The Morning herald., 1876-04-22
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By American Press Association.
WARRINGTON, APRIL 81.
The Committee on Expenditures in the
department of Justice threw open theil
doors to the press, and oforded an appor
tunity 70 examine into the testimony of Col
Whitley and ex-AttorneY General William
privately taksn.
Col Whitley, It appears, exhibited to the
Committee receips Tor the money he had
paid to Mr.. Davenport at different times.
The hrst payment, $1,000, was on the
order Of Mr.. A. Kertman, ex Attorney
General Williams' immediate predecessor
;Hedid not know what use Davenport
made Of the money, only Davenport said he
wanted to use It. 4 - .-.ss ia
Ques.-Use It for what2 --..:z,... ....,
Ans.-where 1t would do the most good
Ques.-1n what respect?
Anal could not say, that Il about what
he would say to me.
Idid not consider that had any right to
question him on account of the order I re-
ceived, but could not see what he did
ipaid him $4,000 in tho fall Of 1872,
during the present campaign, independent
" Of the $1,000 previously paid on the or
der of A. Kertman, and I paid him SIC, 900,
all at one time.
In the course of examination, Whitley
said he objected to pay money to Daven-
port, because he did not know to what use
It would be put.
Attorney General Williams told him he
was directed to pay it by order Of the
President.
He said to williams that If Davenport
had . right to draw any money, he ought
to draw it directly, and not through him.
When the Attorney General said 1t was
the decree of the President that the money
should be drawn in that kind Of way.
Ques-What reasons did Mr.. Williams give
for ohjecting to the payment of this money!
Ans.-I suppose because objected,
cannot say positively. do not know that
Williams knew what it was to be used for
the witness thought Davenport, if he had
employed men ought to have sent them to
him for payment, he could not tell whether
verbally or In writing.
Williams said he was overruled In the
matter by the President, and Williams told
him he thought the money ought not to be
paid out in that way.
In answer to q question the witness said
If had not Davenport been a Republican he
Unn1N hovo rornfvo6 ho iv,t
way. They did not deal with Democrats
politically.
Ques.-Stats If you do not know that the
money was used for campaign improper
purchases in the election there.
Ans.-Not Of my own knowledge because
was never called on to spend dollar of it
In any way, shape or manner beyond pay
ing it to Davenport, and the witness said
the money was not accounted for in the
department.
There were in that department no receipts
from Davenport. He thought the commit
tee would find by examination that in addi-
ton to what he paid Davenport the defend
ant paid him large amount OF money for
the same services he rendered In New York.
Ques.-Do you know what servicesa
Ans.-No, but think 1t was something
In regard to election. The witness said he,
himself, drew in the space OF four years,
from 1871 to 1874 inclusivy, from $125, 900
to $40, 900 and out of this he paid Daven-
port. He made returns from time to time
Of his own doings, but did not render &C.
counts of his expenditures.
The following extracts are from the
testimony Of ex-Attorney General Williams
relating to the payment of money to Daven-
port.
Ques.-Did I understand you that it was
Mr.. Whitley or Davenport that brought
you the note from the President to pay
the money to Davenport?
Ans.-Mr. Davenport.
Ques.-Do you know what has become of
that note?
Ans.-I am not able to state.
Witness said that he did not want to pay
out the funds because he did not know any
thing about the purposes to which these
funds were applied except from representa-
tatious by Mr.. Davenport, and he was not
willing to let him have money upon his
representations; at the same time he was
reluctant about paying the money because
he wanted this fund as he thought for many
purposes, and had to economic in every
way to make the appropriation meet the
expenses of the department at the same
time.
Ques.-When Davenport applied to you
for the money; did he state to you for
what purpose he wanted it9
Ans.-Yes, sir, that was distinctly under
erstood all around; the President and my.
self and Davenport.
Ques.-You refused until he brought your
letter from the President directing that it
should be paid. Was it . direction or q
requests
Ans.-I will not be certain whether he
made an application to me in the first
place for money, and I declined without
further information, or whether in the first
instance he brought me this note from the
President, which was the first knowledge /
had that he was to receive any such money.