, 1879-04-11

lie Judged from their actions tlns they were
authorized. lie assented to tlefr propostsiof,'
anl made all appointment for the next da5'
Robinson catnc to tho witness Office, anu thc
witness was to par &l4,O00 tn tic afternoon ami
Robinson was to bring McCrca's order for shls
work. Tile money was 70 be pntd to McCroa's
brother, A. hc WIS going into the country.
During that Interview llo presented an
order for MeCrta to sign. which
didn't suit, and tho witness wrntc out another.
Jlc took IL. In tho tneantImo he rot tie scntt-
tncpt Of TIM TRIBUNE Company, und found
the other stockholders would have nothing to
do with the Transaction, and, without waiting
for Nobtnson to present tire order, he told hin
he would hnvo nothing to do with thc matter.
Io tctegraphed to Joscph 3fcdtll, who replied
TINT l,o
WOULD NOT ALLOW TIN orT1cH TO De BLAcK-
NAILED ONE CENT.
II he did the work he must have tic pay TIC
law allowed. The witness saw MeCrea attes~ |
wards, and he insisted TINT he knew nothing |
about the transaction. From bis manner The
witncas thought ho didn't know anything about
H. Joseph Medit, returned and sent nose
to slcCrea, mt, the application for printing
was Withdrawn. On cross-cxamlnntion by Gen.
stilcr, McCrca's counsel, thu witness couldn't
sny whether The request Of Joseph Ncd,'1 for an
Interview was In writing or not. He wouldn't
undertake to bay what was 10 tfe NOTE Nc
Crca sent reply, sayn: lso would let him know
about It N few DAYS. Up to thls
time tic witness supposed McCrea
was responsible person. When he
askcd McCrea the three questions he didn't ask
| auy other questions. Upso ihat tsme these
| other parties eaEd McCrea had 10 knowledge OF
1t.
The witness was here asked rs TO the thrco
questions which Eiaprood told lin to ask NC
Crea, n1lll the saEc answer was repeated. lie
! witness thought McCrea might have given TINS
job to Robinson, or to his brott'cr,or
| MIGHT HAVE BEEN PRINCIPAL HIMSELF.
Thr witness wrote no contract, but did write
! oil orGcr for McCrea to sigu, whle!, he read.
THIS was suggested By similar order brought
by l2oblnsuu. The Witness expected McCren TO
sign It, beca,sc Robinson safd he would. l'lc
witness thought ha hA1 testified as fully before
the Grand Jury rs now.
| TO Mr. NiddIe the witness said that Robinson
eatd some Influential man ought to 20 to Nc
Crra from TIE TnlnJHE, beca,isc McCrea
would feel rs though he ought tn bc backed up
III this uny. The other pn1,ers l,aa '!one 80. Ne
nca,,t by his testimony t!ut ifaIgnod llad told
lin ,lut the Erenfnq Journal 'ral offered $4,000,
and would 10 the work for any amount t'lnt
woad teaye them profit OF slo,0oo. l1o hat
several interviews with Charles IL. Reed lie
told him what his cysdcncr would be.
CHARLES II. REED
tcsttflcd that he was the attorney OF McCrca ID
regard to these charges IN the papers about tsls
business. lie suEgcateu to Mct:en thai ho nave
The t;rurd Jury investigate these ehasRcs rather
tton sue tic newspapers tor libel. lie didn''
kuow whether llo talked Elth tile first Grand
Jury oruot. Hckuows he did with the sceonl tia
Investigated this matter. lie talked with Jott
FORSYTH an1 kearuey,-ptobuhly with MI
, | Dolnnu. lie diln't want McCrcn indicted, be
cause hu was y Republican. All he told TIL
Grand Jurors ,sas t!tut he wasltet! tul ant
fax Investigation. IIa saw the Dcmocrat1
ou tie Jury especially; didn't tall
with thp Republicans o,, 1t. lie heard that tn
{, Grand Jury's report would bu III eIoncr1
tton nf MeCEca ls{asa. thu report. was returAe'
into court. McCrca told httn' 1t would b
> | 10. Hu thought Forsyth scaa oR th
!. ulnrlty report to McCrea. liz Dc
!, Glued to soy how Hluch none
hc received as attorney. That WAS MS pF1sat
n{gair. Ne aidu't 10 tllc GrJnd Jury's room
N lie saw Mr. Billings about tho reports that u
i was Implicated III thu matter. Mr. Hl!!'s'a sui
:, bc wct,t to Introduce Kob,usun, merely a.
friend.
cMoss-ExAMtSEp.
a,r p,.a III, rvprythug possible to ret d
- .',..,...o. +oy,,. Elm (; ;r.n1 Trrv. trhu
& "u a' a',a n,a sortv aul u,I,,o,,ty report,
w, .s n"n s.,,nu r,,,I st,mr cytrurts from III
49,. AZ n,,11ishrl. which Afr. lvcd recol
"a, ntzed.
~ =. Objection was mado to introducing tic opt
Is t.s.,,, rn,,,,v ,r., II, testimony. a,p1 Il
70 sas ".,s w. n ,ror, nxr1n,,cI Yhe money wtlnc
at leauhs .faf,xo, ~, rons,drrctl hin urn bur
IT, ''' IT,. n,,nw no,hIur whutcycr Of auy 60
cd '..'.,,, n.ss.
OF 'atsfo'' ouuox s.t7,,.
al r,,,o- IT tim Earn Exchange Bank OF ChIcal,
:as ee'.' ~ IN ,,,,au Nrt,rrn In
""' '"~ ''~, m"nono7 Mrf,rru. n. Couu
'r:s M"su"' ".sA ,."nns ~ nuru1ut there.
o. ,.as ar,~nv. iutour, of SfU
IT. n"o n"o "",1 a,,,' ,,o,,,. arm. ,,u,. so
70, WV 1ne ,,a"s mi. N,.f.rc, nuytninr I
~ ~ .|,ua. - a.,os,,. sun,c nnnry was oure ,t,td
=" s,.,..,s,'n H.. oncuc,t ,u ntruurt in pebruaI
rt 1873. The Witness dla not 'e's'npe' r,'' W. ~
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