The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16
JAMES y. WILSON'S TESTIMONY
James Y. " ilson. Government Director Of the
Union Pacific Railroad since 1869. testified

JAMES r. WILSON'S TESTIMONY
James +. wilson. Government Director Of the
Union Pacific Railroad since ls69 testified:
Ss s st SSHqs q S te ne
the possession Of the Union racine Railroad COMPANY
Who sss Presiaent OF company fro@ 1871 is7s.
'rDGased @ at me meeting % o. the hosrd u p,rscicr.
@ psw Ss,e Ss, HD1a a aS 'es
ne that be had INTRODUCED such Iesoiution AMI VS.
s iS RGa R M b as M soa De '14s N5 S
should ts an ,nye'tiianIn' ma, 81 ~ 'ersarl saa
and % % said that M : On had s 'aHI'f ,5
te matter 70 SIR Blaine tes montns after september,
isIs anu MT Blaine asserted 'hst ne hai no 81 n
himself tnai his name sh nd se connected Kim them
ssSc'G MS ri ep ia s sGS:
neu that be svrI had session oi any Little Rock AID
,Gp. 81; fI FUsd aud I'D Mr 6ins S not ssy he held
,SS sSsri % , ha, he sS s s sdss. sas he s
oIs TO Tue tHion Pselac Railroad 5cnesS. i ts'Kei
vita M. Diloa and others on '9ls % subject
aen, & d 9i sSs COMPANY and the O5iy sipsns,oa
snsa wa, 'ns. ae e2na srS pSs 40 T & And ,a m
Union Pscinc Railroad Company. These O,nds re;
a. on s hs Scott sns % sSsa his
Tor the lime he was 4, P,esideht OF the company
E.H RoLLIss's ExPL.sATIos.
Ell. Rollins, Secretary and Treasurer OF tho
answer to questions by Chairman Hunton:
40 not thins Mr. harri.oa 91ered resolution n the
osner,nlp Of .he seyeat,ays oond' BY 1ae unloD
a. infor@M MOTION y ia,ests te the Transaction Al
tnat time had heard that lhe bonds belonged TO Mr
Information can only state the net that when Mr.
mat the road aud its ma subject
Of severe criticism IN ine nessppeis sna .sssheIs'
via the scandal In connection VITA Mr. Blane's
said to Harlson under thcse Circumstances. tnat the
bonds In question were blaine'. or some equivalent
0NXnd that an invtsugaion would involve Mr.
he ss SSu hays BE- SAL s,' ~ @ me;
have used words eqnvasnt to 'hee, mere state as
Da%d. I'D ias! blsias misS be ,iayelysd .',aman,
hsSe sea S1u you SInr MI ..asenaat HT harrison Wa
ml.sssn to ,ss .ms % Of .,s So & Se
Gays G '1s seetes S'Ss Sse Mr.
dis hins ne, ask Mr, pHarrison 'tts 10 ~iSarsS ~,
ion ion would SS @ ne " Mr. 'Iir Blaine ''H 'H1 -
now BLAINE WAS INVOLVED.
Q-How would the ownership Of these seventy nye
bonds Involve Mr. blalne2 A:-Bec iu,e It would be
aSafs. S, & ne TsSd mpasy shouS G Guy
bonds Of tue Ltts R1ek aud F9rt SmiIh halrjaa Com
pAny, or any other company Aetsd US did TO avoid
: f S: Sf: 10 syS Ss 5oaa TA'
qq"in w6a connection wa. Il scAudal3 Alt was
as ~ . 'Hsa
tSSs GSa Gs s ' sos fight rsss YOU'D be their jSds
men! Ihs seyenSSnne bones were a; LEANED
WIN me eSmpany ,in1 i.ey cSPveT;sd ,.c % Tn
Iin The or,ginsi BOND. were excnansed under some
new arrangement Tor other bonds and stock Of the
why the OLD bonds were caneeed sDd new ones
issued In their place, wac because parties N boston
| made some arrangements to complete the road.
Mr. Rollins in reply to a question by Mr.. Law
| renee. said he did not know or rememoer from
what source he learned that Nj. Blaine was CON
Dected with the bonds
| BY Mr. Bislne-Do You know OF any circumstance
that leo you TO suspect any connection with
| the bonds A-None whatever.
Q-Did Mr. Harrison renew . you his desire for an
| inVes,igauonp Ale did MT.
| asked the question by hf, Iiunton whether he
| could tell the proximate value OF the seventy
| five bonds, replied that he had heard them
| spoken OF as yaluelcss
TALK BETWEEN BLAINE AND HARRIsoN.
of the sr ts ocs ana FoSt saiIS Raea to@p"Ss
should be found smong hs aIss OF n, 1I m ~ IA ssS @
rupton aOoutit. amanda led the h> esgation before
the Board Of Directors aud reported TO the CohsrtS'
q, But did you do SO oGaclally2 A signed my
director the tnlon Pacilc taiToaa Company
was Chairman Wa, an accilenIa clrcu,n;tance2 A. A
soon the committee was sppo.n,ed repolted to Il
Tosd rs Company Implied ny steriou, transaction.
nsTe 6e ds q srVHSu he e iS1 T o cal at
tenoa teii AL signed ny drsPaies to ne 0hsi,,
mcnt director presuming that the Chairman would ask
Mr. Illus certain Questions scout Tn9se 72 bonds g
ROAD Company are concerned your name IL not con
Q'~Hsve you any reason to believe that vas cor
rub ~ associated with themS A.-onlS from What Mr.
Q Have YOU moi said that YOU held something that
Sps ss@s was * M @fs oa.
da no. x ANAL aS od Gsns tEs awe ns
o. the matte ss.istac9ry liySu esS wEi,lsI
Of The uno5 ricne Ralroal COMPANY, 40 NOT shos
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