Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-24

| Cd IQat the said Dill is q
Just and honest bill for the full amount for
~ ,404 p. That a man named ID. +. Hamlink
about TWO weeks ago began to make calls
upon The deponent at Opponents house to
see deponent, and finally, met deponent.
That said Hamlink made inquiries of depo-
| nent whether depOnent had not a claim I'M
settled before the bosrd of audit. Deponent
| replied ives" Hamlink expressed a desire
10 collect the said claim for deponent, end
| was told by deponent the said claim was In
the hands Lay Co, whom he desired 10
make the settlement. That Hamlink said
| II was not necessary for deponent TO revoke
| DIS power OF attorney To Lay & Co: that he,
Hsmllnk, could go on end settle the claim
| Tor deponent without reference To said
| power OF attorney, which power he, Ham
! link, represented To deponent had no legal
bindiLg force. That finally said HamIink
met deponeEt In front of the Morrison build
! ing, on the 18th or 18TH OF the present month.
| Hamlink renewed the subject of the unset
! Tied claim OF deDOnent above referred to- and
| said he would go into the office of the board
/ OF audit, and would like 10 see deponent
after he, Hamlink, came out That said
| HdmliBk did go in 10 the board Of audit and
/ Qepon saw Hamlink in conversation wi IN
mr; watson, tie secretary of the boari of
/ audit. That after a few minutes HamIinl X
! came out and asked depOnent what ne, de.
| ponent, would take for the claim above re-
! feTTed TO. DepoDent asked what he Ham
| INK, would give for IL. That Hamlink
| replied that he would give depOnent $1,000
Tor The said claim. DeponenJ said that he
mad already lost 100 much on the said work
and couldn't afford II lose so muca. Thai
said Hamlink then asked depouent what de-
ponent would give TO have his claim settle,
and allowed within Six days. That deponent
asked what he, Hsmlink, would take
10 settle the said claim and guarantee
It's payment within six days Ham
link replied that he would guarantee nav
ment OF depoDents claim within six DAYS
Tor 81 400. Depohent replied that 400 was
100 much. Hamlink said that sum did look
IKE a large Zee, "6ut," said Hamlink lyon
know IL will not all stick tony hands; | will
nave 10 dIVlOe.' That depOueut replied
that ne would consult with M5ssrs.
Lay Co, and then let Hamliak
know What dep0uent would do abonf
u. Deponent says that he has not seen
HamliEk since the interview ABOVE nameI
but mat sald Hamlink has been to depol.
ents house 10 see depOneut since tAe inter
view above referred 10, but did 30, see de-
ponent And this depOnent further dapoScs
aLd says, that on Friday or Saturday last,
tie ism or 18Th Instant, he called on NJ
watson, secretary Of The bo9r1 OF audit, and
ASKED SAID atSon II anything had been
zone IN oeponenCs favor in relation 10 dapo-
rent Dill above referred To. Waits Dn said
NO Deponent then related 10 said Wal
son the substa OF what had taken nl9ra
between deponent ami Hamlink at the said
last interview of deponeut with Hamliuk
concerning this said claim. Watson replied
advising depOaeHt TO put his claim in Ham
inks hands, ana said that Hamlink appear
co 10 possess peculiar facilities for getting
claims passed through; ana he, Watson, did
rot thlbk CepOEent IN such case would lose
any thing by pay ing uamlink the said =, i0a,
aDle 10 get the said bill through for the whgl.
original amount OF II ,i0i 3. Deponent tnen
SAID TO watson that he, watson, had APP
IeaTeu 10 De friendly to GepDnent. ana il any
Thing was 10 be made out of the matter h.
poIent would rather lie, watson. should
MAKE II, lnasmEch as deponent doubted
hamllnk'S integrity on account of informa-
ton depOnent bad received from a friend
concerning said Hamlink's character That
watson said Hamlink wOald not have The
whole of the II 400; but If depopent put tha
matter in Hsmlink's hands he. Watson1
would not lose by IL. Tie interview between
thls deponent and said Watson then closed
oy watson renewing his advice To GeD0uent
% put tne calm above mentioned into Ham
INK haGds. JOHN CHAPMAN.
SuoScrined and sworn TO before me, this
2lst day OF June, \. ID. 1873.
lSeal SAML. Z. MILLS, Notary Public
CHAPMAN CROSS Examined.
By Mr.. Tay ORG You said Appel had
allowed your claim aud Watson held IL up.
Did not tell you at the time held it up and
a. l don't remember that. Mr. Noyes was
present, and be can testify as to what oc-
Cured at the time
z, Didn't Or. Brolheaf ask Mr., Watson TO
make a statement on the subject?
, a. don't Know whether he did or not. All
remember is that Watson said he dtdn'j
understand il, and took up his hat and went
cut of the office.
TESTIMONY or SAMUEL V MOVES.
Sdnuet J. NCyeS, SWOIn:-Am OF the firm OF |
J: Z: Lay & Co; was two years anu a half a
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public WORKS; Chapman gave our firm his
claim; did most OF the work in prosecuting
IT, Tue claim was given to us IN 1874.
worked hard to get il through on account Of
Chapman's financial endorsements. 1
couldn't get IL passed. In the su INNER OF 1875 !
Chapman and myself were quite so.icitous
ahoot IL; Chapman told me what Hamlink
ana watson had said. told him TO make an
afhdaV1t TO what they said and give IL to the |
board of audit; he made the atfi iavit. and / |
made copy. Mr.. Lay aud myself took it TO |
i'm flaD Trccc II
establishment that such a charge should be |
lodged against the secretary of the board. Al |
three clock on the same day Chapman and |
myself went To the board of audit, and in the |
presence of
TAYLER, BRoDHEAD, AND WATSON.
! read the affidavit. Watson did not denyit; |
guilty. Tayler said he did not want to see 4
Chapman. 1 went for him and in toe pres |
ence OF ali of them again read the affidavit |
paragraph by paragraph. The only defence
heard Watson make was that Mr.. CSsoe |
man must have misunderstood him; TAYLOR /
spoke sharply TO Chapman, and intima;ed /
that he was trying to bribe Watson. Dr.
Brodhead afterwards said that he didn't be- /
leVe that Chapman was In his right mind |
when he made IL.
By Controller Tayler-Q. Didn't say that
| held up the claim OF Chapman, not Wat
son?
a. didn't hear anything said about hold
ng up the claim.
TIE FILE COPIES OF THE NATIONAL Re-
PUBLICAN
,l March 9Th, March 9Th, and March 2ILh,
-, were read to show that that papar
claimed that its publication of the Off .i2I
eport OF the last Investigation was o. ac-
'ouut OF individual enterprise, ana not y. ID
he hope or future reward.
A h8lf.raSt II o'clock the committee ID |
Ourned until tO-mOrn ing.
AN EXPERT WANTED.
The committee have agreed 10 ask The |
1ouse Tor authority to employ an expert ia |
Connection with the Investigation of the ac- |
cunts OF the District Commissioners and
'oaTd OF audit.
THE MARYLAND LEGIsLATURE-Ia the |
daryland Senate yesterday Mr.. German |
resented the drafts Of laws for a new regis