New-York tribune., 1876-01-26
TRACING PIclrC MAIL MONEY
TESTIMONY TAKrX ~ 1nE SUI or TIiE COMPANY
AGAINST WILLIAM :. KING-TuE $4,000 DRAWN

TESTIMONY TAKFX ~ 1HR sUT or THE COMPANY
AGAINST WILLIAM :. KING-TIE $4,000 DRAWN
IN At. sING oS CHICK oF Il. u. IRWIN.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company is de-
t.rnin Il t. press lis suits n william >. kins e.
po.fma tc ~ The House of Representatives. and no
ncnb Of thai boiy from Minn 'ota ard against
nm. Hon John q. schumlkcr. m rber from Biootlyn.
The action against King hes hccn brought IN Mnre-oa
where he resides, with The purpose of 'nr~n him 20
any ,ucr the money which hr received FROM Echard D.
Irwin for his services assisting the passage ~ The
PaciHc Mail subsidy measure Tine suit being brought
outside of this state. tcstimOny has been taken before
Y W whit notary public IN the Drcxc building. at
Wall ana Bropl-s:s y . View to using II ia TIE courts
Of MINI, soia Henry Bennett appeared for the Pacific
Mail Company. and John y. Goodwin for william 5
KIM.
Theodore T. johnson former Secretary Of tho Pacific
Mail testified that hc acted Treasurer I'm the aba nee
Of that officer In May, 1872. he drew six checks in
favor OF Richard D. Irwin amounting in tie agTeg"tc'
+, over seven hundred thousand dollars which were de-
lherrd by him TO Mr. Bellows, the ycePresd nj, who
also signed Them NJ Bellows stlned that after bo bad
signed so checks he gave them either to Blr -tockwci or
10 Mr. Irwin; the checks amounted to $4,000 and were
signed Ivy order of the President; A. stock%el and
h OD 900 charged tu the San Francisco
agency. The checks were proJurcd ana ideDhe hy he
witness. teoTeo :. tOc Plcsdcut Oi the I'm rcLn TX
change MT oual Bank. testified that nc knew A. B IRWIN,
who account with his bank Tor Two or three years
nr,ore 1872; ON My 2J 1872 levin made deposit OF
S7j5 OOO IN checks II the Pacific Mail Company,
and fhc am, unt beng 80 large attracted his attention.
I icnncd the chccas. OI bay 30 1872, two strangers
caino tho bank. each having large chscA on toe
bank: f0r $4,000, and the olhcr FOR SlI3,,
900: these checks signed by Il b. lrwi enc ~
inc stran soTs witness discovered later tO De William o
King. Tao witness continuing. said; These semitic
being strangers the paying tcIcr IeluHcu lu'h
fcntion before paying sueh large sum OF money ana
they were referred to me- endeavor'd 10 explain 20
tle danger winch bank lnoirIoh III paying runs
OF several hundred thousand dollars without positive
assurance of its correctness. and In order 10 overcome
tue diihcny, lasked the gentlemen "hrthei thy ~sle
to use these checks ia another bank and so whether
our cerifcaun OF tie correctness OF the cheeks would
not answer their Pupose 10 with ono OF them tp!leu
that the rcrticaton would answer his purpJ-c after
SIpo' wp SSiirSs 81 was Mr King and who held the
cheek for $4,000. and asked him what he desired
tie money n notes. and II would answer hi pu pose IL
lac obtained them the next morning. replied tuat II he
morning took TIE precauton ask Nr NcDougali the
police officer. b. ~ tho bank. stating 10 hia that DO
large check aud for that purpose requested im to secure
the Identity of the person Ia receive the money
scnscr the Park Bank VINO returned with tho nforna,
lion thai ths gentleman was "Ilm = hns, VINO @ .a
i'm Washington About n year altcIward 7 was INTRO,
aucod to ,ir King in tne bank by some citizen whoh
knew. ,.,.
Investigation resumed yeserliay Tho@ns ,o9 as
acn imted with KIM IN January l9I2; that on
the Both ofMy Of tlh year King deposited IN the & S
tonal Park Bank is aud notes am2nhnhS W V
crrtihcncsoi deposit were issued ~ 'hc wtneSs ioI
$1,000 $4,000. $4,000, 5000, 5000, ana ana
81 IjJ II. These certilt tates came DicA 10 Tao
IAN. Endorsed BY King. th snd cro,Nt WeFe p1id; Os
pSgs S5S IN the Stat State Eaional BANK Of naeap9 aud
$4,000 with interest paid 10 cancel bi OF Kings
whch had matured That accounted for the whole do
pnsiL Theodore 4. Johnson rscallcd and
stated that there was a settlement made with President
Alden Is Stockwell OF u claim against him for the
para steamships purch sell from aim seaworthy.
which turned ont 10 be nnseawOrilY there also
claim made against StOckwel for 81 100000 for money
spent by him Washing for procuring suhsidy without
the knowledge OF the directors OF the company the
checks pad Irwin rot discovered, their
nccion with entries I'm the san Prancco account until
Drccmbcr. l57i Mr. Johnson proceeded to describe the
methods keeping the accounts OF the Company. and
tr system OF checks used To keep record OF the money
and property. The investigation win be resumed day.