The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-01
VOL. XLlIl.-N0. 262.
TIE EX-SPEAKERS BONDo'
D1mAGIyG TESTIMONY Bf Wa""
fIsHER.s BOOKKbhPh"'
. Broker In Disposina OF
sI,%s n,".l. n'a' of s Koc1 na.ross ssscsa, ooo
nes ,,s..1be 50 ZOO TRANSACTION

49,, u.ccjytns Commission " o,D""" "
.e ,,s.-1be s6i,O00 TRANSACTION
,,,..,,,xoros. May 31.-The testimony OF
SO MullIean to-day before the 'uuic'a''
comuittee In regard to MI Blaine conhecuoh
'.,' ,,s little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad
vss Of the most damaging character. Inc enec'
=, 4, on Blaine and his friends was maniiestly |
,o,v demoralizing. whatever effect these reve- |
L,lons may have on tho delegates to the Cincin-
nati Convention, there can be no doubt as TO the
hupression they will make ON all rieht-thinkihR
people. They she " beyond question atact wn'on
Ofitself should .e sufficient to defest Mr.. Blaine
,ven II he should he nominated u CINCINNATI
He WAS according to Mulgan's testimony not
ing az the broker Of Warren Fisher, Jrr IN us
posing OF a large block Of the securities OF tns
Little Rock aud Fort Smith Railroad Company.
FISHER was the contractor to build the road
that Is, he was In himself the Credit Mobiiier OF
the concern. lie was acting for the Ring OF
Esw EngIand capitalists who had secured con-
troll OF the com any, and for building the road
hs WIS to have all the bonds and stock OF the
company, aud was to divide tue pronw with mis-
eoadjutors Blaine undertook to sell about tb2O-
40 worth Of the bonds and stock. preferred and
common, to some Of his wealthy iriehus IN
Mpine, which he succeeded In doing. For TINS
service he received about tl625OO In the bonds
Of the company as a commission. But the specu-
wanted their IN oney back again, and Blaine was
compelled to refund and take back the securi-
ties, or portion OF them at least ..,.
hulli1an ewears that he heard Eisna Atkins
.eli blaine, at one time when the Maine states
man was complaining Of his loss by this .pecuia-
sTsr all as he had rot rid of $4,000 OF the bonds
At 50 cents on the dollar. Tnis OF course mesnt
she seventy nve DC nds 500 70 'ns hwsysr
will be denied by Atkins, who, II Is said tonight,
s preparing u statement which he Is to make to
to- Ia. IN
Ihe following is a correct statement OF
Hane's transaction 10 the bonds ana i STOCK SS OF
pany Disposed Of as broker Tor Warren fisher,
JF.. 10 $ Maine friends, tlO,oOo hrst mortsage
bonds, $l3J,0tO Ian grant bonds, tlauVU pro-
sarred stock, aud sl3OO0J common stock. Blaine
received and kept as his commission1o for for : HI.
mortgage ponds. and 3l30,OO0 land grant bonds.
NJ. Mulligans testimony IN regard TO the above
however much Atkins my deny hts alleged
statement in regard to the seventy i've bonds.
The following Is AiulliRans testimony In fuli;
MULLIGAN's TESTIMONY.
BY Mr. Hunton-Siate your residence ana yocaton1
A.lre in Boston and am treasurer of the Globe
ever had any cop1sctG. With ,as Is,,s s.s
IIrougn Mr. Fisher. was bookkeepeI ane csshier for
sugar .ScSuns s aS ,Sr M E's S 70.
De Little Rock aod foII s@i.n DOnd. no.,o,
as fTs Possession .ssie USG 81 f.neT X@
Rock yos as s3Ss S sSsis sSfss 4: %
NJ i% Se5s sss :Gs n Maine: h' sold
~cus1 as1aie "' ,Ssr " names: Objected 10 By Mr FRYE.
'l5 SS 5o" .'In Know Oi the by warren Fisher
Josiah caGws g gOaSs OF y ps Ls s9cs at
d Ir, snas s'n Sa, have no snowedse Of any
so e OF Milne .s
sc n OF which kept any account.
~ser.oa. in Maine through Mr. Blaine smounted
seven y-Ave' AYES; they amounted To twice lhA'
10y much dia those bono: ering5 A.-rhe, net
Ss .s s r Si s o
o-fcr instance. II Mr. Fi.aer sold $4,000 worth Of
did transfer aions with hem other bonds or stock
e"whas Va. usual amount g ,i0es @ rysS - q
~0 nrt mort axe bonds, be received he bonds s6S.
scoi G mnon stock aud t5ooOo IN preferred STOCK
Sne q, S1s as sSa y.as ,Ie ina, .ocs Al do no
.ss ,o oSs'Hfr These st5S oSnS: .o trSSs
Ar flsner t5 cents on IN do Ms Blame liam. made
Nr Hun,en Tel US transaction vishOu, mention
. about ,s. 0.,,,Sa ss.pC, z,
now THE BONDS WE'RE DISPOSED OF.
Mr. ge. ns S s5s. saS.Is5 S ss5a. M NJ IA
LneR c. AMI Fort smith RailiOsd oODpany the Ps
q va 60 = w ,iO %. Oona. M eve. oOc Ss so5 Of s
value N preferred sISck aud 10000 In par 'alue o.
.p5sss.sr s.s s:ns;
MOI s!ock present ng $1,000 Anle-. sir
,af value $50 @ 900 % brought o1Y .i.Sccp A~Tnere
: s Ss ;e ..a. S 4 sd@ 9i give
a .%I R.' S. ssI sSt Ps'Sn
NJ ,e.I O9j Ct ing into ha, Mans ,,o
sn' value OF the ponds which value here hsv
wila's.1 You want to get at the market value 0
M HanIon-what Mr. Fisher sold the bonds for
,as at spqs w4a my SSss' ss Nh ssor s,s
mr. on aiot Ss sH' r rOf Tor IN, Of the
Yer syen tnird party then the whole nettsd Nj
ia bos9 sSs !o;i C Tafs M oe
1850 IN eompon s sGess hTSa 0ss wsp' me to 'e
ey L.wre1e.Mwha, W. ,ts Sa;h price % a. whe *
re Hna. fi6s hsy 'Sq H. @ Know 'OOu' "a
MIN sieP Al vii lei You how much IN bonds 81
f-her delivered tor tnst amount OF money-how muc
ue uuycrs got anu how much the other party got
~ a nS. Mr. Fsse5 6s got So%r 1STt'
500 Out that The actnai amouat he netted from III
&s 70 Ps AN ,nrq ss pssTy for s1s tho:
snerent persons in the State OF Maine
WHAT THE THIRD PARTY GOT.
muGa dd % Mr. isnsr pay IN tsi; & ts,rd ,h pSrty n
sac il nv nv @ memoSy serves me right there was sbo,
$4,000 i9 noy pad by ,he pIso oo foT ~hle9 t9s
ilooe aud si3O.O0J nr.I mortga;e bonds ana "a
"a s3s53 Of Grst morig sc bonds his snare in u
!mnsactyn. That is what Mr. Fisher gave out for tn
z The transaction TO which you alude involve
taOVpO2 At did
Mr. Eye objected to tho testimony, as havin
no connection with the Union Pacific Hsilroa
COMPANY.
Mr. Lawrence moved TO strike out Of the rec
0rl N thAt related TO the sale or those bond
EXCEPT tue fact that they were sold at give
pflce
Mr.. llunton-The eI animation of this witness was u
other point IN u The value OF those bond III Il
mar .,I TO the wltuess) This sale, as underst n
Involved $4,000 II hrst NOR gaze bonds, tlSOOOl
preferred stOck, aud tlJO 900 OF common stock,
~ tIr SUN reahZed Mr.. Fisher for that t3OO,OOO
bonds aud stOcHP A.-One hundred and thirty tao
sul dullsrs and he "a To give the hird parry $500
q land hds tf2 800 OF hrst mortgage bULt
" Ana from the whole TRANSACTION he reaL
N3OOD ~ money 2 A. Yes, sir.
y Nas there ONE ences OF value between
" uottga-e bonds aud 1he land grant bonds1 A.
Lever heard Of any.
Nht cgmpaay2. A.-YeS.
We're the other sales made on The same terms
hhs sAlef An ,blri quite different.
~ Was NE prrcentag which WAS realized by \
NON this aA ef A. IL averaged aOout tho same.
THOSE sEvESTY-FIvE BONDS.
Q-no you know OF your own knowledge or from
uom-toh derived from anyOodY out Mf. Caldwell, Of
s,le VI III lie Rock and Fort Snlth k-llroad Oonds
Atxlns.
Q.-state wnat you heard. A.-Mr Atkins told
tele Here t4 900 charged for 10 bonds OF the Lit