Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-03

witness susroosed before This 60 nnaif,ee.
thai IL You 90 ee' those pspers you must rot
destroy thsm. WItness.-l shall not destroy
Mr.. Bleipe-And 1 will pledge myself IA a
witness before this committee that the per-
son having them Will not destroy them. Il
bis testimony, whereupon he was further
examined as follows.
By Chairmsn:-o- Did Mr.. Blaine orer
or Mr.. Atkins room9 Have asked You
NAT question slresdyG A. No, sir.
Mr.. Blaine.-Thst was asked.
The Witness--No; think not.
MI. frye.-It was asked, heard 70.
The Chairman.-Ia asked him the question
whether he had demanded ret1ra OF these
letters from Mr.; MulIigan prior 20 NJ. Null
issn's mentioning having letters In ais nrst
examination. 10 the witness1 But you
can 80 on and make your correction.
oner You these letters In The presence OF Mr..
Atkins? A. You did.
g. DID do IL once or twice9 A. You Of
&c, offered them 70 you with emphasis.
ana Old not call Mr.. Atkins attention 20
te and n You n SSs 9 9asrsd 70 you those let
egessooy would? A. Yes; words 10 thai
BY Chairman.-Q. Did Won asrs. n r...,,-.
them? A. No, sir; would not.
q. You declined 10 receive them? A de-
Cllned 10 receive them.
BY MT. BlPine:-Q. Then did not state In
you that would retain them, aud woniS
not give them up 10 any body else? A And
You would bring them back at O'Clock or
By the Chsirman:-Q. Bring them baek
WHEN? A. AT halIpsst . or 10 O'Clock that
e DAD he bring them back at half past %
q. Was that the FIRST time he got p,Sses-
SION OF them, or tie second? A. When be
haa them In his pocket.
Mr. Blaine-It was the nnal time urhen
got possession.
2. IL was when he got them and refused 70
return them 10 Mr.. Mulligan? A. Yes W
Q. He brought them back at halfnast 20
A. About BALI past 10 10.
q And then what did he do with themP
a. carried them away again.
q. Did he offer them 10 YOU agafpa Al
90 not remember that he did again, ont ina
did the nrst time, before he left the room.
by MI. Lswrence;-N. Was Mr.. Mulligau
sir, think not.
by Mr.. Blaine;-Q. Was Mr.. Atkins pres
q. Did 1 call Mr.. Atkins attention espe.
eially TO the fact that offered them 70 youe
By the ChaIrman:-o. Why did Mr.. Blaine
come back with them at half past 3 or 10
O'Clock? A. Because he had agreed TO-
q. Agreed with whom A. Mr.. Mulligau
q. Did lac see Mr.. Mulligan whea he came
. nsek az hali-past or 10 O'Clock? A. Not
Q: Who did he see when he returned at
half-past nine or ten O'Clock? A. He saw
Mr.. Atkins and myself
q. Why did he promise Mr.. MullIQau to
return with the letters al halfpast nine or
ten oclock-was IL 10 return letters TO MT.
Mulligan? A. That was the understanding.
/ guess. he said he would be back with the
O'Clock.
o. And the understanding was that wher
be came back about halEp past nine or ten
O'Clock he was 10 return them to Mr.. Multi
GAM A. No, sir.
Sl- You said so a while ago. A. Then dId
not understand the question.
q. For what purpose was he TO return with
letters at half past nine or ten O'Clock? A IL
was matter OF agreement between him and
9. What was the matter Of agreement A.
i do not know.
q. Then how do you know that a was a
matter OF agreement? A. Because / heard
them state AZ.
@. What did you hear them state? A. The
fact that he would be back with the letters
al half past nine Or ten O'Clock.
q. What fof? a. do not know.
-. What did you understand for? A. did
not understand at all.
@. When be went Off with the letters that
be had goi from Mr.. Mulligan he promised
him 70 come back with the letters al half
past nine O'Clock? A. or ten.
q. He did come back with the letters AZ
half past or 10 O'Clock, but did not see Mr..
Mulligan? A. be did not see Mr.. Mulligaa
q, Is that all the correction you wish to
make? A. Yes, sir.
BY Mr.. BlaiDe:-Q. did not see Mr.. Null
hean because Mr.. Mulligan was not In the
room? A. Yes.
Mr.. Blaine.-I went TO the room where he
had been, and was there by agreement, but
he was not
By the chalrman:-n you know that fact
you may state ~. A. That is the fact Mr.
Mulligan was not there.
q. Where was Mr.. Mulligan? A. I do not
know.
Mr.. Mulligan.-Twas I'm the hotel all night:
i was IN The room when he came back with
the letters, and stayed there for Sometime
and they began TO talk 70 me for long time
about those letters, and / told them plainly
that would talk with them no longer upoa
the subject. He refused TO deliver me the
letters and went out.
The chairman:-That was when he came
back Q [ half past or 10 O'Clock?
Mr.. Mulligan.-les.
Adjourned I'LL IL a. N. 10 day.