Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-01-28
THE BLACK LIST.
irwin Tells What He Did
with The Corruption Fund.


b125, 900 for King-Parsons and
Schumacher in for It.
Irwin's story.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21-Richard
B. Irwin appeared b.forc the Comuit.
tee cf Ways and Means to day. invest
igating the Pacific Mail subsidy bust,
ness .pd told 10 u hom he paid money.
In regard to the amount he said he
might not be exactly accurate, but was
nearly so.
THE BLACK LIST:
The following is his list.
Charles Albert, 81 900. .
o j. Averill, Sl00O0
j. G Bernett, $4,000
E. II. C"rm;ck, d,es Tot recoliecs,
but thinks it was $4,000 or 5000.
Amos B. Cerwin, $780,:
l.. f.. Chitteuicn $1,000
Il. Checver. $1,000
Hamilton G.. Fant, $4,000 =
John W Forney, $25,uO0
Samuel 4. ta,ch. about $40 900
| Il lnyham. $4,000
VIM. Moran. don't rrc',llect.
Alexander W. Randall, $4,000 .
John D Rice, 81 500
Nm. D. Shaw. SIS 900
Cha. II Sheriff., $3.50
Jno G. Schum'ker, 100000 >' =
A Il. Whiting, S100.Oo0
.. KING AND PARSONS
Witness said the above list compris-
ell thu names OF all persons employed
by h,m, and he knew Of the employ
men Of ouly two other<-Wm. s.
Ki"g, t" whom he paid $225, 600. aud
Richard s: Parsons, who was Stuck
wells per>,"al attorney, Witness paid
l'ar>",s $4,000 on Stuck wells ac-
count.
He gave Schumaker S275.000 in
New York, aud sent $25, 900 more
from California.
Jersey aud Boyd, assistant door.
keepers Of the House, were not employ
ID 10y him. The au"unts paid to
them were era,u.ties which witness
had owe, looked in his former state.
ment.
The witness at this point was excus.
ed till TOMORROW, on account OF i'll
health. -s.-
sCKCMAKER.
Congressman Schumacher was excus.
cd until Irwin shall have completed
his stateulelut.
Congressman Syphe' testified that
he never furnished list Of C"ngers<.
meu to any one He me, Garrison ac
cldentalIy y one day. and in answer t.
an inquiry about the Mexican steam
ship bill, j",ted down the names q
twenty or thirty Southern meu'bers
who he believed would vote for hi:
bill. His remark about blowing llar
rison's he,d IF was purely j"culsr.
The Committee then went into Sc
cret session. .s -.
WHO EVER EMPLOYED KING.
! Irwin understood VIM. s. King wa:
employed by Stockwell. He was no
employed by the witness.
scHUMAKER's DEFECTIVE MEMORY,
AT the close OF the secret session Mi
Schumacher was questioned in regard t
the checks and certificates of dcposi
bearing bis indorsement and apparent,
paid to him. Witness swore he had n
recollection of ever seeing those certif
Gates or checks. He had no recollectio
of ever stating to Irwin he required $25
600 additional, or that he ever receive
that sum. Hcsnever kept business letter
received from him.
t =, "5 scHUMAKER's STORY.
/ Just before witness was excused, wit
ness read statement of which the follow
ing is an extract:
! know the position in which my test
mony stands here. My signatures t
these certificates of deposit have emba
rassed me very much. / had not thcl
and have rot now; the slightest recolle
tion ofthcsc certificates of deposit, (
would not have sworn that / had II
knowledge Of these two $4,000 check
knowing that these certificates were q
might be in existence. II was pcrfet
blank in my memory ! knew nothin
about it. know how very unfortuna
for me 1t is to have these signatures fl
ing me, but have forgotten and cam,
recollect ANYTHING about these certificat,
Of deposit or the manner in which tlle
were procured. They were procured, b
how do not know lido not know th
4 / had indorsed the certificates Of dcpos
or that they had ever been issued, uni
& they were produced before the comm
tee. The transaction issof several yea
standing, and passed entirely yout Of n
. mind. II regard 70 the California Or.
. of $25, 900, I hare not the slightest rec,
lection: irwin, ! suppose sent me 4
{. dr.ft but have no collection Of It. u
4 did g With direc,ions: I suppose, and