New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-26
THU pEYDLETON-B BOWLER CHARGES.
MR.. PENDLETON NOT THE GUARDIAN.

MIX. IENDLElON MI Inn pb@hhb'NA''
TESTIMONY or y. II. PENDLEToN BEFORE The
CLYMER COMMITTEEMAN CHECKS PAID BY IliE
COMMERCIAL BANK on THE KENTUCKY CENTRAL
RAILROAD CLAIM
Prom Washington dispatch QI Cincinnati C0'n"e'c"'"
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Bcfore the Com
mittee on expenditure IN the war 10 nv y
Danford testified as follows: | was President Vi If r
remember having opened individual account with the
Park Bank OF New Ork in June. ISL Ny rccOectlol
one on July 10, of $4,000, aud one on Aug ~, OF
$40 900. Il have with here the checks upon which
1871 for OOW is payable to the order of George H.
Pendleton. and indoised by him and made payable
next for $4,000, is issued to the Cashier of tho
Commercial Bank, H. Coyiile That check was FOR my
SELF and went to my individual credit did the check OF
Geo H. Pendleton Then there was check Tor $l',ooo
mercia Bank These are oil my own cheeks, upon my
private account The next IA III favor OF H. CoiVe
The next is FOR s5,2G 90 payable TO Thomas sherlock
and indorsed by him to the Commereial Bank Inc next
s25 payable to Charles j. FOoic and Endorsed by
Inn Then there check Tor 10000 payable to H. Col
yille cashier These, believe, ali tire sums drawn
from that account IN ls7l the time covered by tue sun,
pena. have also the accounts furnished by the PARK
Bank, they returned these checks to me,
do not remember what time in the Fall OF 1871
my brother returned from Europe, bus thlnk
it in September. do not know Of any other
check that ever gave him upon that account OF mine ~
the PARK Bank OF HcwYork except the ono for $4,000
already stated and that went to his individual credit IN
was checked out in the usual way. drew u similar
amount At the time for my own private purposes
We had funds together which handled for our JOINT ln
terest, aud drew out 100000 apiece at that time
Tho oyerdfan by my brother OF which have spoken,
may have occurred In part while lac was III Europe IL
made by small checks, not by one large cheek
During Ills stay abroad took care OF his drafts they
wcrr usually drawn on some louise III No" IOlk anu set
and paid the ana charged the amounts 10
his individual account AMI when no came BACK nc seed
BY Mr. C1ymer-Q. Was there at any time any check
drawn by George H. Pendeton your bank or through
you any other bank which, your know ledge or IN
your opinion drawn Tor tho purpose of paying IN
curing the Kentucky Central Railroad clalmi A No,
sir have no knowledge Of any check or OF any money
being used In that way at all, and never heard 1t
limited at until this investigation am glad You asked
me Just such questions for am here 10 answer every
thing within my knowledge IN relation to this matter
after these checks draw IN 1871, there Was s ~ Dd
anc. i'm the Park Bank on the 1t OF July, 1872 OF
2i.254. which belonged to hay brother and myself
jointly; ny subsequent drafts 1t has been reduced to
.o0g OIL the balance nov TO my credit; all
drawn by me; nobody el-o had right To
check the account but myself; there never
was any check drawn by that account. which in
my opinion. could have been used IN any way Tor the
utIrpo, or pnying ans person IN connection vita the
kentucky Central Railroad claim the account with the
Park Bank opened Tor convenience IN buying com,
mrrrill paper and making investments myself and
my brother Jointly and nom time to tune the money has
been used M that Way ! WAC ny brothers banker al
tuat time; hc collected The 10000 draft received In
part payment OF the Kentucky C,ntr Railroad cnim
tHroegh The INST National Bank Of cine matt. instead
Of through the Commercial Bank, do not Know VII! he
di sO; LnE hr not ~ the habit OF Keeping an ac-
the frsi National rs well Hs In the Commercial
Bank do not know OF any uthcr lAfgc lrlLlctiohs OF
his at about Ht time within the last five years
through any other bank than our but or coure hr may
have nnd such transactions without my knowlege; the
$4,000 draft my brother drpO,iied with me udiydu-
ais IN addition 10 MS personal account u the CONNER
cia Bank be had tiis account Win ne lndlVihhalf
o Have any recollection t.a; there passed through
yoi bank In business way any check or dfait OF Geo
H. F,uu.stun drawn from ti- ilu, which ne deposited
Ina the F.r.t National Baukl 4. don't recOicct any
such cheek: don't rrcctct how my brother obtain u
he money fpi bis trip 10 EuOIc; have uO recollection
~ how mach paid FOR him or hiH family "iic hr Vas
~ Europe but impression - that was 10 more than
tho usual amount Ls drafts II ~ much; he might
have Drawn upon the deposit IN the fif,t National Ban
witnnut my LuUwcd.c. OF COui>C u he testified thnt
tie bal ~ tho $4,000 dram collected through the
fir.t National Bank after paying some drafts ny MS
and pruk ldn,: for bis european tour, was ne
ptid in the Commercial Bank. have doubt mat II
account lcusit mIcr II would, OF course,
lAp books O thr bank there Is one point that
desire To natr clearly because 10 nHs bc, nisstatci
aud that tIat brother Is not, ana
l. no nor has been. The administrator OF tho
Bowler rsttr kentucky: Mr BALDWIN - the sole adj
of the estate there; my bfOhcr ana myself
are tine administrators Ohiu; when the KENTUCKY hall
road claim was settled the Bowler estate received us
share; ~ one Of tho administration was rcTfcctly
am now aud are all Ac representatives OF the estate
they feel that thrJ repay nv brother Tor WHAT
lac IA. Tor them. one of the heirs, MI George
Iowler H. over years ~ age. Wien my brother cu
tered the Kentucky Central Railroad company 1t was
nat "A representative % the Bowler estate; ne was
elected On the interest that he owned in his own right
Capt Dauiord one " the Ecpublican members oil tho
Committee inht lac Is convinced thtt Tue nlnlg lh
M pcudlt ton paid Mrs. BOwc. money, through the idk
lk which story Was started by Ben Butler and Morly
JAIME, has foundation IN TACT The COMMITTEE gch
erally OF THIS opinion.