The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-15

IN expert AT swearing before the Credit
Moblicr investigation. lie sworc positively
and with solemn emphasis that he never
had any shares or interest in that corpora
ton; that he never received any dividends
or profits from It; and that he was utterly
free from connection with It in any manner
or form. Tho testimony. the payments. and
the diary OF OAKEi ANfrs proved the fnlsity
OF these statements 50 conclusively that the
whitcwa hing committee were forced to say
SO in their report.
But this was not all, 10y any means. II
was shown that after GARFIELD had made
his sworn statement. and while the iuvosti-
CATION was still going on he called on ANtrs
and made a demand for a larger dividend
in the Credit Molilicr than he had already
received. ANtEs produced before the COM
mittec the actual figures of this claim in
GAErlrLD's own hand. as he had written
them at his table. and they stand in the
record rs proofs Of fragrant perjury. such
rs We are told is not regarded n n sin 10y
advanced thinkers in the BEEcHER school of
morals.
Last year Mr.. GARFIELD appeared before
the Real Estate Pool Committee Of which
Mr.. GLOVER was Chairman. The testimony
has not yet been printed, hut 1t exists and is
accessible. In 1872, when the Washington
Ring was spreading out its operations. and
had large designs on the Treasury. GAR
FIELD was Chairman Of the Committee on
Appropriations. They wanted to capture
him in their interest and the task was not
difficult. To do this sham was contrivcd.
which worked to q charm. DE GoLYrR and
MCCLELLAN were bidders for a large cin-
tract of wood pavement, which aggregated
nearly tirce-quarters of "A million of dollars
one CHlrrENDEN went to Washington in
their interest. and made his connections
with the Ring. Il. G., PARSONS If Cleveland
was at that time United States Marshal Of
the supreme Court and converted his Office
into sort Of lobby agency for the multi
tude Of jobs then pending and pressed be-
fore Congress He was known to he nm in
innate friend OF GARFIELD. and was familiar
with most Of the other jobbcrs in Congress
la order reach and secure GARFIELD, chr
TENDEN engaged Parsons TO promote the
contract Of DEGoLYER and MCCLELLAN under
the fictitious name Of counsel, promising
him fee Of $4,000 in the event Of success.
When this arrangement was completed,
CHITrENDES wrote cxultingly 10 his ON
ployers that he had got the man VINO held
the purse strings Of the nation" and that
success was now assured beyond all dis
putc. PARSONS went home and left tic
"cl-"" in GAErIELD's hands. In order 10
ho perfectly impartial, W. give GARFIELD
the benefit 81 his sworn statement hcfol"
Mr.. GLOyER's Committee, made March /.
1877:
i4y or two before tc adjournment of thc Congress
vli.l adjourned go ~, latter lart 90 May or the first
Iari 10 June ls7- nru,rp 6 P,rsuv. VITO VS., ,rar.
using lawyer iu cleveland. nut then to Nar.hai ~
the supreme ,onrt and an old acquaintance OF mime, came
tom, house aud sii that e was called away summary
s important business, that be retained In case on
Whch e hai spent great leaf time. and that there
wns hut one iIus remaining 10 be done, make brief
" tue relative merits n number OF woelen pavement.
10 .ai hc should lose has lee unless the brot
the these a,,nents was made anl that lac was
.udiculy and necessarily called away home. aud he
asked me To profa tlc brief went over the
whole .round carefully amt thoroughly, and rr, pared
bret tAc relative rt, OF these pavcncnts Tor the
consideration OF tie Board OF rnhic Works
lr, Iarcd thc rlcf and went home Subsequently, Mr.
IAnsoNs sent ne poraon Of ms owntoc.
Q-What wa. the amount that Nj PARsoNs did pay you
ol his icc' -s5.oJo - when haimadc tho arsu
iH.nt went hone 10 ohio, and some time IN the month
at july THINK. or perhaps month atcrward. Mr. F,h.
sos deposited In banh 10 mJ credit 5000
laDored over Tie case a -ood many days
These extracts give the gist OF GAR
FIELDS cunningly concocted story, after
three years Of reflection, and with all the
circumstances he could gather in
10 make it seem plausible. He did not APP
pear before the joint investigation Of 1874.
though his name was freely used by several
witnesses. According 10 this statement
GARFIELD "mado and filed n brief" which
he WIS good many days" preparing, and
for that service he pocketcd $1,000, j. II.
NICKEBsoN a witness who had troubled
GARFIELD 40 little during the Investigations
then took him in hand as follows:
Mr. NicKrH,o~-I understood you to say, Mr. GARFIELD
that you prepared hfiet alter Mr. PAg,oNs went away
and that you ncd with the Board Of Public works IL
there such hric on Aef
Nj GAGtWLDMy impression Is that Med 1t, u 1urh
am not certain lie Lad sworn positively before that hc
ii n.e IT, know that stated 10 the Board Of Public
Works the points Of the case.
Sir. NicEnsoN-iou called upon Mr. smPnfkD, l
know.
Mr. GARrnIp-well, I called upon the o,her members
of the L'ard and stated the merits OF the case AMI my
n procession Is that the hricf was aed
Mr. NcEssoS-Are you certain that you filed IT with
auyhodyf
Nj GAfrirrp-I think did but would not say posi-
lively that dd
Tie chairman-You did make an angua,utf
Nj '@FiLlp-l made careful ,faiy ui the case and
stated tlc points 70 the member. of the board
Mr. NcKtRsoN-Dd you ever meet the board collected
gchcI asa board, and make any statement or argu.
mont ou the sulc.li
Nr G,tutlD-l don't know whether the members Of
Che board were an there or not
Nh NIcNlRsoN-I know what YOU sad 70 snrrnpRp,
because hd particular reason Tor being interested
Thus it appears that WHILE according to
his own showing, GARFIELD was solely en-
ployed To prepare a brief, which Inc swOrc TO
having filed, when pressed by ono familiar
with all the facts he retroated, and only
had an impression that he iilod 1t, and
he was forced to admit that he never APP
peared before the board at all. All that no
did was to see Boss SHEPHERD, and for that
visit he received 5000. The investment was
good ono, for at tho ensuing session Of
Congress tho Ring got more than three
millions Of dollars in six wcoks from GAR
FIELD Committee on Appropriations uay-