The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-16

you had nine years and ten months TO spare.
Why did you put such value on your services Tor
gentlemen making contracts will get what their
services are worth II they can.
Q. How came you to settle under the contract
for $50, 500 iOr TWO months service You say you
saw Mr. Cole only once, and found at your inter-
view there was no use going any further, he being
already iavoraoly disposed to the subsidy. A.
have no answer further than that irwin, as an
honorable man, felt bound 70 settle with me.
the payment was for services renderedY A.
think the capitalization took place before the work
Q. Then you made new contract? A. Ger.
q. If the oblec. IN TWINS employing you was to
influence senator Cole there was no necessity for
doing so, he was already on the side OF the sub
sidyY A. That was my understanding.
that Dir. Cole was feeling very cross toward him
personally. and mat he was employed to reconcile
informed IRWIN alter his interview with Mr.. Cole
that Coie sa'd ne Wo@ld heartily near support me
sowara il as be could desire. O''' - '.'N
Q. Instead OF Mr.. Irwin msEing a contract with
you 10 pay 800 600 for your interview with Mr..
Cole, do you know OF any reason why Mr. Cole
would not nave told Mr. irwin the same things
The witness. in response to further inquiries.
said that Irwin never gave to MIN cheek or
larger sum than S565o0, nor had ne received
larger sum from him; ne had no doubt Irwin was
in error In stating that he mad returned irwin
$4,000. as he did not recolect returning any sum.
His understanding was that the check Tor $50 500
remainder OF the 100000 as money returned, that
was his own way OF transactlng business; the
witness was not apt to forget the actuai amount
he received; having received check Tor the
money, he obtained ior IL certificate Of deposit
and passed 1t TO his banker.
WEAKENED EXPLANATION.
BY Mr.. Niblack-You say you have nothing to
conceal; we nave pe enc YOU nave neen reuc
have Kept out OF The way OF subpoena. what
have you TO say on that point in the way OF ex-
PLANTATION A. nave TO say, with much chagrln,
that made mistake; my first absence from
home was NOT to AVOID subpoena; went to the
oil regions OF Pennsylvania; saw in the news
pess my name connected with this matter; was
somewhat appalled, ~ IL; not being lawyer 1
anOtner reason was the fact that / saw that Irwin
had stated that had received 800, 000 which was
10 MIN. and that he would Correct the misstate.
ment before the committee; was IN Canada only
q. Would 1t not have been better TO come here
yourself and see the error corrected rather tnan
trust TO irwing a. made mistake
way you were dong Injustice TO Senator Cole!
A. am very sorry; did 1t under mistaken I'M
preston; but came here Voluntarily
In further response the witness said he received
no legal summons until he reached his hotel In
Washington; he dtd not know now the committee
he arrived in Canada on Wednesday night and
te!egrapned to bis wife on Thursday ana then
wrote to ner and during sunday the telegraphtc
summons was delivered; when witness made his
contract with Irwin ne severed hts connection
with the business house OF Hooper, Waiting Co.
Mr.. Kasson pointed out to witness the testimony
OF Mr. Clarke taken In New York. by winch it ap.
peared the witness received check lor 500 000.
was $780, 800. and that this was the preclse
Irwin was at the bank with HIM; It was not prob
able he Endorsed the cneck without knowing the
amount IL covered.
Mr.. Kasson showed the witness TWINS account
book There were entries OF two sums OF $10O, 900,
but mono OF the $56 500. The witness replied the
only amount hs carried from the bank was GER
francisco the latter pare OF the year 1872.
Mr.. Nlblack-Dld you have any cooperation
with William 8. KING? A. No, SIR.
q. Did you know ne was employed In the same
business with you A. nave not the pleasure OF
his acquaintance.
CONGRESSMAN STORMS TESTIMONY.
Representative Storm, OF Pennsylvania, then
derstood that Mr.. Dillon, former bookkeeper OF
the Sergeant-at.Arms, had mentioned his name IN
connection with the matter under consideration
II his lStorm's) Testimony given IN 1872 could ap.
again. He then repeated under oath
what he said In 1s72-rhat D.llon's state.
ment that he noted hts initials as TO q thousand
dollar bill which came into his hands from him
was incorrect he never had thousand collar bill
In his life nor dld he ever have such bill charged
in the ONCE Of The Sergeant-at-Arms; nor was
er dollar paid 70 him Tor his vote or his lnflu.
ence; he never had any money charged there ex-
Cept bis own monthly pay; the witness said to
Dillon that what he had done was an outrage, as
ont; Dillon replied tuat he was gong back with.
draw his statement: Dillon was much annoyed m
discovering the injustice he had done to Mr..
Mr.. Kelley remarked that Mr.. Dillon was very
deficient In his recollection Of persons and names
and dad not recOileCt tnat he had designated q
Thousand dollar note with the Initials Of Mr.. storm.
The comm zee adjourned Till tO-morrow at halt.
past ten O'Clock.
MEMORIAL OF JOHN ROACH PROTESTING AGAINST