New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-07
ao. When was that check given to you, A. will de-


O. Do you decline to inform this Committee as to the
amount OF that checki A. do. have already stated
TO the Committee In to question OF the Char-
man, that -
Mr. Wilson, don't desire argument. ask you " you
decline TO answer to the amount OF that eheekf A
have already stated
@. 1 simply ask you question and which. as lawyer,
you can answer A. am aware OF that TACT, ana am
also aware
O. don't want any argument In regard TO 1t. Sim
ply want to know whether you decline TO tell the Com
mittee the amount of that check A. decline to tell
the Committee the amount Of any check have re-
ceived.
O. What did you do with that chocki a. stated to
Mr. Strong that would not accept the check wonld not
receive IT, and that would do with IT whatever he de-
sired. He told me might dispose OF It, or 90 anything
else that saw FL with it.
Q. What did you do with it, A. 1t may be among my
papers; II may not.
O. DO you know where that check Isl A. Not now.
O. When did you zee it lasti A. Months ago; few
days after received it, think.
O. You say you do not know where that check isl A.
was trying to find 1t; a few days ago was looking
among my papers, but did not succeed.
@ Have you ever received the amount OF the cheek
in any other way than by the presentation OF the check
itself A. received the amount Of that check
in any shape or form whatever.
O. Or any other sumi A. Or any other sum connected
with 1t, directly indirectly.
@. Did you transfer that check to anybody A.
transferred 1t. and regarded it check.
@. What was it then y A. 1t check left on my
desk, in a form that would not accept
THE REASON THE CHECK WAS NOT ACCEPTED.
Q. What was the difficulty about the formi A. 1t
contained another Of party with whom had no
TRANSACTIONS and would not accept any check that had
another connected with it, when was not aware
Of the fact that there was any indebtedness at all.
sent for the party.
Q. Who was that partyi A. sent for the party
shortly afterward. and he too said that he would have
nothing to do with it, and knew nothing about it.
@. Who was the partyi A. A. X. Brown.
O. Why Is 1t that you decline to tell the amount that
was in that check A. For this simple reason that it
related solely to private business; that is all.
O. Had Mr. strong paid you for the services you had
rendered himl A. No. Sir; has he up to this hour
Q. What services had you rendered for him A.
have been his general attorney since 1S0 have tried
a large number OF considerable number OF
cases-for him in our court
O. II you lad rendered services for Mr. Strong,
for which he proposing TO compensate you,
why should there he any delicacy on your
part in accepting the amount that he was
proposing to pay TO you for your services
A-Tbo delcary this, that instead OF presenting me
a check in my own name without my knowledge, no
inserted another name III it.
Q.-Why was that lone2 Al do not know
O. would be glad to have you explain, after having
answered all these Questions, YOU have, why you have
such delcacy in telling the Committee what was the
amount of t.at check' A. would have no objection to
telling what the amount Of the check if remem
bered distinctly.
O. You can give us your best recollection as TO
the amount OF check A Ny impression is that the
check was for $1,000 Mr. Strong SAID it was for
5000. sent for him the other day
aud told him that no was mistaken.
ALL 1tsenI
declined accept He said if 50 it must have been for
5000. told MIN 1 thought it was for $4,000
O. What was the date of this transactonl A. That
transaction IN the summer of 1873.
O. And check on the First National Banki a. Yes,
Sir.
O What time in the Summer Of 1873 did this occur
s. / think it was about June l think so.
O. How many lawsuits did you ever try for Mr..
strangi A. cannot say definitely.
O. GIVE us some idea. A. have been concerned for
hun in one transaction that ne had with the United
States Government IN a suit in Richmond and one in
New-York and quite a number OF IN the District,
besides being his general attorney.
G. Did YOU ever render him any bill for your services?
A. never have.
0. What determined the amount OF the check
A. His own volition. SO far as know.
O. At the time you received this check how long had
you been counsel Of The Board of Public WOrksi A.
became counsel Of the Board OF Public Works at the
time OF the organization OF the GoVeTnment' ana tnls
was in June, think, 1879
BY Mr.. Wlson-What position did Mr.. A. X. Browne
hold II any, in connection with the Board Of Public
Works. or the District Governments A. Mr. A. X.
Browne, from the inception Of the Government, has
been a member OF the Council the upper
branch Of the Legislature. Now, if you will be
kind enough to let know these questions which
have passed over, | will If there any of them
can answer.
Mr. wilson, have not anything further to ask you.
BUSINESS RELATIONS WITH CONTRACTORS.
Mr. Cook was subsequently examined as to his
business relations with certain prominent
contractors and he admitted that he did
do general law business for several of
them, but denied that he had ever managed
and matter for them relating to their contracts He
was also asked to explain why he took a chattel
mortgage on material and machinery belong
ing to the contractors, De Golyer and
Mcclellan, to secure the faithful execution
of their bond, instead of bond and why Mrs. G. +.
Evans was allowed to sign the bonds of the Evans
Concrete Company for a large number of contracts,
during the month of February, 1874, and after most
of the work had been done.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL RAILROAD LAND
GRANT.
WASHINGTON, Monday April c, 1874
A Senate bill extending the time for the compile
ton of the Wisconsin Central Railroad, to pre-
vent its land grant from lapsing, occupied good
deal of time in the House to-day, and was finally
passed. When the history of the grant was ex-
planned, strong case in equity made out for its
with unaccustomed alacrty to support the motion
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