The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-05
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nor OF any sales Of the Northern Pacific
bonds. He was acquainted with the
Aquila Adams transaction, to which allu.
sion had been made. Fisher proposed to
witness at one time 10 take some North
ern Pacific bonds, and witness refused to
do so. The frm OF Atkins & Co. agreed
to take $4,000 worth Of them. Witness
did not recollect what the firm was TO re-
ceiye for this amount; was to receive them
through Fisher from Blaine, but never
got them, and the money was paid back
BY Fisher. He never had any other
l transactions in Northern Pacific, nor any
transaction in Central Pacific, Kansas Pa
cifc, Central Branch, Western Branch,
Southern Branch, Sioux City & Pacific, or
Texas & Pacific roads. as
By Mr.. BIaine-Q. Did l ever have
any money interest in the transactions you
allude to in the Northern Pacific? A. No,
sir.
Q. You got your money back with In
terest? A. Yes, sir. !.
@. Then it was impossible for me 10
have derived any benefit from it2' A.
Mr. Blaine asked that the letter writ.
ten by Atkins, May 20, ,1S7G, heretofore
published in regard to the case, be put in
evidence, whiclwas done.
Warren Fisher, Jr., was recalled, and
testified that he purchased from Blaine,
December |, 1870, an interest in the
Northern Pacific road, and paid $4,000
for il. He did not now recollect what the
interest was, but knew at that time. The
attention OF witness was called TO letter
published in the New York Sun, May 2S,
1875, purporting to have been written by
Blaine to witness, asking him to pur-
chase a one.eighth Of one-twenty-tourth
part bf; an interestin the Northern Pacific
road, and he was asked II that was cor
rect copy Of the letter received by him
from Blaine. Witness said it was. The
original was destroyed September q,
1872, when witness and Blaine had q final
settlement. He. gave acopy Of this letter
to Mr.. Allen; the original was not among
the letters brought here by Mulligan.
Witness never received his certificate Of
stock for his interest, and the money was
afterward returned by Blaine. He did
mot know why he did not receive his Ger
tifcate. He never asked about it, but
presumed it was because it was not
profitable enterprise; be did not know
why the transaction was not consum-
Inated, nor how Mr.. Blaine was able to
control such an interest. Witness always
understood that this was purely = friend.
| ly act on the part OF Mr.. Blaine and that
Mr.. Blaine was not to have any interest
In il whatever. On the contrary, Blaine
always said he could not take an interest
in it at all. 1t had frequently been spoken
Of when Blaine visited his. counting:
room, and when an opportunity offered
Blaine notified witness about it. He
never had supposed that this stock
belonged to Mr.. Blaine. II it
had been his, and had been in his posses.
sion, he could have delivered it, Of course;
he never doubted that he should get his
money back; September 81, 1872, it was
returned, every cent Of it, with interest.
BY Mr.. Hunton-He did not recollect
that any of the letters brought here by
| Mulligar related to this transaction; he
read only four or FIVE Of them recently;
the letters he read did not refer in any
manner to any of the different Pacific Rail-
roads which had been mentioned this af-
ternoon.
james Mulligan was recalled, and said
among the papers obtained by Blainetro
him was one containing copy Of the law
relating to grants to the Northern Pacific
Railroad. There were also some figures
on it, showing that it related to the one
eighth OF one.twenty.iourth part, which
had been spoken Of; he did not know
whose handwriting it was in, but it was
not in BIaines.
Mr.. Fisher was asked at this point
what the paper was and where he receiy.
ed it, and be replied he had no recollec-
tion Of any such paper.
Mr.. Mulligan said he found it in the
desk among other papers, not particular
ly among the correspondence OF Blaine
with Fisher, but among all papers. h..
Witness was requested to read the re-
ceipt given by Blaine to Fisher, at the
time Fisher paid over the SIS, 900.
This receipt was published in the
Aquilla Adams correspondence, May 27.
After reading it, witness said this was
all the contract there was between Fisher
and Blaine. He did not know why the
stock was not delivered by Blaine, and
after waiting about year, Fisher refused
to take the stock because SO long time
had elapsed.
@. And this is all you know about this
transaction? A. Yes, sir. l ohly know
that Mr.. Fisher paid the money to Blaine.
and Blaine paid it back to Fisher, Sep.
tember q, 1872. :
@. Did you ever hear anything more
than you have testified, about matters al.
luded to, from any one? A. No, sir.
By Mr.. Blaine-Were you asked to
bring any papers with you when you
were summoned? A. No, sir. Z
Q. Why did you bring these letters OF
mine? A. did not know what / was
to be examined about; l supposed it
would be about the'matter referred to in
the AquilIa Adams letters, and so l
brought these letters to refresh my mem.
ory. | brought them because they were
written by you, and there might be some
thing in them that should be asked to
explain, -;
8. Had you any reason to think that I
wrote the memorandum OF the law you
spoke about? A. None at all, sir, only !
found it among the papers in the desk
and it related 10 the Northern Pacific.
Q. You say you are not unfriendly to
me. Do you know OF any occasion for
holding grudge against me? A. | nev.
er had any occasion to feel unfriendly.
but ttioughtI was treated unfairly on the
occasion alluded to by Mr. Atkins yes.
terday.
Mr.. Blaine was proceeding TO make
further inquiry onthis point, when the
witness said: ado yon want me to go
over all that? l will let you examine
me, II you will let me examineyOu alter
ward"
The Chairman remarked that that was
fair, but hardly pertinent to this inquiry,
under the present resolution.
Mulligan Atkins and Fisher were al
lowed to return to their homes, but were
notified that they were not discharged,
and when wanted would be notified by
telegraph.
The committee then adjourned to Mon
tday, ....r