The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-03
How the Ex-Doorkeeper Hoped
to Make a Little Money.
THE. PRIVATE LETTERS OF AR. BLAINE,
MulIigan. Atkins and Fisher on the In
terminabIe Bond Question.
Representative Meade on Current lnytstiga-
lions and the Situation.
AN INQUIRY INTO HARNEY's ANTEcEDENTs
THE BLAINE ORDEAL.

THE BLAINE ORDEAL.
THE Ex-sPEAKER REFUSES TO DELIVER THE
PRIVATE LETTERS UNDER THE ADVICE OF
couNsEL-cR oss-ExAMISATIoN OF NULL
aAN-MEssRs. ATEINs AND FISHER ON THE
INTERVIEW AT THE RIGGS HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, juno g lS76
Tho Sub-Judciary Committee reasscmbcd at two
o'clock. Great interest was manifested and the
mittce room was filed with members Of Congress,
newspaper mon and others.
Mr.. Hunton said renew the request that was made
yesterday ask at your hands the production Of the
letters in your that obtained from the
witness (Mr. Mulgan) be inspected by the com.
mittec
BLAIyE's STATEMENT
Mr.. Blane-I stated yesterday that would submit
the TO two eminent counsel and would be guided
by them had previously submitted the to
era personal friends, reading the letters to them fully
did this to show the utter falsity Of the state
mcnt Of the witness (Mullgan) in regard to their
character as any way compromising my honor in
tegrity, my official personal relations in life.
did that with personal and intimate friends in order to
get their judgment, and In order by that worry act to
show that the story OF these letters being In way
damaging my reputation in the slightest degree
tending to dIscrcd dishoner me, is entirely
neous. AS to tho other question nvovcd-that of
legal right said, you vii. remember,
that l would take tho opinion Of counsel and
DO guided by that selected, accordingly, two emil
nent lawyers They every letter read and
rcread and questioned upon 1t to II there
anything latent indirect them that bore upon
tho Jurisdiction Of this committee, the counsel hav
ing the Same time the resolution before under
which the committee is acting, and all the facts appcr
tanning TO the being within their knowledge Those
gentlemen gave me this opinion.
OPINION OF COUNSEL
ter. wsn S hin p, ss me
she c making eighteen papers from N
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s che s az It hss
request with the intent to ascertain whether they relate
he nonss of re- mt are 70 z INQUIRE
10 not hesitate to say that tie letters and are
se have whatever to the mater nnds. II.
s ss.s 81 s X sas. s that % having til.
si e% s @ M Is % sna %
is authorized = make Il would be most unjust
a.as CT
lien and resist such demand to the last extremity
Il il a1sflxrER o" as'i.sw
Mr. Hunton to Mr.. Blaine-Do you wish the CON-
mttcc to understand that you decline to produce the
lcttcrsf
Mr.. Blainc-Yes, sir.
O. You spoke yesterday OF statement accompany.
ing these letters made out by Mr. Mulligan. We ask
you 10 produce tina, statement? A. 4ecne TO do it;
The statement does not contain any OF tho contents OF
any of tho letters, but schedule OF them with their
dates, &c.
MULLIGAy's TESTIMONY
James Nulligan recaIled-Witness asked whether
be could give The contents OF tho letter to which ne
TERED yesterday addressed to Mr. Fisher which drew
from Mr. Blaine the answer bearing on the bonds of
tho Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad Company.
Tho witness said that Mr. Fisher had asked Mr..
enco took place and Mr. aine maintained tia. he had
lost by those bonds MT Fisher said that Mr. Blaine
had sold D' o. bis eoads ana for
under the impression that he had made money he
deceived.
versation in Mr. Atkins office, spoke Of how much he
had lost. Tho witness there made reply that no had
not lost and that he knew where he put the bonds
which him nothing except in their negotiation
He knew what had stated about Mr. Blanc's
Ing money for the bonds through Mr.. Atkins
Mr.. Blaine here inerrogatcd the witness, with the
result that there was nothing in the letters which had
been in his possession, and which Mr. Blaine now
held, relating TO the Union Pacific Railroad Company
Thomas A. Scott. or the 1000; and that outside
OF the witness memorandum book (which he ycster-
day produccd) $4,000 worth OF the bonds OF the
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad went to Mr.
Blaine They land grant bonds, and the 2lst OF
September, 1872, tho day OF hnal settlement be-
tween him and Mr. Fisher Fisher gave Dir. Blaine
$40, 0C0 worth of the bonds, and told him he must
look TO Caldwell for the remainder.
The Chairman wanted to know whether the $40 900
OF bonds the witness handed 70 Mr. Blaine were REM
OF the bonds alluded to by him IN the memorun-
dun book
Mr. Blame remarked tho delivery OF the bonds by
him after the Union Pacific Railroad transaction
with Colonel Scott was closed and dead.
Mr. Frye ian adviser Of Mr. Biainc) remarked that
Mr.. Blame had not yet received the remaining bonds
due him.
Elisha Atkins recalled aud testified In answer to
question by Mr.. Blaine that he never said In Multi
qans that Mr.. Blaine was the owner OF the
Little Rock and Fort Smith land grant bonds that
10 the Union Pacific Railroad Company; nor had he
ever said ANYBODY; four or I'VE years ago. prob
ably in 1872 il project started TO rcorganizc the
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad Company; the
witness owned some OF tho bonds and knew some or
shc bondholders and Mr. Fisher knew some OF them;
and witness mentioned that the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company owned sevcnty-hvc o., the BONDS;
witness could not have sad, as Mr.. Michigan
testified, that Mr. Baine's bonds went 10
the Union Pacific Railroad Company because he did
know anyt hing of the kind; the witness testified
to what took place al the Riggs House about tho
letters Mulligans possession; Mr. Blaine asked Mr.
Mulgan 10 give him the letters they were private
property and had no rcevancc to the matter before
the committee; tho witness came in as Mr. Blaine was
receiving them Mr.. Blaine entered the room % the
witness the last time he obtained the letters
him and demanded that Mr.. Blaine return
what he was going to do with the letters, which Mr.
Muigan replied that he would publish ihom ANY
body should impcach his testimony, thus keeping tho
Mr.. Blame asked the witness whether he had any
on the part Mr. Mulligan toward him. to which
question the witness remarked that Muigan nppar.
emily aborcd under sense OF wrong.
MIR. Blaine here said no wanted 10 establish tho fact
that Muliigau came here with magnancy and bitter
Tic witness further said he had brief
tons with Mr. Muligan times. aud that the laters
language lett the impression on his mind that he.
not Blainc's friend. He had a short conversation
with Mulligan three weeks ago in his own
Office. He asked Mulligan how his friend
Blame getting along Mulligan said, In general
way, he did bot know much oil Blaine, and expressed
the opinion that Blaine was not the man for the Pres
Dental nomination.
In reply TO the question by Mr. Blaine whether he
heard OF any reason Tor Muligsn mol being kindly 70
him. the witucss said that Mulligan thought that
Baiue did not treat him right his settlement OF tho
estate his mr. Bainc's) bro,her-in-law Stanwood
Muigan was Sianwood's confidential clerk ana said
hat Blame went back on him In tho settlement
rue Witness in response TO question by the chair
man, said that he arrived here Monday mornIncs hc