The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-02

Of yesterday the Little Rock and Fort smith
snd pcn sSe P..s sGS R.S nruss r PS m:
M. Fye-I viii objcc. 20 that win you allow me to
AK him on or two questions 70 lay the Foundation OF
The tnsrmsn State your objection 70 the question
nrst
THE GROUND or BLAIrE's osJEcrIor.
eiier. we're sdire..ss 6y Mr.. Blaine to .Mr Fisns,;
ss. s ey .eT. e ssts SScYics p, M that
peins his properly at took possession of tssm and
o. afs Se % ssss ,ssse y HS
fc% f aP soSe Sad: :r 10. q ns S ssSc
The Cnsrnan-lf there is no, he VIII 20 snswer. l
ny 70 VIZ s 'esa aree
g into the contents OF these letters to let make my
T9e r,I siyS You hs.rns
c, into q. .%onyy yVS 20 ' a.
ihls nont What mean ls ,9s. thi. agsstion OF inc
so Ss Sy. .. ssS T. n % oS,, Asr y.S
snes FURTHER .s"sa tx Ike OS,gas
broacned in Connection with the possesson Of these
Tnc Chairman We arc examining him AZ to those lot.
ters now do not think II !. best TO lnjeot anything
sSs 70 s.s ya ~ n g:
sste%sni tsa, Ia. been %saS any ''p'H'u0' OF '0'
Inc Chairman-That seems TO me to be the regular
MT gislhoit does not rrike me ths, It |. quite fair
%o IN ssr S bs se t9 so fern m 20 n:
,wl,hou, my having an opportunity OF masinE my own
sds Ins % IN, s.u9 ss"s: q IL
w be before the committee "a ample time Tor publ
oatiOn at the same time ~ this witness statement.
After further debate It was decided that the
examination should not be interrupted. but
should proceed upon the question Last put,
which was now read. AZ follows:
WHAT THE LETTERS CONTAINED.
OIL want you to state anything 10 those letters
crns ee.s Upon Rges .pa Si, q SMITH @$o, %
nan
Of the Jnon ,Psclnc Railroad through Thonss
,.tsa A G.a .nS 9'sss ,s..nOny II.a what
ths, Mr. Blame had ii himself 70 is.er
m, M about SsT sd esse srHf ps II M s for
about some back bonus due hun comIssions iSe
MONEY Sy s lost s hs o. @ @'sy .sS a.
and that he would have ~ take up these bonds fron
fse .roe 'GS S bses & he ssfa % S
NO not Ss' & .n &m2SeS 6es'sss Is sr III Fisher knes waer:
pa. s 20 S phs4 me; uss se sss s
net wSrss su' "a. Is me rSreSr' o. teem) mat ih.,
session forty sss' hours hs, he had no, msde
cent parties tslludns to Maine parties cannot give
AL va. Mr. Fisher. eons G len, a slrs. was win
s Ss Aas ac, ;. rsone eus . dSas 'qas
solvedn 1871 Ali ihoe papers were In Mr. fishers
serd Mr. Fisher aud werr together IN Do'nc street
m S s s ss Sc NJ eff Finer . nNsSs s H.
me that tnrse papers were mine. lie Knew ABOUT mS
the .aie and got the pap r. out snd told could DO
rnAs 5sssa I'm IN tnem ne law them Nth me Ia
Odd Mr. Fisher demand tien OF you { ANY iime'
disposal al any lime
WHY BLAINE WANTED THE LETTERS SUPPRESSED.
.o.-upon what ground Mr.. Blame refuse 10 return
me or what iqrpose saated ths letter. lie ssil he
w a 'ns n s Il a me me- Ss he
.ory under my testimony TO produce those ietters 20
use them for aAy purtose eieeptns t9ai my vera.
sls 30 u IssV5 s B%s .ds Das. b. An
..i nisht and .sy 30 now u have thos: letters.
,aS M s';iays %yss a@ss'ass pas -' ss Il
ssys 10 10 n1 y me,s .n sso ssD e %
him .oTe,s. He cs.,e%P,.isd s 'Sicss and .pPs,se
pc.
So or lie ssa a% MY .aS SSs ssss p S, %
anu 9ld hin no. aid a., e.rs about r Il. ..Ee, me
one. lie s..ed il You'd not IKE "a
By, Sir, frye Wa. any one pre.en, at ,hA, timei
Ss tG1 SRSH To ny sSs; .s son.ss
my s9Id as xooo IS that o. 40, m.n ina, svcr lived
MORE DISCLOSURES IRON TuE LETTERS.
BY the Chsrman-Is there snything else IN those
fourteen letters Of Mr. Blaine TO Mr. Fisher which bears
&c 0ss e.. S. Of ns nos .se "fa' 1d.s s
shst psrilcuisr Dona, went Into The Union fsciSe
Sc the Sr pa
or SSd fstood from his letters tns these So@ds hat
went IN there aere Donds that came fr N these parties
tnis copmlsson n 40 not SNOW. There wa. QUE let.
Va .s @ % oa sss & hs Sa S MI An f1s S s.s
t5ooOo OF bYnas frou him and 10000 from aldweli
Isners aceoat q. pereentaye to-, ne 70 upOa
@ 5000 Of SoaS Sneh f 6e e from f ia
Q.i"o SUNS making IN tue aggregate s75.V0o OF
Q.-Dd ne say in that letter that those bonds went
n,0 ,hs hands ss q ,s pioa f.sac K.5oas GsmO.a.
lid mention Mr.. SCOTS any thing. but Mr.
EsS SSs se {. bon ' sa an s nc % r
got so much ior them and Mr. alne wro.s back taal
Transaction he was mistaken and that Ne moi had
the money foryeght hours when ne passed II over "
..Mr. Bl.iDe-what were the bonds tha, wen, to the
they land grant or nfst mortgage pVnds'
QUOTING FROM BLIANE's MEMORANDUM.
Witness treierring TO menorindun)-i can tell you.
IsI es s11Ss,Ss pIodq,Ss ne1Srspda% r ~ book
the cssrmsnS inere are al The psries na%es il
you want them you can have the whole history now.
Tue Chairman Now proceed TO answer the question.
witness-1he tl3o 900 OF Donds that we're sold 10
these different parties here ort nrst mortgage bond.
graft @ lac aea, sale w.s sa1 on ns' a -ss
The iChs,TinsnN VA ,h., to the Maine par,iesp A
Yes anu soid On dneren. basis One n az had ts.ooo
that was $4,000 for one man. Another man had 10000
OF land grant DOnos 1900 OF nrt Donas
Another had $1,000 OF land grant oond, % $50 Of
nrs mortgage bonds Another had $4,000 of land grant
snd VI 700 Oi nrst mortgage bones.
Q-weIe AZ sats that you AVE referred 10 made by
or through MIR. alne? A.-Yss.
Q-And In addition TO the bonds you have Just spoken
OF as ming TO these purchasers Of bonds
did MIR, Ilane get2 Ale Was get $4,000 Of
grant DOAas aud So, $40 OF nrst IN Jrtgage ponds.
Hy MIR. Blaine You DO not testify that actually got
theser A-No. SIR Isay there are about ssoOoJ that
by the ohsrmsn Tina, ia, that he got all except ,hir
ell A.
BY Mr. Frye- Do yOu know whether they were sent to
hinl or 10 the Maine men2 A l kn.w tna the Name
men paid !heir own subscriptions to me. ana gave
& But you DO not know thst Mr. Blaine got hisp
seps ne other parties bonds ~ them BY express
ny the Chairman-Y You sent by express the bonds TO
the Name psrtles, aud delivered to Mr. Blaine his in
person. A.-N0i do NOT deliver them TO hun in
person, bu Mr. Fpher did so. Mr. Blaine has aeknowL
edged that he got all those. Igavo him myself one lot
Q-Hs got ali those nsoooo land bonds and ssa 800
ofnrst mortgage bonds except t3ooOO-that 10 TO say
thirty six bonds Yes
THE CONTENTS OF BLAINE's MEMORANDUM.
the following are the contracts made through
j. g. Blaine by Warren Fisner, Jr, as assignee
OF the contract for building the Little Rock Dnd
Fort Smith Railroad also the contracts made
by Warren f1sner, Jr., with the foliowinC-named
persons TO deliver the stock aud bOnas named
on their paying the amounts named:
NIms., 10 pau Cvn.S.'f, hy;Si,L iI N o.
Peter +, stanton l0oO0 10000 IO0g0 10000