National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-16
GAMBLERSs CONSPIRACY.
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o. Was not tSss talked about A. I nigh
haye been. Il could not say.
q. was Il mott A. I could not say yes Q
wv VIVA. n, your best recollection, A. NV hes
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Z n SS6 ilote fhihrs q ne ~. 4 gi j -N7TI
o. what we're Won roinr 10 do IN reoara Tn IL
A. We did not make any bargain what We wer
90. dtd not ask Won whether vop made an,
barEsn. what were You goinr 10 do. A. Make
sa I s ~ s ~ of any ''ne
q MhcS ~
Twas not taifinx About Tettine one up. dom
thfnS 4 have fnfusnce enough TO get mn an In
yestiration' r
: @. what vera yoz going to hare donsgl A. A
te aI and aid Il wss surninoned before an,
committee would state the facts.
these afacts" brought outs A. No, sir; did MOI
q. DID DID, no. You tsif ssousit and discus. xheshe
member. . fsssss'-ssT ~ - =
O. How is It that your memory now does mo-
serve YOU when You remember matters whiei
a. As said before, When the investigation va,
Iess|Sn: sss: p tss paper, sad, spcss Sf NJ
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that Mr. Murtagh was not as pure as he NIGH
be- or something Of that sort
Q. You said moment ago that you talked 4
A. 1 did not say anything Of the kind.
q. Do you say now that you did not talk II
q. Did not You talk II over before the police
Investigation was inaugurated? A. I do moi
think i did, SIR had no occasion to.
@. When did you first talk about it? A. Some
time after the police investigated commenced
could not saw exactly when :
@. Did you md Major Richards and McDeyitt
talk the matter over at police headquarters7 A.
q. You and McDevitt did? A. have spoken
to McDevitt; yes sir. :
9. Did you talk with Ciarvoe about IT. A. ]
vestigatiOn, / think. > = =
g: When did the New York Sun article come
think. a cannot say SIT curing last week
2. DID you never talk with Claryoe about ii
before that? A. DON'T think ever did, sir.
about It since that? a. I was talking with him
yeostef ms ,a,vo. "a the chic, 81 tho d.,so,,v.
force: "a a. Yes, sir 49,. ia,
tagh about this Dana matter at all1 A: No, sir.
": ne has never mentioned the SUBJECT 70 you?
No SIT; not OF, % my n.y. kn0w rteg: Ia
p an,d me snytning; no Sir;
r. Eos Pso1iseu 70! a. NC, sr, ne never ald;
No connection Viz tbia th;n m ha1avsgg. nad
oi, wnas Nv, was told; l never had any talk
R,os. Did you and McDsSts and Miller and
t SoG matter that has been alluded to in
y9 M sssutmons! r,,,...,r.,.
NJ WiIsen Yes '0 A. NJ air E
g How How many many Of you talked together about it!
r.. as ars,aaJ 80, = 4, aSt ~. " mas
tion ns Al since THIS inVestga
q wig WIG wa, Was present when 4 was mentioned'
q. Did Won never talk with any Of these par.
ohn u ySu never tSn Win any Of Inese par
ties spvut " p.tot 20 Inc saopuon OF me resolu-
ton under 1'S S sn,s u'es''sa''0n 10 oeins car
@. Were you n Colonel COOKS office On the
we're thsrsi A. Ne. sir. ! .ss n Colonel Cooks
{ went there With miller for the purpose Of read.
Ing copy Of letter. -
know that letter had been preparedF A. I did
not KNOW anything about IL until then. I heard
something about IT. =
g Prom whom 'did you hear it, A. think
. @, Whstpassed between you and Mr.. McDev-
Q. Ten Us 70 ths best Of your recollection A.
Q. Cannot you remember anything that he told
you? A. remember that heard that such
letter had been sent or was going to be sent; that
@. You seemed to be able to state what these
men said 70 You four or fye years ago, and hew is
y that you cannot remember what Miller said not
stated as taking place in 1871 have on paper. !:
Q. You have been giving conversations that
occurred four or five years ago? A. Between Mr..
@. E1aetly, and If you can rscollect wha. oe-
cured between you and Mr.. CfhYvoe, then how
3 II that you cannot reccllect this between Miller
and yourself Few weeks eEo2 A. Because these
have refreshed ny memory.
q NOW viii refeesh your memory with the
etter IN Col COOKS once. Capnot you remem-
o 20 had
war GitS Mr. MiIIep and read a conv nSt, "en'
81 Did he he tell Won m that conyersation vha.
I Ii1 ie A7 NAs ae af a 90 not think ne
U Did NOT ne tel you anything at all about 1t?
q hid ~ tall yon VIA, tba, ,et,er vas ,nort-
y, n1 aid IL 'hA' uea'eu IN a. 10 NOT LINK
n nd he ,r.rt,or NJ ny,r,.u,,.
,ectiop with itYNA re- aiIy d. not A remem I,
whether he did or not.
V: Mhat ~ your Dest mpressionE a. MY pest
70 preston u mat ne 0i9. . -
,lse aid he say? He said that me letter was to
2 sent TO MI Murtaghs u am not sure about
nat wh.,a,d he sov hon, tho 70. ,o,s sor .endS,
ng It 70 MT: MgItaghf He did net say: 4
Y. Not q word? A: Not to my recollection.
Y. 50 all there Is OIL Is tnat Milier told you
etter had BON written, or was s, to be written to
,ou about what that letter concerned: A. McDev-
Y M Ny .1ao,,, s,ov a, h. .,.x n.
ontents. he DID not.
z. You went around 70 Cooks ofhee TO hear
etler. OLD you NOT! "A. l went there az ther re-
Q: And, notwithstanding you went for that
,urpose, ne never intimated to you what that
etter va a9ousF a; wnoI
o be sent, and had been sent.
" But ne never toid you word rs 70 what that
stteI Was aeoptI A. 90 BOT think ne Zen.
Toned what the Contents were.
Q. What interest had you in hearing that let
er readr A. Well, like to know what is going
N: "
IMPOSE 20. : ~ way -~''' W. ' e''''s :.
@. This letter had something to do with this
INVESTIGATION, had 1t? A. do not know as IL
lid. suppose the Investigation at headquarters
,aused the writing Of the letter.
U. That is all the Information you can give the
is It, about this letter. A. Yes, sir.
Q. Now will ask you If you do not know that
which you discussed the questionable prOposi-
- o.
oShr ef An Inv
y virtue Of which you could bring out these
hings that you had previously talked over in
egard to MIR. Murtagh? A. I will say, emphati-
ya s no such conyersation with me
y, aSu never na9 any conversation Win MI
\ 'Nssers s,y ING !" NJ "e''sf' ais 'oui
q. All that you know about 1t is what these