, 1875-01-01
THE INVESTIGATION.
TESTIMONY TAKEN YESTERDAY.

TESTIMONY TAKEN YESTERDAY
NEW YoRK, Dso. s1.-Tho Pacific Mail inveati-
cation WAS continued this morning.
RUFUS HATCH
produced number Of letters found On the flcs
Of tho Pacific Mail Company, embracing two
from Irwin, dated Washington, md addressed to
tho Treasurer of tho Pacthc Mail Company, each
acknowledging the receipt Of $1,000, and one
from Bellows, the vice-rresident, to Irwin, at
San Fran CISCO, desiring 1rwin's presence IN Ne"
York to givo the Company all tho information
possible as to what ho 4id in Washington to OBJ
tain tho Increased subsidy. In q letter dated
Washington, March 5, Irwin writes as follo"s:
10 Ee!io1ts, 1'ler- -frssidsnt:
10 oblae so,no Of our best and strongest friends,
have promised berth. freight clerk, on the China
line, to Henry Jones, Of Massachusetts.
Mr. Hatch said this was all tho information by
tho docu,nantery evidence that he could furnish.
He tostitled in examination Of the Company'a
books, that s10o, 600 more has been charged to
Roach for each Of two now steamtTa on the
booka than had been pait! to him.
II. II. nAxTEn
wAH sworn, and stated that he was etrted q d.
rector in tho fall Of 1871. and resigusd in the
summer Of 1H72 Ha thought that stockwe'l
wns spcculating largely IN tue stocks Of tho
Com;nny. He thought tue other Directors
wore also. uo hin,Eoif spoculated in The stocks.
of tho firm Of KiEss e s Elliott, wan shown
check Of the Brooklyn Trust Company on the
Marine National Bank for sc, 600, datcd Nav 90,
| 1879, and given 10 John e. Schumaker. Tue
witness sala that the check was indorsed bJ schu-
aakor and himself. Thia check came in letter
dated May 81, 1872, to h1B firm. The letter WAS
| signed with hr. Knckhoefer's name. The latt1r
uas 4 member Of tho tlrn Of Rigs Z Co.
| FREDERICK KNowLAkD,
apeut for tho Uptou and Central Pacific Compa-
nles, testified that his Company had some ar
| rangement with the Pacific Mall Company where
by the rates might be sustained.
| MR.. HEILows,
| Vice-preHdent Of tho Pacific hall Company, tos-
tilted that he never reported to the Executive
| Committee when the checks for $3.50, 600 were
given to Irwin by st.ckwell to procure tho sub.
sidy. Did not kno" Why Il she eos animal lepo5t
did not oss, show Mil th' IT, hs boa .HS ai
M each Of tbs ships Toxic and Pekin. He
thought theanuual report would mlslcad any per
son not acquainted With the secrets Of tho Com.
to Hasrott / Noyes, in the books Of tho Com;
pany, was false, hut did not know u 81
Tho time. WitueAs found It out shortly after
wards. Did not think It whs his duty tt
tell this TO tho Board ot :. Directors
know how much money was spcnt In Washing
ton for the subsidy. Did not know that any ra'
spent c1cspt in maintaining Trims house there
In regard 10 ths subsidy tho books OF tue Com
pany uudor siockwell were so kept that an.
nerson not In tho secret would know nothinl
about the matter. Thought tho contract vis1
regard to tho subsidy WAS entirely betweel
Slockwell aud Irwin.
Of .no firm Of Lockwood / Co., tes.iaed TINT b
had heard that about one million had been ez
pended to procure tho passage Of the subald,
Witness thought this MAS told him in converts
j; tlon with Frederick Deliings Who said the NIL
not recoect tho date, hut thought 1t Was in til
| winter OF lb72t. Never followed up this matte