, 1874-04-29
l1CAGO, WEDNESDAY,. APRIL %, 1874.

<Vs Aoa4s
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md Ills attorney. storrs, hnd boon arrested
by order Of tho 0ommittoo and taken to tho
Capitol, Boon after It was oxplained that Kirt-
land had not beou, but that 1t having boon learr-
cd TINT lo Ind boon soon with Ohittenden and
atorra on Saturday. tho Committee Ind
tho two lust mentioned mon taken into custody,
ana proposed to hold them aa hostages ~
until snoy "oana up Kirkland; Another reliable
formation that TIC Committee woro going to
HOLD AN AL1~NIohT
aosslon, anu ~ order to mako things
interesting |t,,.noe naa n aammonea mieoen or
twonty witnoahos among tho nnmpor me- TO-
boc1, mabtlcatca no1oro hoyora! more peoplo ar-
rived, Win equally unfntell1giplo 'ntoiliBonce.
iho trno stato OF ailalrs cah 10 EXPLAINED Ill a
lew words' Ihfs afternoon
Mn. WILCOX.
employed as q clerk III tho Third Auditors
CHico, appoarou bo1ore tho Oommlttee. ahd 10.
a'red M to make statement: bolng sworn, ho satd
That Kirkland, WHO 10 au Old acquaintance Of lis
lad boen IN ths oity and guest at his house %
gaHoh %aa 1nausufatod. Hls ntst Visit was
made ab"ut three Wcoks ago. and tho sec-
ou "st "eoA' AHo seconu LIMO he came
no ,i; aoslroa to Consult WIN unntonden, ana, at
hln loquoas, "ltnesb "ont 70 tho Ebpet liouBo
anu oaw storr8, VINO won't with Fitnoas to Hen
Atrtlahd, anu subsequently h1rtianl visited
atorfs a. hi8 room. and there met Chit
tendon: tend a,t On Saturday evening Kirkland
gavo a diuner at tho Washington Club.
which was attended BY Ohittondon and
btorrs: Since leaving hiB house Saturday oyon-
Ing "itncBs had not 6oon Kirkland. This ill.,
formation
AROUSED TIE COMMITTEE TO ACTION,
and thcy at once sent for Uhittendci'' and
StorfB, and from thpm received 4 COnfirnIa-
! ton OF the statement OF Wilcox.
The tTo Chicago gentlemen wore put
through thorough and Hearching examination,
but nothing Was obtained from thom Of impor-
lance. ,storrs explained Lis visit to Klrtlaud to
| have boon purely professional, hie do
sire being to aacortain from that In
dlviduAl "hoshef he mad or hah not divided
with Cl1ttonden tho ST., 600. Kirlland8 visit to
him at tho Ebbott House waa unsolicited and un-
expected. When asked why thoy bud not report
ea Alftlanua presence IN the clty to tho 'Com-
mittee, both Chittendon aud storrs answered
Detectives arc out
SECURING THE CITY FOR K1nTLAND,
who ia believed to be hidden in some hotot undor
an assumed name. His trunk is still at tho
house Of Wilcox, md will be retained until llo
| The Committoo mo satisfied TINT thuy are now
on tho
M1dn ROAD TO IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS,
and It Is understood this evening that their
! session for the no1t few dnyB will bo in secret
ITO tho Assocfated Press.1
| TESTIMONY For THE DEFENSE.
| WASHINGTON. D. e., April 28.-Tho District
lhVcstlga1lh9 Commlttce. today began hearing
OF tho firm OF sperry d Pritchio, OF Talmadgo,
~, were sworn, and testified that tho ptpo sewer
| furnlshod ny tho firm to tho Board Of Public
WORKS. was At 1oWcr nguros than "as charged
tho citfos or Ohfcago, Dotroit, Cleveland,
Hochcssef' cincinnati. and other cities.
11osEs KELLEY
testified that IN h!B capacity as CaRhfer OF the
National metropolitan bank, lug had advanced
money to the contractors on District securities at
por cent intcrest, holding. tho Eccuritios
~ coatoralH. by TINT he had never pur-
he had no arrangement with tho Board
Of Public Morks with reference to tho redomp:
ton OF certificates thon advanced upon, but TINT
denle1 thas 10 mug eyer entered into conspiracy
WITH Allbourno aud othors for tho purpose Of coil
-'fo1i'n8 coh11Hots. - :. -.-
| 'onn T.. ~ ',t' A.rM ~ u, .
plslc5 contracts: Geea u tnex &c % mau ever ell
ex tI; t ~ naoasu ~ oonutaet5 a,,a uuu
Alie" nosn,46 " ~ e1ssonGo . u 10y 4.cn goil.
af ts so,,no 1ts,ud .'u.t enas ~ mun GHunn @ ta
~ 10y a f,r'a,,d he oan npu eI
- - ataa ~ - 4,,a non, WILL
ni ~ 7lono H u suo ooasn ~ fupnc Mo1Ks THs
i!t no co.1pauJ .i.,uJ nau au.u ~ H. 'Gnoa ou!1
S'ono ,rerti, ~ taa a..aot .ao ;o,, ~uu.
a, % %1en 49, y. nsona ea upoa "nis1, 1o"esei ~ W.
tnefo nao peen ~ plonsB, gu account o1 tne PAY
I
| ,,,.-E4-uo E4-uoV. COOKE
uen.oa ns connoctlon WIN any ot6anizoa con
sPiiacy TO seculo OF 70 cont3ol coh1Iacts. Ile
dla not Know inc 10y. talVin brown,o or h1rsland
nor al9 he KNOW taey were operating 70 secure
tMe ~, no9olyeT d MGClelland contract. 40 INC"
GMttenueh casualy was introduced to him b5
Mf;u!ntlngton, who o. Tue time to!a wltnoas thu
Chattohden was endoaVofanP TO soc9fo CONTRACT
Tor DoGolyor McClelland. W!tnesa tole
nIunt1hston nos 10 interest," hlmsolf IN Cnltton
| uoflb oualness. III LIB no1lVe6 ml6ne DO m1acoh'
stined;
Ex-aoY. Cooke was recalled, bus hls testl'
mony MAS not particularly llnportant.
geo. II: WILCOX was sworn, who testified TIM
he Know a. o. Alftlamd' !Aat no eaw Linn las
| on wednesday, ana Ihursday, at LIS (wl!ness'j
Aouso IN the city. That no cumo to Washington
on the l6th gay OF April, that ho "as III the city
"neh ne ("lthesH1 Was socro!iv eAam1nea WecA
aso at Normicys Hotel. W1tncaB tcstlt1ou thai
| Emory otorIa, OF Cnlcag0, VINO hppohfoa aa ~
IoIney ior Cnlttonaon, naa an mtatViow WIZ
hlrtlatd o. LIS (wltncss) house. Chittondon dlt
tAe impression TINT they lad an onterytow: