Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-06-03


GOLD HrIL. :: SATURDAY. JuuE & ls7e
MULLl0AN, TIE THIEF.
Before the sub Judiciary committee
yesterday. . man BY the name Of James
Mulliean gave some Of the most ssnsa-
tiouai and startling testimony yet pro-
ducsd against James @. Blaine. the
probable candidate Of the Republican
party for President Of the United statss.
Mr.. Mullisanl vas subposnasd By the
committee to testify against Blaine. He
said. In his evidence yesterday. that on
Thursday evening. Blaine came 70 him
and asked to . some letter. In his pos
session. They we're shown 10 him. and
he then asksd that they b given up.
This the witness refused 10 do. and then
he says. ''Blaine almost got down on
his knees. and pleaded for the lsttsrs,
saying they would ruin him for life; aud
when I further declined. Blaine asksd
me to think Of his vile and sx children
and said hs almost contemplated sui
eide" The witness Mullisan. then. 90
cording to his own story. allowed Blaine
10 take the lsttsrs away. on promising
TO return them. He looked them over
and did return them In the presence Of
Fisher and Atkins. two other vitnes-
PEE. who have been summoned by the
committee. Blaine then followed Mr..
Mulligan 70 his room. and asked to zee
the letters again. This favor vas granted
him. and. after reading them he refused
to return them TO the witness. "No
one vas present al this time except
Blaine and the witness. Muliigan."
The above 10 the Substance Of Null
ligan's testimony. We have extracted
nothing which could reflect upon Mr..
Blaine. and added nothing which could
DO construed in his favor. When called
upon BY the committee 10 produce the
letters which he received from Mulligan.
Mr.. Blaine answered that he would sub
init them 10 eminent legal gentlemen.
aud II they decided that there WA any
thing in them bearing on the . bsfors
the committee. he would yield them up.
Il then transpirsd that the letters in
question were stolen BY MulligAn. while
acting NJ Private Secretary to a brother.
in.law Of Blaine. The documents we're
submitted 10 Jers y. Black. . Dem
ocraiic lawyer. and Matt Carpenter. a
professional Of Republican prOclivities.
Both advised Mr.. Blaine not TO submit
them To the committee. a they we're
simply private letters. with which the
public had nothing TO do. and there was
nothing in them bearing in the slighiess
degree upon the question at issue before
the committee.
On the aivice Of these gentlemen Mr..
Blaine refused to furnish the committee
with copies Of the letters. The Dem
ocraiis gentlemen Who compose the com-
mittss q hardly object to this action.
as IL was counssllsd and dictated by the
brishtss, legal light which eliminates
their party. Mr.. Blaine said that the
letters were stolen. and that he used
only duo caution aud diligence In recov-
srins his papers FROM the hands Of a
thief. Mulligan docs not deny the i'm.
putatiou that hs stole the letters. Whose
word shall We take regarding their con-
teutsl That Of Mr.. Blaine. whose rec
ord thus far has been unimpssehabls. or
that OF . self-confesssd sAie-burslar?
But there il nor than his past char
actsr to impeach the testimony Of Null
ligan. He says distinctly that no one
was present when Blaine received the
letters and refused to give them up.
Warren Fisher. who is summoned v q
witness against Blaine. says d~istinctly:
"After Blaine obtained the letters from
Mulligan. he offered 10 surrender them
to me. whose right was q prior one.
This offer was made in the presence Of
Mulligan." Mr.. Fishers word must Be
taken in prefersncs to that Of the thief
Mullig.n. who says that no n was
present when the letters were delivered
to Blaine. The sum Of the whole mat
ter Is. that Mulligan's testimony. except
in 10 far rs IL IN eorroborated by Blsins's
admissions. is totally unworthy Of be-
lief; and as evidence Of this fact. the
committee has the written opinion Of
Jers. $. Black. the great Democratic
What right either Mr.. Mulligan or the
Democratic Investigating Committee has
to inspect the private letters Of Mr..
Blaine We are at . loss to comprehend.
man living who ran write. often
says to friends In confidential letters.
which will not bear publication
not that there il anything really wrong
in them, but that they are Of . nature
although interesting 10 the per
son addressed. would appear suprsmely