The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-05-09
NEW YoRK, April o, 1876.

DEAn sih In answer 10 your Inquiry we
beg 10 say that no draft, note or cheek, or
other evidence Of value. has ever passed
through our books In which you were known
or supposed 10 have any interest Of Kind, d..
rect or indirect.
We remain, very respectfully. your obedicni
servants, MORTON, BLiss & Co.
Some persons on reading the letter
Of Morton, Bliss h Co., said that its
denial seemed TO be confined TO any
payment that had passed their "books, /"
whereas they might have paid draft
in which ! was interested and yet no
entry OF it made on their "books. -
On this criticism being made TO the
firm they at once addressed ne the fol.
lowing letter:
SKw YoRx. April Is, 1879.
Hos. D. u. B,air<, FdsAingioa u. c.:
DEAn SIR: II has been suggested 10 ns
that our letter Of the oh instant was not frf-
nciently inclusive or esclusiye. In that letter
we stated that no draft. note, or check. or
other evidence OF value had ever passed
through our books In which you were known
| or supposed TO have sry interest, dir. or in-
| direct.
Il may be proper ior % 10 add tha, aolLing
has been paid by us "a any form al any
L
which you we're kno- y. hel!Nsi, or sup
posed 10 have interest > 'ateSer.
We remain. very real. r;ially, f"sr oeedienl
| servants, y -.los, k.iss & Co.
The two Witnesses quoted for the
original charge having thus effectually
disposed OF Il. the charge itself reap.
peared IN another form, to this effect,
viz: That q certain draft was negotia.
ted at the house Of Morton, Bliss 4
Co.. in ls7l, through Thomas A. Scott,
then president Of the Union Pacific
! Railroad Company, for the sum Of $64,
900, snd that s7b, 900 Of the bonds OF
the Little Rock and Fort Smith Rail
road Company were pledged a. collat-
eral; that the Union Pacific company
paid the draft and took up the collat.
eral; that the cash proceeds OF II wenl
to me, and that had furnished. OF
sold, or In some way conveyed or trans.
ferrsd to Thomas A. Scott these LATHE
Rock aud Fort Smith bonds which had
been used as collateral; that the bonds
in reality belonged 10 rue or soms
friend or constituent Of mine for whom
was acting. i eadeavor 10 state tia
charge in It's boldsst form aud in all il.
phases.
desire here, aud now, to delare thai
all and every part Of this story thai
connects my name with ii is absolute
ly untrue: without one particle ol
foundation in fact, and without a title
Of evidence To substaDtiats ID. 1 new
er Lad any transaction OF any kind
with Thomas A. Scott concerning bond,
Of the Little Rock and Fort Smitl
road, or the bonds OF any other rail
road, or any business in any way con
nected with railroads directly OF indi
reetly, immediately or remotely.
never had any business uaosactioI
whatever with the Union Pacific Rail
road Company, OF any OF it, officers o.
agents Or representatives, and never II
any manner received from that compa
nv, directly or indirectly, = single dol
lar in money. or stocks, or bonds, o
in any other form Of value. And ne I.
the particular transaction referred "a
never 30 much as heard Of it unit
nearly two years after its alleged 90
currepce, when 10 wss talked Of % tb
time Of the Credit Mobilier investiga
ton, In 1873.
But, while my denial ought 60 b
conclusive, I should greatly regret 3
be compelled TO leave the matter there
am, fortunately, able TO sustain m
; own declaration by the most conclusiv
testimony that the case admits OF, O
that human testimony can supply.
any person OF persons know the trut
or falsity Of these charges IL must b
the officers Of the Union Pacific Raj
road Company. accordingly address
ed q note 10 the president OF that con
: pany, q gentleman who has been a
rector Of the company from its organ
zatiop, I believe, and who has nor
thorough acquaintance with it, bus
ness transactions. probably, than an
: other man. The correspondence whic
7 ] here submit viii explain itself, an
(, leaves nothing 10 be said. 7 will rca
I the letters In their proper order. The
need no comment;