Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-31
= Promptly Denied bv
r VINO will Have More
Testimony soon.
" or. Of the Blaine Matter
EIish = Atkins Ada. nj.
Mite - the FIX -Speah g..
Defense.

AsiIING, VN, May Harvey,
lazy IN Gcta il is rs follows: Gree,
c,' ,m .old witt, ass thas if lie could bro
wn'., ah army. commission fes him he
saw ~ pay witness for it. Witness
alrc,J. AZ put it. Werr said he had
listr;ai l una dc q nonEaation for his
,omn eo Du' the candidate had not yet
ia W.. w" ard. Green told witness
oulu pay Kerr to procure him an
.ppo'"'" emf. In conversation with
ncrr a. kerr's house witness said,
nreeh ca nae from New York, was q
c," an and had good qualifica-
IONS lol oflcc. Kerr seemed pleased
Dn. wa aed Green to obtain Demo-
-. - Saorsement, SO that if any of
ne uG'' MAtients should question the
pl;uph. ~ OF The appointment no
n Sy mat 1t was made through
I,eno. raisc influence. Green got a
recom' nrislation, and witness asked
n N ! now rluch money he must nav.
NerI saldaHt was worth $500 if II was
worm, alrt hing. Witness thought
ur zen might raise 500, which did
a. u seem to please Kerr. Subseauent-
" witness and Green made m tho
famount to $3.50, in 81, $40 and 500
bills. Witness kept the money three
or four days, and one afternoon.
about 4 O'Clock, Kerr came to him.
while OH duty at the east door Of tho
House and said, "Harney, will take
that money now" Witness gave him
the sum he pocketcd il, and remark
ed that lie was going to the War De-
apartment. Witness went three times
with Green to see Kerr, and an ar
fangement was made in ten DAYS.
Kerr and Green never spoke about
the money matters together. Witness
first disclosed these circumstances by
making allusion to the investigating
Democrats attacking Republicans,
when they We're more guilty them
selves. Witness avoided coming be-
fore the committee, but finally was
drifen to it by the newspapers.
Mr.. Danforth examined the witness
who said he never said District At
torney Bliss and Darling crow ded
him to get this statement. After the
examination rorto-day, Speaker Kerr
/ by his own request, made a brief
sworn statement, denying everything
this witness said affecting his person.
al character. He never knew this
witness in his life though he might
have been introduced to Green. he
BENG doorkeeper of the House. III
never; consciously, exchanged one
moments conversation between Hear.
en- and Earth with that person. ri
never knew him and he was never at
my room as he has stated and nf
course ! never received any money
ffon him nor from any one else.
MI. Crosby, Chief Clerk of }ho
war department, produced naners
feiative to Augustus p. Green. Tn
the hrst was attested Kerr's belief of
Greens fitness for the Office of ID
lieutenant Of the United States army
and an, recommending his appointment.
Inc next paper was from Nelson
Taylor, addressed to the War De-
nartment, asking return of the
papers he had filed in behalf of
Green. These papers were returned
and afterward given by Green 10
Kerr The third paper was one filed
with the President hy Hon. Mvtr
otrause. requesting the appointment
OF 6rcen. The fourth paper was adj |
dressed to the Secretary of War. by
Kerr, dated July 3lst, as follows:
| "Wiil You have the Kindness to send
the commission of Augustus p.
Green to his address at Madison
Avenue, New York CITY. He was
nominated by me-"