New-York tribune., 1875-01-13
THE PACIFIC MAIL INQUIRY.
TRACING THE scHUMAKHR CHECKS.


EXAMINATION or THE BooxxEEPER and BOOKS OF
oi JAv ouoxs a co.-rHE TWO CHECKS FOR $4,000
EACH cAsHKD BY THAT VfRa-wm. g. KIse's
450o0 ALSO PAID BY JAY COOKS u CO., AND THE
S10O00 CHECK BY NEw-YoRK FTRn-JoHN III.
HERsEY ExPRNps $il 600 FOR HIs OWN BENEFIT
| HAMILTON G. PANTS TEsTIMoSY-DoNF PfArf
GIVEN UNTIL FRIDAY TO ASswKR CER1AIN CUES
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WASHINGTON. Jan. f2.-The Ways and Means
Committed continued the Pacific Mail Investigation
this morning. John ". Corson the bookkeeper Of Jay
Cooke Co Of Washington. appeared with the books Of
that banking house, and examined with reference
TO the checks Of the Brooklyn rrnst Company on
the Marine National Bank for ecoooo each, payable
the order Of John g. schumaher, which were cashed by
Jay Cooke q %. HIS testimony. and the examination
OF the books showed that those ebecks cashcd
here on June ls, ana that they Wero indorsed only
| by John @. Schumacher, which makes 10 sppeas that
schumaAer received the cash. Some ether person, how
ever might have received the money " the teller were
authorized by Henry d. Cooke to cash
| tho D. checks without further ndorsement
The books also showed that June Q, fs72
certneate OF deposit No 2ais, Issued to JobH g.
schumacher for sso0oo This certificate was paid June
1877, andon that day another certificate, No am,
issued to John Schumacher for $4,000 which In turn
was paid June 1874 Witness said would seem from
the books thHt first certificate snnued by the
Issue Of the second and paying $4,000 n cash. Both Of
these certificates, though issued to Sohnmaker might
have been made payable the order Of else
The original certificates show that they In the
possession Of the Bankruptcy Trustee In Philadelphia
The books also showed that the ID Of June 1874 the
bank casbed certificate Of deposit Issued by the
National Park Bank Of New-York In favor Of VIM.
g. King. for Is ,Ooo The money paid the coun
Ter apparently to John ii. Rice, as his name followed
Kings, and was the last indorser.
Lewis J. Davis Of the banking firm OF Lewis Johnson
Co. testified that certificate of deposit issued by the
National Park Bank Of NewYork to the order Of VII
liam g. King for 10000 passed through their bank
June 1874 had personal recollection Of the circum-
stance but ners from the records that the money was
paid over the counter to William 8. King; the Park
Bank being their correspondent, they would cash
It's certificates for any amount upon proper dentH
cation. ....I ..I .
John II. Hersey, the Assistant Doorkeeper Of the
House who received s1 900 from Irwin, recalled and
questioned by Mr. Beck TO his expenditure Of the
money. He that used the payment Of debis
and IN the ordinary expenditures of living, except 500
lost in pork speculation and several thousand dollars
invested in Governments bonds and ether personal
property. His further examination was temporarily
postponed until he could bring to the Committee his
bank book and such papers he may have corrobora
tive Of his statement.
Hamilton G. FAINT sworn: Witness did all he could
TO secure the subsidy whenever he met gentlemen he
talked about be advocated 1t through members and
sometimes he would send others TO see members; he
sent Mr. George ". Wiley OF NewYork 10 see Repre-
sentative Beck but that amounted TO nothing witness
could not recall the of any person who received
money apart from himself; Irwin agreed 10 give him
1000 for advertising the subsidy; witness used all the
means he could to secure the subsidy 1t appeared dur
ing the course OF the examination that Wiley did see
Beck, but Beck not only made speeches but voted
against the subsidy witness said he did not mention to
any person with whom ne conyersed that he was en-
ployed to the subsidy. Mr. Beck remarked that
he had the witness until to-day. Witness
could not recoect OF any person other than
Wiley whom he sent TO talk with members Of Congress
could remember it being three years ago, the
OF any Congressman with whom he talked at his bank
ing house did not in visiting the Capitol. call out any
member TO talk with him be resOrted generally to the
Reporters Gallery could not recOect any particular
thing except sending Wiley TO talk to Mr. Beck beside
his general statement; he went to New-York several
times where a large opposing interest, and
his object mollify the opposition to the subsidy
the men who opposed the subsidy had sold Short and
his object convince them that the subsidy would
pass they might buy in stock; witness thought
his worth more than $4,000 az he had to
neglect his 70 attend 20 Irwins; witness did
not carry stocks for any member OF Congress.
Mr. Pant made the owing general statement; Early
IN the Spring OF 1874 being engaged in the banking and
stock in this city and Mr. Irwin, having known
me for years employed me 70 render such egt-
mate services as could 70 obtain the subsidy, and
agreed to pay $1,000 cash and $4,000 contingent on
the passage OF the bill It known that there was
large and influential body of stock operators who had
sold the stock OF the Pacific Mail Short and who
opposing the subsidy and Mr. Irwin, fearing this oppo-
stion thought tina. could moy Ii In some degree by
my personal influence and he therefore employed me
he also knew that understood their operations and
could keep him informed also 70 use all the egs-
atiye means could the subsidy. II was dis
1
on carrying any vote In Congress- was paid 1900
at the time of the the passage OF the
bill Mr. Albert deposited my credit with my trm about
| the 20th of May, 1872 $4,000 the amount due me-
Donn Patt testified that he received the$5o as stated
by Col Aber 10 in the shape Of loan from Irwin,
and the money paid back to him this transaction
nothing do with the subsidy. as he had
opposed t from beginning 70 end in his newspaper and
otherwise did oil he could to defeat II the money was
from Irwins private funds, and certainly 1t was not
used TO corrupt members; the note that he gave TO
Irwin came him ndorsed by r. b. Irwin as paid
July 1871 the witness declined to say who PAID the
money for him. this involved exposure OF private
transactions which had nothing whatever to do Will
the subsidy.
The Committee reserved consideration the question
as to whether they would insist being informed who
paid the money for Mr.. Piatt The room was then
cleared The Committee decided that MI Piats shall
answer who paid the % for him in satisfaction Of his
TO Irwin, and have given him until Friday 10 te
The Committee then adjourned till tomorrow
POsTPONEMENr OF IRwINS CASE IN THE
DISTRICT COURT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-In the District
Court to-day Congressman Randall appeared for Ser-
arms ordway Of House of Representative,
and that OF the writ OF habeas corpus
body Of Richard B. Irwin be postponed until next
Thursday at II O'clock as he Mr. Randa had not yet