St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09
The Blaine Investigation.
TIE DAMAGING REVELATIONS.

On Thursday. the examination of Nh .
Mulligan of Boston. book keeper of Mr.
Warren Fisher. was continued. but
first lac n,:rdc a personal statement
When he and Fisher reached Washing
ton. on Tuesday. note came from
Blaine inv tnw them both To come Ia
his house. He (witmr>>l refused Ia 90.
but Fisher went. After his testimony =.
Yesterday. Blaine came to see him and
wanted some letters of his tBlainc>) To
Fisher that We're III witnesses hands. He
declined To give them up. Whercupon
Blaine almost got down on his knees
and pleaded fur the letters. SAILING they
would ruin him. and asking witness Il"
think of his wife and six children. and
almost threatened suicide if h. did not
comply. Witness then allowed Blaine
Ia take the letters. under Il pledge to
return them he looked them oven. and
did return them this was III the. pres
cncc al Fisher and Atkins. Witness
then retired To his room. and Blaine
followed him. and wanted Ia look at
the letters again witness allowed Blaine
/" take them. and Blaine refused To re-
turn them. and still retains them. No
and witness. There were about l. let
tcr>.
W bile this statement was being made.
Blaine sat at thrtahlc opposite witness.
and exhibited considerable ninth laugh
ing outright at the remark about sui
eide. MI. Blaine insisted on the, oppnr-
tunitN To reply immediately. but after
some discussion the committee decided
I" go on with the witness first. and he
AaS asked about the contents ot the let
trrs. He said one letter contained al
fusion To the bonds. and BlIinc'> less in
the Transaction. and that Blaine said
that he did not keep the Stil 900 that
came from Iom Scott. on account of
the Little Rock bonds sold To the mon
Pacific, more than l. hour>. as he had
t" give the money I" parties III Maine.
Mulligan also said that one of the let
tiers proved that Blaine had received
- bonds III one lot and - in another
lot. from Caldwell. making -. Witness
further explained that Fisher knew that
he had these letters. aud allowed him
To have them. He also said that. " hen
they were alone. last night. Blaine
talked politics To him. and asked him
how he would like t" run IL committee.
and if he would not like cunSul>hip.
etc.
Mr.. Blaine then took the stand. and
with the utmost emphasis denied. I'M
der oath. all of Mulligan> statements.
that he (Blainc) had offered him Il
c"nSulship. OF that he had told Multi
gan that the publication of the letters
or Mulligan's testimony would ruin him
all this sort of thing. Blaine said. wa>
pure fancy. He denied that he obtained
the letters under Il pledge To return
them. He called on Atkins and Fisher
and Mulligan at their hotel. and talked
with all of them for some time together.
He had known Mulligan for p wears :
he had been private secretary for two
of Blaincs hrotheIS-Im-law. and in that
capacity had obtained possession OF
many private matters. not in amy WAY
connected with this ease, but concerning
other persons, and many dating back
long before he (Blaine) came to Con
grcSS. CA examining thcletteIS. Blaine
found onlN one that had anything what
ever to do with the case. and this he re-
turned to Mnlligan. hut kept the others
for the reason that he WAS cNa>pcrated
ny VI ulIlGin announcing his utIclml1l-
alton to publish them if auybndl i'm
pugned his character or testimony in
any respect. Blaine then in the pres
encc of Fisher and Atkins. told Multi
gan that. as these letters had no bear
ing upon the case, and were improperly
III his (MHlligan'S) possession. he
(Blainc) would not 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
wi>cSt legal couiISelors III Washington
and. il they said there was anything in
the letters hearing on this ease in the
remotcst manner. he would reliuuuisl
them. He considered Mulligan might
his other private letters and lay them
before this committee.
Mr.. Hunton of the committee then
asked Blaine to submit the letters and
the memorandum made from them by
Mulligan. to the committee for private
examination. MIR. Blaine said he must
for the present decline To do this. but il
in the judgment of the counsel. who
would command the committees entire
confidence, they had any hearing what
ever upon the pending inquiry he would
produce them. He did not want the
committees verdict on the pending
charge t" he delayed by their going in.
to purely private matters outside the
case.