The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-18

whom if any one, did you decide to leave the
naming of his successor.
[Objected to by counsel for the prosecution as
irrelevant and Incompetent
A-That was answered ia my answer to the
previous question.
Q-Whom did the bondsmen actually rec.
ommend.
[Objected to as incompetent and irrelevant.
A-Constantine Mcguire.
Q-And whose recommendation exclusive.
ly was he appointed.
Al could not say on whose recommendation
exclusively. He was we'll recommended and
satisfactory to the bondsmen of Mr.. Ford ..
(Answer objected to by counsel for prosecu-
ton unless the recommendations if in writing
are produced)
Odd Gen. Babcock ever in any way, d.
rectly or indirectly, urge or request or seek to
influence the appointment of Mr. Mcguire, or
did he ever exchange word with you on the
subject which indicated that he desired his ap
pointment. OBJECTED to on the ground of if
relevancy and incompetency. The witness
cannot state conversation between himself and
defendant
Al do not think he ever did. 1 do not think
that he was aware of the existence of Constan-
tine Mcguire before his recommendation.
Odd you inform Gen. Babcock that you
intended to leave the name of Ford's successor
to his bondsmen, and did you request him to so
notify those parties? Collected to on the ground
OF irrelevaHcy and incompetency.)
A-Ine question Is answered IN previous
answer.
CIT embraces perhaps this addition. Did
you request him to notify the parties? (same
objection as to previous questIon.)
A-That part don't remember. 1t was not
expected or thought of that this would become
matter of investigation, and therefore nv
memory would not be accurate
Care the kilograms now shown Won the
ones received in relation to the appointment of
Mr.. Mcguire? Objected to as immateriaI and
incompetent, and because the papers do not
purport to be originals.)
Q-Did Gen. Babcock undertake in any way
to prevent investigations? (Obje ,ted to-
Al have no recollection of his saying anv.
thing about that. He certainly did not inter.
cede with me to prevent them.
Q-Do you remember the circumstances of
the PRONUNCIATION of any order transferring the
various supervisors from their own to other dis
tricts. OBJECTED to-
estate fully with whom the idea upon
which that order was based, originated, and the
particulars of the reasons which induced YOU
to direct it,
A-Some time while Mr.. Richardson was
Secretary of the Treasury Mr.. Douglass ex
pressed the idea to me that it would be a good
plan to occasionally change the supervisors
around from one district to another, and ex.
pressed myself favorably to it. but it was not
done then and not thought of any more. Rnt
whenit became evident that the treasury was
being defrauded of portion of the revenue
that it should receive from the dstllers of
spirits in the West, Secretary Bristow called on
me and made general statement of his sus-
picions, and then suggested to him this idea.
On that suggestion the order making these
transfers of supervisors was made At that
time did not understand that there was any
suspicion at all of the officials, but knew that
each one of the officials had his own way of
transacting his business; that these distiilers
have so much pecuniary interest in deceiviug
the officials they would learn their ways and
how to evade them, and my idea was that by
putting new supervisors, acquainted with their
duties, over them their ways would be detected.
Q-After the order had been finally issued
were any efforts made to induce you to direct
its revocation or suspension lobjection)?
A-Most strenuous efforts were made.