, 1876-02-19

OF eomo.hing aatd In tfe Council ,nntorday aud
ho WAS tnYlto,l to como theso for ii,o purpose Of
stating What facts ha know tn relation to thu
Innttor. lilo thon asked him If ho would havc
fully sca,lod Il tlo had boon invltod 10 Ito an hy
til" Investigating Committee IN 1874. and ho re.
! pcd that ho should havo teatltlod, but to rhat
extent 10 cond mt tl.on state.
III response to question a. 10 how long no.
tlco he would liavs REQUIRED. hc salt la had
Frequently nsAted tbatll was always rrAdy; f1vo
MINUTES would do lin. ffe was tLon asked II
ha ilad not kept tito ExntnlninR Coshtnittce At
Plymouth Clur:l waiting noino weeks for him
- Est ready. what fo know. and wliy thu delay.
lis reply WAS that l,o WAS waiting ~ lind out
what they wanted nf him.
ns: lf"~o. Assissant.Scyibo. did not yaink tho
| HHnaeion proper ono. It was
ENTIRELY OUTSIDE ov THE MA1rE1
fos which Mr.. Naven hsd !,osn invited, and lls
hoped Il wousl not 10 repeated, or other4 OF the
| sanle c',arm::er.
Mr.. Bowen said ho was ready to answer any
! 4nosttons put 10 him in relation to his conmn-
nication, but il that had been denied, ae would
li|Io to know IT, nnd br whom.
| IN foplY 70 = question put hy Bacon ~ to
Thoshor lio could remember tue conversation
between l''Eaself aud H. u. C!aain, during which
the latter tod him he was mt wausod br tue
Committee, ilo said 1t see1nei TO him lie Ind q
| contrnlictod.
d; wa!co.t repeated wh.t the Moderator h,a
said III regard to t1Is nature OF ths communicn-
| ton. anti Mr.. 1}uwcn said he had evidence Ia
was not wanted tl1ero. 1t uaa tbs report Of tao
Investigating Conmfttcn. containing n list Of
! tluao Bu:nu unol aA uitnesseA, which ue request-
% tho Scribe 10 real. Ills uamo wa4 not ap,ong
tho Number. aud ao considered that alaplo proof
he was not to appear. Tile only conversation
Ind on tho subject mas with II. y. Clat]iu, WHO
| sail La did not think he Blowout would 10
called. lie then read 1c,tor fforn Cialio, which
| ho
HECE1vED At WOODSTOCK.
relating to tho ttipastite agreement: iii which he
to Now Yoslt On tie mornin7 Of tho 25.h and
Cla0o called at Lis Office. Ho said .ha. to re-
fresh his nomory bs would refer to tho memo
randnm taken At tho time, which lad aIuae beeu
tI!o authenticity Of thls .b7 DR.. Ward.
who had alBo made memorandum Of the orcnr-
rcnc2 in his diary. He road tbs paper,
which vas to the effect that C1atln had atated
him mud askod him ii no could mt aErango tho
Woodstock letter 10 IT wonld appsar to relate 10
husinehs. Clahin asked him it lie woutd speak
u 10 could crush Any ono, and ho said "No. :"
NO DESIRE TO cEusu ANYBODY.
JIG waa no. assot to appear bofora tho Com
Dr.. Bacon asked him II it "a. C,sttia w..o In.
that, at TINT or Honie other t.tno he told hin. ha
did not think lo wou1i be called. Ur. Bacon
asked if it. was not bis du.y as d mcnoes Of
plymouth Chutcl, to watch orer Its weifare, aud
| ~ ASFN|t "A3%FSEi AALkE AS huo" II tuU
Investigating Committee. This question wns
not answered, but nowen asked II ho
had not auswetod all tho questions
put to him In relation to tho Communication.
hiscee. md in reply to Dr.. Spauldtlg hs said
he expected 70 80 beforo tho Committee, but
the sessions wero private. aud. not haiug In
visol, he did not appoar. i1o waa askcl II he
facts, and fep!isi tint ho D'slsi id know M
Of such AT, invitation, bu. did not
know, any day bad been fixed. He did not re-
member any member Of tue Committee had con-
vorsatiou with hun before 1t vas appointed.
which would lead them to think that hs could
give my Information On The subject.
Dr.. Bacon asked him. Would ho have told tho
whole truth il ho lad appeared bofore the Com
uitteo?
4 Islegato thought this vas ~ smpor.suant
question, and hoped It would le Withdrawn.
1t llad beoa objected to, he would nat pres, It..
lio had positive recollection OF tho komark that
ho would not be called.
Tho question III to whethcr or not ho evor said
tho Investigating Committee MAS Z partial put,
1 Was obteotoa to sud withdrawn.
lie was requosted to explain how 1t
wss TINT tue communications Beat to tho
Council appeared In tho puhlic print before
1t came mp In tho Council and snid IL
WAS written about 7:15 p. ~. and waa put Into
tho hands Of tue Moderator at tue opening OF
tho Sessions, It waA given to reporter some
two hours later.
After answering Heveral other questions, Mr..
Bowon LIFT tho platform, knd 3r. Ward took lid
place. oorroborating hin, in regard to tho p1ora-
oTandun.
THE PLYMOUTH 1SyEs1,nAr1sa COMMITTEE.
Tho IloY. Lyman Abbatt moved that The Gout-
! oil proceed to hear from the Investigating Com.
tnittce, mud Mr. Wins|ow took tho platform, Ho
road GIL extract from Mr. Dowons communities
tlou' aud explained that in tho hurry ho might
| YGE8atinuR i'll tina Eommittne With rrfnronrn IN