New-York tribune., 1876-06-02

OF course wish it understood that am stating this
under oath.
The Charman-We understand IL.
The Witness-There came q communication from Mr..
Blaine, inviting Mr.. Fisher and up his residences
declined to 60, for the that did want il said
that had gone to Mr.. Blaine wanted to come into
this commltteeroom untrammeed by any influences MIR.
Fisher went up to Mr. Blane's house. or AT least
he reported to me, and he told Mr.. Blaine
about certain facts that could prove aud certain let
ters that had got Mr. Blaine said that If should pub
sh them that If this Committee should get hold OF
Them, they would ruin him for life and wanted to know
il ] would surrender them; I told him no,
and that 1 would not give them to the Comm tee
unless should turn out that II for Inc to
produce them after my examination here yesterday Mr.
Blaine to the Riggs House and there had confer
ence with Mr.. Atkins Mr. Fisher and myself he wanted
these letters had declined to let him them;
he prayed almost would say went on his knees and I'M
plored to think of his six children aud his wife, and
that II the Committee should get hold of this comnuni-
cation it would sink him Immediately and ruin him for
ever; / told him 1 should not give them tO him
he asked II would let him read
them; / said I would If he would promise me
the word Of q gentleman that he would
return them to me; 1 did let him read them
he read them once and called for them AGAIN
and read them over again he still imporuned me TO
give those papers up declined TO do 1t; retired to
my own room and followed up, and went over the
same history about his family and mplored me to give
them up to them and even contemplated suicide; lie
asked mo IL wanted to his children left in that state,
and lie then asked me again if would not let him look
over those papers cCnsecutivey had them numbered
I told him l would If he would return them
to me; he took the papers, read them all
over and among them had memorandum that had
made by way a synopsis Of ths letters and referring
to the numbers of the letersa synopsis containing o
points of the letters had made that memorandum 50
as to be able here when questoned he asked
Ioth tha alaffa and
statement too; after had read them he asked me what
wanted TO do with those papers, II wanted 10 use
them told him never wanted To use the papers nor
would not show them to the Committee unless when
was called upon to do so; then ne askcu me II
would not give them TO him. there was one letter III par
tieular that he wanted me To give him told him that
would not do IL, and the only reason would not do II
was stated in ot the evening papers
here The think that the Blaine party we're going
completely break down the testimony that had given
Yesterday that they satisfied about hati sdu
should not publish letters unless testimony was
impeached or mpugne1 that the only reason that
wanted to keep them but wanted TO keep them Tor
that purpOse these the facts gentuen and leave
them TO you If understand the order under which thlS
Committee has power to send Tor persons ana papers
want this Committee TO get for me those papers; Mr.
Blaine has them and would not give them up TO me.
Mr. BlaneI desire To be immediately as to this
point.
cThe Chairman ITO Mr.. Mulliganl-fs this statement
that you have made statement voluntarily made by
you without the suggestion Of body Has aus body
outside the Blaine party requested you to make TINS
statement or have any members Of the Committee re-
aucsted you TO do sol A. No, Sir; no living person;
there we're only those two Gentleme Mr. Elaine ana Mr
Fisher present the time. and they rather prevailed
upon me to give these letters up.
BY Mr.. Iawrencc-Mr Blaine has these letters A.
Yes; he took them from me last night
O. Who was present when you surrendered them To
hint A. No person except he ami he came into Mr.
Atlinss room and Mr. Fsher's had the letters, and
said would never give them up but they prc'aheo
upon me give them up; demanded ~ him ." give me
up my own memorandum lie said they were ms letters
written Mr. Fisher; and said they were gwen 10 me
by Mr. Fisher; did not get them surreptionsiy; tney
were given to by Mr. Fs er. for any purpose that
deemed proper; Mr. Blaine furthermore said to me-
waen he first me- that person told him was
coming on here; cay under oath, that have no
unf1endly feelings for Mr.. Blaine, whatever.
O. BY the Chairman-Ilas either member OF the Com
rttee had any conversation with you since your eram
nation yesterday A. No, Sir
O. How many letters did you surrender to Mr. Blame
A. There were fourteen that had Numbered ana theIe
were about four more in another envelope making esh
teen or nineteen letters and one statement about that
Northern Pacific Railroad.
O. Whose statement was that-I mean who Inade u
A. II came from Mr. Blaine; they all from Mr. Blaine
and under his own signature.
O. Who present when you first delivered THESE ie
ters 10 Mr. Blaine read the promise that ne woud
return themi A. Mr. Atkins, and think Mr. Fisher was
in the room when first gave them 70 lin on the prom
Use that he would return them to me then re ircd
from that rooln aud he up to my room ana akcd
woad not let him them again, and told lin had
LET him see them once aud there nothing in them
that he had read; he said he wanted 10 see thei
again asked him whether, upon tne word OF gentle
man, he would give them back 10 me, and he saii nc
would he admitted to Mr. Fisher and Mr. Atkins that the
fftsVa IN
my remark that, II any reports were made where the
ycracty Of my testimony impugned, | should pub
ish these letters told Mr.. Fisher and Mr. Atkins that
said that: say 80 now, too
BY Mr. Ashe--what became OF the memoranda that
we're with these lcttersi A. He fr. Blane) has them.
BY the Chairman-Who present when you gave up
tho letters to Mr. Blaine the last timei A. No person
except he and | ; he followed me mp 10 my own room
O. What time was that A. / should say about
O'clock in the afternoon.
Q. Upon what evening did you come to towni A. On
Tuesday evening last
O. when Mr.. Blaine wrote TO yOu or to Mr. Fisher ask
ing that you and he 10 his you did not goi
A. No. Sir.
INTERVIEW ABOUT THE LETTERS.
O Did you have any interview with Mr.. Blaine before
you were summoned yesterdayi A. Yes he came TO e
when was gettlng shaved in the barber-shop.
Q. Whenf A. After the messenger went back TO say
that woudnot go up he came down; was not III the
hotel probably more than half an hour.
Q. What occurred between you In that Interview
A. lie shook hands with me, and asked me II sum-
moncd; told him yes, and showed him my summons,
and he read t he told that had been advised by
parties here that was coming on from Boston.
Q. Who heard this conversation between You and Mr.
Blainei A. MI Fisher sitting in the barber's chair
do not know whether he heard II or not; In
BARRIERS chair and Mr. Fisher was in another, and
barber was there: three contiguous nearly
as we now.