, 1879-02-04

dozen or a dozen watches made OF
peculiar nattern. ant, a watch, whtet' eost
me- nothing. being presented 70 me By the Com.
t.ave in my pocset &c COPY of the letter wbici,
Col. Cooper-tt sou want TO put II IN as
part Of The res gcstae. l'ayc no objection,
"what x3d Of i watch was tt"
watch ~ ~ - ~
"Toil Bay t. cost rot nothfnca"
tThc w,rks cost inc noth,tH."
y mean The watellih
~ bought the chain. 4 th1nk.H
"f'1ti yo,i Give him watch ai..l :, chauf"
II How Inuc!, MIA It worthih
"t'h: IT was worth. all told. perhaps-I do
not k,,pw. sr-f;5, perhaps sioo
"Whcre was the watch inadcf"
"As The Cornell Watcf'-Factory, IN Hyds
"llow mucl, did you pay loi the eha'n1"
I" don't remember"
"Whcrc did yol ret ft1''
"At Hamilton e. liowc's."
"Where did you get the caselh
(Aftcr shtnkin1l-" got tfm case from, tha
uateh Colnpany. but think paid something to
the witch Company fur the raso.''
"fou t0ntt remember whnt 1t wnsl'
mo. didn't order It; the Company dkl.u
"1fasn's 4 tcen your haltt. to buy u great
many books. Ysu lays good llbraryi''
Nj, uuudy wished 10 have tl,r witucss explain
wly he Rave tndgc B1ottgett the wattI,-to
read the letter. .
sir. ll'bbarsl sald: Judge B;oigett. tong be.
IT oae rasoa ysiy iG 5 eTa
tors Of The Amer;eaa' In. N<ai.tr' a
periodical published in Philadelphia. In
M W., II he habit. IL 1861, isH. ls md 1s';; @
Of going around through the Northwest
Michigan, indiana. Iowa. Wisconsin, Missouri,
Kentucky ky-c0icctlng bills and soliciting sub
habit Of apr1ying 10 Judge B,otlgett for passcs
tn the different railroads; beIng one of tho
publishers ot tic Jo"rHot, thought wns In
soIoe measure entitled IL the eour.e,y q IT,,
h!m the watch, as wrote this letter to him:
untrAao, July /. tX74.--sr Dean Fr.ESn: Ito.
tncmbeElnr a. do our Pleasant acquaintance for
% aindne..e.. % pfofe..ionn ana "iher. whish a 1ass
received at Sonr nns from time tu time during lhr
."uehs TO- ri 10 ats il. errsc.,oa I d ny my %ur m
regard for you. trust, therefore. ynI viii ncccpt
The witch and cl.ain herewith. no. 81 a slnweycr.
a. 4 discharge Of tho ,aany t6ls9stlonr o~e you.
Int Al feeble cxprcston III my sincere friendship.
TITO real pleasure do In giving It.
Col Coopcr.--Ihat VITA written rrIor tu your
application to him for Il construction oi tho
"Nforc than a ychr before"
"Do yosi want to tell this Committee that
tint was the only present You ever naae JudCa
HIMlgcttl"
~ havo made istm some slight presents,
"Wjil yoI say to this Committee l,at you
have not been III thu habit ot presenting Jn'iye
Hlo,lgctt With duplicate Of thu snrI.Hls booiis
lofpe!''
"W.,as will ynu say about tt,atl"
"Well, ] hays g1ysn-f tiot't remember
| can't state definitely lust everything ] hare
dom; .ludcs blo'lsctt's 4a"Ehlef and my
Mr. Knott-Just nl1 up family afratrs as lit
tie aA lH,@sihe.
''Wi,at ! tasq g'ycr to Judge istodgctt-"
Cui. Cooprr-That IL what ain nskinr for.
~ atn mt quito certain about. n'ay lure
glycn him aonle books; may have given SUMO
tJ hla fan,y.H
il yu,t can remember the "details Of q COLL
ye'sa,,"l' .'at toyk lacc in ls;5 YOU ought TO
hu,ie Judge l}oleett prcsentsf"
"'lhcy wcrG not extensive"
rs,! S1. M Ton a1!; t9S r Of anything s''s than this
"Wle.!'cr gave him Or to une Of h!s .laugl-
lcr. son'e tiugs-tlat is wlat ts iii doubt In ny
1ninl."
II can tell what gave 10 him.
| Witness snhi surti,rr illnt hu sent second
letter to the Bar Association on stngIe toplt,
Ii, response 70 Whit hc supposed was tlc COM
mlttcs's desire, understanding from Edwin
| Walker tftat all nnswCr Oh tllat pD[nt WUull tse
entirely sat!sfactorv 70 the Committee. liz
fearing that It would bc suppressed
rrport. The cumnllttee refused to let Him sro
! ie rcport before It was printed, te having
Mskcl Col. Cooper who tuld lin that t.c Cum
miltcc was quasi judicial body, md euu!I mt
1T lin ave i. autl1 il hui been submitted TO tllu
| Bar Association.
| In reply to Nr. Cloudy, ~lsncss sail TIC held
hl.nect ready 10 scfun'! the excess drawn ou, at
all times, nnd wAs abct to refund it. bsc"na'lss
| Mr.. Knott-Iherc Is Que potut We arc not en-
tIsrly vlear On. III constituting this nineteenth
SECTION, tlndlng thu Language ambiguous, you
tiIc had rrGDAtsc to the object nA intention uf
the iaw. as understand YOU, to afl you IN ar
| riy!ng at eurrect conclusion.
| AYES, took thcm both up~-tl.e law and tile
question"
"Appilcd the sslns rule to tl,c entire fce-
sriiF'
"Aa far as remember"
'Anu tlr ob1eri you supposed Congress had
In vsw wns ~ eHable them to arrtyu Ut Tho
| c0lnparat!yu cOst Or expense VI winding up all
essate under the bankrupt uct nlId unlcf tl!e
1nat,yent laws q! the Statet'
"'Ihat WIS QUO Ut lhc thoughts"
After some talk as tu when tI,u tarand Jury
case tant'u he coecd, aIr. tlou.iy saytmy that it
could ete ttnnt In few MINUTES, except Us 10
Judge Istolgrttfs testimony,
Ihr Committee took recess until = oc1ork.
ODDS AND ESns
Tn the assembling Of thu Committee IN tho
! afternoon,
Ms. Gnu.,y offered tho resolutions passei by
tho Bar Association on tie prcsent2 2ton af thu
report u the Committee OIL Inquiry.
alr. Knietcsbockcr-Nhat Is Tho Object OF
tlmt, anywayt
Mr. tln,lly-To show tha action Of the liar
Association upon the report.