Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-05
Atkins s. Fisher re-
called.
MULLIGAN AGAIN Up.
on THE STAND.
Witnesses allowed to 60 Home,
but not Discha~g d.

Washington, June 3. The House Judiciary
| Committee met this morning to consider the
matter submitted to them by Hunton, of the SUBJ
committee, considering Blane's refusal to produce
the letters called for. At IL :35 the committee
still in session, with closed doors. No decision
| reached. Full Judiciary Committee adjourned at
| o'clock. There was long discussion on the
question of compelling Blaine to bring letters tax
en- from Mullgan before the sub committee but
without coming to a conclusion. The whole mat
ter was postponed until Tuesday.
LATER.
The Sub-Judiciary Committee met at . o'clock,
to day.
Elisha Atkins testified:
Do not know anything about any sales Of any
railroad bonds Of any railroad which received sub
sides from the government. nor of any sales of
Northern Pacific bonds He was acquainted with
the Aquilla Adams transaction. Fisher proposed
to witness to take some Northern Pacific bonds
and witness agreed to do so. The firm of Z. At
kins & Co. agreed to take Sl5 900 worth of them.
Witness did not recol lect what the firm to
ceive for this amount. Was to receive them from
Fisher through Blaine, but never got them; the
money, however, was paid back by Fisher. He
never had any other transactions in Northern Pa
cifc, any transaction in Central Pacific, Kan
sas Pacific, Central Branch Western Branch,
Southern Branch, Sioux City Pacific or Texas
4 Pacific roads,
by Blaine--Dd ever have any money inter-
est in the transaction you allude to- in the North
ern Pacific
A-No sir.
Q-You got your money back, with interest
Ayes, sir
Q-Then it was impossible for me to have de-
rived any benefit from it!
Ayes, sir.
Blaine asked that the letter written by Atkins
May 20. 1876, heretofore published, in regard to
| this case, be put in evidence, which was done.
Warren Fisher, Jr., was recalled, and testified:
| He purchased from Blaine Dec. LIST, 1870, an in
terest in the Northern Pacific Railroad, and paid
$3.50 for it; he dad not now recOllect what that
interest was but knew at that time. The attention
of witness was called to letter published in the
New York Sun, May Is, 1876 purporting to have
been written by Blaine to witness, asking HIM to
purchase l-8 or IA part Of the interest in the
Northern Pacific Railroad, and he was asked if
that was correct copy of the letter received by
him from Blaine.
Witness said it was the original that was des-
troyed Sept 2lst, 1872, when witness and Blaine
had final settlement. He gave a copy of this
letter to Mr.. Atkins, and the original not
among the letters broughthere by Mulligan. Wit
received his certificate of stock for his
interest, and the money was afterwards returned
by Blaine. He did not know why he did not re-
ceive his certificate. He never asked about it but
presumed because it was not Q profitable enough
enterprise. He did not know why the transaction
was not consummated, nor how Blaine was able to
| control such interest. Witness always understood
that this purely q friendly act en- the part Of
Blame, ana tnat Olalne was not 10 nave any iu-
terest in it in any way whatever. On the contra-
ry, Blaine always said he could not take An inter-
est in it at all. 1t had frequently been spoken OF
when Blaine visited his counting-room. and when
opportunity offered, Blaine notified witness about
it. He never supposed this stock belonged to
Blaine. If it had been his and been in his possess
sion he could have delivered it of course. He
never doubted he should get his money back, and
on the 2lst of Sept, 1872, it was returned every
cent of it with interest.
Hn l,l mot locf hat of q lottAra
brought here by Mulligau related to this transac-
ton. He read only four or five of them recently.
The letters he read did not refer in any manner to
| any of the different Pacific railroads which had
been mentioned.
James Mulligan was re called and testified Is
follows:
Among the paper. obtained by Blaine from him
was one containing copy of laws relating to land
grants to the Northern Pacific X. X. There were
also some fguree on 1t showing that 1t related to
the l-S of LA part which had been spoken Of.
| He did not know whose handwriting it was in
but it was not Mr.. Blaine's.
| Mr.. Fisher was asked at this point what the pa
per was and when he received it, and he replied
| that he had no recollection of any such paper.
Mr. Mulligan said he found it 10 the desk with
other papers not particularly among the cores
pondence of Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Fisher, but
among all papers. Witness was requested to read
the receipt given by Blaine to Fisher at the time
Fisher paid over the $4,000. This receipt was
published in the Aquia Adams correspondence,
May 9th. After reading it witness said this was
all the contract there was between Fisher and
Blaine. He did not know why the stock was not
delivered by Blaine. and after waiting about
year Fisher refused to take the stock because so
long a time had elapsed.
| Q-Is this all you know about this transaction
Ayes, sir; only know that Fisher paid the
money TO Blaine, and Blaine paid it back TO Fish
or, Sept. 81, 1872.
Odd you ever hear anything more than you
have testified, about the matter alluded to, from
any one?
| BY Mr. Blaiue-Wcre you asked to bring any
papers with you when you were summoned'
A-No, sir.
Q-Why did you bring these letters of mine
with you !!
about; l supposed it would be about the matter re-
ferred to in the Aquills Adams letters, and so
brought these letters to refresh my memory; l
brought them because they were written by you,
and there might be something in them that should
be asked to explain.
| Q-Iiad You any reason to suppose that wrote
the memorandum of the law you spoke sbout'
A-None at all, sir, only l found it among pa
pers in a desk, and it related to Northern Pacific.
| Q-Iou say you not unfriendly to me; do
you know of any occasion for holding grudge
against me
Al never had any occasion to feel unfriendly
but thought was not treated fairly on the occa-
sion alluded to by Atkins yesterday.
Mr.. Blaine was proceeding to make further in
quiries on this point, when witness said, "Do you
want me to 90 over all that; will let you exam
! inc me if you will letme examine you afterward."
The chairman remarked that that was fair, but
hardly pertinent to this inquiry under the present
resolution.
Mulligan. Atkins and Fisher were allowed to
return to their homes, but were notified that they
were not discharged, and when wanted would be
notified by telegraph.
| Adjourned to Monday.
|
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