, 1879-01-31

Col. Cooper want to call your attention to
this check: No. 20, t5,0D, tinted states
District Court ffor the Northern District nj
Illinois, In the matter of the sicsmanIa 1na,tr.
aocc Company, bankrupt, In bankruptcy; at
Chicago. the 2l day Of AtiiI, 1874. The Ma
tionaf Bank Of Illinois, rav 10 ,ny order, the
check being entered for services, $5,tNo on &C.
count Of The estate Of the aforesaid Insurance
Company, signed William Woke, Asaiuntc Of
ss'd estate, countcrsgncd II. n. tlibbarti, Reg
lister In Bankruptcy; Endorsed William Vocko
Assignee Germanta Insurance Company; also,
the stamp Of the German Na,lona' bank, April
"a, 1874, paid - was ordcsed.t' That Is the
check for which the matter nf tlIc purchase OF
the Hes'ne note and ttisek Il wss n nEali, tst notf
that Is In TeFy few wurds. ] had swo checks.
There nas an allowance made to me for past
services of 81 ,50u."
"At what tttnrt'
check Of sa, W: ,awn 's az he h Meci.a"c f n's'
Rank, which was depository. It ts p,rt ii the
allowance. drew ialat III twn clrcks tor til.
s!tnple rsason ,f',, lad small ta!anre left In
anxtoa. AM aiso l. vt "nt hts ITS moncy With % he fad 1
In Il, uni 10 Bt!lt the MI tttti twp rt1tcks-
one for e.. I00, uml thc otier for st,:zn."
"Wcrs these all the checks you drew On ae-
| count Vi y0ur services NJ nttorncyih
mo, sir: I Ind fnorc.n
t'J}ow much In alll"
H." "Wcll, s, couldn't sas. Lea" a'ecrt.In from
Mr. Kuott-what ts tic relevancy ot tbt.4
Col Cooper don't know. '|llc cIrcum-
pays thls lid Of st. .t!D fr lhIs stock on lie 9th
so.m An, y dyox depos 5 II . M II afsont M tr"s 9
National l'ank. On The 2ttll Of April, Ms.
Fockc draws hts check Us Assignee, counter
signed BY III. nfbbart,'for $j,tsD. n1Nl deposits
It in the German Natipnal Rank. | ,lnn'l ,pcoIl
to say that there Il anything wrohg abont that
Transaction but It looks very strange 10 inc that
when Mr.. V0ckc. In bis ili.al report, n*ts fnr
81 zoo moro rs Assignee, tlny or two aitcr The
! ssooo 't' '''' N'''e> W
Tho Wltness-lt Is counters,eocd By Air.
! Htblard. did not draw the check for $1,000
nv bank, The t3erman National.
Nj. Goudy-That Ilas no relevancy whatever
t. the charges being Investigated against Judge
Btodgett. . ..
the witnesa not to harrow uu his feelings in re-
health.
| that.
MIR. GOUDY's QUESTIONS.
On the cross-examinntton A1r. HoudY asked
tho wltness II he was elected Assignee by the
creditors. He said he mas.
ain obtainiug the office you frst solicited the
suppor of lie different creditors, did you notl
"Ycs, sir"
'Prtor to the tfne that you we're elected did
you have any conversation with alr. MestnE
xith regurd to his influence in getting you tie
place, or mas It after you were elected and while
your confirmation Was pending before the
JudCcl"
"rrom my best Impression, that va alter
wards; of course It was.'
A.f-
| was whether or not lie would confirm the elec-
49,, ~ ~. crc,,i.o-.n u, A' 'A~ ~'1S-
' mrtn. +. -, a',a a.. 1,,,-
th4s 70 ~ a"" #*ntea inc aadee, oetofc
whom had hau no practice bcfure that time, to
know whu was.n
nntd vou hnvc anv ner.on,, oror,,nt ,pcc
..,,t, ~. 1,aru ,,r,o. ~ .t., ,I..,.m
WI, mrl. NV 'uus' wv. s :. ,lsa' .'n'e'
Not at Ill. t'ad tried ono case before bin.
I believe, but he did not know me-"
$50 tar ~ you knew, wa* there any conceal-
s'Nnt thr lcast."
"Was there any concca$1cnt Of The order ntsl
| entered the 1fth ttpon tn. ~
mot the cast, Is fnr as can tell"
! "Waa there nny arrangement or information,
~ fas a. You Know, :" iroeIte tue sale OF this
NY. sir; there mas uot."
through s|ssou or Wctherei|''
| What Was the reason you sent letter to
| thclnf"
"Illc reason Was tilat they Ind very latgc fn-
teFrsts 1T Tue GoMpany " s,aTlng pursll used
| nu,nt'er OF poctcs: Mr Florshel.n, for Instance,
think, held oger $50kt Gu, uI,t his Interest, of
| coarsc,. tH tue dtYttcnds, was very large.
deemed It mT duty to tell thosc nca III ur,,er to
stock; uIso to atl me III gct,ing Is much OF tir
stuck rs l could"
| ibid you call upon Mr.. j. II. McAfutlrtl, WHO
before tint time had been connected with lie
tkuA,tt 5tA&t Ab1