, 1877-04-13
olr. Sherman Manages to Finish Ills
story About Those Trees.
Correspondence Between Mr.
Pearce and the American
Exchange Bank.
What Gen. Smith Says IIa Expects to Prars's'
Statements ef.ths Treasurer.
What John Wentworth Got for His Land
from the Park funds,
MORNING SESSION.

The sonth Park Investigating Committee turned
un smiling yesterday ntnrnng. fhctf IMP 10 thc
marks having acemlngly Fc!nvigofstcd them. The
sttorpeYa anil usual on1ookcry wera present. Gem
smith presented copies Of tho correspondence be-
turen j, Irving rearee and the American Exchange
National Dank ot New York.
Mr. Ka3es protected against tho admission Of the
1ctters They constttuted an ~ parts sthtcmcht by
The bank. Tho only actual question was by what
authority tho American Exchkngc tank had allow
ed Mt. Bowen to draw chceka on tbs account Of tho
Hoard. IN account which stood In The nAme ol J.
irving Pcarcc A. Treasurer.
Nc. Tsucsdt,l said tho Con,mlltts would reject
all hearsay OF ex parts evidence, nn!tss admitted
as true. Mr Kn1es could havo copies Of them. and
decide "a 10 whether they Werc true. That could
be settled before night. and Offering them at toat
sin,o WAS simply matter Of convenience.
Gen. Smith proposed to show. In opposition 10
Mr., Kalee, that bowen hnd authority 10 draw On
The bank. 1te charged on tho Park Commissioners
That, In tho face Of their own records, they hatl
attempted to fo!st falat and fraudulent statement
Of account on tho Committee. Further. that tho
T1ca,nscr whi1o hu'hing parx finds IL his hands.
Ind allowed interest coupons 10 be diehonosed,
and that he had deposited the money In other
banks, frum which he received Interest,"
and which the Commissioners allowed him.
Counsel further contcndol that he could prorc ali
which he had asserted, and TINT he could opcn up
ycry serious phase uf tho matter. lie sgain start
ed to resd tho eoptos, when
Senator Morgan asked X they were going to ad'
nit hcarsay syidonce.
3If. Tracsdc1l thought II would take Longer to
securn tho originals from New York than 10 proSe
the copies.
Mr.. Kalea said the originals had not been De.
1nandea from 1ir. rcarcs, 80 far ~ he knew. Let
that gentleman bp scnt for and tho question asked
Rs 10 whether he held the csfRlusts. 49,.
Tho Committee consented, Gen. nowett saying
that he thought this tho nlost important po1ns
rascd. 1fr. Trucsdcll'a recollection was that Com.
missioner sidway testified TINT the DoaFd held that
lhe debt was due by Bowen to tho bank.
Gen. Smith aald that Mr. Tcarcr was asked for
he letters ur tccRrnms, and had not produced them
Mr. Knles ui.dtntood that no pesemptory dc.
mand lad been nladc upon Mr. rearcr.
Tho Chair stated that the Secretary, Mt. ]. II.
Mcdonald, had madc = formal demand for the en-
tire correspondence, kilograms, etc., with the
American Exchange Hank
Mr.. Kasea protested that no positive demand had
been made on Mr. Pcarco slnet h1s laat appearance
on tho stand and that 1,o ought to ho preaent when
tho cUpies woto road.
Senator southwosth thought that no direct do.
manA WIS madu on Mr.. Pearcc In open session.
Mr. Kalcs claimed that written dntnsnda for doc
umeata and records were to have been mauo to
him. llo had received and obeyea d great many.
but nous IN relation to tho papers In dacusaion.
liz woul prodntc the original 10 far ~ possible.
tien. liossctt said s1 fur - he WAS concerned he
wanted to get at The {acts without tying mp the
COMMITTEES too strongly to tho strict Fu'rs Of asl'
~ the .uess:tien Of co!; T,omI',en. ths Com;
i"say. Mr Pcarrc to be scnt for in tbs ,,.eantnu.
lieu. Smith said he wanted tho lctter book and ali
sho tesussaphle dispatches. and messenger was
Mr, pssjc thru turnci in number Of accounts,
s p;ttsa!sf. Of which wers gwen In TF Tsa'
Thn 5ecretary read the communication from
THE WKaf PANE BOARD
a'es ~ sast;i fus III s,nnd ~, , l.. ~
,,,1.. r. rnsn nse9 M .Hss H. tnS M SsGieta1 nn ~
;ha9 ea wsfo unable ~ OK my sms a. %hir
scuilcst IT, Davis to msSe nrciln,tnarv r1a,Gina.
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i: s:s xsss %sss ''s'nas'
y ssss s'S: :e: 4 ;s' to him
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ses*ss r.. Ss:a !;
t.Ss sss NJ ie sh%p{ @ ss ,tsst ! as ap q
sidxsx ia ID Sitne,s held tho co@ms,oa % r.: r.:
'pSns|9ls s9. fo1; ;;.n r..
\ taox ~ :oassihins s about viii did happen. Wdoa
o. Tms 3oa xI.ns %nks s1sxes dx L,1l La&ansti H.
IL VII sws, spw nd s b. III
st% w,S. ~ nnaw, anA shaw haa gwen nun g.
m.h' ,n.a' ae fonldnt hnd shaw. who lived 1t Rock
IL dtn shG ~ a.a hat Know how 70 ~ satprna
~ 'S ulan seem xefy ANXIOUS ~ lnd sha" 4ome,
aos nat va Willing TO produce bis son, who had
IseS scust.I a. 9'S Sust,.,k oot9,kKsekef: , A.. ,..
h.I Ssna.ut Vt Suu.AW9itn nexs LOOK !ne N!thcss N
Ia a,r,ts 5na 81 afsst 9eatsons
co5I Hse 1 - sne hAnHatam o. sens6 WHICH might
no'siny sy andetlY ~ old fellow. rhodolnontAdca.
psined W. ~ % ~, t1 y, u ht xMeh 10 eo
fall ~ ~ s,, r. u p's,n Enssh. receipt IN
uner,taa1 thst =. shoniG Ss.a n1M mh IT,. ~ II W.
ri T.,,n. .na .soos ~ eia!n; Ia.ll.;,ra
ls7 anl b"psn ~ s il srnpnr uIfa ssn -:
mt 'SS Sox~xsp ~ pHi w auolt ntonth sxo Ae d!d
The rscont ts.d y t, tnaI 'ao oate "as correct
r., ~. ~ aots"'
cSr.Mt.afSn .4.9. .4.39.-Hsrstys;1 q the South Park
saains liz uvsf II aaaut os ~ elas
nd chave Ia the forcvuIa rS,nnt n.s r as @ X X
.sa ti9a .na .stIsasat 81 III cisis .na a..
Jill It sa IT, ssst4 Sf s's5 fnd
hssy .srss ~ 10 paypsss aps ao e tsts ,. ;aa 9"
unOn satI hoard xhsfsyss ~ ss; GsfM " aeinam
c1tFau,. or supposed cootrarI v ~. ~