The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-30


recalled on cross.examination.
Mr.. Danford interrogated the witness,
who said that his first interview with
Green took place in Washington. Green
authorized him to say he would pay mon.
ey for an appointment, as he had tried
and could not obtain the place any other
way. Anonymous letters addressed to
Mr.. Kerr mentioned the charge that the
witness had paid money to Kerr. Several
parties, newspaper men included, had
pursued him, but he declined to talk
about the matter to them.
Question by Representative Clymer-
You never said that District Attorney
Bliss and Darling crowded you, did you,
and that there was great pressure TO In
duce you to make the statement.
Witness denied that he had saidso.
G. Did you not say, rather than make
the statement you would resign the place
you had in the Appraisers office?
A. Yes.
@. Was not the pressure intended to
make you give abatement or clear out OF
the odiceY
A. I did not care for the $500 salary,
as can get employment outside.
@. Did you not make your first state.
ment rather as threat to iugratiate
ysurself in the favor Of your employer :?
A. There was no OCCASION for that.
To.days examination being at m end,
Speaker Kerr remarked that he did
not want to retire without saying few
words, and said II only want TO remark
that | deny every material statement
made by this witness affecting my person.
al honor and official integrity; that is all.
II | were in sufficient health l would
make statement Of circumstance which
led to this investigation in connection
with the ANONYMOUS letter received; | do
not feel able to do so to-day. l will further
say that never knew this wit
ness in my life, but l do not
say or wish to .be understood as saying
that he did not Introduce Green TO me. l
do not know six door.kecpers about this
House, though they are supposed to
know me. never consciously ex-
changed one minutes conversation with
with that person. l never knew
him and lie was never at my room, as he
has stated, and of course l rever received
any money from him nor from any one
else. H. w
Mr.. Crosby, chief clerk Of the War
Department produced papers relative
to Augustus P. Green. The first
was descriptive list dated June 12, 1866,
signed by Kerr, recommending Green TO
be appointed as Second Lieutenant in the
army, and certifying that Green was per-
sonally known to him as n person ofgood
character, and that he believed Green was
mentally, morally and physically quail
fed to perform the duties OF Lieutenant
in the army.
The next paper produced was also da-
ted June l2, 1866, and was from Nelson
Taylor, addressed TO the War Depart
ment, asking for the return OF papers he
had filed in behalf OF Green. These pa
pers were returned and aiterward given
by Green to Kerr.
BLAINE INVESTIGATION.
The sub.Judiciary Committee met
again to-day, and continued the investi-
CATION into the $4,000 charge against
ex.Spcakcr Blaine.
J. +. Mcguire testified that in March,
1875, lie was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
New York, with J. G.. Wilson and }. C..
Harrison, Wilson went out OF the room,
and Harrison said: "Maguirc, l can
fell vou something that will make them
Union Pacific men squirm;" Harrison
then asked witness il he had seen some
communications in one Of the papers
regarding Blaine being "up n tree"
Witness said he knew all about that
picture. When Wilson came in
Harrison said that Mcguire knows
all about Blaine. Wilson said
you must not say anything about
that, for it will ruin Blaine and hurt the
Republican party. Witness said he led
them to believe he knew all about it,
when he really knew nothing except
what he had Just heard them say. Wit
ness knew nothing whatever Of his own
knowledge about Blaine's connection with
these bonds. Saw Wilson after he testi-
fed here, and asked him to explain what
he meant by saying to witness in New
York that Il would ruin Blaine If this
story got out. Wilson said he only
meant that il such story was told and
talked about, II would become n scandal
and ruin Blaine, whether truo or not.
Witness repeated that lie had no knowl-
edge whatever Of any connection Blaine
had with the bonds referred to.
W. P. Denckla, Of New York testified !:
He was contractor Of the Little Rock 4
Fort Smith road in 1870 and was to re-
eeive the bonds as compensation for his
services, and dsold his contract out to War
rcn Fisher who agreed 10 pay him three
thousand bonds and $4,000 in stock.
The witness sold the bonds and found the
stock was worthless. He traded some Of
the bonds for land and some he loaned
to friend. The witness knows nothing
whatever OF the rs bonds Of that road go
ing into the Union Pacific Company's
hands and never heard OF It till he read 1t
recently in the papers, and knows moth
ing OF Blainc's connection with them.
Witness heard that the bonds were sell.
ing for from 60 to 70 in 1871, and tried
to sell his for that but could not do il;
would not have taken less than 80 TO 40
for them any time while he owned them.
WAYS AND MEANS INVESTIGATION.
The Ways and Means Committee has
begun the investigation concerning the
statement in dispatch to the news
papers that 100000 had been paid TO
secure the passage Of the Hawaiian
treaty. Sam Ward and current rumor,
were given as authority by the corre-
spondents, and Sam has been summoned.
APPOINTED.
The President has nominated Hedge
man Slack as United States Marshal for
West Virginia, and George A. G. Wooley
MS Register OF the Land Office at Spring.
field, Mo.
Presbyterian Synod.
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