The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-03
SPEAKER KERR.
harney'S Pul-up Job Points 20 the
PCrjurer'S Cell.
Congressman StrOuse, Of Pennsylvania,
Testified that Harvey Told Him
Greene's Appointment Would
Put Three or Four Hun
dred Dollars In
His Purse,

! w ASHlNGlON, June S,-CrOss-eNam.
! ination OF Harvey was resumed to-day
before the Committee on Expenditures
in the War Department. Witness
said he would like to have Mr.. Kerr
present Clymer replied that Mr.
Kerr was not well enough to be here,
Witness said that the time that elapsed
between the first interview with
Greene and his last Interview with
Kerr, ON the SUI ject was inside OF II
month. Witness repeated much of
what he said ON direct examination,
including the statement that Kerr said
that Greene being Republican, must
have Democratic Endorsement He
thought Greene said Fernando Wood
had recommended him. Odd
you not propose to Greene, be-
fore you consulted with any mem
beers OF Congress, that you would
procure him place for three or four
hundred dollars Al told him that
| did not know what IL would cost, rs
| did not know what the price OF
member OF Congress was, Odd
you not Mt the first interview propose
specifically to him to procure the ap'
pointment for three or four hundred
dollars? A.-No. Witness here re-
lated circumstances OF his interview
with United States District Attorney
Bliss. Bliss you not interest
yourself about Greene, and is
there any money in the matter ?
Witness declined to tell him
anything about money. He never saw
Bliss again on the subject. He made
no communication to any other gentle
men nor was he interviewed by news
paper correspondents. Witness said
the fact that lie secured the appoint
ment for Greene was known to every
body In New York, but he said nothing
about money to anybody. Herepeated
IL was between one aud three o'clock
in the afternoon when Kerr called
him aside at the door Of the House Of
representatives, aud said: vi viii
take that money uow,n After he re-
ceived the money from Greene, he
kept it in his pocket as the best place
till he gave II to Kerr. In the course
OF his cross-examination Harney testl-
fled he worked for Greene from friend
ship and never expected TO make a
farthing by 1t. lie never told mem
Der OF Congress that he could make
money for himself 10y securing the up.
pointment, or that his salary was In
adequate to his support.
Meyer Strouse, Of, Pennsylvania,
testified that he was !. member Of Con-
sress from the Schuykill district In
1866 and he knew Lawrence Harvey,
who was Assistant DoOrkeeper at that
time. lie had repeatedly asked the
witness to use his influence to procurse
his friend Greene an appointment Ia
the army. Harvey spoke OF Greeno's
character az "a soldier and the witness
wrote letter to President Johnson in
favor Of such an appointment Harvey
said to the witness Y0u' have In
nuence with the President and have
always been the soldiers friend, and
can help Greene by writing letter.
Harvey said further TO the witness
that he (Harney) could make n little
money, probably four or five hundred
dollars out Of the business
Witness told him that he had nothing
TO do with the financial part of the
business. Witness was very intimate
with Mr.. Kerr, but never saw him
have any intercourse with Harvey,
who was very courteous and friendly.
Witness rather liked Harvey because
he attended to his business o6llgingly.
Harvey was Republican with Demo
cratic proclivities, and as President
johnson was a little shaky, Harvey
told witness IL was necessary that
Greene should have little Democrat
ic influence. On cross examination
Mr.. Strouse testified that Harvey told
him his position did not pay well and
his expenses were heavy.