The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-03
JAMES G. BLAINE.
The Latest Revelation at Washington.

Inc Latest Revelation at washington.
On Thursday the examination of Mr.
Mulligan, of Boston, book-keeper of MIR
Warren Fisher, was continued, bat first
he made personal statement. When he
and Fisher reached Washington, ON Tues
day, a note came from Blaine inviting
them both TO come to his house. He
(witness) refused to go, but Fisher went
After his testimony yesterday, Blaine
came 10 sec him. aud wanted some Letters
of his (Blainee) to Fisher that were N
witness hands. lie declined to give them
up, whercupon Blaine almost got down on
his knees and pleaded for the letters, say
ing they would ruin him, and asking wit
ness 10 think of his wife and elk children
and almost Threatened suicide If he did no,
comply. Witness then allowed Blaine TO
take the letters, under pledge TO return
them he looked them over and did return
them; this was in the presence of Fisher
and Atkins. Witness then retired 10 his
room, and Blame followed him, and want
ed to look at the letters again witness al
lowed Blaine to take them, and Blaine re-
fused to return them, and still re aims
them. No one was present at the time
but Blaine and witness. There were about
eighteen letters.
While this statement was being made,
Blaine sat at the table opposite witness,
and exhibited considerable mirth, laughing
outright at the remark about suicide Mr..
Blaine insisted on the opportunity to reply
Immediately, but after some discussion the
committee decided to go on with the wit
ness first, and he was asked about the con-
tents of the letter. He said one letter con-
tanned aluson to the bonds, and Blaine's
loss in the transaction, and that Blaine said
that he did not keep the S64, 900 which
came from Tom Scott, on account of the
Little Rock bonds sold to the Union Pa
cific, more thar forty.eight hours, as he
had to give the money TO The parlies in
Maine. Mlulligan also said that one of the
letters proved that Blaine had received
fifty-five bonds in one lot and twenty in
another lot, from Caldwell, making seventy
five. Witness further explained thai
Fisher knew that he had these letters, and
allowed him to have them. He alsa said
that, when they were alone. las; hight.
Blaine talked politics to him, and asked
him how he would like to run.a committee.
and il he would not like consulship, etc.
Mr.. Blaine then took the stand, and with
the utmost emphasis denied under oath,
all Of Mulligan's statements. shat he
(Blaine) had offered him & consul.hip, or
that he had told Mullgan that the publica.
ton of the letters or Mulligaus testimony
would rt1ip iis,,- all Al.
Blaine said, was pure fancy. He denied
that he obtained the letters under pledge
to return them. He called on Atkins and
Fisher and Mullgan a. their hotel, and
talked with all of them for some lime to-
gether. He had known Michigan for 20
years he had been private secretary for
two OF Blaine's brothers in law, and in that
capacity had obtained possession of many
private matters, not in any way connected
with this case, but concerning other per-
sons, and many dating back long before he
(Blaine) came to congress. On examining
the letters, Blaine found only one that had
anything whatever TO do with this case and
this he returned to Mulligan, bu, kep
the others for the reason that he
was exasperated by Malligan's amour
cling his determination to publish them IT
anybody impugned his character or testi-
mony IN any respect. Blaine then. in pres
ence of Fisher and Atkins. told Mullgau
that, as these letters had no bearing upon
the case, and were improperly in his (Mul-
lgan's) possession, he (Blaine) would no.
return them. Blaine then called In two OF
his friends, both lawyers, and read all the
letters to them, and Informed them that he
would also, to-day, lay the letters before
two OF the wsest legal counselors in Wash
ington, and, ii they said there was any.
thing in the letters bearing on this case in
the remotest manner, he would relinquish
them. He considered Mullgan might iusl
as well 60 to his house and lake his DINER
private letters and lay them before this
committee.
Mr.. Hunton of The committee then asked
Blaine to submit the letters and the memo.
randum made from them by Muligan, to
the committee for their private examina
lion. Mr.. Blaine said he must for the
present decline to do this, but if in the
Judgment of the counsel, who would COM
mand the committees entire confidence,
they had any bearing whatever upon the
pending inquiry, he would produce them.
lie did not want the committees verdict on
the pending charge to be DELAYED by their
going into purely private matters outside
the case.