The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-03
A CLE.tR RECORD.
The Character Of Muiigan, the Blaine W.T.
ness.

from IAe Nec l0tt fffnef.
BosToy, June I The dispatches that
have reached this city Eliminating that an effort
will be made TO lmpeAch MuliiRau's testimony
In the Blaine Investigation are looked upon By
even Blaine's warrnest friends with very little
hope or favor. as hulgan Is known here as a
man OF facts aud figures, cear-h cad ed cool, and
consistent. He is man who cannot be brDed,
bulied, OF broken down. lie Is known In bust
ness circles here one Of the best and most
accurate accountants ia the city, methodical
and accurate bookkeeper. He was FIRST con-
nected with Sir. Fisher when the latter ia
the sugnr-renning business with Adams. lie
had before Ueen OoOkkesper for Eben stan
wood. When Fisher retired from the sugar-re-
hnery partnership Mr.. Mulgan continued with
him. and probably is even better acquainted with
Mr. Ftsbefs iiway transactions thsn bmnself
having kept all the records and track Of all the
papers and documents. After Mr. fisner's fliiure
he went with Mr. Cheney In the Globe Theatre.
Mr.. C0enev II brother-in-aw OF Fisher, ana
MulliVan for somo while attended to the bust
ness Of both. Mulligun II a bachelor, has been
In this country many wears. and stands well IN
the community. If Mullgan was my book
Keeper, and should s,y That his figures showed
Rock pool, I'd believe him, SAID weli-known
Gentleman to your correspondent. 49,, :" You can't
explain away Mulleans hRures. That memo
randum book of his Is AS good rs the gospel"
He IA worth considerable money. and has ALWAYS
ny Oh MS sanSs, s
broken down any other way than by impoach-
ment, Il Will hardly he broken down at all
in the esumaton II Boston, is the positive state
ment Of Mulhgan. II is well known that nearly
enterprtes were originally touched from Bos-
ton. The Little Rock md Fort Smith combine
ton WIS almost entirely located here, and the
big brain Of Josiah Caldwell. which operated at
lightning speed, seems To have conceived IT..
Caldwell nrst msde IA fortune IN the clothing
business, and after retiring from that he turned
hir miRd to coal, aud mad another pile He,
after a time, got into the Mammoth Coal Com
pany, which was a big oonanza, and his Beacon
street friends went with him. But IN time II
COLLAPSED, and carried down with II some Of the
OPERATOR. The Fort smith and Little Rock pool
aftlt cod wall Il n An m
swimmingly until squeeze came. Caldwefl Is
now abroad working on another big contract
and II liable at any moment to turn az with a
new fortune. lie IA man OF tremendous ener-
gy, fertility OF resource, and speculative abiIty,
and recognizing these qualifications many OF his
business friends followed his lead blindiy.
Several OF them have mad their fingers burned
90 the tune u thousands. bank president
here stated to-day that until Caldwell went to
Europe ne had not know that there was any
lining loose IN his speculauons. He had I'D
vanced Caldwell money on his elegant unnn-
now a monument OF decay. and was compelled
to Ouy II IN 10 save himself from losing all
through a forced sale under n nTst mortgage
held by another bank. THIS gentleman, VINO Is
director in the linton Pacific, asserts that he
never knew ANYTHING Of the transactions of
Caldwell and Blaine, and never heard ~ the
transfer OF the Little Rock aud Fort Smith
bonds 10 Tom scottuntll Harrison OF lndianapo-
lis made bis statement. He then asked Rollins
of New Hampshire II IL was true that he (Rol-
llnsl knew Of this, and said that the puhhcation
of HarrisOn's story would kill Blaine, and was
, told that probably euch statement was made.
From Ae BOst0n JoarildL hfp
Mr.. Mulligan, tie Treasurer of the Globe
Theatre, who testified before the COMPRESSION
Committee, yesterday. relative to Mr.. Blaine =
bond transactions Is considered IN TINS com
munity a clreful and discreet person; nethodi-
C.. ana clear headed ia business transactions, n
decisive Vet rather unassumlng indlvtdutl, who
looks sharp after money matters; ami who Is tue
last man that would draw upon his imagi alton
for his facts. Unloss Mr.. Mulhgun's friends
wholly mistake his character, he does not be-
long To the class OF sens tonal witnesses.