New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-12

CuITTENpEN eVOo
j. O. BERRETT. Nv,
CORMICK
JOHN BOND
Making an aggregate disbursement OF $20oO between "
dates OF March aud Sept 1872 the witness having ue
erropoted concerning the persons aforementioned sad ne
did not know Mcfarland; Shaw, however, was known " ~
| Committee IIaughterl; he only knew him Dy repu'"
newspaper correspondent he did not know Coi"iho
now deceased was connected with The Ddpy Croe' anu
published articles fayorDg the subsidy Ill hS paper ~ Wv
know @ Berrctt many years; he had also known sam Maui
Kersey was an assistant doorkecper or messenger Oh e
of REPRESENTATIVES lie did not know AverIL DOM It
AN editor here John Boyd lie assistant doofEceper o INC
Uous of and witness introduced to HIM
NV Ker-ey (ttendcn he believes, lawyer lie could
mot M who introduced Aycr him lie had nothing to do
with Ward transactions Moran was correspondentor
newspaper rendered newspaper service for the money he
received Witness received money from tue Company but
from irwin lie receipt for the sums he paid irwin
furnished him with the list Of those who TO be paid the
money
Joseph Mcfarland at this point appeared the table
The witness thought whom he gave the
$4,000 larger sized than this gentleman auGhter
Mcfarland was then lie stated his business to be
newspaper correspondent Albert paid HIM $4,000 which he
carried to Col John W. Foey who had deputed the witness
TO receive It from him; received portion OF the
money heard the Col state what he did with III ""
Twins house the same day and handed he
money TO Fomey
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Schumacher to Riggs that he might draw $1,000 the
| sum which was handed to Morgan L. Smith.
John Boyd assistant doorkeeper, having been sworn, was
what he rendered Irwin that he should be inc
recipient Of the money Witness replied that Irwin Waned
some pamphlets and papers reach the hands OF certain mem
and asked TO deliver them Col Bee came 70 "ess a
to see that friends in House and witness Thought
that he did Irwin never promised to give INN MONEY PG
him and witness and the latter mentioned money 10
Irwin money grauity witness did not sOcl, s
mo nlerO @
support Of any members; was IN the hhot OF uls.
utag documents retained the money received IImH
was in the habit Of calling members OUT this occurred every
day with pesons having business WIN Ihe l0usT SET ~ I
repeated that the money was galuy' uu nov 49,
money om any oody was IN the haOit OF receiving s
large gtaues, he had received in anonymous leiVeIs NOu
small sums i've ten dollars Occ as.onaiiy.
John ID Jersey was sworn, testified: Was messenger
h. had hen attentive AID courteous 10 irwin ana brought him
around to The Aouse Colonel Zee came here Opposing lG s
persons whom Bee converted which he Ia hDett
wilpess TO come TO his where he received the money
he retained all OF no understanding 1t should We
paid to auyoody else witness knew hDos S nv enc bn
the money witness had ie llehuy Iecc''eu ~! vi oe %
drrd dor like be cid not speak TO any hemDer
on The subject Of he s"D'y .T NOM wa nd IN
he thought in bills Of the denomination Of $lOOi witness
was now messenger Of the House OF kepT,sentattesi
OF Ayerl sworn and tcstined He was m Washington
dunr the Lid Congress- he here TO nrGdnce an tx.
also machine for making brick he did not know he received
the nfney from Albert bat II was in Irwin; room gentle,
Which he was 10 receive $1,000 sockwcl with 4
Tor such work as Irwin wanted be done; irwin SAID.
That view that fact hc had sent Albert to tue witness WIN
card; Irwin remarked. Stockwe and himself bad DaIned
there money here to defect the Subsdy and y want
TO cncckmatc proceeding and Leh cd witness to help
the TO do 30 Irwin aid W. Randall formerly Postmas-
leueneiA now u iyi my, himself G e,"ry nos
fJc condition know what going on he talked to
the Capitol and at hotels N private way ~ wac merely
question TO who had the most money Inc witness re-
ported Mr. Randall such Information as he received ne
| Mr. ItGnQll in memoranda. lie
would tell Randall who here opposng Tie rubsidy
and Nr Randall would then see such persOs Money
he IN the n
70 Mr. Randall many fTt times illness did not know who
he received more money Randall. lie undeo d Randall
was authorized deal with the parties Oppos the SUBSIDY
them ont OF the way Ran ai Sliced tl.r Goas
except in III enqulng way, a. to the WPects oil the b
lie sAed ~ DO lie retained the money Tor his
william Shaw was sworn and testified he had been for %
newspaper correspondent Residence III
SION Of Inc I'D and AbrI bald MIN The money; could
ray the exact time, but 1t III TWINS room; lne
$500 for his services, &c; he would stale now lac
D,clme connected with this subject; he was In New
YORK in October November, prior 10 the meeting Of
Congress; went TO Henry Cews ohce had been in
the abt OF furnishing Information to AT Ce"s ana Tor ten
years had been operating IN stocks and gold hr oe~s Away
giving HIM commissions. lie RAID TO mr. Ciews he understood
Facic Mail Steamship Company gong to renew the
application subsidy Mr. Cews replied would b. apt to
it, because, the Postmaster General recommended IT, there
would be good chance Of going N and buying stock M
ned fy MN MI CIe~, law Mr. SIockwe and informed wiz
he could communicate with him.
Witness asked Mr.. StOckwe to buy stock for him. Mr..
sockwe replied that he had already gsen directions 70 tat
electseyeral hundred shares at tat worm ~ or 10 br
said Irwin would charge OF the business and
witness could communicate WIN MI lr"h "hom nc knew
in the War Department Witness accordingly caied
Mr. Irwin, who said All night, Keep posted wei as
you did when was IN New lork, and VIII bee you coupon
Witness frequently communicated with Mr. Irwin and told
him all he knew Somebody told MIN 10 TO A Albert VINO
paid him the sl5,~O lie asked no questions. With
on stocks n other directions He had Lost OUTSIDE On
his on nook no sum was ageed pp0 before hand witness
Albert receipt for the whole amount did not dol
lar 10 any member officer OF the House
arrangement that he should dsbure the money nc had never
carried stocks Tor any member lie was never asked 70 nu
members; he had however asked members how they
thought the thing was going because the acs were igtee
ing 10 himself lac had asked men OF prominence now does IL
look as An original principle ne was III favor Of
a subsidies, lac might make purchases
and good deal Of money lac gave TO parties Interested
procuring The subsidy what they regarded very important
information The witness, after relating tnat there large
movement by Daniel Drew asked whether
payment Of any influence member
officer Of tine House. 10 which question he replied Not
dollar: he further replied that he obtained inform
running the direction OF subsidy and he kept ho friends
well posted Witness asked whether that the practice
with MS profession, when he replied that he did not know but
he had been doing 1t for twelve with Clews Co..
paid him in money by carrying stock for him. He would
telegraph his brokers TO BUY MN god on he Information sent
He considered the information worth all he could get lie
peaed that he did not labor with any member to procure the
| The Committee adjourned til tomorrow morning
The money paid Don Plat, TO by Charles Albert
Irwin says had nothing whatever TO do with the Pacific Mail
subsidy that Pat fought the subsidy from rt
in his paper but he and Irwin old friends
subsidy granted he lent iatt the money S5U
which he has since repaid Irwin sauug
tbs facts dated December VI 1874 regrets thai in sending ne
money Pat through Charles Albert and putting his
in this awkward connection the transaction had reference
| 10 the subsidy.
MR. ALERT BEFORE TILE HOUSE.
PROCEEDINGS IN TIE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
CONCERNING THE PACIFIC MAIL INVESTIGATION
| --CHARLEs ALERT OFFERS TO TESTIFY BE-
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