, 1877-04-13
tbs pscFcnt and mast boltcs. tIo had some tHGu'

tbs pse,ent md pe;t bodies. 1la had some inan'
f%i'; L wa. "'si"r lint had agreed to to es,.
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ihnt he wnt,id psv wsuvs. A. ssn,,, The consnit
leg hid gene haDs: {stenewea laughter. -, :, >.
sps"ssea. M aal M" "ssl Il. 'rasnss a: hs
ion t %n.e le 4! mt rp,t r., t1'm"te ;,nnaS
knew, 10 any members of re f.c;i'!atnte. .
NJ tcssi! rsn.c to no y ,sFn9 he G,tfsa s"nh snsm
vent,o sprfusac,d because .on'n, |.aioner Morgan
a monsy .syHF t,at !ne !ioa.l lid ialj reseipt:
Mr. NIcho's, "a cnntrIhstar 10 the orREnsl chr:
gqs S f*' %s wins.: ;s t. a H. s,
burn Thc rark sonrA gayy wines. s5 To- 90
home mt 70 ~ 10 Texas Wlnc.. l.1a gixsn two M
ioih uf .he'c wrrr frans!nlently obtained. wu.
Mr.. 1latn,an who Eavc him the S. hy direction Ut
nv .jadgr Dsnfrsy-You cave ,ne. Il, cents and
ias .t s.ss H. 81 T. ESt oms yo Nth H.. haven't
':' s:is;; M;:s1 ;s ssEs!;'
so sf go aa IT, ss IT, s y
was spent among tne psaple-noi in the Legisl..
tu1e. Mess, knew r any none{ .pc1t IL sp.nsi
| rraoMttnn for !Iowrn IL inttoAnec. bnt allet.
VIA. w,h'cw s T. III: rt0xEI'sa f3 swsyy ray"sni nj
Moscan " wefe present n .nigtst hsva heard Il Ii.
then testtfc lint c heard of mr. sneh fGs.
sttSs e he S,d Ms"ld :" III" WIFI srei sna sasse
ihs whola tnyesttsat!nn ShcsinAn made fanloiS3
ie ws fnrned "ri Ssf 10 r wu"s,
sseS%an. s!s% VII 4 ieat IL: r. " r;i. II.
~ tfses lint ihey son'd pay hn, 81 o ys.t IT, ios
his .crsiecs from May J.. 1nS 10 etG. ant a,so
as :. ot ai af.yo1sh, q On tSa e'sns
sioncr Gase. thai amonnl ~ns allowed to Sherman.
n FEW IL t:o hump.on bs. Morgan sald that
ha never na.l nny conversation With Sherman - u
'tf|cm1pS e. ~ " 'afs:s1Iad no recollection of
conversation with sherman IN Inc presence o. ~
ss s! scrassn M r ihsl ha might r'opea tho csse .na
claim ase 1c'ssses wsFo ~. ssd H. " .h%a 41'a
tss :" to ssfeh e hionr ~" Est .hs hass:
tsn II sas5y mn saTs shs Gaey g1yed 1e
| foij sherman distinctly that tho receipt would
cficctualiy bar any further claim.
cxutatpei that advances were made 10 Sherman.
Thc iii wsss vh1rant Is,uctI IN October, ls7l,
rsyable eight months lates o. qn 'tune isT2 "
:cS!;n ri ,.1 ns j. ,s.ossn ss os;s@ X
4t1tnfNE dill not EEhftIC lnf HGHNH3 tHlpu4WGnk
"f % sherman ii a speetncd date, aul f.r i rvrtata
| lime, but simply onln,wcrel tue Committee 10
make contract with ttn II they decn.sA II beat.
shermsn was paid Tor hia trips to MlehJgan aud
HENRY ". HARMON,
Secretary THE soa,h Park board, was The next
ls7... ami was elected Secretary March II. 18TH.
Witness described The uaaal manner Of l.sanE Ger
dent, sppcareI 10 sct a financial agent Of tho
Hoard, mud spent much Ting In New York: Ger.
ticac. were kcnt 70 him through t!c mall ~ vi:
Iisnk. ceull not ny when that systern va
insugu,ated sonstI!ae' u. tho certificates hese b;
Se1 se<s II tle nsms ss ply 70
nor thc time At which payable. 1.csolntions might
b. passed au:horiSing ti.e Flnnnee CammItsse 70
ninety days. md the details we're left with MF.
Uowen, wI!o aolnctlncs wonld need 10 G.stow fsom
'" .se 4 Stst t. ss{ esy
q. is73. from l,inseii 10 Dowsu. not!fJina tho
thentcr. and tuclosfnr ccrtain blanks.
~ Gen.. sn4Ith-i'owen had liberty to !atso
moa.y On the ss5,asaes @ aJ wh,c e., n w0n ae
cory Of second letter April ii. ls7l. nlsu III
drta.cd u nowen md detailing llc then financial
reference was mad. I" nots given l'y j. lt,n'E 'E
rcarce IN payment 81 hia Park asscnsnlent. This
noto had hcsn standing since tho tau of ls7o hns
Thought Il WAS paid in tho end Of 1874, bat would
psccrtain the exact t,e uslA the amount. Thought
II was for nl,ont g, 800; i drew lnttreat. Th!4
asscssn1cntf a third letter wne dated ,Jnno "a.
1H74, anil adviseA as to certain hnnncia1 tran1nc.
tiuns. Ono dated duly ~, lh74, inciosel two Ger.
tincates. and asked adrico II to payment oa
III. Truetdeli mixed what time elapsed between
| the datr OF tho ccrtGcatcs trnnsmttud to Bowon
aud t1t lnat letter requesting Hnwsn TO send nfur.
nstE0I ab1Ht the disposition o. them. IN ar1tr tbnt
sn that as,uut two months passed; VI. .nowen gen
crplly accounted on his return FROM Now York. 9th
rr letters were to bank officers In Nav fgrk making
fur statements OF uccnnnt. which Bowen had failed
Yurk. Thu wIt,Ie.s could not ray whether Bowen
ever furnished t1cxe menufanda put he must have
made some verbal report. Letter dated ~ Pep,
TIMBER. 1874. aud addressed to Dowcn, .ct forth
iu ctstfGrair with which Mr. lIowsn i,aH Gecn h.
trusted with In order to takc up the mute. Thu
certificate waa afterwards used for payment Of !ht
wss probably that nowcn fallc1 to rniss Tho eass
IN limo 10 save protest. such waa Uowcn's az
PLANTATION, furnished Oh his return.
Next earne lettor Of sept. 26. 1874. aak!ng iht
ltowen and not at thai sama rrsarned 70 witness.
In tppiy to alr. T1lIrsdcl wlflIesA saia that Ii
coull not tell the exact time between tho report u
tho payment and the dale Of tho letter asking fa
Tho certificates. there had been about Etx months
delay. 1t was The practice Of the Office tu coualde
Ills tssnu af the warrant al payment Of the Ger
iiacate.. Moat OF ths ccfliacates weFo ultimately
Al tAi4 polnt a rcccss was taken until 30 y. m
AFTERNOON SESSION.
SECRETARY HARMON.
Tho Committee rcaasctnbled at $3.50 p. NJ, sn'
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