The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-08

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give them up to him, but witness declined to
do so. Witness said Blaine almost got down
on his knees and pleaded for the letters, saying
they would ruin him for life, and when wit
ness declined, Blaine asked him to think of
his wife and six children. He besought wit
ness. and almost contemplated suicide Wit
ness then allowed Blaine to take them, under
pledge that he would return them. He looked
them over and did not return them. This was
in the presence of Fisher and Atkins Witness
then retired to his room, and Blaine followed
him around and wanted to look at the letters
again. Witness allowed Blaine to take them,
and Blaine refused to return them and still re-
tains them. No one was present at this time
but Blaine and witness There were about
eighteen letters.
While this Statement. was being made Blaine
sat at the table opposite witness, and exhibit
ted considerable mirth at that statement, laugh
ing outright at the remarks about suicide, and
when witness closed Blaine rose at once and
asked to he sworn, ana he allowed to make a
counter statement The chairman objected at
that time, but assured Blaine he should have
an opportunity.
Blaine's statement when made admit
ted that he called on the witness, read the
letters, returned them, afterwards fol-
lowed Mulligan to his room borrowed
them again, and refused to return them
on the plea that they were private let
letters.
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Chairman Huntor then asked Blaine to sub
falt the letters and a memorandum made from
ITEM ey MuIligan to the committee for their
private examination.
Blame said that he must for the present de-
cline 10 do SO, but if in the Judgment OF coun-
sci who would command the committees conf
ence, they had any bearing whatever or the
aendirg inquiry, he would Intro Dice them. .
dld Det want the committees vercict on the
peud, charge to be delayed by their going
Into purely private matters outside the case.
This we fear will not be satisfactory TO
he people OF this country The letters
were not love letters they were bust
ness letters; and although Mr.. Blaine
might properly object to having his pri-
vate Affairs displayed from one end of the
eoatiBent to the other We do not see
| hos he can object, urder the circnm-
Stances. to let the committee have them
torthclr .'privatc examination" If he
PERSISTS in Iii. refusal tle public will con-
ctide. that there were in those letters rev.
es,ubus that would, to use MulIigan, 8
! lang.lage. ruin him for life" by con
| meeting him with other matters not yet
Investigated,
W. fear
| tour jim,
jim Blaine,
I OF the State of Maine;
| Full t. the brl;n,
| OF brass and sass
I, Aud plGek aud vim;"
viii have 10 step down and out as
4 candidate Tor President it he does not
submit these letters to the private inspec-
tlpn OF that committee.
: 2. S. Since writing the above the seie-
gram informs us that Blaine positively
refuses to permit the committee to read
the letters in question.
II will be remembered that in answer
to the charge tina: Blainero eived S64 90
from the sales OF certain Little Rock ant
Fort Smith e. L. bonds to the Union Pa
ciic r r. Co, Tom Scott testified tina
he owned these bonds received the mon
ey for them and that Blaine had nothing
II DO with the transaction. But nov
Fisher, Blane's friend TO whom the let
.e.s were addressed which Blaine IA
confscated testified before the commit
tee as follows
a. Did you reply - Blaine that he had go'
t.. rid OF some II these bonds at good . ices
or ANYTHING like THAR A think did
q, What dill ycu mean by that A. . meal
that b. had rescld them
a. 70 whom, A do not know.
q, DID YOU mention. when that convsrsa'io
took place that they had been sold to u
Union Pacific Railroad company A. that wi
vha; intended to couvey.
O. You intended 70 convey To- Blame that b
had not lost much on these bonds because =
had 60; portion of them off At good price
. th- raion Paciics A Yes, sir.
q. How did voI understand tha, NJ g
them of 10 the Union Pacific. A did not III
ierstand.
q From whom did you understand WI
YOU did understand A. Through Mr. A
/ kiS
d Then Atkins did tell You that Blaine b
. yotnrn nd Of some Of these Little Rock bonds
the Union Pscifc' A. No. sir h didn't te
. M any such thing
% How them did you understsni it, A. Tn
rHz INFERENCE DREW
from his remark.
o. VIVA. was MS -smArks A. I can't -
prscissly but will giveh rou - near = -
Mr.. Atkins was speaking about . reorganiz
ION of the Little Rock and RoTt smith railroal
: ThaE reors Anixation VS. TINT the cid bondhole
3 ers. the original bondholders. should 90 in
| this organisation on certain basis. do n
/ rensnb-r what the basis vas. BE spoke TO q
abou4 the boudholdefs and 8ked me- If kne
Of sUy bopdholdsss that they didn't know.
: th0ueht might b familiar with some Of thef
D and ave him Ill the information in rzgsrd
q i, that I had a. the time. I'D TO him Nv
. You ee, ali the bonds int" and he sad that
they could get .hree-quArtess in it would
i sufficient, or something like that. Thsre ~
i ,e-,eral .stk about il. He said that the Uni
= PaciSc rcad lid some Of the bonds and !,
II that they would come 10. asked where |.
= BONDS came from. and the inference tina. l go
O. State y Ia: he sAds A. don't r-memt
3 vbsk be sid, bot the inferunes 60. was Il
THEY WE'RE BLAINksS BONDS
81 Poor Blaine. Asa Presidential cacd
2; date be has departed this liie-
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