New-York tribune., 1876-06-01
TESTIMONY OF THE WITNESSES.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATcH.l

WASHINGTON, May 31.-BefOre the Sub-Ju-
dietary Committee to-day, Warren Fisher r OF Boston,
testified that he contractor for building poroh
NJ the Fort Smith and Little Rock Railroad ana sOld out
mis- contract to Josiah CALDWELL the witness WAS to nave
received from him 1000 but actually received only
s25OOO he was be paid by the Company III bonus ana
stock and he thus received probably abou 100000 or
sAOo 600 which he sold and traded of from time to
tme he never sold any bonds to Col Thomas Scott ana
never saw him than once in his life, ana mat ws
IN 1861 wi ness sold bonds to Mr Blame nut
sod him some stock; he understood that Blaine owned
some of tho bonds and thinks that Blaine himself oid
him 40 so he did not know what he did with them nor
thai any of them found their way to the Union Pcc
Company; witness said that he gave Mr. Bla ne
$500 in bonds without considerations he never said
anything like it either.
By Mr. Frye-As matter of fact did you ever give
Mr. Blaine Sl30,0O0 In bonds without consideration
Wness-No Sir
The witness connected with the Union Pacl
ho Company, and does not know Morton, Bliss Co.. and
never had any transaction with them the bonds spoken
OF by witness as being owned by Mr. Blaine he under
stood were bought by Mr Blaine for other persons.
Elisha Atkins of Boston testified that he had been a
director OF sbe Union Pacific Company since 1869. and
had been a member Of the Executive Committee all the
time except 1871 he first knew ebout the Fort Smith
and Le Rock bonds in 1871 when an order came to the
Treasurer TO pay draft OF Morton Bliss Co for s4 900
for rs of them owned by Col Thomas Scott he under
stood in lieu Of paying large salary to Col Scott
Col Scott was of immense vaue TO the road, and in
erased the market value of its securics the witness
always supposed that Col Scott took hold OF Union Psc
20 in order to connection through to the Pacific
Coast the Pennsylvania Central road the bonds o
the Little Rock road worth generally about 60 nj
that time, although sold as high as II ths
witness would sold his for 60 at that time
but made a mistake by not doing 50 II tho arrangement
had been carried out with the Southern Improvement
Company the bonds would have been very cheap at 60
no bonds accompanied the salo OF Col. ScOtts bonds
some inquiry made the Board of Directors about
the purchase OF these bonds and satisfactory expana
ton WAS given the witness heard that an inyes
CATION would vOlve Mr. Bltinel
James Muigan OF Boston testified at considerable
length.
Some members Of the Committee not understanding
all the testimony given by witness, who spoke III q
low tone OF voice. and who repeated many OF his state
Dens sometimes not very clearly the stenographer wa
directed have his testimony written out for the use o
the Committee, and his further examination was post
poned till to morrow. After tEo adjournment OF u
Committee Mr. Atkins stated that he never toid Mr
Muiigan that rs bonds sold by MI Blaine TO Col
Scott who worked them OFF on the Union Pacihc Com
pany that in the conversation alluded to IT was Mu
hgan himself who made this assertion. Mr. AtSlns ant
Mr.. Fisher will again take the stand tomorrow Tor eA
ami AatiOn this point.