The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-13
Paeile lIaII InYestigntion.

sWAsHNOToS, January l2,-The Way
and Means Committee continued the Pa
cife Mail Investigation this morning
John A. Carson, Book keeper Of Jay
Cooke 3 Go, examined two checkso the
Brooklyn Trust Company on the Marine
National Bank for $4,000 each, payable
10 order Of John g. Schumacher, were
cashed by Jay Cooke & Co., June 5, 1872
They were endorsed only by John G.
Schumacher, and therefore it would ap-
pear that Schumacher. got the cash June
8, 1872. A certificate Of deposit was
issued to John g, schumaker Tor $4,000,
this certificate was paid June 5, 1874
and on that day another certificate was
Issued to Schumacher for 100000, which
in turn was paid June Z, 1872. The FIRST
certificate was retired by issuing the
second and paying $4,000, in tho cash
books II also showed that on the Sd OF
June, 1872, the Bank cashed a certi.
ticate Of deposit Issued by the National
Park Bank Of New York in favor OF
WINS. King for $1,000, and the money
was paid over the counter apparently to
John II, Rice, ss his name followed
Kings and was the last endorser. Lewis
]. Davis OF the Banking firm Of Lewis
johnson & Co., testified that the certif-
cate Of deposit Issued by the Park Ma
tional Bank Of New York to the order Of
VIM, s, King for $4,000 passed through
their Bank June 8, 1872,
Hamilton g. FAINT said he did all he
could to secure a subsidy. He advo.
Gated II through members, and sometimes
he would send others to see members,
He sen. George W, Wiley, Of New York,
to ace Representative Beck, but that
amounted to nothing, Irwin agreed TO
give him $4,000 for advocating the sub
Sidy. Witness used all the means he
could 10 secure o subsidy.
II appeared during the examination
that Wiley did sec Beck, but Beck not
only made speeches but voted against
subsidy. Beck remarked that he had
never seen witness until to-day. Witness
could not recollect the name Of any Con-
gresham with whom he talked at his
banking house, He did not in visiting
the Capital call out any member to talk
with him. He generally resorted to the
reporters gallery. He went to New
York several times, where there was q
large opposing interest. The men who
opposed the subsidy had sold short, and
his object was to convince them that the
subsidy would pass, so they might buy
In stock. Witness did not carry stock
for any member Of Congress.
Plat testified that he received $1,000,
as stated by Colonel Albert; II was in tho
shape Of a loan from Irwin and the
money was paid back to him; this trans.
action had nothing whatever to do with
the subsidy, as he had opposed II from
the beginning to the end In his newspaper
and otherwise did all he could to defeat
Il; the money was from Twins private
fund, and certainly II was not used to
corrupt members; the note he gave to
Irwin came back to him Endorsed "a paid
July ID, 1872. Witness declined to say
who paid the money for him, as this IN.
yolyed an exposure Of private transac'
tions which had nothing whatever to do
with the subsidy,
The room was cleared and The commit.
tee decided that Plat shall answer the
question, and have given him till'Friday
to tell, s.r
Adjourned.