The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-27
THE BLAINE INTEsTIG 4TION.
Contradictory Testimony about that Pack
age-Mr. Blaine's statement.

age-Mr. Blsine's statement.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The Sub-Judici-
ary Committee this afternoon recalled Asa p.
Robinson, who testified that he never told Mr.
Curry that :he package which witness brought
to Mr.. Blaine from Mr. Caldwell contained bonds,
or that IL was an installment OF bonds. He had
often talked with Curry In social way, and
might some time have said that the package
may have contained bonds, but never said It
really did, for witness never knew what II did
contain. Witness considered Curry to be man
Of veracity and Of good me raj character.
Amos Curry was recalled. ana repeated his
former testimony that Robinson told him that
the package contained bonds. witness submit
ted two telegram just received from bis wife In
Arkansas, saying that Robinson did say the
pack age contained bonds. rs she was present
with Curry at the time Robinson made the
statement.
Mr. Blaine said that ne had understood that
the committee had summoned SIR Caldwell
Fom London, aud, assuming that To be correct
Q desired to kLOw II the committee intended 4
o Keep toe matter open till MI. .ldwell should
lrriye. lie Thought the committee should Te-
ort upon this matter now.
Mr.. HuntOn, the Chairman, said that the mat
ter OF summnning Ar. Caldwel / was IN charge OF
the full judiciary Com.nittee. and not Of the
SUB committee, and he could not state what
tneir purpose was.
Mr. Blaine said, II there were no moro wit
nesse5 10 be heard, he would offer himself as a
witness. After some discussion. Nr. Blaine Was
allowed 10 make a statement, combining him SCI (
to the package spoken Of. He said:
Mr. Chairman It IL entirely true that th spring OF
1871 Mr. Robins IA delivered 10 me-, n the speakers
about is or 20 inches long and about inches dame
received his card whiie tttlng Ia the speakers
cnnr. AS soon 1t became convenient
went out aTd met Inn ia the Speakers pr.
@ lie n.nSss When % M M sause sed s sS o
you" The package was done up carolcssy In brown
oens sSe the eoneon Of Se n shin H on
anu somewhat about the coal lands In the Arksn.
sas VALLEY. H. then waited TO some
tod that he could have the privilege Of The rOOr
AID he went in with me. Az passed TO the air, /
.hrcs the eapae d3~n careiesSi' l. sId there until
private room which had, where II laid Tor months
IL was package OF msps, some " the descriptive
pamphlets, and some OF the dr,criptiye sketches.
me some OF those made BY ipdviuuals and not pub
lshed, sho wing the coal fields ia the Arkans Valley
1t considered AZ that time by Mr. Caldwell aud
Others that there you'd Oe quite sJtcu tOn In buy lug
much cOuli be got In one body. As the sections
we're taken alternately, II was very hard to get a
large tract together and avery few thousand dollars
would buy considerable quan;ity Of them. tiink
the company offered them a. Is or 81 an TAis
sent TO me prospectus and general setting forth
OF the merits aud virtues Of the specuaiion did not
Tons made to the cost OF haulns the river, how
far II would be rom the Arkansas river. and how
much IT, would cost 0y the time II got BY ran
th-t did not embark In II. That IL all
there was In the whole story Of the package.
Mr.. KobinsOn never delivered bond Of the Fort
or any Other place. desire to make that statement
broad as u can be made IN every shape anu FORM bota
MT chiirmani While am here desire to repeat
TN er oath relation this entire s5i 900 charge
made by me the door NJ the House IN ali
rs paris without mental reservation or purpose Of
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