, 1874-12-29
A ROYAL STEAL.
That Is What the Pacific
Mail Subsidy Was.
The Hon. "Bill" King Posi-.
lively Implicated.
He Drew SITS, 600 Of Irwln's
Corruption Fund.
The Story Of the St. Paul
Newspapers Corrob-
grated.
one Witness Identified King After
the Check Was Paid,
Stookwel1's Transactions with
Harriott & Noyes.
Interesting stock-Sales Based on t]lo
Subsidy Scheme.
The Accounts Of Irwin and Stockwe|I
Submitted.
Stookwel1's Transactions with
Harriott & Noyes.
Interesting stock-Sales Based on tllo
Subsidy Scheme,

TEE sun-conta11-1EE's INVESTIGATION.

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Sn,cta, St.uatas - .Ans ~. M 1NYEsrtoAf1oN.
New Yonk, Dcc N -Tho o',.nb' s,'s oa.' 7s'oane,
tho Conmitteo ~ w. - o"p-oonn'tteo o.
Of Representatives l,cc,n ,o1.es,. y. sne tlous'
tigstiou, in tbia ci,v IN oas roeas[' .ne'r ,nVes
bribery Of ncmbors ~ nong,nsa - -. lne @loeot
Mail steana]1in conn,nn 'oss s1...: ~ 'Ao tac'hs
tablo woro Mr.. bpro1srd Gt,,s,ss" s aIounu
Commttoo. Mr. To1aan ~. 4"nnl,'n MINI, u Tue sub
Wnoa str naa. nns. Aasaon, Ar. Niblacl' Fernando
mAs plosont' With olark Bell Us hia COUNSEL A1r,
Daesett, Clerk of the Conm,ttoo ~ Wnra
MesnB. noted oa so,ro.,.. D ~ Ways aho
idont ~ rha as..,s oeoFgo .. Coo Pros-
'Ao 3At1'o''cao E3chan8o Bank, saa
H. .n,, THE FIneT WITNESS.
in Hay, 1872, amounting to s75o nm .r5
that s32o o0o of this nn,on,,t ,an -"u e'"tou
uenaroto c,,o,,s. t"s ss auu1s ""o afa"n in throo
| ~ v tuso.s tPfouap!y IN casl,) paid over
.h .ao eouotsr 20 Irwin himself. uo recountod
OF s275 600 and ono of sin foo hv tuo w
wlo worc ru,v;,l;n, - s.se.:e ~ wv ssf"neefs
Low w. % t,e.a ua"ue u Identity themsolvoB. and
coyerod @ t]st @'4' u project tho bank thoy dis
ONE or THESE MEN WAS WILLIAM =, r,xo
rpsr araa. o1 tne ouso Of Representatives.
.,,oo.a.T,t ~, -"9"'!As 'ao otlef man wero un-
,o+roh,.,4.a o"7n'er oi that pank
superior. He testified tnoro vero +mo m
acposits. ono of s7qs mn 0No "eie t"o
a15, nm, T1,o tou- .,'as,' 's9'ooo ana ono Of
,norLoa .s;t., ~, .uu1 oaecAs' winch nro plainly
Iaaskea with tho banl's numbern, arc No. o364.
1000; No. 2,365 $3.50, 600; No. a 8ea s1n nm
No. 29Gs s12,00o, This dcnos1t ~ ~1o'oo.i .'
Nav ~ 1a7o ,r,,a ..,l ust'a'. was made
mao My 2o 1s72 ona ens eoa.ateS oap9s'' ~, iva. waa
s9ecNe 5 Sna. No. @ 2S6o Of 5000; No: 1880, Of
m"rHe| tSs 20; ,:' .,ao1' Ut e2oooo. Tho checks
A'''heo ~ we're
tbronc,, n1ros11sn ~ nal;! ~ TIE II nEau1Ah wAy,
7s5 5oo Tho tntnpaIsmen5 ator twpn INT is. tho
' sng NosocIcler c, Irwin can,o into tho banl tho
any Tue tlrst deposit cano into my oillco, made
eGo ~;tI, m 1cnta 60 me OF % ordinary character
,mv m1.1 afoo T." % acaeronee 70 business went out Of
Jnnnn;s osa'.' tulew nls oank book down with hiH
MWopon!t a9G weilt 9at After he Lad gone tho
ionos;t ani GI'ur ~ solu me Of sh'a extraordinary
oI Nayo tw,, w. ntrg gu1.o htastled: on the Goth
They unknown to 'S ang one nto tS 4hov 1qa n1G
aIler Sslep andad ane9eSes 1, iIst to tho Paying
po1 ggo sma o. onG ~ ,9r & Ttose checks woro
w II 10 biz pons avn 81 os ny reeotleeon .st 6y Col
payable 70 bearor or .o war;
rrho ro,,a, pEAANnEp a!a TIE CURRENCY.
vr;1Hn, ~ IT, 1 s4no " Tue large sum, Was nm.
cation hnt In Hnsa IL "stloat some ldonttl
la t,on 'ro Eelaionan refused to gvo that.
rom % in ia lelea raan nem to the officers:
wont tn tha aae,.ta,. VI tno pank' They |
also had eomn or're',a; au;.-oasIlor, md ho
iarSe ann w,tho,t ABOUT payng thia
.nSa'a 'ho5 ho5 were 5eiaed aud we1o roforrsd TO
,sc,, ,I, ,1as u aoara nart Of toir conyozsatiou,
dowr anI oxn1n;' 1''c. .,,,o ! aakcd thom to sit
One of liam o1w1M sn;H J., "mak WaH tho matter.
i,rn ci,ocIs ~ e"au ~ SUBSTANCE havo hero
them 'm ao3S 59at !. pIuns a1u thoy rofuse 10 pay
rent,onon >, o'1t m, tet " tno LOUIE at them,
a,d + ,oozad dos nanaen thom to mo-
i Now oont1nmo" ,a ~ ,,, snoin: H. said,
nrcc s,,ms 6n. ~ .,on "" hno* thoso arc verJ
a,it|cd ~ ,;a ~ IL h!pnt nt one Gentleman present
lu1drod md saaont' tiso n,!ss .f 1"ai. aela 1.-Two
consider in Nav Ynr; ~ ~ .nonsana dollars o
[io apswerci1 H." @o'A " oo D. pretty largo sum."
""oc, . ,yv u,.n
linn +ho+p Th Tsois H1HptE lS, LARGER SUNS
,ctweon . ortia,no', ,na, dnore ~ courtesy due
,ation wcJ' ovarv,u nnu .noso u certain ob!i-
,andi;nn mIua 1aa' osoIyo1o owes to tho community
,rai .,r6a ~" 1u'na Of money and on that gen.
c1xo.h h'1dru e;r,,,t,. ask you to idontify your
I'M mt naE,.;yn,, 'n1. "nY 10 suro ]
waratf e,.na,i,;t6 a;6 y, loffed oneok. 11o an-
ar not wnntinm e ~ ~: tnls 1hoy had roaaon
10 40. wna r. " W oas.a nv.'ca. anu accllned to
nil tn reoo"n,ya o ~ ~ eornor pecauae could not
ain hia inc6r";Io ~ - ~ ,asns u ahY man 70 mnin.
,i mG r'gnt % 70 demand payment OF tho chocks The
ha{ H. aa' om when could refuso was to Hny
or were orger!es. llookol at thom
,roa ~ "rora :n aau WAS nssared that the sigma
nse r. rao ~. ea,t How do you pro-
~ H. H." Ia,i. III .a93ney 1t you aro going to uao
,ont nna ~ ~ wv Tolloqo INC OF all oMbarrass-