National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-18

other draft Of s1o, 900 deposited n ths Com
mercizl National Bank. drew check for
9, 90, Or rather 20. the exchangs ron the
The balance Of that / had loaned nom Mr..
Brown, q, 000-I DO not know but what am
getting this matter o little mixed. The $4,000
was sent to Colonel Parsons. 1hat Il clear.
q. Yes, sir. 4. Now, the 200 that was
sent to Mr.. Brown. While vas u Washing.
ton Mr.. BroNn borrowed Of me $3.50. or
course he would pay me back out Of the Pre-
8. Then your chcck for s1,7so represented
| a., OOOi A. Yes, cir; I think two or three days
before I left Washington simply stated to Mr..
Brown: eI have got to raise q, 600, and I have
got TO eject that loan." My present personal
self, save 81 400. Ny family expenses in Chi
cago were going on the same as II ! had been
there, making expenses here and there, and
only 81 400 to pay the whole, which had
drawn In draffs upon DeGolyer q Mcclellan.
The balance Of all expenses at home and hsreI
had TO pay out Of my pocket. Mr.. Brown
said to me " Ckittenden, I Will loan you
! 5000 for six months without interest"
replied to him: 90 VIII pay you 2 per
cent. interest, therefor, If you please to loan
me the IS 900. II you do not, shall get II
when get homs from my bank" Mr.. Brown
said, "That Is perfectly satisfactory. have
only use for the 81, $50, and n you VIII forward
to me 81 $50, and your note for 5000 o. SIX
months, II you say So" he said, "put IN per
/ did So. That note, wish TO say here, Is now
held by bank In Germany.
/ Q. You sent. him the draf for 81 ,75o, and
your own note for 80 ,000i A. Yes, sir; that
note is now held by the bank In Germany. l
have extended the time, owing TO the disap-
pointment in getting no profits out OF this con-
| tract. have extended the time there, but
| trust the note will be paid at maturity.
Q. Tou sent that DRAFT and note to Mr..
i Brown-Wm Colvin Brown? A. Yes, sir.
Q. And directed them to him wherei A. At
4 Washington.
Q. Did you receive reply from Mr.. oolvin
| Browni A. did.
o. Have You that replyi A have not; I
received a.reply, but haven't It.
Q. Have you any letters from Colvin Brown
on this subject A. have not.
Q. Did you have snyf
Witness. On this SO, 900 matter.
Q. No, sir; on the subject Of this contract or
anything connected with it-payments to be
made under it, directly or Indirectly A.
have.
Witness. beg your pardon. What is your
O. Or anything connected with the subject
matter of this contract to lay the DeGolyer q
Mcclellan pavement A. Yes, sir; received
letters from Mr.. Brown. I received the receipt
| for this $4,000.
o. You have that, havn't youi A. have
that receipt, but It is not In my possession now.
Q. It is in Chicago, SUPPOSED A. No, sir;
Il Is not in Chicago.
Q. That is with your attorney, alsol A.. Yes,
sir.
Q. Have you in his, or any other persons
custody, here or elsewhere, any other letters
or papers from Colvin Brown-this Mr.. Browni
A. No, sir; believe not.
i Q. Nothing else besides that receipt A. Be-
sides that receipt
O. No letters from hint A. Imay have some
letters in Chicago, but cannot say positively.
Q. You say you have received letters from
him on that subject A. Yes, sir.
q. Wheni A. Mr.. Brown wrote me letters
| after returned home. Mr.. Brown informed
me that spruce had been bought instead of
pine.
Q. Have you those letters at homel A.. I
cannot say. - $500 80
Q. Have you any letters from Colonel Kirt-
land on this subject A. have no letters from
Colonel Kirkland.
I O. Have you received any letters from Colonel
Kirkland on this subject-whena A. I say
have no letters; cannot say positively, l may
or may not have, at home, some letters from
/ Kirkland, ? ..1
o. You have no recollection whether you re-
ceived any or not, do understand you to sayi
A. No; did receive some, but I don't know
whether have got them or not. All letters
which were received from Brown and Kirkland,
! were after the business was closed in Washing
ton. In that time Twas here; prior to that
time / was here.
o. Now, Mr. Chittenden, you have told US
what you did with the two drafts; will you now
tell Us, If you please, what you did with the
hottest A. / deposited the notes with the Adams
/ t. x apdf Id
them to Colonel Kirkland.
Q. The entire amount of hottest A. Yes, sir;
| seventy-two thousand.
Q. And the Adams Express Company A.
Yes, sir.
O. Directed to Kirkland, where have you the
express receipt for those hottest
Mr.. Storrs. / viii state here that he delivered
It to me, but haven't 1t here; can produce 1t.
@. DO you recollect the date when the de-
post was madei A. would have 10 look at
the express receipt, and could determine that
| date for all these transactions. They were all
| closed on that date.
Q. They were directed to Colonel A. B. Kirt-
land, and sent by the Adams Express Company,
deliverable here In Washington to COLOMBIA.
B. Kirtlandi A. Yes, sir.
@. Anything else in the package besides
81, 900 of hottest A. Nothing else.
@. Did You receive q communication from
Colonel Kirkland in reference TO the receipt of
those hottest A. Well, SIR, do not know;
suppose did; ] would not be sure.
Q. When did you next see Colonel Kirkland
in Chieagoi A. / think may have six weeks
afterward.
O. What was the occasion Of his visit therei
A. He brought those notes to Chicago TO dis
count.
Q. What took placei A. It was simply that
he had come TO discount the notes. The first
interview that had with him did not know
b,,uf az 6rot. hrrt ha A-uff nfar orv
that / had with Colonel Kirkland was-Mr.
Holmes rode up to my residence-brother of
Ira
O. What is his namei A. Albert Holmes.
And Mr.. Holmes says, "Do you know
Colonel KirtlandP and said I, 81 do" He
said, "He offers me some notes for discount"
"Are they all right, or regular" or words to
tthese notes sent to Col. A. B. Kirkland"
| That was the answer to Mr.. Holmes.
@. Welt A. That Is all. "a
Q. Did you see the hottest A. No, sir; did
not see the notes.
Q. Well, state what took place more, II
anythingl A. Nothing took place further
at that time. They drove away.
Q. What else do you know in regard to
this transaction A. think Colonel Kirkland
came to my house and stated that he had sold
the notes or part Of them, or words to that
effect.
| q. To whomi What did ne say on that SUD.
! jecti A. Sold those notes to Mr.. Holmes,
think he stated, in part or in whole; do not
know exactly.
Q. Mr.. Albert Holmes, or Ira Holmesl A.
To Ira Holmes. president Of the bank.
Q. Did he tell you what he received for
themi A. Albert is connected with the bank.
He was cashier. Ira was president and Albert
was cashier.
Q. I say did he tell what he received for
themi A. Not q word.
Q. Did he tell you how many he had sold
A. He did not.
Q. What else took place in that interview, II
4 anythingi A. I think we had q lunch.
Q. Well, sir, 90 ahead; state all that tran
spired In relation to this matter of which we
are inquiringi A. Nothing took place more
than have said in regard to this matter.
Q. When did you next see Colonel Kirtlandl
| A. think Colonel Kirkland came to Chicago
again subsequently. I do not know the time.
But he came 70 Chicago two or three different
times.
Q. In regard to those hottest A. Yes, sir.
Q. What became Of the balance of the hottest
| A. do not know.
i Q. Did you have any interest in those notes
after they were delivered TO Mr.. Kirtlandl A.