The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-02

fully settled on the 18th oil October, 1871,
He paid them in money value. The wrong
done 10 him was in the publication Of de-
tached portions Of the testimony. The
committee would see Iby lair analysis
that he had turned from one account book
to another, covering hundred pages, in
order 10 give this explanation. The Sec.
retary also referredito the testimony Of
MIR. Lewis, receiver OF the late firm OF Jay
Cooke & Co. Atthe tina the firm failed
he owed II $1S,000-two amounts, S10,-
900 and $1,000. This latter amount was
mentioned in the testimony seven times,
making il appear to be S56,000. The
Secretary then circumstantally related
his business transactions with A. G. Cat
tell & Co.. at that. period, from which 1t
appeared he had loaned them S25, 900 or
600 more than be had to pay. Cattell
began 10 pay him back rs was conyeh'
/ lent and the account was closed by their
giving him checks for $500. The Sec.
retary produced all the notes, and the
checks Of Indebtedness to Jay Cooke &
Co, a. settled. The Secretary also ex-
planned the item Of $4,000 which ap-
peared on Cattells books, as an amount
owed by him for building lot and cot
tage at Long Branch. The property was
not exactly at Long Branch but two miles
of at Monmouth Beach! In 1871 num-
ber Of gentlemen formed company and
entered into a speculation by buying
farm on credit and dividing it into build
ing lots. He went into the speculation
believing with the other gentlemen that
they could sell enough TO pay them
all back what they had advancedaand
make n good deal Of money besides.
BLAINE INVESTIGATION.
The Subj Committee on Judiciary met
again this morning, and continued the eI-
animation Of james Mulligan.
Witness said that he wanted to make al
statement before continuing his examina-
ton. He said that when he arrived here
note came from Blaine requesting wit
ness and Fisher to call at his house.
Witness declined to go, but Fisher went.
After witness testified yesterday Blaine
called upon him (witness) and asked him
about some letters which were in his pos
session, and wanted him to give them up
to him, but witness declined to do so.
Witness said that Blaine almost got down
on his kness and plead for the letters, say.
ing they would ruin him for life, and
when witness further declined, Blaine
asked him to think of his wife and six
children, and besought the witness and
almost contemplated suicide. The wit
ness then allowed Blaine to take them,
under pledge that he would return them.
He looked them over and did return
them. Fisher and Atkins were present.
Witness then retired to his room, and
Blaine followed him around and wanted
10 look at the letters again. Witness al.
lowed Blaine to take them, and he refused
to return them, and still retains them.
No one was present at this time but
Blaine and the witness. There we're
about eigteen letters. 49, '--'-
While this statement was being made,
Blaine sat at the table opposite the wit
ness, and exhibited considerable mirth at
the statement, laughing outright at the
remarks about suicide, and when the wit.
ness closed, Blaine rose at once and asked
to be sworn and TO be allowed TO make a
counter statement.
The chairman objected to it at that
time, but assured Blaine that he should
have an opportunity.
The witness was asked il he knew the
contents Of the letters, and what the con.
tents were as far as they related to Union
Pacific bonds? s5s y. .
Blaine objected to the witness giving
hthc contents Of the letters until he had
\ made counter statement. r..
Mr., Frye said, assuming that the
statement about the letters TO be as wit
ness had stated, hethought it proper for
Blaine TO be heard, These letters were
private Iettersof Blaine to Fisher. They
we're kept in Fishers sale. Witness had
no business with Them, but had got pos
session Of them and brought them here.
They referred in no manner whatever TO
the Union Pacific bonds that were repre-
sented rs going TO Col. Scott.
Mr.. Hinton thought that the Commit
tee, in the absence Of the Letters, them
selves had right to inquire about what
contents OF the letters bore upon the
\ matter at issue. They had right to
know their contents. Let Blaine put the
letters in possession of the Committee,
and let the Committee decide for them
selves.
Mr.. Blaine said that on grounds Of fair
play he thought he should be allowed to
make statement as to what transpired
last ight. He though ght he could simplify
the business OF tho committee by making
his statement before they examine the
witness. The statement made by the wit
ness was now being telegraphed over the
country and would appear in the after
noon papers, and when they got through
with his examination it would be too late
for an explanation to reach the pres.
The committee decided that the witness
should be examined first, and he was ask
ed about the contents OF the letters. He
said one OF them contained an allusion 10
the bonds and Blaine's losses in'the trans
action, and that Blaine said in one OF them
he did not retain the money in his pos
session forty.eight hours. Witness fur
ther explained that Fisher knew he had
the letters and allowed him to have them.
He also said that when they were
alone the last night Blaine talked politics
to him and asked him how he would
| like to run a committee, and II he would
like consulship. AT the conclusion Of
Mulligans examination Blaine took the
stand, and with the utmost emphases de-
MED under oath all Of Mulligan's state
ment, that he (Blaine) had offered him
any Consulship, or that he had told Null
ligan that the publication OF these letters
would ruin him, and all this sort Of thing
he said was pure fancy. he deni-
ed that he had obtained the
letters under pledge to return them; he
called on Atkins, Fisher, ahd Mulligan
and talked with all Of them together, He
had known Mulligan 25 years. He had
been Secretary for two Of Blaine's broth
ers, and while in that capacity had OBJ
tanned possession Of many private letters
not in any way connected with this case.
In examing the letters Mr.. Blaine found
that only one Of them had anything 70 do
with the case and this he returned TO Null
ligan, but kept the others Blaine then
In the presence Of Fisher and Atkins
tkaaa InNRn.. L.