National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-28

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Mr.: Mattingiy: 9. DH yoa ~ The money 1bz
the 5000 q The First National Bank, or Of
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lbank.
q. Ths. = Jay Cooke = Co.'S. A. II va,
there gotit.
Q. You know the rrse National Bank Il up
nom Mr.. Cooke.
| Q. DM You pay interest On this notei A.
70 the best Of my knowledge and belief
8. 10. mich n.s.ssA 1:s.s.e. ss.u
Q. But the ratei A. Ten per cent, th.ni
Il was, II am not mistaken.
q. When was this memorandum made out
nom which you have refreshed your memory
A. We'll, sir, there Is . young man here that
got Il out Of my book.
Q. He wrote III A. Yes, Sir.
L A.
write my own name, / told you. cir.
9. Where 10 your bookf A. Ny book b
hardly worth seeing; there d such scribbling in
Il that you could not read Il. Il i thrown to
one side.
Q. when did your young man mako It out
A. think It WAS this week.
Q. This says First National Bank, "a, 900. u
A. Well. that may be; say ! paid ton Per cent.
Q. Does that appear in your book A.
o. II he put 10 nhere from the book h would
l appear In your book A. Think I told him
that paid ten per cent. to the best Of my
knowledge and belief. It was not paid whom
the note fell due, Or for two ". or three or four
Mr.. Mattingly. desire to introduce this note
4 in evidence, and call the attention of the com
mittee to the penciling on the face of It, ''eght
per cent. and on the back, s'intercst due from
months, $40"
The note is as follows:
WASHINGTON, Sept. Is, 49,.
For value received promise to Day to my own
order six thousand dollars On demand with inter
$1,000 at eight pcr cent.
lssa rGolist. sent mem beard that dsss.S
IStamps tal
T. Cullin.ns.
bss..d. 5aS t:sT al
Int. due from Sept. Is, II, to dch. n, 70 .
mos, $40.
-, PAr.IcI cuIIrHAHr.
Q. Who was this young man that made that
memorandum! A. He has been in my place;
his name is Frank O'Ccnnor.
Q. Is he in your EMPLOY 9. No, SIR.
Q. Where does he Hvei A. On Capitol
Hill.
Q. whereabouts A. Third street, think.
street, between d and f.
Q. Does the book of which you speak, from
which this was taken, contain your account?
A. kept the account of the notes paid;
kept no account OF my work, for paid the
men every Saturday night.
Q. Does that book show when you received
money from the Board of Public Worksl A.,
Yes, sir; put down an entry in my book.
Q. whenever you received money from the
Board of Public Works you entered II in your
book, and kept the date! A. Yes, sir; wanted
to keep it as near as could.
The following memorandum was here intro
duced I'm evidence: ~ - ~7rf-,r-
Cash received from Board of Publis
|. Works
Jan. 81, 1872 5000
July II, 10000
Sept. Is, Z" by Mr.. Shepherds re-
COMMUNICATION from First Ma
tional Bank - 5000
For which paid ten per cent per annum.
Sept. %, 1872, by Mr.. Shepherds
order on Coz. Magrtier - 5000
&c. MIDDLETON.
Q. see at the end of this memorandum, ssF
E. Middleton" was that taken from your booki
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bis own name at the bank the other day when
spoke to him. Twas talking Of coming here.
He WAS the man that offered me ninety-three
cents for my paper.
Q. Was that the bank from which younR
O'Connor made out this memorandum A. No,
SIR; this Is receipts that have where paid
people.
Q. Then the name of F. r. Middleton was
taken from that book A. Yes, sir; Itold him,
and he wrote 1t down.
@. His Office is under the National Metropol.
itan banki A. Yes, sir.
Q. He ia . member of the firm Of Nourse s.
Middleton A. Yes, cir.
Q. There IL another firm of Middleton d
Company, bankers, on street, A. No, sir; II
was this young fellow under the National
Metropolitan bank.
Q. do not clearly understand you about
this Magruder matter. l understood from you
that on the 18th of July, 1879, at the time you
received this $50 900, Mr.. Magruder asked you
to give him 81, OOOi A. Yes, Sir.
Q: And that if you felt any delicacy you
could 60 over to Georgetown and give 1t to his
Wife? A. Yes, sir.
Q. In that connection what did you say
about the checkl A. He told me that II did
not leave her the money could leave her .
check there for the money-my check for the
money.
Q. He did not say then that he would leave
the $50 900 check there and you could pay her
100 a.. md Get III A. He gave me the check
his wife II didn't want to give It to him, and
give her 5000, or leave my check for that
amount. There IL Middleton's name where he
wrote It in my book. cg,----,
Q. In answer to Senator Stewart under
stood you to say that you did not mention this
to any one until after the appropriation made
by Congress had been received BY the Board Of
q. February or March, 1873, 4. Yes, sir r.
9. You do not think you mentioned II to any
body prior TO that timea A. No, sir; not to my
knowledge. rEs .....i:F
Q. Did you not say whether you mentioned
It to the contractors who were there at thst
tinea You say there were four or i've contract
ors there after Magruder for their money! A.
No, sir; did not. 90
Q. You did not mentioniti A. No, sir; DO
not think did.
Q. After this appropriation had been re-
ceivsd By ths board, an1 ypa Allied to get any i
of Il, then you mentioned III A. IdH, Sir.
@. State to whom you have mentioned H..
A. cannot tell you, SIR. have spoken Of Il
In different places ali oyer this town. I'll
Q. And yod could not ten 81 the name Of .
singie person to whom you have stated III 4.
No, sir; there was good many people around
there. -.
Q. Around wbersa A. Arouid whore have
spoken of these things. ii
Q. DID you speak Of It TO any peFsoo In pef-
ticular, or to all Of the people around ingen-
eran A. I did not carp who Aesrd pe.
Q. To whom were you talkingf A. When
there was crowd Of contractor and people
getting together they heard ne spsak Of this
thing. $500
Q. whersi A. In dinsrsnb pasess h he
town. &
Q. Where b on place whore you mentioned
Il in the presence Of Q numhar Of people who
were aroundi A. That nm that kisps the
doom and frames near Barriers store acsuss
from where the hank h kept.
@. Tucker and eherman's1 Yes, CIR; whore
there were three or four gsntlensn around that
heard me. p 4.
Q. Who were you talking toi A. Both Of
them were there. There were three or four
gentlemen in there. :.
o. And YOU told 10Th, Tueles md Sherman,
Of thfa cdrcumstancA1 A. Yea Dr.