The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-03
THE BLAINE INVESTyGA TYON
Ycsterday's Proceedings.


Washington, June 2.-The judiciary
committee met at 10 o'clock, when
Blaine sent word that lie was not
through his consultation with his
lawyers, and the committee adjourned
till 100 clock. AT IL o'clock Blaine
had not yet arrived and further post
ponement took place till ? o'clock.
The committee reassembled at two
O'Clock. Great interest was manifested
aud the committee room was filled
with members of Congress, newspaper
men aud others. Hunton renewed his
request To Blaine TO present the letters
taken from Mulligan. Blaine recap
ituiated the statement made yesterday
by Linn in relation to the letters, and
said he had submitted the letters TO
eminent legal counsel, and received
from them Il statement which he read.
In 1t, jeremiah 5. Black aud Matt
Carpenter, as counsel, say that they
have examined all the letters and
hnd nothing in them bearing at all
upon the case now pending before
the committee. and they advise Blaine
to assert his right as an American cit
izen and resist to the utmost any
attempt to take from him any of these
private letters. They say that an at
tempt to do it would be tyranical and
unjust. Blaine then informed, the
committee that in accordance with
this legal advice he would decline to
produce the letters or the memoran-
dun OF their contents. Chairman
Hunton then recalled the witness Null
ligan. Mulligan. in answer to ques-
tions of Blaine, said the letters referred
to did not contain any allusion to
Tom Scott, Union Pacific bonds or the
S64, ,000. The only bonds that witness
knows of going into the hands of
Blaine was $40, 900 worth which Blaine
received ON the day of settlement,
September 2lst, 1872.
Elisha Atkins was recalled and tes-
tilted that he hever said in Mulligan's
presence that Blaine was the owner of
Little Rock & Fort Smith land grant
bonds that wen. to the Union Pacific
Co., nor had he ever said SO to any
body. Witness confirmed the evidence
already taken of Blaine's interview
with Mulligan and his coming into
possession of the letters. Mulligan
apparently labored under "a isense of
wrong done him before he came to
Washington. Witness had heard Null
igan say Blaine was not the man for
President; Mulllgan had said he
thought Blaine had not treated him
right in his settlement of the estate of
Blaine's brother-in-law. Witness had
known Mulligan since 1865, and never
heard anything impeaching his char
acter for truth. Witness came to
Washington at Blaine's request.
Warren Fisher was recalled and tes-
titled that he had no recollection of
ever suggesting to Blaine that the lat
ter had obtained money through Thos.
A. Scott by selling Little Rock bonds
to the Union Pacific. After Blaine
obtained the letters from Mulligan,
Blaine offered to surrender them to
witness, whose right to them was
prior one. This offer was made in
Mulligan's presence. Witness came
to Washington on receipt of telegram
from Blaine. Mulligan had always
had possession of the letters. Witness
knew Mulligan was bringing them to
Washington, and 1t was with Witness
es' consent. Blaine told witness on
the settlement being made that he had
lost upon the bonds, which he had to
take back from frineds in Maine, and
witness told Blaine they had certainly
sohe oli, sOiue at RoOu price, mean
ing those he had sold to the Union
Pacific. Being questioned as to who
told him they went to the Union Pac-
ihc, witness said nobody told him but
Atkins left that impression on his
mind. Witness had known Mulligan
20 years and his character was unim-
peachable. Witness had demanded
the letters from Mulligan before Blaine
possessed them and before Muliigan's
testimony. The demand was at
Blaine's request. Witness declared
Blaine was not at all excited when he
got possession of the letters, and his
conduct was not any different from
his usual conduct. When Blaine took
away the letters from Mulligan's Is hotel
he was to bring them back at 10 D. IN.
Blaine did SO, and Mulligan was not
on hand to receive them. At the
conclusion of Fisher's testimony,
Mulligan, who was present, said he
was on hand in the room and stayed
some time, but not receiving the let
tsrs he would no longer talk with
Blaine and went away. Adjourned.