The daily gazette., 1875-01-04
Pacific Mali Investjgati0n.
The Johnny Roach e2OO, 900 Check

In the Investigation by the Congress
sional sub-conmittee at New York, on
Thursday, there were one or two points
OF interest. A great deal OF time was
spent IN throwing light ON the myst eri-
Gus exchange Of checks, by which, IL is
alleged, Stockwell, then President of
the Company, made $500, 900 out of the
Company through John Roach, who has
charged much in excess Of his contract
price for two steamers and handed the
checks over to Stockwell for his share in
procuring the job. According to the
testimony OF Mr.. Roach, however, his
cashier, George Z. Weed, and one or two
others, and to the impressions" Of Mr..
Hatch, Mr.. Roach made nothing. and
the amount Of 100000 was charged
to the two new iron steamers, although
the money went to Lockwood & Co., as
was supposed, for Mr., Stockwelps bene-
At. Mr.. Hatch read letters to and from
MT; Irwin confirming his connection
with the Washington business" Sew
eral eI-directors explained tho self-as-
sumed powers of President Stockwell.
One OF them, Mr.. Masterson, testified
that Mr.. Stockwell had given him the
idea that the cost of the subsidy would
be comparatively small, enough to pay
lawyers fees and gather statistics-as
he supposed from fifteen thousand dol
lars to twenty thousand dollars
Another, Charles ]. Osborn, testified
that Mr.. Stockwen considered himself
Pacific Mail itself" and was on bad
terms with those who desired to look
into its management. Legrand Lock-
wood. OF the firm of Lockwood & Co.,
was called, but had not with l,m the
data which would enable him to COM
plete the history of the 100000 check.
He will have an opportunity on Satur-
day. The testimony Of +. w. G. Bel
lows, the ex-Vice President of the Com
pany, was very interesting. He admit
ted that he knew something about the
$750,000 which was given to Irwin for
use in obtaining the subsidy, but he
shifted all responsibility for the unac-
countable entries upon the books upon
the ex-President. He showed the diff
culties experienced in finding a convent
ent place to charge the 100000 already
mentioned. They had even proposed to
make the coal account screen but Mr..
Irwin suggested that II should be charg-
cd temporarily to some other account,
as he might be able to make it up.
Mr.. Sidney Lowell, Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
the law partner Of Hon. John G.. Schu-
maker, whose name figures in the Pacific
<AAoA SASSAAy ACNCAattOh5t rtiiu III buU-
stance to q reporter of the Brooklyn
Eagle that in 1879 Mr.. John G.. Schuma-
ker, who was not then, bear in mind, a
Congressman, was retained as counsel
by the Pacific Mail Company in its null
.tifaricus troubles Of that period. He
received from the agents Of the Company
$275, 900; Of that sum he sent SIZE, 900 to
the Company's bankers, in Washington,
Jay Cook d. Co., and the balance was
paid to him for counsel fees and attor-
ney's expenses. Mr.. Schumacher has
emphatically stated to his friends in
private conversation that his connection
with the Pacific Mail Company was sole
" that Of counsel and attorney through
its various complicated troubles at that
time, and that he never gave any money
to q member Of Congress, and never d.
rectly or indirectly bribed 81 member.
Mr.. Schumacher has arrived in Brook.
lyn, and says he Is prepared to appear
before the Investigating COMMITTEES
whenever he is summoned.