The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-23
Pacific cMaiIIuvestigatIOn.

the Committee had no power to dis.
charge him until formally authorized by
the House. and he should consider him.
self under arrest.
Irwin then testified that he engaged
Schumacher without giving him any re-
tanning fee, but with the understanding
that Schumaker should be paid S3OOOOO
upon the passage of the BILL witness
gave Schunaker no instructions To take
his fee from this sum and return the re-
mainder to the Company; nor did VIII
ness give Schumacher instructions TO pay
any portion of the money to any person,
AS Schumakers compensation was I" De
wholly contingent, and as witness consld-
cred him man of ability; witness
thought 100000 was fair compensation
for Schumakers services; never reported
eto Stockwell that he had employed
Schumaker. and never gave Schumacher
ANY instruction whatever; know nothing
/ of the Wetmore transaction or General
/ Smith. Witness gave $50, 600 check to
! William =. King in Philadelphia. Irwin
| then reccited Sundry payments made by
/ him, III addition to those mentioned yes
tcrdav, among them, 81 800 to John NJ.
I Morris. of the Chronicie; $4,000 10
| $1,000 to Moran, for writing. letters, &c.;
and $4,000 To eX-PoStmastcr-Gcner
Randall, for the special purpose of buy
iug ot'thc Washington agents ofthc COM
bination of New York stock operators,
who were fighting Pacific Mail subsidy
while it was before the Senate.
This adv ersc combination was said to
bc headed by Daniel Drew, who, il was
also SAID had by Misrepresentation, &c.,
melted Senator Harlan, and through him
six other Senators, to oppose the bill. The
witness to-day remembered II larger pay
( lncnt to Samuel Hatch than he had stated
( Yesterday; he was paid about S3OuOO al
/ together; Samaul Hatch was no relation
to Rufus Hatch; he was employed by the
personal direction Of Stockwell; witness
>worr that no portion Of the money paid
/ to Hatch or TO any other person was given
/ to them with any understanding that 1t
/ should be- used to inSucncr votes, or be
expended for cieCtionccrlng purposes IN
behalf OF any person; the witness never
had any such understanding with any
one. and has no knowledge of any money
being - expended; as Il matter ot fact ne
gave no instructions to persons h" EN-
pluvcd. except to 90 ahead and exert
what influence they possessed t" help pass
the bill. These various employees, M
rluding Schumacher, reported to him from
timetn time. rs 10 the prospects for lncrcaS-
rd subsidy, and list OF the members and
Senators were canvasscd, and marked as
favorable. against. or doubtful. In order
to sec where effect was needed to con-
vince the doubtful, &c., y. ii. Whiting
was employed on account of his supposed
ability 10 give valuable assistance. He
was givcu $1,000 in ca-n and was 10 re-
r rrivc $4,000 if the bill passed
He wa, relative or connection
of Senator Cole. Brother-n-law
Cole was, and always had been,
friendly t. the subsidy measure, but ut
that time did not feel particularly friend
Iv to the Company because he believed
they had worked against his reelection as
a Senator. and that Irwin had cXerted
his personal influence in California to
contribute to his defeat; he and the
Company had not interiered in the Cal
iiornia Senatorial contest; witnesses
friendly relation with Cole were purely
personal; he also thought Cole would
/ be- likely to take warm and active
part in supporting it; Whiting was
interested in it. Writings employment
was based upon all of the above reasons,
and also to a less degree on his supposed
influence with other persons; witness
did not employ William :. King, but
paid him 1925. 600 for his services under
his engagement by Stockwcll Witness
has no knowledge of King having rald
out any portion Of that sum; he conSId-
cred him very indscrect advocat" as
he talked unfortunately to friend and
Toe: witness considered Schu-
maker TO be virtually in
charge of the measure in the House.
lie Irwin did not go to the House, but
confined his attention to the Senate.
Irwin's examination was here suspend
cd until Monday, as he was suffering
greatly from i'll health.
". T. G.. Shanks Of the New York
Triju3tr. testified that he heard CONVEX
sntion at Dclmonico's between EX-Mayor
Oakley Hall and Deputy Sheriff Jarvis,
in which Hall said if he and JARVIS were
summoned they could tell II great deal
about Wood and Pacific Mail. Witness
now stated that when he said Wood he
meant Stockwcll.
Irwin testified that he handed Schu-
q. maker II check for S275,000 when Schu-
maker asked, is this all right Irwin
replied, 1T is according to my under
standing" Schumacher then said. 81
thought 1t was to bc 100000 Being
on the point of going to California,
Schumacher remarked, "As you are III Il
hurry will wait for the remaining
$4,000 till YOU reach California.
Irwin said since he had seen
Schumakcrs testimony, he remembered
the circumstances leading him to believe
that Schumacher might also be- retained
by Mr. Stockwcll
In answer to a question whether he
delivered to Mr.. VIM. :. King the SID.
600 ut one time, witness said | first
wrote check for $4,000 and banding
it to Mr.. King he said there was some
slight mistake; | said thought there
was: then filled up another check,
when Mr. King said it was worse than
the first. it being for only $ll5; when |
filled up Il third check for $4,000, Mr.
King, taking it, said all right.
Question Have you knowledge of the
employment Of General Smith.
Auswer-Ne.
Q-One Mr.. Smith.
A-Among the noble army Of martyrs
there may have been Smith, but | dc
not rrcolicct the name in that connection
Witness further testified that stock
combination was formed in New
York. headed by Daniel Dew,
opposed to subsidy. Witness in
formed Stockwcll that his information
WAS that Drew had sent n telegram to Il
Senator to come to New York, and that
the Senator said he could control six
votes This, the witness said, We called
the Methodist party; the name OF the
Senator WAS Harlan.
Mr.. Randall informed the witness that