The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-01
WASHINGTON.
Blaine Investigation.

lie ever said anything oil this nature; nor
had he as q matter OF fact ever given
Blaine $3.50, 600 in bonds without consid-
Grafton; never sold any bonds TO Col. Scott
and never saw him but once in his life,
and that wasiinlS6f. Witness never sold
any bonds TO Blaine, but sold him some
understood that Blaine owned
some Of the bonds, and thinks that Blaine
himself told him so; does not know what
he did with them, and does not know that
any Of them found their way to the Union
Pacific company.
Mr.. Hunter read to witness the reports
in the papers that he gave Blaine $3.50, 600
in bonds without a consideration, and
asked witness il he said 30. , 7.
Witness testified that he never said 20
bonds or anything like il.
BY Mr.. Frye-As q matter.of.iact did
you ever give Mr.. Blaine $4,000 in
without consideration?
Witness-No sir, / never was connect
ed with the Union Pacific Company; don't
know Morton, Bliss & Co., and never had
any transaction with them; know moth
ing: :of the bonds spoken Of by witness rs
being owned by Blaine, for other parties.
Elisha Atkins, Of Boston testified that
he had been director Of the Union Paci-
fic Company since 1869, and had been a
member OF the Executive Committee all
the time, except in 1871. / first knew
about The Fort Smith and Little Rock
bonds in 1871, when anorder came to the
treasurer to pay n draft Of Morton, Bliss
& Co., for $Gi 900 for seventy.fve Of them
owned by Col. Thos. A. Scott; understood
that il was in lien Of paying a large
salary to Scott, as he was OF an
immense value 10 the road, and
increased the market value Of its
securities; always supposed that Scott
took hold OF the Union Pacific road in
order to make q connection 10 the Pacific
Coast for the Pennsylvania road. The
bonds Of the Little Rock road were worth
about 60; think that was the general
value ut that time, although l know that
some were sold as high rs II. Witness
would not have sold his own for. GO at
that time, but made a mistake by not
doing so. II the arrangement had been
carried out with the Southern Security
Company the bonds would have been
very cheap at 60. No bonus accompanied
the sale OF Scott's bonds. Witness
knew that some inquiry was made
in the Board Of Directors about the pur-
chase Of these bonds, and satisfactory
explanation was given. Never heard
that an investigation would involve
Blaine.
James Mulligan, Of Boston, testified
that he was treasurer OF the Globe thea
ire, but was formerly bookkeeper for the
firm in which Fisher was a partner.
Knew OF sale Of Fort Smith bonds. that
went into the hands OF Mr.. Blaine. Knew
of no pretended sale OF rs bonds 10 Blaine
In the transaction there were Sl3O,OOO
Of bonds, and the sale Of them netted Mr.
Fisher IS per cent on the par value. The
witness attempted to explain this trans
action, but Frye, in behalf OF Blaine
objected to it on the ground that il related
to quite number Of persons in Maine
for whom Blaine transacted some busi'
ness, and whenever the committee was
ready TO 60 into that, Blaine would take
the stand as n witness and explain the
whole transaction.
Much time was spent on this point
during which the witness made some
statements about the matter not intelligi
ble 10 the committee.
The witness was then asked whether
he ever heard that any OF these
bonds went from Blaine 10 ThoS
A. Scott, and .rcplied that he under
stood Mr.. Atkins teIsay that the II
bonds came from Blaine 10 Scott, and
that Scott got them dff, onto the Unior
Pacific Company. This remark wa
made by Atkins TO the witness at a TINT
when the latter, as bopk.keeper fol
Fisher, was engaged in making settle
ment with Blaine o. all his Transaction
with Fisher, and about the, same timt
witness understood from Blaine himsel
that he took up some bpnds from PARTED
in Maine who had formerly purchaset
them. Fisher wrote To- Blaine abou
the bonds which hSd been nego
tiated by Blaine, telling him o
the complaints made by the purchasers
and Blaine wrote back that he had re
ceiyed no benefit from them and he die
not have the money in his possession
forty.eight hours. Witness afterward
met Blaine at the Parker House, Boston
and Blaine said he was now going TO set
tie with the witness, referring to the nc
count between Blaine and Fisher, wit
ness being book keeper. Blaine com
planned at that time OF his. losses on thu
bond transaction, and witness said hi
could not have lost much for he knew
where he got of seventy.fiyc Of them fo
80 cents. ...... .......-.. =aa
By Nj. Lawrenc-.Did the setllemsn
you speak Of refer TO Northern Pacif
bonds or Little Rock bonds?
: A.-To both.
| By Mr.. Blaine-I have had busines
transactions with Fisher for twenty year
and this settlement covered all that time
Witncss-Some OF the transactions set
tied at that time took place before Blain
cane to Congress at all.
Mr.. Blaine thought that the COMMITTEE
had nothing to do with his private bust
ness transactions that took place beior
he became member IOf, Congress, ant
Frye and Lawrence objected TO having
the witness go into the details Of tha
statement.
The Chairman said that he desired l.
keep within the bounds Of the resolution
Of inquiry, but he wanted TO get at all th
facts.
| Witness said that the settlement hat
nothing to do with the bonds which h
had supposed went through Col. Scott /
the Union Pacific Company.
Some members OF the committee no
understanding all the testimony given b
the witpess, who spoke in a, low tone Q
voice ard who repeated many Of his state
ments, sometimes not very clearly, tn
stenographeF was directed to have hi
testimony written out for the use Of th
committee, and his further examination
Was postponed until tomorrow.
| After the adjournment OF the commit
tee, Atkins stated that he never told Mul
ligan seventy.fve bonds were sold b
Blaine 10 Col. Scott, who got them of o
the Union Pacific Company, but that i
the conversation alluded to j was Null
gan himself who made this assertion.
Atkins and Fisher will again take III
stand tomorrow for examination on thi
point Z ~ rF H''L.'
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