New-York tribune., 1875-02-08
PACIFIO MAIL RESEARCHES.

PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
SEEKING FOR MIR. KING, THE MISSING WITNESS
THREE NEWSPAPER MEN EXAMINtD-EyIDENCE
THAT MIR. KING HAS BEEN Recently II WASH
INGrON.
WASHINGTON, Feb 6.-The Committee of
WAYS and Means yesterday examined Dr. WilHm T.
MlcBrdc, connected with The Erc1t1g S..pj as TO
paragraph which appeared in that paper yesterday,
signed by himself with reference 10 William y King
who figures couspicuOusly hsync received :2'V'o
promote the Pacn. Mail subsidy. He es.iI 'Lat S''-
eral days ago Nj sampson, the messetgT of t0' Co"
mittee of Ways and Means. informed him th't ufe'
weeks previously nc had seen Mr k'ng near 'nc 'op-
mittee room; th4t Mr.. Kiug asked soWcD)y "h''"'i
witnesses were Uoing examined. N'''-'s '"I"'''" y,
Mr. Sampson whether he had told tn co"i'I''' va,
MFR King y,, here Mr.. Sampson replied th't he ia"
not but that lie told Mr. BAssci HE c,rN oil tno 'oA
ui,tee vino sad lie was not luntiug Tor Nr. KING
Mr. Sampson tue messenger OF the t'i"iHH' H'c'' "S"
fed that hi, recollection was that Nj NIg was he'"
Tho dov before the holiday adjourn men, m DecemDer
A no v,,s couiug along be lulGttl 'tf 'l!' D"'va
rn go af,nr n,s,ed ont OF tue room, but Nj hlns
did NOT say a wcrd to ilm ,,. ,t. v,,g.
hi, i lI Hnn here and Mr. Dawes rcmarSed that Mr.
kim went 10 New York with the I'll -D'ph'''0o' ''"
derng services and of ring some ta.". c S Mr KING
since he Committee returned from New YORK freEou
Ia that line ~ December, kiuG came 10 i'e COtnts ~,
~ @ ~, and sii h, would Ike 10 snc us iormer tr'u
Foom "nu e"' ,,l and tIis Dalu. public the Wit
ness supplied hlm wltB copy &c.. ybo P,yip,ore
Mr. 0.rar X Harris, correspondent ~ me bd'u"nOe
Snn testfiad tu.t n knew Of Nr. kn-s fuS mere
from bear-ay. week ago. VIII :" Ia, h1Sio , R.tI
House Major KoOniz. the General Agent ~ nc pau,
more and OHIO Y ti!rOad Company lh'r'i' mn mn % p'
Mr Kipg wa, IN the city, aud VlN - AecyIdi.slt
made item If IT, The ruinor W " d, Zoo md
Mr. King had been in Washington daJ OF t"o' anu
cOncea"d -. ,..oyiobgo ~
Mr. King being here sluoe the holidays w "Is 80 ~
formed by "A lady whose name tux W!thtrs I'Ite.ansv
gave as Miss Mary Capen. Sie s.li 10 ihc NltncS,
IN ten YOU something; King, tue cNpostnl',eI VI
the House is III Washngton;' aud adGed sne had sVru
a gentleman who knew him. Wltucts Ldd NtYtu nOth-
ING since that time lead bin to bctNe MI hns WAS
here week ago ..o-,.,.., n, Tho ,ina
referred 10 lex ago. when he " s HI"iu .a' ~ % ,hc
King had arrived aud went IN II close c"Hlage 70 too
house OF Il gentleman on Fst, he tSsOr'tI o"seiy
In lie loser to 1ud Ou the NUN 81 ue tuVI.
He saw ana conyersed with the gtntlema VINO sae nc
Knew notling Whatever OK Mr. Kings oclhg mere WI
moss sqtc DC ad traced every cN, aLl ad 80 saisneu
himself as to state positively that Mr. hlng had bot
been IN Washington recently c-..
The Chlirndn Of tue Committee req iested Scrgeant
Arms Ortway 70 visit MISS Capcn tn, aefbOOD hnu
gather such Information she may have, lh oruor W
1be enlightenment OF the Committee. - A., ,,.n.
Mr. Geo W Adams, correspondent OF INC &c" IWN
World knew nothing OF Mr.. KDgs being mere recently
Duritg the LO.dIy week he had cuhN cIsatl0h %ltn
Mr. King and walked with him 70 tie tee-taph oinvc,
T, Committee will examine other "ltesses as 'o 'ns
whereabouts Oi King.