Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02

| counted here In Washington? A. There was
| one OF them paid here In Washington.
q; How much Was thatP A. Twenty-Five hun
| Y. Was that sn? A. Yes. sir.
! q Was there no other one of them hut that
- SEQ note paid here? A. That was the only
| Q: Did you ever otter any part of that money
| to Mr.. Moore? A. No, sir.
\ by the Chatrman:-Q. Who received that
$50? A. Well, cir, that was received nv the
Arlington hotel. left il there TO pay my board,
1 ans they collected IL.
BY Mr.. Thurmsn:-You went % New York
Did you get any Of the nvtes discounted there?
| Q. You vent to Chiess, taenr A. Yes.s,r
1 old them.
Q When did Won dispose of them auP A. I
made two risits to Chicago and disposed ofthem
| Q. Then. did yen put any money or any
| property OF any kind to Mr.. Moore's credit? A.
| q. why did you not keep your promise? A.
| aid Tot consider that 1 lad any OF Moore's
| money IN my possession.
q. You didn'tP a. No, sir.
| WING ss then explained the sale OF the notes
| 20 Ira b. Holmes, in Chicago. for which he
got some money, q tine turnout, an2 sJms real
estate.
KIRrLAED's HORSES.
witness was questioned closely as to the
1 whereabouts of two horses he received from
holmes in shaving the notes. In regard TO one
| horse he had parted with, the following testi-
| mony was ELECTED: q. And you have a horse
worth thousand dollars that y GU let 20 out OF
your bands several months ago, and you have
/ made no inquiries about him since? A. Yes
| sir; that looks very impossible; but il you were
as sick OF him as was you would let dozen OF
q. Are you sick OF horse worth a thousand
| collars? A. Yes, sir; sick OF anything else tn
would give me as much trouble as they did.
| q; why did they give you 50 much troable?
| A. Buying Oats for them.
NEVER MIND THAT.
Mr.. stewart asked witness The first time
you were cut there IChIcag0l you got in the
q. You came back 10 Washington after Won
| got that? A. Yes, sir.
| Q. You saw Mr.. Moore, then, again? A. lido
| not Te membeI whether L did or not.
@ Dld you see him? A. l don't RENE mber.
q. Did you not see him and offer him part OF
the S2,ooO? A. 1 don't remember; think
| Q. Did you tell him you had got the sl2 ,OoO (?
/ a. l 90 not remember or meeting him.
| Q. You cay you did not meet him when you
| two, and don't think / met him.
/ q. When was il that yOa offered him money?
A; never offered him sny money.
q You didn't offer hl III any when you got the
| $500? A. Well, don't know but did
| By the Chsirman:-Q. You never offered 10
| divide money with him az all? A. 1 told him
| that $500 note was ptid. weu," says he,
| ''yOu have been ur Ter good deal of expense;
| never mind that" That was all that was said.
By Mir. Stewart He recognized the fact,
| and you both recognized the TACT that part OF
| il belonged TO him; did you not? A. on, / did
| not recognize the fact, because owed the whole
OF it, and didn't have il in my possession.
z. Why did he say never mind it? A. 1 of
| tered TO divide the notes with him, and told
| him there If s, 500. have got the money; and
| lie said he would not touch il, aud would not
| take the notes. IL was the first time he eyer
| knew OF the notes. showed him the notes, aud
says 1, "There, Billy, there is 60 500 been paid"
| de rays, Z" Never mind, I will not touch them"
| Says j, +" am going to hand it 70 you"
| THE CHITTENDkN NOTES AGAIN.
| The Chairman.-Did you not 20 10 Col
MooTe's desk after you received that express
| package from Chicago, and offer to divide those
| notes with Col. Moore? Now, is not that the
| exact fact?
The witness-Aftsr TIE 8, 500 was out?
| q. Yes. Did you not say u hun. Nov, b ere,
have got these notes, and am going TO divide
| with yOu?' A. went aud told him, 81 have
struck pretty good lead, and will 90 aIYes
| Q. bid he not say to you right there, "I do
not want your notes. You sell the notes, aud |
| Will divide the proceeds With you" Did he not
say that to you? A. told him that they we're
| very well rePorted-these men-and tfoagh
| the notes could be sold in New York very well.
| z. Did he not say 10 you that he did not want
the notes, but that you should sell the notes and
| divide the proceeds y. He did not say that
| he wanted the proceeds or the notes.
| q. Was not that tae understanding there,
| that you were TO sell the notes in New York aud
divide the proceeds? A. 1 told him that If I
could sell the notes in New York 1 would 20
halves with him.
Q. Now then, in that connection, did you not
| take Col. Moore's signature? A. Yes. sir; told
| you so.
Q. And did he not take a memorandum of
the notes, and you sign the paper which you
place half the proceeds OF those notes to his
credit? A. 90 not think did, sir.
2. Was not that the understanding? A. The
understanding was, If 1 sold the notes 10 New
loIk, that was to put certain portion Of them
| to his credit.
| signed no paper to that effect? A. do not
| remember OF signing any paper with Col. Moore
| whatever.
Q. Might you not have done 50? A. think
| i should remember IL had.
Q. If Col. Moore should tell this committee
that you gave him such paper would you not
believe him? A. would believe anything tnat
BY Mr.. Thurman:-Q. Do you not remember
i Of giving him q memorandum of the amount of
the notes, and signing it, ana agreeing that you
| would place these proceeds to his credit? A.
| No, sir; made nothing of the kind. think he
| had a memorandum of the amount of the notes.
That was when L proposed to divide the notes
| with him.
WHAT BECAME OF THE $4,000.
| Witness was examined closely as to the pro-
ceeds OF the first two notes he sold in Chicago
| (sl2,O0 pair of horses and carriage), and was
| asked: q. Do you know whether the procseds
| of those two notes were in cusency or in a
draft, or in both? A. l remember 50 far a. the
credit here by telegraph with Riggs & Co.
q. How long was it after you left Caicsgo
until you came to Washington. or did you come
/ here directly after that fret visit.
| Q. And you found the SIC, 900 to your credit
| in the bank OF Riggs q Co.? A. Yes, sir.
Q. How long were you here then? A. was
| here day or two.
Q. Where did you stop? A. At the Airing
| ton.
Q. You registered your name as A. b. Kirt-
land? A. presume did.
Q. Not Hoyle? A. No, sir; not Hoyle.
| z. You had no assumed name then? A. No,
| sir.
| Q. Did you draw the money at Riggs & Co. s?
| A. No. sir; drew my check.
| q. You drew q check? A. Yes, sir.
q. For $40. 000? A. Yes, sir.
Q. What did you get for the check? A. L put
| IL in q transaction that had here.
Q. What sort Of q transaction? A. Well,
| nothing whatever to do with the Board OF Pub
| lie Works. 1t was transaction with Mr.. Cor
| corap.
Q. What was II? A. In real estate. II you
| are going to ask me all the questions about these
l things decline to answer now.
| Q. Well, ask what your transaction was with
| Mr.. Corcoran? A. am not going to expose my
| private business here.
/ @. Was Ii Q secret transaction? A. Why, no.
@. Was IL q real estate transaction. A. said
that IL was.