Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-30

Lawrence Harvey was examined 10y Mr.. Cy
mcr's Congressional Investigating Committee,
yesterday, in regard to the charges latel!
brought arains, Speaker Kerr Tor Obtaining
iieucnaucy in the army for man named
Green for a pccuniary consideration. Alter the
witness had been heslta!iug for some time Mr.
Kerr, who was present, said
mir. Chairman, ii this witnrss is hesitaiur
to tell the truth on the assum ption that there
ever was anything of a Influential nature be
tween himself and myself, s IMPLY have to say
that desire him to tell the whole truth. 5"
The witness was standing when this occurred
aud with a defiant air he said looking fcrcely
at Mr. Kerr. "Do you want me TO tell the
truth, NJ. KERR"
Il certainly do, and nothing but the truth,
returned Mr.. Kerr, with easy, quiet digoity.
"rten will tell the TRUTH exclaimed the
witurss, with eager vchcmcnce, and repeated,
II will tell the truth
''Then answer the question put TO you by
Mr.. B ISIS, quietly SAID the chairman, Mr.. Ciy
mer
lie then made the following statemcnt:-"I
| helped to secure Green an appointment in the
army in the spring Of 1866; Green wanted d
| place and as personal! ilicni l. rx.rtCd myself
to get him all appolutncu; spoke to Mr.
| kc,r ABOUT tbs matter; he said that he had al
| ready nominated man from his district, but
| he la Int accepted the place. then told Mr..
| Kerr | rad friend and ii he would appoint
him would pay him. Kerr told me to come
to hi, house. | want, and he asked me what
| Green's politics were. | said RI ubilcan.
Mr. Kerr thea told III" must get some one IL
New York some good Dem pcrats IL New York,
To cEdursc him. 50 tba' ii his friends III lnd-
ana objected TO his going out of his district he
could say he ntm;oatcd him because he was
well recommended. TIE next time | saw MIR.
Kerr he said he thought the place was worth
about $500. saw Green, AMI he said all the
money he could raiss was S4Ou. | said, Il
will make up the deficiency" Green gave me
$40 in fivcs tens twentes. l kept the money
Jour or five days One day Mr.. Kerr met me
aud said: "Harncy, vii! take that money
ncw.' | handed it to him in roll aud he
nut it in his pocket. H said: II will 60 up
! to the War y partmcnt ami fix tn" appoint
mcnt." About week after | paid Kerr the
money Green sent me u registered letter con-
tanning the fyrty dollars Which | had advanced
| for bin 20 make up the amount Of four hun
drei aud fifty dollars.
| Wnan he Ind finished, Speaker Kerr ask cd
| permission to make NJ explanation, ana having
| bec. swor. said l only want TO remark to.
day that deny every material statement made
by this witness affecting personal hocor and
.iical integrity that is ali IL / we're in .ul-
| cent health | would make statement 0! tie
| circumstances which led 10 this investigation in
| connection! With the anonymous ioltar | rccelv-
cd but do not tccl ahIc to do SO 10 day. | will
! further say that consciously L never know this
witness in M life; but do not say or wish 10
! be understood rs saying that he did not intro.
/ An, mo a n
! keepers shout this House now. though they are
| supposed 10 be my political friends l never
! consciously exchanged one minutes converse
| ton tween heaven and earth with that person.
| | never knew him and he was never q, my room,
as he ha: stated, "rd OF course | never ceive,l
sry money from him. nor from any one else
| A disp~tch from Washington says tho tesl;-
mony Of Harvey i: the topic of general conyer
| sat!on there. Al'h ,ugn he swore positively tina.
! no gave Mr.. Kerr money to procure the al-
| credited, not only from the pure character
| which Mr.. Is err fns always sustained, but from
the manner of the wi:ae>s Lending members
| Of the Republican party do not 'silatc t. av"W
their thorough disbe'i Of Harvey story trust,
| ing rather III Mr. herrS statement under oath.
that be never received any money from Harvey
| or any other person toT Grcene's appointment
Some Of the friends Of Mr.. Kerr desired, owing
| 10 the prccarlous condition OF his heath, that
| the examination be postponed for two weeks,
but Representatives. Lord, of New York, and
Hereford, OF West Virginia, two OF his principal
| advisers, thought il were better that he should
NJ once meet ms accuser Mr.. Kerr unhesltat-
| ingly adopted their advlce, and, therefore, up
pearcd before the committee. Several witness 5
| from Now York have been summoned. and will
thoroughly contradict Mr.. harncy on material
points Harvey, on r"urnlng to his hotel yes.
! ,erday afternoon statd h.. hA,l been honrn t. c
| committee On being asked whether he ha't
been ac.lped, replied, mo, hut have killed
The Democratic party" Much sympathy IL OK
pres ed Tor Speaker Kerr, h. bc;ng il. ). very
| :, obic condition OF health