, 1879-02-08

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to BE- % d,stfbue ~ Ell to ,be VARIOUS ri osr,tes undsr
ot"e'' "a o'e eou'1'
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uUtail a. WHITE
NJ HUGH A. White "as called nn'l examined
ticorre 4. 1,irclnw in lila lifetime mn, VA. l,,s
sotr,tor from thc simmer of ISL mi b,s dcat1,
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Mr.. Bigc1ow and +. II. Winston s"fnc time In
| ,Jnnuary or February, 1877, by which he was to
se,I IN liz. novcrnncnt N ;br I1rf,s,, s,otc.
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olt1ceani Custoit'-Aoilse. lherd were parties
owning property OIL Dearborn, street who were
| vrry .nrhua Ia have The Pos,.5,,'1cc retained
nrar thc old .ttc. mn, hc ,,ad monv ,,ifT,.rcrt
persons coming 10 num- "s reptescntna rue isiE
| Glow estate. which, together with the
Do Haven estate, owned Block 1af, TO
| sec II some arrangement eonid not
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ue "'a'e ""s'soJ J ino'h't
tnlh hhe' ""'c" WAS eu.n"'s'et ~ t"a1 t!!o
probably the most eligible location III lhc city.
The parties In interest selected Mr. Winston, IA
thc M man IT, make tl,e contract and carry out ,h,.
sttansenent The ~ eue,ton ,s y, ma' : discussed! In
.e 1,sl ns.anSe &c, a. = .,s o1aee sF' .; IT, H. nonoso
! nut In that place, owing to his influence With
h f.ooh who IA, thcn Cuucrrsa,nan frotn
~ LJo w" ai,,rct r"t an, vii, liz J1ge. '',' ~,
H. ,be Hcusi'' md owing to soe rciatius. cr!st
;ne r between hin, aud sir. clover, lien District.
9n ~, ro.c,t - at III. discnsson' but wtnes. mst
IL. nus - f.es La -A'' ~'
SUI :. ~ .n,, iSnow what kind NJ srrytrtx Mr.
wi,.tol ~" rcndcrctl un.ier tint contracti ii '''
""fIIn III not ncr.ot,aIly."
I, ~. ~ r'H, m pnn,v IN anv otber war. from rcr.
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whstIer or not | It was what Is commonly known
~ lobby serylces!''
~ naa w w omn W., ,'nriro ,i'n,', rro&y
"t.e as uso ;,,iv ,niv .av e1rent r"n.ro, -.,,t,
IT,. eao "s4a's 'A' s1ep' ss"''@' 'epasA-
Mr sncrc,arv - ~ ~ ts Tros.r. y. ,oso5
services. ine osGte15 r. ~, ~ ~, ne x "as
aatho.hsut uy ~ VI 'c1tsin,ion 'A' - "as
not ni.I. u s',nnosc mod mi mi,
your altentlon % ~ o,a.a. n.n 'sas H. & SUPREME
Court ol nv u'ISu H. 9.s ,s.,,r nse hsu, wv "
t,so 1nce % ,e 1i !. in tbc a.rI. If
hDM yoa get any y kuorleaEc 1T a; q y Information
asto what Aaa @ ocs1 as'ne !a =. ~; WINSTON unuer
this contract alter y VS. ms!e,i, tna.em ..
-! know ~ VEN 10 MasnsnHton, 1 .a;.t H. out "isat
ha did there oh'y KNOW itonl ",at nc tolh tne
upon l'ts return: no i'ad ., 1cen pe!ose ue ue-
partents at ii1s. s ~ cag aE!T a s1a1 IT,,
tlcslrab1iity ot tn's oeat,o.'. na.a tnou.ut tnaI
he had succeeded u procuring tltcm to select
this locatioG, 11o not snoH ttlat sh9u1a use
the word 'Dep1ttnicnt, pas ho nau ncen 70
Washington, atla aftnlleea thc matter WIN TUG
| proper parties, whoever iiscy Wcre' ile subsG-
qucntly went " tue Leeis'at1ee a. Springfield,
aud obtalnea tue va.aiion % q an allcy.1shat H. Is
known q; 4nl1eg sstes., ,t' !. no .oYgrn ,
mcnt objected 70 taxing i!se BLOCK until tlAt
strent was closed, 10 Us 10 thetuae Tie property
together" ,,,<.... :. .h,. .,.n. .n,,. :,
"Was Mr. Winston ut that time member OF
the Le9isature,p, e,1.',a .,n, !,
stand t'te visit there was for the pnrpose, and
resulted in hie procuring re passaec ol IN act
through ttIc ll!99s Legislature Tor the purpose
III understood 1t so.n
"Do Tou know anything about az order hkv-
inR been cntercd IN the Circuit Court nf The
United States for this district on tho M!th day
OF July, 1877, allowing $W. .00o To 3r. Winston
out OF tho funt set aside by the United 6satcs
for tic payment for lila propcrtyth