The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-30
WHERE THE MONEY WENT.
LITTLE JOHNNY DfVENPORT AND
HIS LITTLE VOUCH rms
Unable to show the OBJECTS ot hi. Expendi-
'nre- brtwecn Given Dates The Money
thnt mn Illinois DniIiH Hope- TO t.ct

Unable to show the OBJECTS Of his Expend,-
turc- between Given Dntes-The Money
thnt an Illinois DniiiH Hopes 10 t3et.
WAsnrNoToN April 2O.-The Committee
on Expenditures OF the Department Of Justice
TO day continued the examination OF John I.
DAVENPORT lie said he was ready TO read and
present to the committee a continuous siate-
mcnt, with accompanying vouchers, showing in
drtul the :cxpendturs by him OF the entire
amount OF $4,000 he had received from the G W.
ernment, lie began to read this statement when
he was stopped by the Ch irman. and Informed
that the committee preferred To ask him certain
questions.
MIR. Conser protested that tho witness was en-
delyOrinz to comply WITH the committees own
order. made at recent meeting, and that he
should be allowed to proceed After some dis.
cussion among the members. Mf. COnger WIS
oyerru'cd.
Mr.. Davenport was then asked whether he
had expended each Of the sums turned over to
him by whitley before he received another
lie answered In tho negative, and explained
that he had begun work which met the ap-
rrovd Of the Auorncy-Gensra and the Presi-
dent; that ho knew It would require a certain
hu'"iht ~ money. Hni that nc wanted To got IL
a. soon ~ ne could. for fear that Whi lev would
exhaust the funds IN his possession IN the trOs-
& 10 ion OF other WORK tn other parts Of tho
county.
ln reply TO a request to exhibit t. tho commit
tee tue VouChefs snowiny exactly the obiect. OF
ms expenditures aud payments between the
l3tn of July. 1872 (when he received $500, and
the 2bth OF September following. when he 10
coiYed $lOOON, the witness sail his work was OF
CONT nous nature, md 10 would therefore bC
inpossitie for MIN to sry precisely what per, I'd
OF time was represcntsd 10y some Of the vOuch.
ers. lie repeated however, tn he could iTO-
ouce vouchers accounting for every dollar Of
the entire amount received 10y him, and he a-ke
,9 ne allowed 10 do 50 to-dty by gong ON with
hls statement.
The. Chairman replied that the committee
would have some further questions to ask him
on Monday, and ptopused 10 excuse him
uutil tnat time. Mr.. Davenport said that ho
hai an important business eng igcment for Mon
Gay, aud II was then agreed to postpone his
int.her cxanination nntil WEDNESDAY next.
On Thursday night 5. II. lourttlotte OF Chi
cago WIS examined by two OF the Detno-
cratic members OF the committee, aud at
ye.terl"ys ,mtevns 1t was o.dered,, on
motiun of Mr. COngcr, that he should be
rec1iled for examination IN open session. Mr..
iourtelouc was present 20 day. and after his
cross-exan ined bv Mr. Conger. lie testified
That he was connected with the Office OF the
ltit states Marshal for the Northern Illinois
District from ! o. To ls13 as bailin ana special
deputy. he salary or amount CHARGED upon
Tue .ue Hihoiuhens account as lald 10 MN "
much larger than he ever received. lie had
visited the treasury Department since his ar
rival 10 W arlington this time and taken mem-
orandum ci the n-urcs on the emoldment ac-
count there, and found them much greater
than the amount he received. For the
account purported to ny him $S,.N5 but he
only received 500 besides his bnlin fees
lie was entitled 10 the bailih fees besides the
em lluments." In the first naIf II the wear cf
1865 he account purports TO pay him $3.50 wnile
he received anout Sl.uO only. In the last SIX
m Juths OF 1865 the amount shows Sl.lS2 out hs
re teivei only $40 He specified other Instances
OF the same nature. He saiu he gave blank re-
celpts for the sums ana Ends that the receipts
are nlled out to agree with the emolument ac-
count. The receipts awavs signed IN
blank. lie thought the difference between the
account ana wnat he received was due hiin, aud
he wOulu receive II when he left the Office. lie
thinks It l. still due HIM.
witness saId he made a demand upon }. Rus
sell jones' VINO was Marshal At that time. for
tHe money. lie asked Jones II be was wiling
q scttle. Jones answered that nc was surprised
that the demand should be made upon MN.
when Mr. Jones was getting ready to 60 as Min
ieter TO belgium he ssnt 70. witness, ana told
ructed sir. Cotes - give witness $l.21O for the
lrst year. Sl,UUOi for the socund year, aud S2OOO
per aunum Tor the balance Of the time, ana
asKed witness II that would be satisfactory.
witness sid II would II he only got the money
but II had never yet bcen pai to him. Witness
wrote Jones note FOUR months ag ,. asking him
u he was going to stand To the agreement, and
Mr. jones said he was surprised at such a ques
ton. When witness lrft the ON % there were
some cases pending IN which he had an interest,
and Air. Campbell, wno succeeded Mr. Jones AS
MARSHAL, told witness when these we're settled
up witness would get his share llut " WIS never
DONE and tue cases were 50 lar gone now that
nothing would be realized from them.
Witness was cross examined ~ MIR. Conger,
but nothing new WAS elIcited.