Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-03
Investigation Of the Charges
Against Mr.. Blaine.
Muliigan, Atkins and Fisher
Again Upon the Stand.
WASHINGTON. June ..

and in the meantime would abide by the action of
the committee, whether they should desire to 20
on with examination or adjouIn ull he could be
present.
After consultation until II O'Clock, before the
committee had come to a conclu, ion, the witness
Mu!ligan served with Summons to appear be-
fore the committee investigating pool, of which
Glover is chairman.
On reaching the committee room, none of the
committee were present, and the clerk stated he
was not aware any meeting was to be held
A messenger was despatched for Glover, and as
certained he was acting chairman Of the Military
committee, in absence of Banning, and would be
engaged there till o'clock.
AT o'clock Blaine had not arrived at the
capitol, and further postponement took place till
o'clock.
The subcommittee reassembled at o'clock.
Great interest was manifested, and the committee
room filled with members of congress, news
paper men and Others
Mr.. Hunton renewed his request to Mr.. Blaine
to present the letters taken from Washington.
Mr. Blaine recaptuated the statement made
yesterday by him in relation to the letters, and
SAID he had submitted the letters to eminent legal
counsel, and had received from them a statement,
which he read.
Messrs. j. s. Black and Matt Carpenter, as
counsel, say that they have examined all the let
teis, and find nothing in them bearing at all upon
the case and they advise Mr.. Blaine to assert his
rights as an American cit zen and resist to the ut
most any attempt to take from him any of these
private letters. 1hey say the attempt to do SO
would be tyrannical and unjust.
Mr.. Blame then informed the court that in
cordance with this legal advice he would decline
to produce the letters or the memorandum of the
contents.
Chairman Hunton then recalled the witness
Mulligan.
Mulhgan, in answer to questions of Blaine, said
the letter referred to did not contain any alusion
to Tom Scott, Union Pacific bonds or the S64 900.
The only bonds witness knew of going into the
hands Of Blaine was $4,000 worth, which Blaine
received on the day Of settlement, September 2lst
1875.
Elisha Atkins was recalled and testified, in an
swer to Blaine, that he never said in Mulligans
presence that Mr.. Blaine was the owner of the
Little Rock Fort Smith land grant
bonds that went to the U. P. r. r. Co., nor had
he ever said SO to ANYBODY else. Four five
wears ago, probably in 1872 project was started
to reorganize the Little Rock & Fort Smith r. r.
Co. Witness owned some of the bonds and knew
some of the bondholders, and Mr. Fisher knew
of them, and witness mentioned that the
L. T. Il. r. Co. owned Is Of the bonds. Witness
could not have said so, if Mr.. Mulligan testified
that MIR. Blaine's bonds went to the L. p. r. K.
Co., because he dill not know anything of the
kind.
The witness testified as to what took place at
the Riggs House, about the letters in Mulligan's
possession. Mr.. Blaine asked Mr.. Mulhgan to
give him the letters, they were private property
and had no relation to the matter before the COM
mlttee. The witness came in as Mr.. Blaine
receivi ng them Mr. Blaine entered the room of
the witness the last time he obtained the letters
from Mr. Mulligan. Mr.. Mulhgan followed him
and demanded that Mr.. Blaine return to him the
letters. Mr.. Blaine asked him what he was going
to do with the letters, to which Mulgan replied
he would publish them if any body should mpesch
his testimony thus keeping the letters for his own
purpose.
Mr.. Blaine asked the witness whether he had
any knowledge before he came here to indicate
uniiiendincss on the part of Mr.. Mulligan to-
wards him. to which question the witness re-
marked that Muligan apparently labored under
sense of wrong. Mr.. Blaine here said he wanted
to establish the fact that Mr.. Mulligan came here
with malignancy and bitterness.
The witness further said at he had had brief
conversations with Mr.. Mulligan at times, and
that the latters language left the impression upon
his mind that he was not Blaincs friend. He had
a short conversation with Mulligan three weeks
ago, in his own office. He asked Mulligan how
his friend Blaine was getting along. Mulligan
said, in a general way, that he did not know
much OF Blame, and expressed the opinion that
Blaine wasno OF the man for the presidential nomi-
nation.
In reply to the question by Mr. Blaine, whether
he heard of any reason for Mulligan not being
friendly to him, the witness said that Mulligan
thought that Blaine did not treat him right in his
settlement of the estate of his (Blane's) brother
in-law, Stanwood. Muliigan was Stanwoods
confidential clerk and said that Blaine went back
on him in the settlement.
The witness, in response to a question by the
chairman, said that he arrived here Monday, and
he did not come in company with Mulligan and
Fisher; thought he went to the same hotel.
Recurring to what was said by Mulligan in
presence OF the witness, about delivering up the
letters, the witness said that Mullgan's language
was very emphatic.
Mr. Blaine-Did he not say that he would not
give the letter to God Almighty or his father
Wtness-He used language under great excite
ment on that occasion; his language however was
usually very different.
Mr. Blaine-I think that's new feature in the.
ology.
The witness stated that he had known Mr.. Null
ligau since 1865, and he never heard anything i'm
peachng his character for truth and veracity.
Last Friday or Saturday Mr.. Blaine telegraphed
to him 10 come to Washington, saying: "Come
Immediately; you will do me favor" He re-
piled TO the telegram that he did not think it would
be well for him to appear without being summon
ed.
Mr.. Blaine then propounded questions to the
witness which were answ ered the object being to
show the face of the bonds, and were the same in
Boston as those which went from that cpy to
Maine.
Warren Fisher rec allied by Mr.. Blaine.
Q-Do you ever recollect suggesting to me in
letter that | had obained money through Thomas
A. Scott. by selling Little Rock bonds to the L
p. II. r.?
A-No sir.
Q-ffaVe you any TeCOuection VI LAViuS eVer
written such a thing:
| A-No sir.
| Q-Nor of saying such thing
! A-No sir.
o. want to know whether, after obtained
the letters from Mulgan, said to you in the
presence of Mr. Atkins that your title to these let
tiers was superior to mine, and that offered them
to YOU if YOU wanted to take them.
| Al think there were such remarks made.
By the chairman-Stae what those remarks
were.
A-They were as he (Mr. Blane) put them.
OIL want you to state them now.
Ale said to Mr.. Mulgan that had prior
right to those letteis,-that they belonged to me
rather than to Mr. Mulligan.
Q-That was SAID in the presence Of Mr.. Multi
GAM
A-That was said in the presence of Mr.. Multi
gan.
By Mr. Blaine-Did not suggest to you that if
you desired those letters would surrende. them
to your
| Ayes sir.
Q-And didn't you reply that you did not desire
the possession Of them'
Al don't think said that don't remember