New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-12
PACIFIC MAIL INQUIRY.

IpFpT PROVES A VALUABLE WITNESS.
u.ry A DOZEN LOBBYISTS, AN Ex-CABINET OFFICER
TWO NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS, TWO OF
FIcKRs OF THE HOUSE, TWO EDITORS AND 9TH
xRs THE RECIPIENT OF THE ooMPAHY's BOUNTY
$4,000 SAID TO HAVE BEEN rArD TO COL j.
w. FoRNRy-THE EXPLANATIONS OF WITNESSES
SOME CURIOUS sTATEMENTs-MoRE ExANiNA-
TONS TO BE MADE TO-DAY.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO rHR TRIBuSBl
WASHINGTON, Jan 1.-THE Ways and Means
Committee in the Pacific Mail Investigation to-day
succeesied in obtaining something tangible IL was
established heretofore that money by the thous"nu
and hundreds Of thousands had been cast ANU.
freely as Autumn leaves, but only large a,sor 90
could no traced A noted lobbyist and ex-onicoi u
the House had received $4,000, but MS pi00on IS
could not be secured and so the COMMUNE 80
not lecrn what had become OF the nio"e9' ~"
Congressman but member OF tne pi'Sen' ""U "
the next Congress, received S-'',OOV' uV 1.o:
Inc 10 this testimony, which mas looked suspicious
- che start all except about 100000 OF the
onr, was returned to the Companys agents
Inst $4,000 of the remainder was paid into the
hands of a man now dead, and so all track OF tnat
was lost Mr.. Irwin received $4,000, but he re-
frsed 70 testify Another hundred and more was
placed in the hands Of an obscure lawyer OIL Mary
land 70 disburse Until to-day the Committee was
unable 10 account for any of the minor sums ou'
the prospect is Frightening, and if the LEADS DO"
being worked are followed closely, the facts In Tue
whole disvraceful transaction cannot remain Ions
concealed. ~.
II has previously been shown that Charles AperI
one of the counsel for Mr. Irwin and for long time
eonneeted with the Pacific Mail Company. dlsDurseu
over 100000 at the direction of Mr. Hwln' on iS'
that was given him for that purpose MI Aoei' 10
fused TO tell to whom he paid the money, Dut aiter
. tim. rpon taking couse and studying the suoJec'
,osoIy no decided TO answer If compelled to do Sc
nv the House Papers showing his contempt were
therefore presented to the House to-day ana aIleI
little delay and no opposition the House ueclueo
that the witness was bound to tell 10 whOm
he maid the money and who identified the
persons receiving it. He was ct once
taken hack 70 the Committeeman, whence he was
followed bv a very animated crowd, as 1t had be-
rome known about the House that his develop
.uents would be peculiarly lively. He read very
long treatise on the duties and condolences Oh law
yers which, although no doubt good in ethics ana
sound in principle, was neither entertaining nor
relevant He also read an opinion py heVeruy
Johnson and then proceeded to open his budget
the contents of which were sufficiently novel, III
1t he had half dozen lobbyists, some OF them Oh inc
highest standing in their profession; an e1-Cab-
met officeI one OF two newspaper correspondents
two officers Of the House, an editor OF
two. and an assortment of ordinary "bummers "
and "strkerso The production of the names and
the amounts was received with sensational interest
by the Committee and the auditors. Mr.. Albert had
taken good care to make notes OF all the clrcum-
stances attending the payment by him Of the Com
pany's money and his statement as to day and
amount was .unquestionably accurate and wholly
satisfactory to the Committee. The amount dis
bursed by him was S15OOOO and the balance he re-
turned to Mr.. Irwin. The sums he dsbursed al the
direction of Mr.. Irwin were as follows:
Mr. Joseph MaeFarlsnd. the Washington CORE. -.
spondent o. The Philadelphia Press: .s@SoVO
Mr. WIN. b. Shaw correspondent of The Boston -
Col Dom Patt editor OF The Capital. bOOO
~ postmaster eneral Randall ............ $500
Richard C. Parsons, Marshal OF the Supreme
Court and present Representative from the nm
Cleveland tObiO) ID strict. loV0
Ri mayor j. g. Berrett, for himself ana sam Mdfo 'OV
o. AveriI ex-Coleetor OF Internal Revenue at
pau palm ~ y, hi rnssota ............... 5000
BOYD, Assistant DoOtkeeper OF the house. toJO
IIorsev one of doorkeepcrs. 900
J. Ii. Morris, late Executive clerk OF TIC oeu@Ie -.
and editor Of The ChrOncie LOCO
a FAINT an ex banker in this city. 10000
lNares IL. SheTrIil, old Albany operator, WHO an
has lived Washington FOR several ycars'..-.. oVV
A X COrWine, an operator ia the Washington
hobby a few years since, handsome COlnpeusa-
uOn. hut not go much by several thousands as he
Total over. ....................$ g5 500
There were besides several others OF less proml-
penee who pocketed the unclean lucTe. As to Mr..