Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-01

He Asserts That Mr.. Blaine Threatened
Suicide if Witness didn't let up on him.
Also that Blaine offered him a Consulshir
n Batch of Pricdte Letters.
Mr.. BIaine's Denial and Explanation.
A Sensational Day.

INC SUBCOMMITTEE on the Judiciary this
morning.
giving additional evidence asked to make q
statement. He said as soon as he arrived in
this city he and Mr.. Fisher received a writ
ten invitation from Mr.. Blaine to call upon
him at his house, but he declined to do so.
MI. Fisher, however, did go and saw Mr..
Blaine at his house. Yesterday afternoon
Mr. Blaine called upon witness and asked to
(Blaine) begged hard to see them, speaking
Of the fate Of his wife and his six children.
He almost went on his knees, and said he
ness a consuish iI Witne Ssere let MI NJ
Blaine look at them. He took all the letters
and read them over. He asked witness what
he proposed to do with the letters, and
He asked for one Of the letters in particular
witness said he would not publish them
n nnless 1T, II became necessary; that he had
to break down his evidence given yesterday,
and that If such an attempt was made he
would publish the letters to substantiate his
to his room at the Riggs house soon after.
wards-about oclock-and asked to see the
letters again, promising TO return them as
him do so, and Mr.. Blaine followed him up
to bis room. The letters were handed Mr.
Blaine, and he refused to return them. What
he (the witness) wanted now was. that the
committee demand that Mr.. Blaine be
made TO return the letters which he
holds and refuses to surrender. Mr..
Blaine admitted last night in the pres
letters, but said that he would not give them
up. Witness did not get the letters eurrep.
titiously; Mr.. Fisher handed them to him to
max MAKE any proper use Of them, and If neces-
He wanted to say that he had no unfriendly
feeling whatever towards Mr.. Blaine. Wit
ness surrendered ~ or 10 letters to Mr.. Blaine
and one statement in relation to the North
ern Pacific railroad, all signed by Blaine,
addressed to Mr.. Fisher. Messrs. Atkins
and E'lsher were present last evening when
took the memorandum that witness had
made OF the contents of the letters. There
was no person present when he took
t n1ean , except witness and Mr.. Blaine.
70 call upon him; witness refused to go. Mr..
Blaine called upon him the next morning,
and said he heard that witness had been SUBJ
poenaed before the committee. Witness an
swered eyes" and showed him the su bpoena.
This conversation was in the barber shop.
Blaine said he heard that witnt IS was un.
what he was going to testify to. Witness
told him that he declin: to tell him, and
oegged him not TO ask witness anything in
rela'ion to the matter. Witness said THAT
ne wanted to go before the committee I'M
trammelCd d. Fisher came to the hotel three
ines from Blaine's house for witness, and
asked that he let Mr.. Blaine see the letters
then.
Witness said he knew the contents OF the
whole lett sr, and was going on to state 1t.
TO having the witness say anything ia
'egard to the letters.
Mr. Fry, counsel for Mr.. Blaine, also OBJ
jected to the witness stating anything in
regard to the letters, aiding that MuliIgan
mad taken them from the safe of Fisher;
hat there was nothing in any of tha letters
In relation to any bonds sold to Fisher,
Caldwell, Tom Scott { the u. p. r. r but
a IN Ia
Rock and FOlG Smith railroad.
MR.. BLAINE DESIRES TO MAKE A STATE
MENr.
Mr.. Blaine said he desired to make a state
ment in regard TO tire matter, that he thought
II was unjust to proceed further without let
Ling him be heard. The matter is now going
all over the country TO the afternoon papers,
A discussion followed upon whether the
witness should be allowed to relate the con.
tents of the letters from memory.
The chairmaa of the committee said that
had the letters, aid as ne was apprensive
that garbled statements would be ma lie
about them, that he should produce the ORR
ginaIs; that the remedy was in his own
Mr.. Mulligan stated that Mr.. Blaine sale
TO him yesterday that IL the letters were
publ1shed 1t would ruin him.
Mr.. Blaine asked witness IL he invited a
consulship, and witness replied "no."
Mr.: Blaine.-Who was present then?"
"A. NO OQ0 Out you 8QQ IL
The committee then, without taking any
action at that time ON the statement, began
an examination Of the witness Sullivan. He
produced the original memoranda N book of
10 what kind OF bonds did he (Blaine) get,
witness said $4,000 in land bonds nd
So 500 OF first mo, tgage. The Maine men
0STsat pad she money 70 w.t.
Maine parties. Witness gave $4,000 Ia
bonds to Blaine and paid the rest.
THE MAINE SUBSCRIBERS.
The following shows the subscri bers to the
Fort Smith and Little Rock railroad COM
paDy of Arkansas, as shown by the memo
randum book put In evidence by the witness
Mullgan. In each instance the subscribers
to the bonds received an eQual amount in
bonds Of their cash su description and OF land
grant and first mortgage bonds. A. T. p. Co
es1s Me- e Rsy to re-
Me, to pay 80 900 and receive $4,000. An.
son p. Morrill, to pay 900; 70 receive
$50 600. Ralph @. Johnston, 8. X. Hazeltine,
son, II. II. Johnson, Philo Hersey, ali OF Bel
fast, Me-, paid $1,000 and received $4,000,
with the exception of Johnston, who paid
of Augusta, paid IS 600 and received $751;
A. b. FarwelI, OF Augusta, and G. NJ. Bailey,
OF Winthrop, paid 5000 And received $4,000
Mr.. BLAINl's STATEMENT IN REPLY TO
Mr.. Blaine, under oath, made the follow
ing Garment In reply to the testimony Of
Muiligan.
Mr.. Blaine:-This witness opened his state
ment this morning by detailing some facts
10 regard to the possession by him OF certain
letters which came into my possession. 70
begin where he did, received through q
third party telegram On Monday stating
that Mr.. Fisher and Mr.. Mulligan were on
their way as witnesses, the latter unfriendly
Just at that time nv mind was considerably
filled with the story about the Northern
Pacific matter which had come out
through the letter of Mr.. Aquilla Adams
who was formerly connected with Mr.
Fisher in business, and when ascertained
on what train Mr.. Fisher was coming, I
sent a servant with Q note to his hotel,
saying that l would like to have him
and Mnlligan call at my house at their
leisure, In relation to the Northern Pacific
matter and Mr.. Adams letter. Mr.. Fisher
called; MulliRan was not willing to call. /
called at the Riggs House. and found Nal
lfRan sitting in BARRIERS chair. I shook
hands with him-we are not new acquaint.
ances, have known him 25 years-snd I
said, addressing him q / had been In the
habit OF doing, "Jameg, they report that You
are here an enemy Of mine.n He made some
J0cular or rather evasive answer, and then
aaid that he didn't want to come TO my
house becs1se he didn't wish to converse
with me here In any way about the
matter before he testified. had Q little
c0nvefsAtion Afterwards directly vi "a NJ.