The daily gazette., 1875-01-13
Pacific Mail Investigatfon.
MR.. ALBERT TELLS WHO GOT THE MON,

Pacific Mail Investigstfon.
mr. ABfRr TELLS WHO GOT THE MONTY.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-The Pacific
mall inquiry was resumed this morning
by the committee of WAYS and means
$1,000 NOT TO VOTE.
Hon. John B. Storm, OF Pennsylvan;s
testified that about the time the subs;dy
passed in the House, Mr.. Parker. of New
hampshire, said he had been stopped
whlle the vote was pending in coming
from the LADIES' gallery by some one, who
SAID he had better not vote on the sab.
Ject, put to go back to the gallery and he
would give him 81 900. ''f1 1'-
member that he had been offered tba
money. He said he had heard q CONVEX.
sation to the effect that If members did
not desire to vote they need not.--It
was q conversation held by group of
men ne thought were lobbyists. It was
not directed to him. Y '1I' -
In the investigation On Saturday Con.
gressnian Schumacher stated that. exceT,t
his fee OF $4,000, the $275,0OO received
py hlm all went back TO the company
ne afterwards handed over 100000 by re.
guest OF Stockwel, and under the direc-
ton OF Lyman Gilmore, an attorney, to
the late Morgan L. Smith. Mr.. Randall.
memper Congress- from Pennsylvania,
sta5ed that his colleague, Mr.. Storm, had
vote for the subsidy. d
ABERT's LIST OF USEFUL MEN.
Mr.. Albert, the recusant witness in the
matter of the Pacific Mail money was
brought before the bar Of the House
To-day, for contempt in refusing to an
swer certain questions propounded him
by the committee of ways and means as
to whom he paid money placed in his
hands by the Pacific Mail Company. He
stated he would answer the question if
ordered to do SO by the House. This
! order was made, when the witness went
before the ways and means committee
and read prepared statement to Justify
his course, and an additional Opinion ~
Hon. Reverdy Johnson, which stated in
view. OF his being used lis q mere dis
bursting agent, he was bound to answer
the questions of the committee. He
then gave the names of the following to
whom he had paid money: r. C. Par
| sons, 81 500; H. q. FAINT, S11, 900: A. W.
Randall, $1,000; J. Mcfarland, S25. 600: :
W. b. Shaw, $4,000; A. B. Corwi,e'
S3,100; J. g. Berret and Samuel Ward.
$1,000; Oh. Ayerill, $4,000; John Fl. Her.
sey, Sll 900; J. M. Morris, 81 500; Don
Piatt. 5000; Charles II. Sherite, $500; ;
VIM. Moran, $500; Charles Albert, 81, 900:
Chittenden, $1,000; ]. G. Berret, 81, 500 !;
Carmlck, $500; Ingham, $4,000, and John
Doyo sl,ooo, making an aggregate dis
bursement of S120,8O0, cornprised he
tween March 6 and September 6. 1872.
In reference to Dom Piatt the Wash.
ington Star states that Irwin writes
that Col. Piatt never was in the em.
ployed OF the Pacific Mail-on the con-
trary fought it personally and in his
paper from first to last. After the sub.
sidy was granted he loaned Col, Piatt
the money, as he had loaned him
money before, being a personal friend.
and that some months after the amount
was paid In full.
The witness having been interroga-
ted concerning the persons above
mentioned, said he did not know Nc
Farland. Shaw, however, was known
to the committee. Laughter. He
only knew him by reputation as a
newspaper correspondent. He did not
know Corwine. Morris, now decesed.
was. connected with the Daily Chroni.
Gle, andpublished articles favoring the
subsidy In his paper. He had known
j. &. Berret many years He had also
known Sam Ward. Hersey was an as.
sistant d0orkeeper or messenger of the
House of Representatives. He did not
know Averiil. Don Fiatt is an editor
here. Joseph Mcfarland at this point
| appeared near the table. The witness
thought the Mcfarland to whom he
gave the twenty-five thousand dollars
was larger sized man than this gentle
man. [Langhter.1
JOHN W. FoRNEY GETS S25. 600
MI Mcfarland sworn. He stated
his business to be newspaper cores
pondent; Albert paid him TWENTY-FIVE
thousand dollars, which he carried to
Colonel John W. Forney, who had de-
puted the witness to receive il for him
witness received no portion of the
money; never heard the colonel state
what he did with it; witness came
from Irwin's house the same dav and
handed the money to Forney.
Il. &. Kennedy testified that he
Identified Mr.. Schumacher to Riggs
bank, so he might draw fifty thousand
dollars, the sum was handed to Morgan
Il. OHiiIu.
John Boyd, the assistant doorkeeper.
having been sworn, was asked what
services be rendered Irwin that he
should be the recipient of the money.
Witness replied that Irwin wanted
some pamphlets and papers to reach
the hands OF certain members, and
asked him to deliver them. Col. Bee
came to witness and said no subsidy
should pass Congress, therefore Irwin
wanted witness to see that his friends
were in the House, and witness thought
that he did so Irwin never promised
to give him any money pending, tina
bill in the House there were no are
Management between them witness.
never mentioned money to Irwin the
money was a gratuity witness did
not solicit any member of Congress t,,
vote for the bill he never asked the