The New York herald., 1876-03-07
THE IRWIN CASE.

THE DIRECT AND CROSS EXAMINATION OF Ex-
VICE PRESIDENT +. W. G. BELLowEs.
The examination OF witnesses in the Of Richard
b. Irwin charged with the emoczzlement OF $750,0oo
of moneys belonging to the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company was resumed at P. NJ yesterday afternoon
before Judge Bxby. The court convened In the
Office OF vanderpocl Green, the former OF whom ap
poarcd for Mr. Rufus Hatch, the prosecutor while Mr.
Irwin was defended by ex-Judge Fullerton. Tho at
tendance was slight being limited to those especially
interested in the case
Mr. f. W. G.. Believes the first witness called
and examined by Mr.. vanderpoeL He stated that he
had taken the six checks, amounting to $1,000 but
had made no report of the transaction to the Board OF
Directors; whatever directions l gave about ths
$3.50, 900 check to Harriott Noyes came from the
President; when Mr.. Stockwe handed me back the
first series Of checks Mr.. Irwin was In New
York and had been at the ONCE that day. the -four
checks drawn by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
as follows:-January 90 1872 81, 900 to the order
OF tho p NJ s. Co 10000 the order OF A. Master
ton February H. 1872; $35ooo April 10, 1872,
drawn to the order OF A. b. stockweIl and $4,000
dated May Is, 1872 TO the of Charles Albert.
what you have just handed me | will explain as fol-
,ows-Thc last check you for $4,000 Mr.. Abert
was in the Office when 1t was drawn; Mr. Albert is a
,awyer who was In the employ of the company; ths
nrst check for $25 600 pad to the credit OF Mr.
Irwin; he was then Washington having returned
from San Francisco the check for $4,000, dated
May H. 1872 also paid TO the credit Of Mr. Irwin
By Judge Fullerton-I recollcct Mr.. stockwen Civ.
ing me memorandum ordering the checks foi
$3.50 COO drawn the checks wero handed TO me aftei
they were drawn do not recollect whether delivered
them to Mr. Stockwell or TO Mr. Irwin; do not recoL
lcct about the second set of checks have recoec
tion of any conversation with Mr.. Stockwell about
destroying the hrst set OF checks and drawing ous
wan fnld ma no
draw the checks TO pay away the money TO
Mr.. Irwin do not recollect what he said about
this money; knew 1t was TO pay Mr.. Irwin; do not
recollect his saying what Mr.. Irwin TO put
the money: certainly mean to say that assisted in
drawing checks for $780, 0O0 and knew that they
be paid to Mr. Irwin; did not know what Mr..
IRWIN 10 do with tho money but had suspicion;
believed tho money was to be used in Washingtoni
Mr.. Stockwel had the power TO use what money he
wanted and had scruplcs drawing these checks;
learned from letters that Mr. Stockwell showed
from Mr.. Irwin that the money TO he expended
in Washington; gave no directions that / remember
about making the entries for these checks on the
stubb; remember after they were issued Mr. Stock
we'll told me that the amount should bc charged to
Eldridgc x Irwin, agents | recommended him to
charge il to the China Mail subsidy as | knew IL was
expenses incurred in obtaining that subsidy; believe
Mr. Stockwcll told that IL was through MT. lrwiD's
recommendation that IL charged TO the San Fran
cisco agency; he'd no idea that the money was cx-
pended IN any other way except that ordered by the
president; | believed the $6S0OO was not
other scheme OF stockwell, 10 be made good
later; Mr. Albert Washington lawyer
aud engaged in the business OF tho company in that
city; tue check for $4,000 went TO Irwin; do not
know what became OF the others; do not know
whether the Board OF Directors looked into the
affairs the company; know did not call their at
tcnton 10 recollcct that the company account
ant submitted his quarterly accounts four times
year; $500 600 were charged to the San Francisco
agency and s2o10O0 profit and loss; do not ro-
member any director my presence making any at
Iusion to the checks referred the charge in the
account lust handed me of sBll agents and pur
included travelling expenses; the report was
prepared at Mr. stockwcIl's request by captain
ultoIt.l Iro.e "A 30 hn
nothing to do with making up the statement that you
have just shown me; do not know that the 500 OOO
some of the letters that passed between Mr. Scckwcll
and Mr. Irwin in 1872 in my posscssioni nanaed
them back TO Mr.. stockwcll and do not know what
became OF them; Mr. Albert was In the employ Of the
company for some years, he recciyeda special re-
tainer OF 81 in regard TO the subsidy business;
think nc was TO have contingent foe; do NOE
know how much; ! certainly remember him
getting ,n1s % Shess sSo ,ore.s",on Or in Februarr
1873; dd go 10 Washington about IL; have been
Mr. storkwols mousse IN the even ng he did not 80
10 Wasbncton believe he sick NJ the time did
not know William : King dii not know at that time
that ho was employed by the company the nrst knew
OF II whom Il came out before the Investigation
committee; I holicvc had heard something about
MIR. King b,ing connected with the subsidy; know
Mr. George IT, Bradbury; have him several
times in The company's Office and askct him how the
subsidy getting on; knew he was assisting Mr..
IRWIN; knew Mr. Frcderlek billings; do not know
that nc had charge in Washington before Mr. Irwin
went there. he became a director afterward think
remember Mr. b. II. chcever; know Richard y. Par.
-
anything 10 do with the subsidy until after IL was
passed; then correspondcd with him about IL; knew
NJ A. W. Randall when he was Postmaster General, II
did not know that he had anything 10 do with
the subsidy; corrcspondcd with him afterwards Mr..
Holman succeeded Mr. Edrdge and Irwin at San Fran
cisco; this account December 81 1874 was made out
by Mr.. Holman; the Pacific Mail steamship Company
took against Eldridge and Irwin after they
received the account; they were apparently satisfied
with Il do not remember any CLAIM against Mr..
Irwin connection with tho agency while was a
4 director OF the company.
n ON examination OF the books OF the company that
werc produced Mr. Belowcs showed that the check for
s25 900 charged TO pront and loss, X. b. Irwin
Tor Washington expenscs | do not remember that
money being returned 10 the company by Mr. Stock.
well or any part Of II; the books 40 not show thai
$e3,653 IL paid to the company by MT StockwelL
butlthat t 1t paid TO the credit OF XII.
\ dridge and Irwin
The examination was then adjourned until to-day, a
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