The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-01


,ostal order; that this sum he had car
led about in his pocket two or three
laws until Green's confirmation. when |
Kerr came ont of the chamber one Jay |
and
ASKED HIM FOR THE MONEY
and he handed it to him. Under cross
examination he contradicted every sylla-
bel Of his direct statement. lie claimed
hat he was an intimate friend of kerr's
and that he had become well acquainted
with him. How intimate he was after
ward entrapped into admitting. He had
spoken to him three times. once when
Green. once at his room, and
once when paying him Green's money
lie followed this extraordinary definition
of intimate friendship with Il statment
that he meant such terms as he was on
with other members with whom he had
business transactions. Fearing that this
admission was too broad he stammered
and added that he never had any trans
actions with other members. Under
cross-examination his breakdown was
LUDICRoUsLY COMPLETE.
The crowded room. which had listened
to his incredible charge with grave inter-
est, kept up whiri oflaughter as Elliott
laid the trembling wretch bare and
bleeding, impaled him on score OF pal
pable fabrications. He was, he declared,
As years old. and born in this country,
While his gutteral hrogue told eloquent
" of the downs of Cork or Kerry. lie
had always followed politics as bu.i-
ness. lie was always Republican. and
had always lived in New York. lie had
obtained his places always, he declares,
while his little eyes cleaned ialsefully,
because of his honesty and integrity.
But who recommended your presist-
ed the lawyers.
'MY HONESTY SAID THE sCouNpEEL,
who but a moment before confessed TO
bribery, and defined it as business.
He displayed from beginning to end
tie logged purpose of sticking to the
main charge, no matter what improba-
bilitiss came into contradict. His mind
was so firmly bent on the one purpose
that he cot1d not see the enlargement
into which his admissions and contra
dictions led him. lie declared first that
dclIcacy moved him 10 refuse to testify,
because he declared he was a man OF
great dclicacy. He was in intimate as
ISOLATION in New York with the fore
most people, but when pressed he could
not remember the names OF any OF them
Under pressure he finally iished up tho
leading members of
THE CUsToMHOUsE RING
As the gentlemen who delighted in hi
company. lie could not remember
however. where he had lived in Wash
ington. He didn't even remember
friend whom he had ever known here
He had gone to church Of evenings, bu
never went with women. He was on in
| innate terms with scores of congsessmei
but could not remember one by name
"why, having such scrupulous delicac
YORK ?" sArd 1.adyef Elliott. e4H
cause" said the man Of delicacy, throw
from his guard, "the papers had bee
abusing my friend, Mr.. Darling. and IN
and thought it
| RIGHT TO GET EVEN"
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testified that he had not told the stor,
the perjured scoundrel bolted, stan
mered, covered his trembling lips wit
his cane and then blurted out desperatel,
well. told Darling in confidence.
"And Darling told the custon-house /:
quietly added Elliott, and the scamp sa,
that he had been cornered again. III
had so much sympathy with honest me
that his feelings Overcame him and h
looked savagely around as roar c
laughter saluted his allusion TO the +,
Gently deposed Darling as an hone.
man. He was displaced by Grant ia
swindling. The examination lasted a
hour and half Oh the part of Kerr
| counsel, aud there was hot man preser
who felt a doubt of the perjury of In
scamp. He could net remember an
point by which his charge could be col
roborated. lie could
REMEMBER PAYING THE MONEY
and the denomination of the bills. but y
could not remember who sat next 10 NJ,
Kerr or the day of the week, month. q
season that this bribery happened, q
any detail likely to catch him. On IN
main point he had no memory, but 10
everything else he was memory itsel
knowing the effect Of this infamous cor
coction going uncontradicted.to the cour
try, Kerr, by advice, begged leave I
say word Informally under oath. Pro
found silence fell upon the eager crow
as the emaciated figure of tn
speaker arose. He is sadly thin an
LIES FIRES ARE BURNING pIAIIY.
Having taken the oath he fastened h
| eyes with steady control upon the vi
liam before him, and said, with contidc,
emphasis: IL only care TO say to-,Ia,
MIR. Chairman, that as to every matcri;
statement made by this witne.s affectjp
my personal honor and official integrity
deny II. That is all. II were able
would like To state the Circumstance,
under which this present investigates
arose, so far as ] know, in cOuliectjo
with that anonymous letter, but I do nc
feel able to enter into that today. no
other facts OF the case. Il will further sa,
conscicntiously, that
NEVER KNEW IHIs PRISON
in my lite. ! do not say now, nor inteil
to bc understood. that il Is not possibl
that he introduced Mr.. Green to me i
some formal way, being door-kecper.
do not know six door. keepers now OF tn
present house who are my politics
friends. ! meyer consciously exchange
one minutes conversation betwee
heaven aud earth with that person point
ing 10 lIarneNl. [ do moi Lnnw Lin