, 1875-01-28
PACIFIC MAIL.
NO11E or IlHlN,

Spt:lat DisDatcA to 9he CjfclGo Triarne.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 27.-Irwju was again
examined. He maao very strong point against
tho paelao.Mail Directory at3the tisne OF tho
paesnya Of tho subsidy. Nearly every indiyidua!
member of tho then Board OF Directors l,as
sworn that ho had no knowledge that stockwclI
waa uBiug morn tllau $4,000 for tho purpose Of
the subsidy, and thae $4,000 only for lcgiti-
mate expenses. irwin sworc, Of Lis own
knowledge, that several Of tho then Di-
1ectors knew tho fact Of this large
expenditure Of money, but for eome
extraordinary renBon tue Committee refused 70
permit Irwin to give the dotai|a Of hia knowledge
upon that subject. Tho evidence would have
been yerS important III its bearings upon the
proposed repeal OF tho additional subsidy. r.
will, ut tho close OF fiA statement, nude
nEAAKEADLE ADMISSION.
lto said that ut tho end oE his labors, before
thy bill becatne law, he took out hss watch end
told bsockwell he would give him five ninntcs to
decido whether he (Stoc!ewelI) should nav tho
monty to Irwin and ask for no account OF ito
expenditure. or whct1acr tho bill should fail to
become law. Irwin claimed to stockwsll and
TO the Committee to haso then had that power
questions, and did so This is reaiiy tho On most M
Important aomiBhDn that Irwin has vet made.
II will be olosoly followed BY tho Committee. It
Indicates tl,nt he liad res0urcos Of which Aa hos
not informed tho Committee. lie was again o1-
anincd aB to
THE LOAN or $5, 900 70 DOM P1Ayr,
llo did not mako the circumstances ~ clear as
uonn Platt loubtle9s would like to Layo IL
appeaE. Irwin could only remember that at some
ttaio or other, when or where Lc could not toll,
tue s lat noso VA given to him. md by him
iadoIsad and paid. Lie remotntsrs no further
circumstance, because lie wcs on q milk-yauch
trying t2 get well 1Ic thought his clerks could
tell the Committee about tho Dom Pint huhf-
nexs and flint it would cost Congrsss S10, QUO to
obtain the explanation.
BILL KING IN THE city,
Ihere u reason TO bolieqe TINT William King iB
concealed IN this city. The Sorgenat-a wan
tonight notified by an officer that last night, On
tao lata train, King arrived from Now York, las-
tiiV took hack and drove nway to M unknown
place The detectives hayo boeu put upon tho
tIacG. kiug has not been served with q p,ocsgs.
Iho olAGor who gave this information knows
30 thu Assoctastd Ffess,l
-, LITTLE MORE lAWiH.
WAsHtNsreN, u. e., Jan. a7.-Irwin, before
tho COMMITTEES OF Ways and Meaus to-tlay, road
statement showing that he received $500. 90U Of,
eeso1,t S 1a of tho auhsids with tho exception Ut
So0, 0o0 Which tue Pacific Hail Compauy .ald 1t
gays to him. but which lla denied, IN tho abscnco
o. vouchers. Tho haIauce unaccouutod tor ia
oG0o. A long examination followed, but 10th
leE now Was ellcitetl concerDing the rs, 100 re-
oelved BY Donn piatt from Abort. irwin testified
thss a rsatt asked hlm for loau OF $4,000. and
offered hts note, The money was subsequently
handad to piatt BY Albeit. The witncss lad no
reco!leotlon Of the manner to which this note
"As ta!d, but waa undcs the imprasaion that 1t
TAa paid by depos4t to tis croslt in New York.
~ the course OF hls examination concerning this
natter, Irwin advised tho Comm!ttae to seMd for
tnlee or to1r OF Ata clarkH, Wlo might ba abba to
give the desired Information, aud sarcsasicq'ls
marked that "thia would not cost lilo Govern.
msnt more than VIC, e00."