The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-02

10 suppress those lettcrsg A. That they would ruin
him forever; hocontempnled suicide and appealed 10
me in every way he could. and he began then 70 talk
politics and asked about his nomination and about
bis friends talked freely TO HIM and gave him my
opinion; he asked me II liked my present position
how should like political ONCE and told ham did
not care about one; he asked me II would not like
yMr FRyE-Q Was any one present at that timer
A. No, sir; state that upon my own veracity; Mr..
Blaine rs here aud 10 listening 70 what say consider
my word as good as that Of any man that ever lived
told him there was no political ofhco that wanted
BY the cHAIExAS-Q. You have come before the
committee ana related these facts upon your own mo-
ton oniys A. Upon my own motion only.
z. Without consutstions A. Without consultation
or admoniion from any one, and rather against the
other gentlemen, who advised me not 70 do It,
| Y. What other gentlemen A. Mr.. Atkins and Mr..
Fisher They said they thought ought not 10 do Il,
O. Is there anything else in those fourteen letters Of
Mr. Blame to Mr. Fisher which bears upon the subject
matter OF this inquiry TO w.t. the Little Rock and Fort
Smith bonds which went aiterward Into the
hands Of the Union Pacific Railroad Company a.
particular ra ar bonds md went into tho Union Pacific
Railroad Company there are bonds that Mr. Blaine
got from Mr. Fisher; whether those these parcu
lar bonds don't know; Mr. Blaine himself said,
or understood from HIS letters that these bonds that
naned whether they were his own bonds that he got
| this commission on do not know; there was one
letter in the package where he told Mr.. Fisher how
him no had received y55 600 OF bonds from hin, and
| $4,000 from Caldwell on an outside matter that is
aye that he was 10 get upon those sales or bonds to
which testified yesterday and the $50 900 q bonds
| which he got from Mr.. Caldwell.
@ Two sums. making in tho aggregate $55,0 OF
O. Did he say in that letter that those bonds went
into tho hands OF the Union Pacific Railroad Company
through Thomas A. Scott A. Not IN that letter. He
did not mention NJ: SCOTS name IN anything; but Mr.
| Fisher wrote to him. telling HIM that no tMr.
Fisher knew where these bonds went, and
that he lMr. Blane) got so much for them;
hc mr. Blaine) benefited by the transaction he was
mistaken, and that he mud not had the money forty
eight hours when he passed II over to these parties
| Mr. BLArxs-what were the bonds that went TO the
Maine parties what denomination of bonds, where
nsy na =, e yo M aud
| sumo you won't dispute u because u ~ In your own
hand~ rting producing memorandum book labelled
Warren Fisher Jr., private, which no hands 70 the
chairman); there are all the parties names; II you
want them you can have the whole history now
q tBy the Charmnn)-In whose handwriting Is this
book. A. James q. Biainc'a
The CnAIRxAx-Now proceed TO answer the question
wiTxKss-.he $1SO.O00 Of bonds tnat were sold 10
these different parties here nrst mortgage bonds
/ Mr. BLAISR-lhey we're first mortgage and not land
grant bondss Yes; the next sale was on different
j CnAiRnAx-was that TO the Name particss A. Yes
and sold on different basis; ono man had $4,000 Of
that $IS 600 Tor one man, another man had So 600
OF land grant bonds and 81 500 OF first mortgage bonds
had o. and grant &c % az apd 10 81
and $l1, $50 of first mortgage bonds.
y Wcrc all sales that you nave referred TO madc by
| or through Mr. BiaineS A. Yea
@ And In addition TO the bonds you have just
spoken OF coming these purchasers what sor. Of
bonds did Mr. Blaine getS A. He was 70 get $4,000
OF land grant bonds and So, 500 OF first mortgage
bonds
BY Mr. BIAmz-You do no. testify that actually
got tnessf A. No, sir; say there arc about $500
that due you yet
BY the CnAIRnAs-That is, that he got all except
BY Mr. FRYR-Do you know whether they were sent
TO HIM or 10 the Maine mens A. know that the
Maine mon paid their own subscriptions 10 me. and
o But you 90 not know that Mr. Blaine got his
A. sent the other parties bonds 70 them BY express,
By the CnAIRsAx-You sent BY express the bonds to
the Maine parties and delivered TO Mr.. Blame his
persons A. No; did not deliver them to him in per-
| son. but Mr. Fisher did So Mr. Blaine has acknow
edged that no got all those; gave him myself one lot
O He got all those $780, 600 land bonds and $s2 500
Of first mortgage bonds except $685. 00Othat is TO suy
thirly-six bondsy A. Yes.
SUBSCRIBERS LITTLE BONDS.
Smith and Little Rock Railroad Company OF Arkansas
shown by the witness Muiligan. In each instance
the subscribers TO bonds received equal In
bonds Of their cash subscription and OF land grant and
A. and 7. Co6urn OF skowhesan, Me-, to pay $4,000
and receive $l50,0O0
Peter r sanSorn Of Augusta Me- to pay $4,000
Anson ISrlI! 70 pay $40 600 and receive 5000
kp MoUro oon1s'oH 1ohn. aases or. nnse ph,,
Hersey all Of Belfast Me-, paid $4,000 and received
$4,000, with the exception Of Johnston, who paid
gusia, paid $4,000 and received $15 600; A. B. Far
we'll, OF Augusta, and Q. N. Bailey, OF Winthrop, paid
| 80, 000 and received $l5,00 each
Nh. BLAINEs STATEMENT
| At tho conclusion OF MulIigans examination Mr.
Blame made the following statement under OATH
Mr. Blaine-Ths witness opened his statement this
morning ny OBTAINING some facts In regard to the pos
oy MN Ss S INTO
third party telegram on Monday, stating that Mr.
Fisher and Mr.. AuIgan were ON their way as wit
mind considerably illec with the story about The
Northern Pacific natter which had come out through
the letter of Mr.. Aquia Adams, who formerly con-
nccted with Nj Fisher business, and when ascer-
| tanned on what tram Mr. Fisher coming sent y
have him and MulEan cali my house at their leisure
in relation 10 tho Northern Pacific matter
and Mr. x aSa%. letter no. win Fisher Gated
called at tho Riggs House, and found
Mulligan sitting in . barber's chair. ! shook hands
| with him. WE not acquaintance. I have
known him twenty-five years, and / said, addressing
| him as mad been in the habit Of DOING
James, they report that you are here an enemy Of
minef"
| He made some joculsr rather evasve answer and
then SAID that he DIDN'T want to come to my house.
because he didn't wish 10 with me here In
any way about the matter before he testified had
little conversation directly afterwnrd with Mr. Fisher
in which Mr. Fisher said 20 me th.. Mr. haigan had
did not think that they bore upon the subject
vestigation, but that they embraced large portion Of
the business which, for number Of years. had been
| going ON between Mr.. Fisher and myself Mr. Fisher
has been intimate acquaintance OF mine for more
than twenty years. He was tor considerable period
associated with my wfe's brother Ia business In
Boston, and Mr.. Muligan tho confidential clerk
for many years oil another brother OF my wife in bus
ness SO that know the parties Intimately Mr.
Fisher intImated that Mullgan had these letters and
without distinctly saying So he gave mo TO understand
that he the least reluctant get them all out
whether they bore upon the matter investigation
| or did not converse with Mullgan al all until
yesterday, when discovered thought, very great
readiness his part travel out OF tho record and
tell great many things relating TO my private bush
which did not belong all the subject OF IN
vestigation, and seeing that l did not want
90 into those matters until could have little con
vcrsation with hun the subject thought Il was
highly improper and unjust that be should do So
cause II broadened tho Hold OF examination pro-
vented my having report or verdict upon the case
particularly hand so tho committee was adjourned
ut Judge Lawrcrcc's request l had spoken with
nm. After the adjournment called on the tnrce
genticmcn-Mr. Atkins, Mr. Fisher and Mr. Mulligan-
ut the Riggs House, anu the parlor Of Mr. Atkins
anna with Aulliaan ahuui thosa