, 1876-03-15
And Justice, Monkey Like, Took Most Of
lilo Claim for Toll,
Gen. Boynton ssta tho Committee BY the
Ears While Telling Hia Story.
Interesting Testimony Relative to
Those Hoadatoue Contracts.
4 Proposition 10 Offer Marsh SAFE Conduct Il
Ho Wit Return.


tho celebrated Kentucky railroad claim fo1ected
by Secretary Gtanton and paid over BY Bocratafy
gcnator ' steysnsou to tho Commjtteo On E1pou-
.,,..'@" -. ~. uJs- non,rtm.ot tn.1.v :. Inv
aisntea OF THO HAf e. uopa1s"ea' eo-oag' 'cty
Interesting one. While no evidence OF cosrnp'
ioon found, aud while all those who have thus
-. .o.t,t,o1 noa,tv.tv ,env t,,.t nnv rnonev waa
IN, ~, soss'oa ne,,ss ~. no.a.s 49, .,,.s ,,.o
It illustrates very foEciblJ tho tmpolicy Of
practico ra1ely tpdulged In by heada Of Depart
,ncnta. and a,wavs considered rather irregular,
~ onan;no o,1 caaca vnch havo ham aa,uf,jcat-
" ppsus .as o.u .aa...ors nn,, tt,pstott,,s ~
the road VAS during tho War
OWNED RI MI. BOWLER,
xho. according to scnator s.oyonson, remarked
- lie dast t,,n, ha xnn,d al, h. IN.
pteftoas ~ "l1 1o"s" ,".." '1 "'"r. ss4 ~
tesess IN tne clalm IN question 1os eonts On soe
dollar. and mono Of thoao Interested over az
pcctod that Il would ba paid. Bouator gtcvon-
aon toatifaa that t,,cy nil consii,ered what t],oy
ot Is clear Ean u aso T.. hassg
n tno ;s ooSut ~ s ~ pa.d ~ ,sdn
OF to"!ee nna rloslaens % o. ~ y, ,ox ro.d s ~
ha o Claim
This CONTRACT. which vas very peculiar ono, no.
eonsao'ng M Ms' ca3 ho s.,sad arcst s.1
o"nols o. tne ca.m, ~ - causea sspai; l.; ont. ~
Testimony to-day. In tho frat place. ss execu-
tftss interfst in he CHIN. md Ia lis capacity
- .-nortnr vsu ~ cn,,rsn .ievatjv and mornllv
~ ~ ma,stL;,, "n1 ii 10 IL navsr ~ .ncnra
he represented tho entsre interest IN the
claina, anot IN conslae1auou ., nae saa! VI
| Ct, ,00D yoar, was 4getn legally bound 70 pro-
toct and promote tho lntsros.s o. Tue Company
10 every way he could Aold'ng these positions
ha .
to collect tho claim winch he mas bound to Try
| to collect without fee, and tho condition OF tho
contract waa that ho should have 30 per cont Of
| all ho collected. Mono Of tho partners made
tLis Li iaet snowa how much they vnluod
their claim. THO preliminary work of
preparing papers III the caao had
alrealy been dons by RansoIn+ who, Penafeton
tempting to secure It's payment. Pendioson's
service consisted tu aeetog tho Secretary Of War
and inducing him to anbnit the case once mora
to the Quartormastcr-Genora and. aftor ho had
or three arguments In ita favor: Finally 1t was
| turned over to tho Assistant Judge-AdVocato-
General, and. on hiH favorable report.
wns approved by Secretary BeiknaP, sud
| paiJ, Three draft8 were issued by the
Treasury Department, each in its llquida-
| tion, ono for about 1853, one for
| $4,000 and enc for $1,000. By eu arrangement
! which Afr. peudloton mado With Ransom tbo
lattos received sl5 600 for big no1vices. thss
sum being paFtially paid by tho railroad
company out Of its half, and PARTIAL
! " out OF Pondloton'a share. pendloton
himself received $4,000; =, 10 denied :, eyer =.
olalm 70 Secretary 19elkohp, any inonber Of his
family, or nny ona else, or that he had performed
| any act In connection With tt which was not Ia
Gally proper.
Tbs story that be told to-day will no doubt.
TERMINATE IIla PUBLIC PoLlr1cAL CAREER