The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-03
The Kerr InYestIgation.


on the subject was inside OF u month
Within that time he was
looking around the members
of Congress to find out who had such ap.
pointment in the army. He spoke to
Ira Darling, Henry J. Raymond and
Nelson Tsyloy, then member of the
House from Brooklyn, but since dead
He did not recollect the names of any
Others, but may have applied to the gen.
tleman named tor instruction. The wit.
ness repeated much of what he
said on the direct examination,
including the statement that Kerr
said Green being Republican,
must have Democratic endorsement.
He thought Greene said Fernando Wood
had recommended him
Q. Did you not propose to Greene be-
fore you consulted with any members OF
Congress that you would procure him II
place for $500 or S400. A l told him
did not know what it would cost as l did
not know what the price of each men,
Der of Congress was.
Q. Did you not at the first
interview propose specifically to
him to procre the appointment for three
or four hundred dollars. A-No, sir.
The witness here related the circum
stances Of his interview with L, 5. Dis
trict- Attorney Bliss. He said Bliss sent
for him. Bliss was alone, and as he en-
tered his room he shook hands with him,
saying good moraing, and added that he
looked well and complimented him on
bis appearance, laughter and then Bli:s
expressed desire to know something
about the Greene matter. Bliss
asked what was the matter about
Greene; what. he trouble; continuing
to ask questions of tha, kind. Bliss
further asked: Did you not interest your.
self about Greene, and is there any
money in the matter? Witness declined
to tell him anything abou! money;
be never saw Bliss again on the subject;
he made no Communication 10 any other
gentleman nor was he interviewed by
newspaper correspondents.
The witness said the fact tha: he Sc
cured the appointment tor Green WAS
known to every body in New York, but
he said nothing about money TO any
body. He repeated that ii WAS between
one and three o'clock in the afternoon
when Kerr called him aside at the door
of the House of Representatives aHd said:
IL will take that money, now" Atter
he received the money from Green, he
kept it in his pocket till be gave
it TO Kerr. Elliot asked the witness
about his recollection of the copy of al
ANONYMOUS letter sent TO Speaker Kerr
and which had been shown TO him by
Moore Elliott wanted witness 10 writ
down copy Of the letter, hut WitLess
said he could not do it, as IT, nnly words
he saw in the letter were "Lawrencr
Harney S45'." Elliott desired then 10
test the recollection of the witnesS, bu,
the chairmun decided that + lott had ho
right to make request with view "i in-
dieting. Witness may have beer the
writer Of the anonymous letter. Wit
neSs wrote his name on n pIcte .,
,aper so that Elliott might
Judge of his handwriting. Elliot.
INSISTED tha, he should write out the let
ter. The witness SAID he was now too
nervous to,write, but he might be abletu
do SO some time to day. Elliott then
waived his demand for the present
After recess, Elliot renewed his request
tha; tae wines write a. his dlctatlcn the
an"nyu..u' letter; addressed IN Kerr.
whlc'r l- lid. The letter Is a. follows
"A run nr is circulating in New York
that one li..rney, now N the appral' r.
department, gave you in 1866 $3.50 10 ho
appointment of one Augustus I. Gree o.
New York, as second lieutenant. Harvey
may be summoned. Does not want TO b.
and has not yet been
Elliot having asked witness at what
college he graduated, hs replied that all
he schooling he received was between 9
and ii years of age st the Methods
school. Being asked whether ne could
noespeIl better than he just did, w'tEes'
replied that he had done the best ~
could under present circumstances. Mr.
elliot. exhibited letter which h. said
hIs wife wrote st the dictslion Of Greer.
aud signed his name 10 1t. The cross
exsmination here ended.
The witness worked for Greene from
motives OF friendship, and never expect
ID 10 make anything OF II. de never haG
any other disinterestet Transaction oi thai
Kind. He further testified that he me;
Moore at the Tribune building, but sad
nothing more TO him than to pass the
time Of day. He did not say Bliss ana
Davenport were damned rascsl'
He tried to be moral man
and therefore never used sucn language
After he had given his testimony about
the money be left the committee room
and had no sooner done so before he wss
hooted at in the passage wsy oy men
whom he though; were employed IN the
folding room. he hurried out oi the
Capitol and returned TO his hotel ana
there saw Wakeman. He came on the
same trsin With hiuI and also returned
10 New York with him. Wskemsn tod
him be came 70 Washington TO attend 70
q case in the Sup.ems Court Witness LAD
hurried conversation with the cleI =
Of N. hotel. The clerk
having ssid TO the witness wv nai
have you been doing al the CaPiisl -
day; making big rOw? be replied the
clerk would find out the consequence
ard made some sl!usion TO the Depart
rnent; be could no: repest his remarks -
he was verv much excited si the time 10
consequer ce Of rude ;reaiment he recei'e'
a, the Capital, bat soon afsE HiAking iae
remark, seeing the Improperly OF H. 1t
rerslled IL
Never Strauss. OF Penusylvania, beng
sworn testified that be was member OF
Congress from Seauylkill district IN
1906: he knew Hsrney when assistant
door keeper; H.rney a numoer OF 'ime:
asked him TO use his influence TO Procurf
his friend Greene an spPointneni N the
srmy; Hsrney spoke OF Greenes eharse'
ter ss 8 soldier. and witness wrote letter.
70 President johnson IN iayor o' sach
appointment Hsrney sad 10 hini, -you
have influence With The President sad
Fave alvsys been the soldiers frIend,
you can help Green BY writing letters.
Harney said that be could make li:is
money. probably 800 or $500 oai oftAs
busir ess. Witness told him that be bsc
. H. xrifh ths, he rr<-@fye e<1