, 1876-01-23


any sapposition as to what it cost the Int
Ocean for anything"
''Dld that conversation. Is understand yo
refer to the fact that It prohsblg COST son
money!"
"You are referring to conversation that
know nothing Of. I might have had convexs
ton such ab have with you here. may hA'
spoken OF it - would Of whisky man. but
don't know what / said about it, It wss neve
anything that impressed itself upon my mint
l remember no particular conversation TINT
ever bad With any ono On tho subject"
"You said thai Jon might have hid cor
vorsation with someoody about somo money
and the cost TO which tho Inter- Ocean mlgl
nave been put for something"
Is '*Well. if had any conversation. it VA
vERF GENERAL CONVERSATION.
and I don't recolIect or recalls word Of it, nc
do / recollect that l ever had = convorsatio
with suy particular party or parties IN regard
sBus }ou might hAys had auc4 converse
ton ?"
every likely"
Did you e7er hear that any money hid bes
paid By tho inter- 0ceon'"
"So. sir"
paid bF the Inter ocean,
II don't know could not tell that.
uoHT THINK
that money might be paid to men when it III
not paid / might think thAt Whatever get
through the Common Council had to oe pai
for"
..Would you have been apt to have conYsrse'
On the subject with Any man without leaving a
impression behind thar conversation or with ref
erence to that:"
IAN impression Of what kind?"
THAT there might Do something in it."
"Oh. yes"
Ibid that conversation anrwhero stats that i
was probable that money bad been paid by th'
In!er- Ocean for anything ?"
"You cay that conversation I don't know
What conversation vou refer tor
ANY conversation"
II tell yon I don't roccllect any particula,
conversation that ever had on ths subject"
- But you may have.e
~ may have. Er."
Would on hare been likely to haYs bad soct
conversation, II yon had
no KNOWLEDGE, NO SUSPICION, no IMPRESSION
Of the rt1te OF facts assumed to s1iss?"
"yerT likely"
Ibid ron have such supposition or such in
preasion?"
II have just told yo1 that don't recollec,
ever having had anv conversation on the mAtter
OF the city printing"
'*Did you ever have N impression. An opin-
ion, or any knowledge that the Inter Ocean ever
"Neyec. have perhaps had N impression,
but never had any knowledge"
Have you any such Impression now?"
"That thev paid money for city printing!"
"fo< a1ything?"
"That's rather broad statemsnt-shAt thsy
paid money for anything"
Do you hare or hsve you ever hid
IN IMPRESSION
that they paid money for tho city printing!"
when you say Impression. what do you
mean ?"
IAN ides-a suspicion"
"Coltainly."
"Cn what is that suspicion bassd7"
"On general principles. and GU the character
Of the Common Council"
''And the character Of the Inter- -Ocedn?"
" Veil, h4re got nothing against the Inter-
Ocean. No; suppose that il ANYBODY wants
Ehe city printing my impression is that they
"Hor much do you think they would hsYs to
''That I can't tell. That depend. On what
hey ~ make ont Of of IT, aud Eueaa that il about
"Hov muck would it b worth 10 them to pay
'or that ,"
Well, wouldn't psv anything for it,"
would it b worth s1,5002"
~ don't know. 1t depends upon how much
hev needed. don't know anything about the
ltEairs OF the Inter OCEAN"
III you could make $15,0 BY investing
!, 800. wouldn't that bo
GOOD SPECULATION 2"
"1f rou could make $4,000 bv getting the
ity printing ing ~ ;ad ! paying out slsoo for it,
"No, sir; woa1d not. Ny opinion is. that
ho city printing injurcs newspaper more than
be amount they make out OF It,"
"1s the impression that the Inter Ocean must
lave paid for tho city printing based upon any
hing else than general principles and ths nature
# tho Common Counci12 7"
No"
ibid Mr. Nixon ever hsys any conversation
nth you in reference to tho difficulty Of obtain
ng city printing!"
Never Any conversation whatever. I don't
hink ever mentioned to Mr.. Nixon OF to Anv
me connected with tho Inter Ocean tho cty
,r1ntlng in any shape or manner"
Did he or ANYBODY connected With tho Inter-
7eed,a over mention it to you2"
" Never that recollect."
Then you never stated that auv such CONVEX
alton had been held between you and Mr. Nix
n wherein hs said hs had paid e5oo. more than
-. M, e. ej1 il Hoy do you got tho Impression OF
THAT IL the story afoae."
II never had any conversation with hIr.
;ixon. in nv knowledge, 4s regards the CITY
tinting. II did, it did not mako the slightest
Impression On me ut tho time. I do not see him
nee in two months, unless have some SPECIAL
U6lnea8 With hlm. anu think that he Will not
ecollscr ever havine had conversation With me
u that subject, because am very aure never
I'D any such conversation with him.
"'1f sach Il corversation had ever taken
1ace-" II would remember. II it Vac Of
be kind that you aeem to suppose, I should GER
ainiy recollect it. II ho had said he paid $500
1oro than $1,000 for tbs city printing, should
ave remembered it. I am sure never said
bat such Was the fact, and I should havo re-
rendered it il he had stated it to me; and moro
han that. il anything Of tho Kind had ever oc-
n1sed it would have mads An impression upon
10. am not accustomed to forget thoss
1i8gs-
Ibid Mr. Nixon. in conversation On any topic
tato that he had paid $500 mora than $1,000
or anythiug7"
"No."
q did be ever say that hs paid money to any
ody Tor anvthing2"
mot that remember"
Mr.. NIXON.
IN EMPHATIC DENIAL
Tho reporter next called upon Mr. Nixon, and
tier brief preliminary chat ~hssain their