Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-03

! QIWhat did you mean by thst9
Al meant that he had reeold them
Q--To whom? Al don't know.
Ques.-Didu't yo;i mention when that
conversation look place that they had
been sold to the Uni IN Pacific railroad
company? Ans.-ThAE was what in
tended to convey.
Ques.-Ycu intended b rchSe5 to
Blaine that be hs5 rot lost much on
these bonds, because he had get por-
ton OF them of at good price to the
Union Pacific? Ans.-Yes, sir.
Ques.-How many did you understand
that be got eff to the Union Pacific?
AMI did not understand any.
Ques.-From whom did you under
stand what you did understand Ans,
Through Mr.. Atkina.
Ques Then Atkins did tell you that
Blaine had gotten off some OF these Lit
| tie Rock bonds to the Union Pacific?
Ans.-No, sir, he did net tell me any
such thing.
Ques.-How did you understand It ?
Ans.-That was the inference / drew
from his remArk2
Q1es.-Whst was that Remark? Ans.
i can't ssy precisely, but give, Il to
you as near l can. Mr.. Atkins
was speaking abost reorganization OF
the Little Aock and Fort Smith railroad
company; that reorganiz alton SAs that
the original bondholdsrs HhHuid 90 into
this reorganiEatio. On certain basis;
do p1t .cioember what the basis was; he
, spoke to noe about the bondholders, and
asked me If knew Of any bondhoid ars
that they didn,t know, he
thought misht be familiar
with some of them, and / gave
him all the information in regard to it
that had at the time. said to him:
"Will you get all the bondsmen?" and
he said that il they got three quarters
in, it would be sufficient, or something
like that. There was general talk
about it. he said the Union Pacific road
had some Of the bonds. and said that
these would come in. l asked where
the bonds were, and the inference that 1
got
Q.-State what he said? Al don't
remember what he said, but the infer.
ence got was that they were Blaine's
bonds. F
Odd he tell you how many the
Union Pacific had? A.-Eo, sir, he did
not. That is, think he did not.
G---Did he mention the name of
Thomas A. Scott? Al don't know
that he did, aud don't know but he did.
l forgot all about that. 1t is four or five
years ago; five years, very likely.
Qaes.-Then, in this correspondence
between you and Blaine, touching the
settlement about the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railroad bonds, you treated
the matter as if Blaine had gotten off
portion OF them upon the Union Pacific
company at good price? Ans.-I
might have indirectly or directly re-
feTed to 1t in that way. 81.
Quos.-Do you recollect any reference
to this matter in reply that Blaine
wrote you? Ans.-No, sir.
Ques.-You don't recollect that he
said in one of his letters that II he had
gotten them off at good price he had
not held the money long, but that it
went to his friends in Maine2 Ans.-l
heard that part Of letter read while l
was on my way either from Boston to
New York or ffom New York to Wash.
ington, on this present trip to Washing
ton. EE. uE
Ques.-You recollect substantially that
in the letter Blaine said that if he did
get these bonds of, as yea had suggested
in your letter, he didn't hold the money
long, but that it went to his Maine
friends? Ans.-Words to that effect.
Ques.-How long have you known
Mailigsn? Ans.-I have known Multi
gan fer sixteen or twenty years.
Ques.-Hsve you known him inti-
mately? Ans.-I have, sir.
+ Ques.-What is his character? Ans
His character is the best, would say;
that is, as good as, or, perhaps, better
than that Of any man that ever knew.
Ques.-What is bis reputation for
truth and veracity? Ans.-I never
heard it questioned.
Ques.-Have you ever demanded from
Mr.. Mulligan possession of these letters?
Ans.-I have, sir, since have been in
this city, and at my own instance.
Ques.-Were you not requested to
make that demand? Ans.-Not the
frat time the demand was made.
Ques.-Were you ever requested by
anybody to make that demand after the
first time? Ans.-I was.
Ques.-By whom? Ans Mr.. Blaine.
Ques.-He asked you to demand those
letters? Ans.-He did not ask me to
demand them.
Ques.-WeIl, what did he cay? Ans
Blaine asked me to get Mulligsn to give
them to you.
Ques..What were you to do with
them If you got them? Ans.-I pro-
posed to keep them if got them.
Ques-Wss this after a reference had
been made in his examination by NULL
gan to the letters? Ans.-No, sir, but
before that.
Ques.-When was it? Ans.-I think
1t was Tuesday night.
Ques.-Was there anything said be-
tween you and Mulligsn about these let
ters until after the first examination
here? Ans.-I think not, sir.
Ques.-Then the request from Blaine
to you to get possession of these letters
from Mulligan was after Mulligan had
spoken OF the letters in his first exami-
nation? Ans.-Yes, I think that was so.
Ques.-Then you had better correct
your first answer. Aus.-No, say /
had made the request of Mulligsn to
give them to me on Tuesday night.
Ques.-You had? Ans.-That was my
first request.
Ques.-Was that after you saw Blaine?
Ans.-I think it was.
Ques.-Whon you saw Blaine was 1t
mentioned between you and Blaine that
Mulligan had these letters in his posses
sion? Ans.-It was mentioned by Blaine
thst MulIigan had these letters.
Ques.-Did Blaine ask you to go and
get these letters? Aus.-There was one
letter that Blaine was very particular to
get.
Ques.-Did he or not ask you to get
down and get those letters? Ans.-Yes.
Ques.-Aud the request that you made
Of Mulligan to return these letters to you
was after and in consequence OF the re-
quest from Blaine? Ans.-Yes.
Ques.-State what this letter was that
Blaine was especially anxious to get
hold of? Ans.-A letter relating to the
Northern Pacific railway.
Ques.-Wss that the one he was partic-
ulsrly anxious to get? Ans.-Yes.
| Ques.-How did he know that Multi
gan had such letter? ADs.-I think
that Mr.. Blaine may have asked me the
question whether such..a letter was there,
aud 1 probably told him that 1 believed
| there was.
Ques.-Did you tell him the contents
of any other letters that Mulligan had
Ans.-I do not think did. Witness
ssid he was in Atkins's room when Mr..
Blaine refused to deliver the letters to
MuIligsn. -.es-r
Ques.-Did or not Mulligan say to
| M RIafna that ha had Uattan th0sa Let.