The Portland daily press., 1875-01-11
WASHINGTON.
The Pacific pIaii Investigation.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-In the Pacific Mail
investigation to-day Charles Albert was allow
Ell till ~ o'clock Monday to give the names of
persons TO whom he disbursed $106, 5000, failing
in which he will be reported to the House as in
contempt.
Hon. John G. Schumacher was recalled. He
said he had obtained permission of bis client to
make certain statements which he proceeded to
read from manuscript. This written state
ment was to the effect that the witness, May
%, 1872, received from Richard B, Irwin his
check for 1876 600, with instructions to have it
broken up into a number of smaller checks; he
went to the American Bank TO get it certified;
he did not meet or see the postmaster; the lat
ter had nothing to do 18th his business; be did
not succeed in getting it certified, being un-
known to the teller.
On the 30th of May the Brooklyn Trust Com
pany broke Up a check of $1,000 it being
placed to his credit, and subsequently,, with the
exception of about $4,000, disbursed by his
checks for $4,000 each being drawn on the
Marine Bank aud sent to the office OF the Pa
cific Mail Company. The same day Stockwell
told him that the Office of the company was
being overrun with people clamerous to be COM
pensated for services they pretended to have
rendered in helping to secure the increase of
subsidy; the company wanted to get rid of this
crowd, and alsol desired to pay all persons who
had honestly assisted.
They therefore requested Schumacher to car
~ the check for $4,000 to Lyman Gilmore, an
attorney who had sufficient information to en-
able him to distribute it properly Mr. Schu-
maker heSitated about complying with this re-
quest and said he would refuse to do SO if mon
ey was to be paid to any member or officer of
Congress. Being assured by Stockwell that
the company had employed no such persons
and that the money was not intended for any
improper purposes, Schumacher took his instruc-
tons and in accordance with them took the
check to Lyman Gilmore.
He went first to Elmore's office in New York,
but learning that he had gone to Washington
went over there himself that night and the
next day it to Elmore in Washington. Elmore
said he would like to have the money, and wit
ness therefore got it cashed by Riggs s. Co.,
took the money TO Elmore's room. aud there
paid it by Elmore's direction and in his pres
ence to a person introduced by Gilmore as Gen.
Smith; witness had 20 knowledge what was
afterwards done with the money be took no
ceive any.
Q-Suppose Mr.. Stockwell should pass away
and you have no voucher to show that you did
not put this money in your own pocket, don't
you think it would seem extraordinary that you
neglected the ordinary business precaution?
A-Well, that's what is troubling me; that's
what's the matter.
Old you feel that you were in an extraor-
binary position?
Ayes.
A-Because was being used to pay lobby
lists.
Q-Was TIE person to whom you paid money
Gen. Morgan L Smith?
Al don't know; L never saw the person be-
fore and never saw him but once afterwards.
Ali the checks aggregating $l15,000 which
were drawn by Schumacher against the balance
of the $275, 600, which was left by Schumacher
with the Brooklyn Trust Company, and by it
sent to the Pacific Mail Compapy's Office to-
gether with the three checks for $50, 600 each.
The instructions to Schumacher to have the
S275,O0O check broken up were given by Stock
well; no names were given, but only list of
various amounts for which smaller checks were
desired; in January or February, 1873, witness
was sent for by Stockwell, and at his request
destroyed all his checks drawn by himself which
had been returned to him by the Trust Compa-
ny. Witness at this time did not knox that
the House had ordered an investigation OF TINS
subsidy matter. When short time atterward
he learned this be was very sorry that he hae
acceded to StockwePs request, aud felt that he
had laid himself open to suit by the company
for recovery Of the money.
Schumacher continued-I don't recolect
single endorsement on his checks except his
own, am under the impression that there
were no names written on any of them except
his o@a. but he remembers that the bank
stamps were on some of them. Witness COM
menced to be counsel for the Pacific Mail
Steamship Co 10 1871, when certain suits were
brought against the company in Brooklyn and
he came over to Washington in the spring of