The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-03

"A letter relating to the Northern Pacific
railroad.
Q-Was this the one he was particularly anx
ious to get?
Ayes.
Q-How did he know that Mullgan had such
letter?
Al think thatiMr Blaine may have asked
me the question whether such letter was
there and probably told him that l believed
there was.
Odd you tell him the contents of any of
the letters that Muiligan had?
Al do not think did.
cred the letters to Blaine the first time?
A-No sir.
Gin Mr.. Atkins room mean?
A-No sir, l was not
Q-You don't know anything about the de-
livery by Mulligan of these letters to Blaine?
A-No sir.
Q-Were you in Mr.. Atkins room when Mu!-
ligan came in and demanded these letters from
Blaine?
Al was.
Q-Blane refused to deliver them up?
Ale did. He refused to give them up.
Odd or not Mulligan say to Blaine that he
had gotten these letters up stairs in his room
under promise to return them?
Al believe be did.
Odd Blaine deny or assert to the declara-
ton OF Mulligan that he had gotten these let
ters under promise to return them?
Ale said that he had the letters.
Q-Was that all he said in response to the
demand of Mulligan for the possession of the
letters?
Ayes, sir. think it was
Odd Blaine say to Mulgan or to you
that the letters should be delivered up to you?
Ayes, sir. He said no tEiyd party should
hold them; that they did not belong to them.
Odd you agree or decline to take them?
Al asked for them.
Q-WheD?
A-Several times.
Q-When Mr.. Blaineshad them?
A-No, sir, not when Mr.. Blaiue had them
Q-Now am speaking of the time after
Blaine got possession of those letters.
A-No, sir, 1 don't think 1 said anything
about them.
Q-You made no response when Blaine sad
that you might have possession of these let.
ters?
A-No sir
Q-You would have received them all from
Blaine?
A-Certainly should if he had given them
to me.
Odd he offer to give them to you?
Ale did not.
Off he had given and you had received
them what disposition would you have made of
tn EN-?
Al should have kept them.
@ by Mr.. Blaine-What did Mullgan say, if
anything, in your presence about his intentions
respecting these letters, what he would do with
them?
Ale said he would keep these letters that
in case his statements were questioned or
doubted by anybody, he would have these let
ters to refer to and he should publish his state.
ment with those letters.
Odd he base his publication of them en-
his intention to publish them on the fact that
should question his statement, or that anybody
should question it?
A-Anybody.
elf anybody questioned his statement he
would publish them?
Ayes.
Q-And that he would feel justified in pub
fishing these letters?
Ayes.
Cat any time?
AIT any time.
@ by chairman-Was his purpose in publish
ing those letters to vindicate himself in case he
was assaied?
A-Yes to appear right before the world.
GA good deal has been said about Multi
gan's manner when Blaine got possession of
those letters and refused to return them, State
to the committee what was the manner of Mr..
Blaine.
Al did not see anything different from
what he is at the present time.
Q-Was he not excited?
Ale walked the room little.
Q-But was his manner excited? Were there
any indications other than of walking the
room?
A-No, sir.
Q-What was his manner and state of mind
when you went to his house the night before?
Al did not see any particular change in his
manner or state of mind when L went to his
house.
Q-Was he calm?
Al don't know whether he was calm or
otherwise. He appeared the same to me that
he has always appeared.
Q-Yeu did not see any unusual excite
ment?
A-No sir.
Q-By Mr.. Blaine-How long have you and
been acquaintance, Mr.. Fisher?
A-Since the month of june 1852
Q-Became acquainted through whom?
A-Eben G. Stanwood
Blaine-I desire to call your attention to a
fact in this memorandum book; suppose / am
at liberty to do so.
The chairman-Not in the state of argu-
ment.
Blaine-No, but a fact. desire to call at
tentioa to the fact that there are but $4,000
land bonds sold to the State of Maine people
according to the evidence in the memorandum
book produced by Mulligan.
@. by the chairman-If you had those letters
now, Mr.. Fisher, what would you do with
them?
Ali get the letters, sir, will answer that
questions afterwards.
Chairman notify you as a witness sub
p9naed before this committee, that if you do
get the papers. you must not destroy them.
Witness-I will not destroy them.
Blane-And will pledge myself as wit
ness before the committee, that the person hay
ing them will not destroy them.
This is all received up to o'clock