The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-09
THE OREGON CASH.
senator niortcn's Fnort 10 Trace that I'm.
used $4,000 ChecL.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.--Tho Senate Com
mi,tee on Privileges ami Elections continued
their investigatiou Of tho Oregon electoral case
this morning, by the examination OF Charles
Dimond, OF 1l5 Liberty street, New Yorg. Dir.
Dimond testified:
Ian banker, d iog business for A. r. & c. 2. Tfton
met the arm OF Martin .uryon Tor Il first no on
sS 10 ios sad no og, ~ ra actions VITA 9e pre
nee and cit word that he to ne about some
y PSa %@ &eH ss
VINO reter nsa' ops Ifee cav Mr. Mar an
What ~, be ., visae med OF me, and be- handed
&c Bank e Noria America ia isyor Of Iaad 4 Bu.h Of
Oregon IL said 70 wanted me TO transfer tnc money
ms one but sid he wanted Il done immedls ely by
rawn to he order Of Lado 4 Bas y and had no
snmhorty 60 endorse 1t. lie afterword came to my
1850 81. Ne dld rot iel me what that money Was
' s ssSes Mr. u 20 ,xae
by me TO Iadd & Busa. vi
- WIZ Witness produced copy of the despatch,
:. n 1essrs. Ladd & Bush, Sien,, oregon Martin q
Runy y have Deposited 5000 to your acc Iuat.
tut ye re- ~ ba You d read Il IN
TO- reading ne original because 1t might be made up
secrecy snioned With you In regard to this
o.~was i6ls money returned To- youp Al received
2 despatcn r. IN Iald Bush TO return toe money to
a Have you paid any drsft to Mr. Cronina A.
Q-Do you know Mr.. croniu of orcgcnP A.-No, cir.
Q,LWM not drait presented to be pal by you from
pd drawn BY merchants IN oregon ON NTH tsa r Say
=, the amount OF the Oregon drafts pad Uy
New fars and oose S over eP my oco Sae''
& account OF f Marlin a EuySn since sn that Lone One
ID, 81 A.-None at ali.
AZ this point SIR. Morton read from Cronin's
te' inony. where the latter testities that ID nd
cashed a draft for him.
O Lave you any knowledge Of that dr,ft7 Al
Q-who presented T.? Awhile. Morris q Co..
hanke,s qua broSels, u New Nora.
,V-Mhai was the am Junt of that draft? A-Two
ia you pay tna' DRIFT? Alt was paid in my
mere Is 9ne 81 tner drn- nrtsentel 10 Mrssr, a. L.
,,Q.-n9i9a knqw who procured Mr.. Runyon to get
..Q.was tnat $500 dr~f. to Mr. Cronn's order2 A
by y5eY Al DO nave COPY VIZ 5ocS al '''V'' 'eo'
Q-hou nave all letters sent anu reoeived2 Al
YSrS. ""''' is '"'' Vo'A' Ain ny once In New
Witness testified further that be did not know
why the SoWO returned unused. Run,on
never told hin ut whose instance tho $500
was transferred to OREGON. He does not know
Burton Harrison. lie never siw w. j. Pelton
nat once, and has never hId any business tr us
ac.io.s WITH Mr.. pclton, nor any conversation
Win nm Ia regard 10 TINS trans action.
Q-Y,u have sisted that you do not know the
auountoi O.eSon iIaiis paid B., u? Al nave paid
nonc q those gentle nea name nv YOU.
q, I'VE ,ou pa ny arats ot Ladd n Bush Lidd
u iIl,Ul SINCE Dcc. 81 Al have.
tsd oct.ei oros book ami also letters irom LaGd
q liu-n 10 yon or tom you to tnv.n.
In Tepi, to senator Morton he said tnat he had
told tne committee all he know about tni. IS coo
'rinsIcinn, and he would produce wI,hout cub
IueAl his lcttei-bouA containing tuc e. m. t,0nd-
cuve with l. did Il lsh ana Ltdd X M On, %
Oregon. nd hIs . nix book, showing last what
business tr ,ns.Ctiuba De u-s ID with Iarties IL
O.cgIn since November last.
M Mtr li-D.ayou a. auv tine during the months
OF Nuv lrfan4 Ccuuer suprriuttI t4o ssrlils 81,
tr ts1sc 10 ut ftat, money ui CA e. t4fu-r ~
&C sJA? \. nave ~ Aa0wi- ~ Vi any .ias OF tbs
L4Ll.
Tho committee then adj burned. with the UNI
Ou InuIsIay.