New-York tribune., 1876-06-03
THE TESTIMONY IN COMMITTEE.
GENERAL PRESS pIspATcHl

letters. Mr.. Blaine would como up at the earliest
moment and In the meantime would abide by the action
OF the Committee whether they should decide to so on
with the examination adjourn till he could be present
After consultation the Committee postponed further ac-
| tion until IL o'clock
At2 o'clock the Subcommittee reassemblcd. Great
| interest manifested and the commttec-room was
filled with members OF Congress, newspaper men, ana
| Others.
| Mr. Hunton said renew the request that made
yesterday and ask your hands tho production OF the
otters in your possession that obtained from the
witness Muhgan. be inspected by the COMMITTEE
MR.. BLAINE SUSTAINED BY CDUSsFI-
Mr. Balne-I stated yesterday that would submit the
case TO two eminent counsel and would be guided by
them; had previously submitted the case To sc'eral
personal friends. reading the letters To them u iuu
this to litter alsity Of the statement OF the Wit
ness Mugan In regard to their character as In any way
compromising my honor integrity. or my official or
personal relations IN life did that with personal ana
intimate friends order Ia get their judgment, ana IN
order by that very 10 show that the story Oi tese
letters being In any way damaging To my repuatioh OF
in the slightest degree tending to dlscrcdi or dishonor
me- Is entirely erroneous. As TO the oihcr qncs-
ton involyed-that Of legal right said, rs you VIII
remember that would take the opinion of counsel ana
be guided by that. selected, accordingly, two eminent
lawyers They went over my letter. read IT, ana rerehd
and questioned upon Il, 10 see II there were anything
even latent or indirect that bore upon thu urs
dicton OF this committee, the counsel having at the
same time the resolution before them under which the
Committee Is act ng. aud all the facts appcrtanine to
the case being within their knowledge. Those gentlemen
gave me this opinions
The Hon James g. Blaine has laid before letters
written 10y him Warren Fisher ir between the years
s6i aud 1872 inclusive, and uieo otEcr papers III ic
same paeSase , maas nn i a o' t"e I.t day OF May
1876, at the RIGGS House. ia The t! oi "iohlhstoh
We have carefully cXnmned these letters anu papers a
Mr. Banes request the intent to ascertain wnct1rr
they rcate Il" the suJectiniiier ~hch tnc Juh''ag
aatnoIiz,d TO igqulrc , mo by ,so is,SniJn wn Gn
oi TIE nou'e IHsSTu "Iy i,. -i,,,ir. and par,r,
aforcsaid have no relevancy w.ac' ct TO the matter
W"n,I decide tho question of tnen relevancy tie
way. A. a result Of this. u follows that hi hliur nav
ins the letters apd papers ms possession i Mt bound
To- ,uIr' nier ten Referring Mr Baiues private
Affairs being wholly beyond The rausoo the ihtest
CATION wLch the Committee j. authorized 10 mas", y
would be- most unjust and tyrannica, w' ~ illegal
" demand tncr Production. We sdvise Nh ilhnc To- AZ
deInInd to last extremity.
Il Il i i. EaISS. G.%rF,1rn 3connsclor' atlnw.
Mr. uunien ito Mr. Baiuc)-Do you wish the Com
mitice TO understand that you decline to produce the
lcttoIst
Mr. Blainc-Yes. Sir.
O. You spoke Yesterday Of a statement accompanying
these letters made by SIR. Mulhgan. We asG youto
produce that statement A. / decline TO do IT. Tic
statement contain any OF the contents of of
the letters u s,brue OF with their dates, &C.
! TIE LETTERS SILENT ABOUT UNioN PACIFIC.
lanes Nulgau was then recalled. and asked whether
he could giyc tho contents OF the letter to which Eo
referred yesterday. addressed 10 Mr. Fisher, "hioh drew
from Blaine the answer bearing on the bonds oI e
| Lille Rock and Fort smith Railroad Company.
The witness SAID SIR. Fisher had asked Mr. Blaine
FOR "a settlement; good dead OF cores o''A'' tooA
place, and Alr Blame maintained that hc had lost nJ
those bonds r. Fisher sai1 that Mr. Elaine had sold
10. Of his bonds q d received $4,000 FOR th ~. MI
Blaine replied To this that II Mr usher NO under tic
he had
1c witness further testified that Ar Blaue In conNcr-
saton III Mr Atkins Office, spoke OF low much lac h'd
lost, TEo wltpcs, made reply ihg he had not lost
ana that he knew where be had put the ,onis, which
cos, him nothing except In the negotiation lie kn'"
! what he had stated about Mr.. Blaine receiving money
/ for the bonds TIN ough Mr. Atains.
Mr. Blaine here interogacI the witness who said That
there Was nothing the letters which had been Ia MS
Ciu!lgau) pOssessiOn and which MI Blame no" h'ld'
relating to the Union Pacific Railroad Company, "f
Thomas A. scott the s6i OOO and tuat outside of the
wiinesss mrInorandum-book (which re yesterday pro
| duccd he only knew OF $4,000 worth OF the
bonds OF the Little Rock and Fort smith
| Railroad which went 70 Mr. Blaine. They were lana
q ant bond. and tho 2ls OF September. l912, was uo
! day Of final settlement between him and Mr. fIshrr.
Fisher gave Mr. Blaine 10000 worth OF the bonds an"
told him he Llust look to Caldwell for the remainder
The Chairman wanted to know wEethor the 10000 OF
bonds the witness handed to Mr Blaine were IA remnant
Of the bonds alluded by him IN the memorandum book
Mr. Blaine remarked that tGe delivery Of The bonds 10
him was after the Union Pacific Railroad tahsAesloh
| with Col Scott was closed aud dead
Mr. Frye remarked that Mr.. Blaine had not yet re-
ccived the remaining bonds due him.
| MIR AIKIN,'s ACCOUNT or THE RIGGS HOUSE IN
TEHyIEw.
Eligha Atkins recalled aud testified In answer toa
auesOu by Mr. Blaine. that he never said III auliisas
presence that Mr. Blaine was the owner of the iItto
Rock and Fort Smith Lind grant bonds that went I" Tue
| II
10 anybody -Four FIVE years probably IN ls12
r,ect Was started to r.Organizo the Little Rock ana
Port Smith abroad Ompany; tho witness owned som"
Of the and know some OF tho bohdhoidors ana Mr
Fisher owned some OF them and witness mentioned t"'
the Union Pacific Railroad Company owned soF'h! NC
OF the bonds; witness could not have said, ~ MI h
gan testified that SIR Bainc's bonds went to tho Union
Pacific Railroad Company because ho did not ko" "hy
thing Of kind The witness testified Us 10 "ha' 'ooS
lac, t the Riggs House about the letters IN Mnlsahs
no.s,S.u sayng: Mr. Blaine asked Mr. Mnlli6 IN To gave
him the letter. they were private property III" "''
| no reieyance to the matter before the '"hih''oe'
the witness came III Mr. Blaine WAS rccciVIps thrh'
Mr. Blaine entered tho OF the witness the last hho
he obtained the letters from Mr.. Muilsan Mr. MuiiSHa
| fuoved him and demanded that Mr. B.anc return 10
him the letters MI Blaine asked him what he was gong
to do with tiie letters; To which Mr. Mngan iele 'n'
lie would publish them II anybody should hhP'ac i'
testimony. thus Keeping the letters Ior Ms own P'P
The witness further said he had had bini eOh'o''"
tons with Mr. Mulgan ut times. and that tue '"''''
anuno loft The inuresson Oh his mind that lac was not
MIR Biane's friend He had a short conversation WIN
| Nullgan three weeks ago In his own once "o "s ~
MnIllgan how his friend Blaine was ReitbR aio"S '
uoan said I'm A general way he did not know mueh oi
Blaine, aud expressed the opinion that bia'he was ~
| the man for iue Presidential nomination.
In reply to tho question by Blame whether he hearu Vi
any reason for Muilgan not being friendly to hn tna
itpcss said that Mligan thought that Blame ud not