, 1874-05-02
A.-Woll sir, cannot toll you tho oxact
amount roootvod. 1t waa botween $4,000 and
O..-You cannot tell within Al. .fno thn nrnoupt

A.-Wol1, cir I cannot toll you tho oxact
amount n a rooolvel. It was botwesn $4,000 and
Q.~You cannot toll within $4,000 Tho a,nount
Of money yo,l' rocoivod. Do you Ray that7
A.-Yes, Blr.i .,
BY Mr.. Thurman CIV lion you a.y as.ooo
aua $l2 0oo do you noaEat tho last or Tho first
The Ohairman-~Ho got, in faot, s72, 900 out Of
this transaction. ~
Tic wtnnss-rhat is not 80. r. IL g. .,
Mr. Haulilton-Il,at is what Holmes swcara.
Tho examination OF Kirtland was continued ut
groat 1ongth, md resulted in, tho Committee
arriving at the conclusion TINT tho truth waa not
tn him. ,' -; -'--.
41t1nTbAND'a FLIGHT TO NEW YORK. ..,
In rogard to his reoont escape from this city,
no ;statoil that upon lonyng Washington, lo
went by boat from GEORGETOWN to Alexandria,
Ya.; thonce by cars to lsiclamond;. 1oxt to Nor.
for New York, ,aud rcachoa tho latter
city only about two hours In advance Of
tho officers. nent By tho Committee Ito
apprellahd him. Why llo should hayo taken
hu should tinvo loft tho city at al il innocont IL
'''' MNrTrSoix Kindly zxrnAtxu.
=. Matttngly. y h's statement M to .ho &; Commit
conduct on tho ground, that 10. {irtland, did
not wish to 1mplioate Moore, but TINT theory
fal1s; to tho ground, for, Kirtlanl bwora. to
| cont OF; the proceeds Of the notes, and only
niatle tint offer Us joho and therefore tlloto
was no noed Of his Desiring to oacapo 1t that was
all thas troubled him. Betweon tho statements
rottonncss Of ovorythtng connected with tho
procuring Of tho nodolycr d NcClolassd con-
tracts Ia being nlado manifest to tho most caro-
| lcas obBorvor: ,s
| WAsnISaToH, D. G., Ntay 1.-The District OF
| Columbia Investigating Committee exanh cd the
property olcrs Of tho Board of publio Works
with rofoyonco to tho, method Of issuing mato-
! riale for improvements.
| :: IEw1s oLEr11ANrt
tho Collector of the District, nanod in tho
charges Of the nomorialistn Al one Of Tho con-
Bpittora to obtain a1lll control contracts, deniol
tho cLargo Us d malicious slander. ue road g
letter to show that Gov. Shepherd seyoral his
c6Hneotionwith tho Portland Cement Company
and tho metropolitan Pavement Company upon
),.WaHAA.. Pending tho examination Of this Wit
l. nees. .tha Committee hold IN executive session
l. 70. !oxemino A. 3. Kirtland, vito 'gas occurred
night before lust IN tho ailaey House, New York,
ind brought to this city in custody Of the Ser
geant- t-A17ns Of tho Senate last night.
-, II K1nTIAND's BronY.
W.. Kirkland was examined in private Hession from
11Sosa: n. rntn p.'m.' His story is aubatan'
'1s atnts aa G thst ho received from onsttonaen
872,00o in notes; but that 10 had at no tino my
arrangements or my negotiations with any mona.
berl Of tho Board Of Public Works that arter he
ncsa partner with Gov. Shepherd, aud ofrorod
:: him ono-lla]f Of tbom. Mooro said le did mo-
want notes, bit II ho (Kirtland) would got t!lt
notes discounted, .ho might accept some Of th'
money. Witnoss further testified tha
. ho got tho notes discounted, aud tia
ho applied the full proceeds to his own benefit
aud did not again 6fror Moore any sharo, no
did he receive, any: He was CROSS examine!
very closely, but tito above is substantially al
that could ho elicted from him..
Witness will bo examined in public sesBion to
morrowto afford counHel on Doth aides an op
!, portuAity to cross-cxamine him. -