The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-03
THE KERR SCANDAL.

Adjourned until tomorrow morning q eleven
o'clock.
THE KERR SCANDAL.
HIS INTERVIEW WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY
BIIss-IMpoRrANT TESTIMONY OF Ex-REpRE-
SENTATIVE sTRoUsE.
WASHINGTON, June q 1876.
The cross examination Of Lawrence Harvey was re-
sumed to-day before tho Committee Expenditures
In the War Department, Mr.. R. X. Elliott counsel for
Speaker Kerr, conducting II
The witness said he would like to have Speaker Kerr
present Mr. CIymer, tho Chairman, replied that Mr..
Kerr was not well enough to be here
The witness said the time that elapsed between his
FIRST interview with Greene, who was seeking position
in the army and his first interview with Mr. Kerr
the subject inside OF q month; within that tmc
he looking among members OF Congress to find out
who had such appointment in the army He spoke
to William A. Darling, Henry J. Raymond and Nelson
Taylor and another member of tho House from Brook
lyn since dead He did not recollect tho names Of any
Others and may have applied to the gentlemen named
for Information.
Tho witness repeated much OF what no said the
direct examination, including the statement that Mr..
Kerr said Greene. being republican, must have demo.
cratic Endorsement He thought Greene said that
@ Did you not propose TO Greene before you con.
suited with any member Of Congress that you would
procure him the place for $500 $lo0s A. told him
did not know what IL would cost, rs did not know
what the price OF member Of Congress was.
Q Did you not at the FIRST interview propose specid
cnlly TO HIM 10 procure the appointment Tor him for
$500 or $400y A. No
INTERVIEW WITH BLISS.
Tho witness related the circumstances OF his inter-
view with United States District Attorney Bliss. Ho
said that Bliss sent for him Bliss was alone when no
s'Good morning. and added that hc looked we'll and
conpmented HIM on his appearance iaughter)-lnd
then Bliss expressed desire TO know something about
the Greene matter Bliss asked sWhat is the matter
about Grccneg What's the troublcsn Continuing 10
ask questions Of that kind, Bliss further asked, ibid
you not interest yourself about Greene and Is Eerc
any money 10 the mattery'
Tho witness declined to tell him anything about
money. lie Bliss again on the subject Ho
made no communication to any other gentleman, nor
was he interviewed by newspaper correspondents He
thought that Bliss was an upright, honest gentleman
who would punish ali criminals. He never knew such
man he to push people. He would swear to
that After Mr. Bliss had made his recent statement
In New York he saw Mr.. Bliss, VINO said nc did make
the statement as no wanted to push the matter and
punish wrongdoers, whether republicans or democrats
Bliss did not urge him to come TO Washington and
testify in thus case nor did William A. Da ling or any
other gentleman urge him to do so. The witness said
the fact that he secured the appointment for Greene
was known everybody in New York, but he said
nothing about money anybody, and he repeated
that was and three O'Clock In The after
noon when Mr. Kerr called him aside at the door Of tho
House OF Rcprcsen and said, 81 will take that
money now.h Alter he received the money from
Greene nc kept IN his pocket as the best place until
he gave Il 20 Mr.. Kerr His relations toward the dem
ocratc party Of the best kind. He had honest
and upright among the democrats as among the
republicans
o What is a striker? A. 1t Is man who gets all
the money he out OF you and then knocks you
down.
Q Are you striker? A. l never struck q man for
his money in my life.
O Who are your hackers particular iriendsf
Name some OF them. A. George Opdyke, Havemcyer,
Neggelrodc and William A. Darling.
Mr.. Elliott, counsel for Mr.. Kerr asked the witness
secn. his recollection q the copy o. the anonymous
to him by Mr.. Moore Mr.. Elliott wanted witness TO
write down copy Of the letter. but the witness said
ter were Lawrence Harvey, $780, Mr. Elliott de-
sired thus test the recollection Of the witness The
chairman decided that Mr. Elliott had right 10 mako
the request with the OF indicating that the wit
NAV have been the writer Of he anonymous let
ter The witness wrote his namc on piece OF paper,
that Mr.. Elliott might judge of the handwriting.
Mr. Elliott insisted that he should write out the letter
The witness said he now too nervous TO write but
he might be able 10 do 50 some time to-day
Mr.. Elliott waived his demand Tor tho present
The witness said he worked Tor Greene from mo-
tives Of friendship and ncvc, expected 70 make any
transaction Of this kind. He further testified that DO
met Mr. Moore at the Tribune building, but SAID
He did not say that Bliss aud Davenport were damned
rsscas He tried TO be moral man, and, therefore,
t,mouy on Monday be icf Inc committee room, and
had sooner done so than no was hootcd III In the
passage way BY men whom he though, were employed
In the folding He hurried out Of the Capitol and
returned to his hotel He there Abram Wakeman.
who camc on the samc train with him and also re.
turned TO New York with him. Mr. wakeman told
him that he came TO Washington 10
attend 70 case IN the Supreme Court but no
Witness had hurried conversation with the ciork OF
the Lotcl the clerk having SAID to him. what have
you been doing NJ the Capitol to-day-making big
rowyn The witness said TO the clerk that he would
end out the consequences, and made allusion to
the democratic party lie could repeat his remark,
as he was very much excited at the time Ia coDsc-
quencc Of the rude treatment the Capt
toll but AFTER making the remark, seeing the i'm
Af,cr recess. Mr.. Elliott renewed his request that
the write at his dictalon the anonymous letter
addressed TO Speaker Kerr, which he did, as fol'ows
tux ANONYMOUS LETTER
rumor Is circulating IN Now York that Harvey now
In the Appraisers Department there gaze you IN 1859 70
% q ma, &c Ssn
does not want TO be- has not vet been.
Mr. Elliott having asked witness at what college he
graduated he replied that all the schooling he received
was between ninc and eleven years OF ago at Mctho-
dist school. On being asked whether he could not
spell better than he just did tho witness replied no had
done the best he could under The circumstances
Mr. Elliott exhibited to the witness letter which no
said his wife wrote at the dctason Of Greene and signed
his name to H.
The crosse examination here ended
TESTIMONY sTRArsE.
Mr.. Meyer strausc, OF Pennsylvania, being sworn,
tcst1ed:--Hc member OF Congress- from tho
Schuylkill district In 1860. He knew Lawrence Har-
ncy, who Assistant Doorkccpcr at tho timc Har-
ncy number OF times asked him TO use his influence
to pro his friend Greene an appointment In the
army. Harvey spoke OF Grcene's character as SOL
der and the witness wrote letter TO President john
son Ia favor OF such appointment Harvey said TO him,
sYou have influence with the President and have
always been tho soldiers friend, therefore you
can help Greene by writing letter" Harvey
said TO him that he tHarncy) could make
little money, probably $500 $500, out OF the bust
The witness told h m that he had nothing TO do
with that He received no money and never saw ANY.
The witness was very intimate with Mr.. Kerr, but
never saw him have any Intercourse with Harvey
Harvey was very courteous and riondly, and the
witness became quito intimate with him, because he
seemed to attend 10 his business obligngy. Harvey
was republican with democratic procvities, and
President johnson little shaky Harvey told him
II was necessary that Greene should have some demo
cratic Influenced
on cross-cxaminntion, Mr. strausc said Harvey told
him bis position did not pay well and his expenses
were heavy.
The committee adjourned I'LL tomorrow noon.
WHO HARVEY Is.