The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-04-13
PACIFIC MAIL BRIBERY.
The $4,000 Paid Bill King
Testimony Of Irwin in the Suit Of III,
Pacific Mail COlmpan for Recovery
of tho Corruption Fund.
New York Herald, April A.

New York Herald, April A.
The Irwin case, after numerous post
ponements, was resumed yesterday at
Mr.. Vanderpoel's law office. Judge Full
lerton commenced by calling Mr.. Irwin,
who, being duly sworn, stated: am
the defendant in this case: have exam
ined the books Of the company and can
explain where portion Of $4,000 Was
paid back to the company.
Mr.. Fullerton asked what portion was
paid back.
Mr.. Vanderpool objected to the prodac
ton Of the hooks. They were not on
hand and the witness resumed IL had
conversation with Mr.. Stockwell before /
received the checks for the $4,000 from
MIR. Believes; NJ. Stockwell told ne
that the Board had passed resolution
authorizing him to spend whatever money
was necessary; spent the $4,000 ac-
cording to the directions of Mr.. Stock.
we'll; | paid S2ll 900 to Charles Aberts.
attorney Of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, in Washington; Mr..
Cheever received, I think, &c.
600, Samuel A. Hatch received
$l6,5O and probably $4,000 more; S.
n. Ingram received $4,000 from me; w.
S. King received 100000; VIM. Moran
$4,000; john II. Rice $4,000; w. B.
Shaw $4,000; C. II. Sheriff $4,000; j.
6. Schumacher 100000; A. II. Whiting
SCI 500; besides the above Mr.. Randall
received from me S39, $500 ;sAlr. Berret
$1,000; Mr. Carnick $500; George II.
Bradbury $4,000; Mr.. Averill $1,000;
Mr.. Faul $1,000; Richard G. Parsons
$1,000.
Observation-Disclosures
! did no. get any receipt from MIR.
King for the $4,000 l paid out, except
his Endorsement on the check; the las,
check for $ll5,O0O had no Endorsement;
am sure paid him $4,000; put Mr..
King down for $l25,O00 in my evidence
before Congress-; l paid him the $4,000
check either on the 9th or 2Sth Of May.
at Philadelphia, a, the Continental Hotel;
it was my own check drawn on the Amer
lean Exchange National Bank; he did not
make any claim on me, he gave me no
bill OF items; l knew that he was EN-.
ploycd by the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company before came from San
Francisco; knew SO from the
statement OF the President OF the
company, who caused me to be introduced
TO Mr.. King; | was directed by the Presi.
dent to give Mr.. King what money he
called for; got that mon Y in March,
1872, after the passage of the bill Mr.
King told me that was what he wanted,
do no. recollect anything else he said;
met him afterward by appointment in
Philadelphia, gave him money before a,
different dates, nearly all of i. by checks
paid him in all $4,000 before CAV.
him the big check; think the first pay
ment was $500 by a check on the Anne,
lean Exchange National Bank, given L
him i'll Washington. in February, 1873;
think | have destroyed that check; tn,
next payment, think, was $4,000, pait
on check in February.
think received $4,000 from Mr.
Stockwell before | received the check.
FOR S750,000; received i, as follows
) s25, 900 about January 5. 1872, $4,000,
abou, 26th OF February. 1872, 500,
about 10Th April; $4,000 en- the llth o
, MaA. 1872, and $4,000 on the 18th da,
Of May. 1872.
saw Mr.. King before destroyed tn
{ check for Sll5,oOo: | think /, was il
$ March. 1873: have received no none,
, from him since handed him that check
: | gave him the first check few dav
f. after was introduced to him, paid h.l
: the Sl50.0Oo during period Of fou
Q months Mr. King was then pos,maste
4 Of the House.
5 paid MIR. Albert Sl.5.Oc0 and $4,000
e | received back Slo.50o. paid in two sum.
: SIS 500 and 1000; they were deposl,e
/ to my credit, and we're returned in Jun
G or July. 1878; | remember making
statement before Congress that Aber, r.
e turned $4,000, and afterward $4,000,
d returned me 100000 on the 9th Of NJ J
/ was with sim At the time he drew tn Z
money from the bank: l purchased
$ draft from Lees i Wafer, the proceeds {
!, Of $4,000 in currency. | think til
J. amount was Sl0l.oO0, gold; a dra
0 for $4,000 was also bought q
Is the same tim, for Mr.. Schumacher. pa,
n MIR. Whiting S6l.5o0; l had anown Nj
Z Whiting since January. 1872, he did NJ
IS give me any bill for services rendered: h
y was to assist me IN getting the subsid
n through: he was to have $500 when Il
e. bill passed, and 1000 later en-, the tirs
J. agreement was to pay him $4,000 p,
II annum during the period the subsid
lie continued, that was based on our gett,r
10 subsidy Of $500. 900 per annum for t.
l. years, the second agreement was tina,
IL should accept = cash payment, arrived
d. by discounting $1,000 per annum, I,
ID ten years, =, seven per cent. that lie
ly Soo,5OO, which he received: think Il
he whole Of the remaining S4S. 900 was Us,
Us to purchase gold draft from the Bank
IS California; it helped to Eaake up Il
to $l4o.ON that purchased the draft (
he $4,000, gold: it was paid to ny q
,e- count in San Francisco. spent il IN {
" interests Of the company; paid 10 N
he Albert $4,000 on the 9TH Of Ma
as 100000 of which he returned TO me
b. the time Of the payment, $4,000 whicl
nd sent him from San Francisco in June, q
Ids various small amounts which cannot
m plain without examining the account
Ii. never saw any money maid Z, h,rn bv