The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-11
THE FRAUD INQUIRY.
TuE CONTUhACY OF STANLEY
MATTHEWS.
r,I,ndIy RaIs Destroy Important
E.peIs-Ben Bntler and BOnlds
Rsker-That New Party-FIOr-
Ida subcommittee.
NJ, Refusing TO Testify He AckDOWI-
edges His 6uilt.
special TO the Register.

edges His Guilt.
special TO the Register.
WASHINGTON, June 10.
By re using 10 appear before the POI;
Tar Committee, Stanley Matthews admit.
,bs whole case against him. Republi
c.Ds say that he has made a great mis-.
tske. Whether be appear or not now
,bs morsl effect on the cOuLtry will not
ha favorable to him. HIS denial Of the
,rght of the House to subpoena bids fair tC
GIVE rise to sn important and, per-
bsps, prolonged discussion. No Sens
.or hiss ever before refused to obey
the subpoena Of the House. Matthews
c,ptumscy is therefore without prece-
dent and every body is anxious to know
Whist the House is going 10 do about it.
I, seems TO be generally conceded that
the House hss the rIgnt TO demand u
SENATOR'S presence, but what power, il
spy II has TO enforce its demands is an
omen question. This is what Potter
committee is trying to fnd out.
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON, JuLe 10 The Potter
Committee did not get 10 work until 4
P. NJ. Timothy Griffith, a clerk in the
Office of the Secretary of the Senate, was
recalled, and in reply to questions put by
Mr.. Mcmahon, stated that be had
sssched Tor and found on file, paper
s1.horizipg Thsmss &. Anderson to act
s. messenger to bring the returns of
Florida to Washington. The witness
p.odac,d the paper purporting to be
signed by all the electors.
Eii.h L Bugbee, Was shington mana
gsrot the Atlantic and Pscihc Telo graph
C0mpsny, WAS the next witness. He was
called 81 the instance OF General Butler,
who examined him.
Bliler-You were subper g to bring
with you book showing the receipt and
delivery of certain kilograms. Have you
brought t2
Wi.ness-l haYe not sir.
Bltler-Was there any difficulty IN
Enii,g il?
" taess-I have hot been able to find
!. So lar. The book had some memoranda
10 toi dispute between former cashier
sud clerk, and II was wanted for Il o'e
mcmogandas some time ago, and | have
forgotten what disposition was made OF
Il silsrward.
Bu.lsr-Pardon me, sir, YOU saw me
shout half past II or o'clock, did you
not.
Witness-I did.
Butler-You saw me talk with your
cashier2
Witness-Yes, SIT, with the present
cashier.
Butler-And you saw him give me
this memorandum, (reterring TO u paper
IN his hand from that bookl
Witness-I did not see him give you
sny memorandum.
Butler-Dldn't you see him looking
over book, and then l went in and
S,ked you tor the book?
Witness-I did not.
Butler-Hasn't be told yOu that he
gave me memorandum
Wituess-fIr told me that he did.
Butler-Was there any difficulty in
y0l oHngIng that book2
Witness-That book was not the orig
ns.,lhs! WAS book Of entry for keeping
sCou1ts.
But er That is the book | want. Men
tJlt .slsU'v their account books general
lIs..Aough they d some others.
NlGc., The summons ca ls for the
original books, and TINS cannot be clsssed
s.,le or.. lna. book because the entries
s-s DO, made In It first. The original
book is lLeoue tina. nave not been able
% ind go llr.
BW.er-li ! understand your course Of
yI:ln'ss, 1t Is that when telegram Is re
c.vel, = copy Is presented before the
message Is delivered.
WI.@es: Yes sir, of the messages tha.
Ne received for delivery.
B.,,er-Have you found the one that
akCd fort
Wnuess-I have not.
Bli.er-You told me that yoL thought
.-a; rs.s had eaten that, didn't you?
Wituess-I think it has been destroyed
tg rats.
Butler-When do you think rats began
O. ,.2
NlLLesS-l cannot say.
Ba.ler-Wben did YOU ascertain that
iss had eaten that telegram?
Witness cannot say that rats did
eG II. bgt tbirk tbey d,4 because
ssysra. packages that were stored in that
close. have been almost entirely DESTROYED
B! rats.
Butler spnnose vou take those con-
.s; because Won t6ink il some advantage
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Of the COMPANY
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lie Tat. have g6ne ont oftbs closet
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