, 1879-01-30
JUDGE DLoDGErT.
First Days Session OF the
Congressional COM
mittee.
rhev Take Up the Charge In
ANY, Relation to tho Ger
mania Fire,
And The Sale Of Mr.. Hesing's Stats
zeitung" Stock to Henry
Greenebaum.
rbe Judge Presents a Denial
of Each Of the Allie
cations.
roo,,mony Of w. II. Bradley Re"
eartiinE Certain Orders
In tho Case,
And Why They Appeared in a Ger
tain Place on the Min-
ute-Book.
The Law Reporters Are Also Inter"
1lcucl upon the Same
Subject.
f,u;o,ona os to the Value Of staats-zei-
tung" Stock in 1874
rcat,mony OF w. II. Bradley Re"
eartiing Certain Orders
In the Case,
And Why They Appeared in a Ger.
tain Place on the Min-
ute-Book.
rae Law Reporters Are Also Inter-
viewed upon the Same
Subject.
f,r;o,ona NJ to the Value Of " staats-zei-
tung" Stock in 1874.
PRELIMINARY


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FNELlN lNltSAkf'
The Congressional eo1n'n'l'oe uppo"'su -. ~
!nrrszatc Into tue charges 1ea'osl 'uoau p.ou-
gr1t commenced thclr 'sooEs d. t''e a'4'e' :,
lluuse yesterday losh'nR' on''.'y "'.eA a.,
ocIoek pTepaFatlohs loF o"s'aess peaan ~ Nv
small d!alng-'ooh, among tne uss. ~ P''s to :"
IN appearance was Jaaee o'o'ieet' .''ane1" W.
came uceou1anlea ~ M eoapnc'' ID, ,"o hoa' n,
map Tst'moul! ..anu Mesefs' ". - uouu5 41a
tleotge Z. Inpoet'' "ho oscup'eu l"o scsss w
The lett Of tic eha's, tne pFomo.ets oi "e
charges Alcssfs' JOIN O. Goopct' .. ~ no'eAs
lbo"EeF aud Henry l. sneioon' 4hns .'.sn
:Dlnccs oil f''e f1eht. 4hthe nulnoe. 9. 1c
members Of Inc local pat "cto ptestss unts'e
.he day, and great Interest was manifested IN
the rrxceJtnEs.
Ar,.n, I'm audience wcre tho Hon. Thomas
nas"s - An t,o1. \ y, Cuton. Tho linn, ii. a.
llo}ne. she tto"' " ~ e".v", '1 ~
Miller, aud Mcs*rs. Evans. Aaoipn moses - -
llough, O. II. Horton, Il. u. alason. ". ~
paee. O. X, Hutchinson, A. e, Iicslnc, q. ".
p,cton, =. 4. Chcsbrorei. A, c, Stury, john
:. ,..',1I " at.
The littnaeFs o. the coHlmiAec, llc 1on' q.
ptoctor Knott, the Hon. D. B. Cu1besson, ntl
tbe lion. 4. q. Luphup, took their seats short.
s.f,nr 10 .a,.,-L .,.J ,tan,oata,e1v ,,r,,cet,ca
@s>. !" ~;~~"' A''S>
~ 0aalhess.
The Chairman, the Hon. j. Proctor Knott,
stated that In order TO fnctlitats Us much as
p.sblc the Investigation With whlcl, the Com-
m'.sec was s1tasseo' ,nty nsa Esssu upou .nc
onitEs wh|clt wcro p,loI!shea IN lHE IhfhohHe VI
yesterday, tho substance Ut which he again rc'
pea'e"' ne s'sc h!ateo ~ 'uuse n'ouect1 ""a
n,to, ,.., - .~a,,,,, r,.t,t,s.s tn, .~o,~I,,,t,
ln''e ''"t " "ou'o 'as!''sa'o 'te '~a''',a'Io"
'a', "a' ,a,.", ,.s w.. "on ,"1 m ,.tma. snS
tf"s' ''"e"t"s ~ et'" ~ 10 Nv 'sa.
deem necessary, ~ that'tho case could bc closed
d.em., ,x,saI.nt H., ,,,,, -, ,o,r... In n,,,l,,
tee"'.u e@pea'eus ~ ""n' u eoa'h' NC "''enL
concluded t,,rIr en,ro ,,os,.,
In1. ieakr rrni,;ncT that hf. l,w nort,or
Nt Wi1na "e vi1 sISn , a' ,", ns 'aM paa.uot
.". @ i.''s 4, t .SMt Ht NV 34HA nIet. nunPIn"Cas
VA sltE anu confined TO bed, but hoped to oe
aele 70 appear betoro tho Committee III two or
a!r Lyman Tr,,tuhull said: bng leayu IN
suggest, on heitaif Of .layEs Biodauit, tt,at v.
hayo ii. i INV "ou.a nsoas a. I ane 70
a. ture n ~" tss, a. m =, ~,
n,u1 .,".,..,, ~" sane ~ 'ap W ten' ot'a cHotEu
When tue en-, aY come nc' 0f ulu soutse pat @ 'e E,os
lls anu not b%lAc Rpprlsc1 what the charges
may b., no preparation can bc tna.c to meet
the charges md speciicatfons, nl,a know wl,ut
tary arc, It viii rsblu ,fnt{vs i!loirrft ~ nrn.
M 'spt ,lem ts qn.wsr % as o I'M may think fopcr to all
tent t a. -, s IN, ~, ~ o .1s' aascsI Wav 10 pss
The CAa!rnau said It was.tho intention OF the
Committee, as .ov, "a tlx.y could ret II ronv
viii aji lin, ctarvns h,n,LT N'ouSux' x H." .. o"Se
}eyted Tor ts day,s rTanfn.,ttnn a cyr1e 1w wtt"i,
,. Would 10 prepared to mect with 'hls evidence