hin; one check was numbered , ,552, and
dated May 30, 1872.
DRAWN VO THE PAyOR OF W. s. KING,
for 81 .4j9.l7, endorsed payable TO Darling IIrs-
wOld * Co.'s order; another was numbered
2t5 dated May 80, 1872, to W. $. King, for
CO. Did not know for what this money was
drawn; witness WAS one of the proprietOrs
OF the Eifth-aVeDue hotel. WiliiaAl b. Sage.
who said that he WAS cashier for Daring, Girls
void & Co., U. 5; King asked that the checks
be placed TO his credit; the money was paid out
in different sums; King was then a guest
in the hotel; did not remember seeing
any person with King; Kings name was
entered in the hotel register on the 18th OF
May, 1873, and be took his departure on the
3lst Of May, two days after. John Roach, ship
builder, testified that he had business with III
Pac1hc Mail company since 1871; built one yes
sci for them in the fall OF II. Up TO June, 1872
ness with them but the building of these yes
sells,