, 1879-02-06

"a That lin tine !, Capt. Schneider w'tn't can
% Tile ", was mot not politician in the sen.c Of de-
voting his time toit, but be was 4 mat, who TOOK
mn interest IN poIttIcs Mr. Cnoibaugh. think,
VIVA pretty active politician At that time"
-" Was NJ. Coolbaugh OF the same politics as
~ sEe' gEses!s" r."
"Mr: c1olbapgh va; Democrnt, and tic
"My Impression Is It vas n little hard to tcil
what t1r paper was about that ttme.".
III vas iant to tell how 1les!nR WAS, but the
evidence ol being dsloyst."
~ can't sny ds}osal.''
"WeIl, mean that playfully.''
a , man nay break his party ties without be-
"1 used THAT expression p1ayfuly. Naw,
Mi Woke c1prcsstl dc*tre IN chambers, yu,i
say, 10 take Judgment a9nfust ltesing. Did he
giTe nny renpnns for lint lctirri'
:'Tliat he had appealed to the other stock.
holders OF thu 0ermnna Insurance Company 10
ysy. md he woul, t'c In ycrs nwkWar1i posi-.
lion towards Those men II l.c didn't compel
licsing tn paw, am1 l,c seemed to think tlMt
Judgment waa what lle WAS required 10 take III
order to keep Eoed faith towards ttoae gentle
incn" ..,,,.. ,,,,.
Hcnk nGainst hin tul,scqucntlyt"
He was satfsGHl he WIS lnso!vent." -..
"At TN. interview at wlIicb ten. l.eake vas
present. d! h ,9:s. tst no Judgment could 1e
"WeiI. think tht tact Of nesinx's insolvency
was substantially conceded nj TINT Interview.
! do not think there WAS much discussion III
regard In thr fact ot 'ie''nE's ''*'''s'n'r ut
u You uld think, then. At lie i.n,s, d,mlge
DolEctt, ,l,at Afr. HesfnE'e publications OF
company all that h!s notes ami stock wero fairly
WORTH were a!ncesf and genutnct"
" did, SIR"
" llow long l,.d yon known Afr. lfcsine1"
II 7 fn.kr M 1stt., uth1<
but had knnwn hl11, from ahout lS5."
At'o1ItioMista toeethert"
~ ucycr kncw, WHETHER he uas. was an
Oil hhplittonist.n
al kncw yo,l werr."
"l,ut never kncw what he was until ahout
The time tho Fremont campaign. as We called
o( lis pol!ties."
"Werc YOU on friendly terms with him during
. this y t!ns1'' i. vor,., ,nx,,,u, ,,,,,
very dstsnt speaking acquaintance wIsll him
until the Fremont catslnalgu, nss'i That not all
tutIc1,ate one.'
u Had vou ever been thrown in contact with
lhr Lcgislaturci"
"At What stlna1h
".Any time prior to the time this interview
tuOls pflce fn yunr cl1Al1brEs."
II nay have seen him at Springfield hut l
wish It dlsttnctiy understood that had never
hreu on what might 10 cai!etl Intimate terms
with Slr. llcsing, flc was never II man That
,ul TINT ] hal any spccia! prejudice x9afnst
lln. but he ami RIM in ratrr different rnts
While / knew lin to be All nctiyc, efficient pni-
him."
:'Dnring your conversation with regard to
the aolTcncy OF EIes1ng, did II 0crar IN yo1 that
prior to that titnc there had been transferred
hy Jenkins, Assignee Of the fiarden CRY Mail
tltscturIug Il Supply Company. tlndrr All order
made in your Court anil BY yuursrlf, a large
amount Of property to Alr. livsiuEi"
time aiter s The % Gsrden % Gty e onnfastas s @ :se sp
ply Company went Into bankruptcy there had
bten sotllc salcs i, some form Of some Of the
real estate. si,duld think now, Of this hank-
1apt Sorpe,aton' to esHe subject to some
a., "Do yS., u r recollsst @ what the amount of the
"No, lid rot, md Understood that II dill
not rvEev. Sir. llcsiux very much by doInls
lhNt, hut It was sort OF expc1lent tint hc was
TekoItlNE to to try Afnl extend sonle Of the
papcr of that corporation for which lie VIVA
M, you rseollect t'u estimate OF It's ra,uc
t'Nu, SIR"
""Do yoll rccol!cct whcthcr any inquiry was
made, 0r any information given, r61Icernin4
what Ind become Ut tEiAt nrupcrty at the tl1tls
this u tiesing M matter was under c@omslderatoni" @
s s,'r s!s ,hs, G s1 Ga VII ssy ;y iuFthss 9s
l.eako hn.i fros, Mr.. Hesinx hilnscif duIuE til.
discussion Of some of tlls 1,astcrs contlcrte&
with the affair. of tlr 1ar.'on City Manufae.ur
Company had t,ade slr Neslng lEsulvsns
The witness then answered tha quess!on why
hs aa originally on!cstra M To- vSekss appp;ut
ntsres IT, il . n' "' n ssls ra p0'i! a!s
didn't think, thai Sir. Vocko ila'd Dc
tended himself ut the credlsurs' meeting u
tt cxpc a>e OF thu Court. II hu had. ',c sl!oul!
probably lure asked him 10 s1plan himself
He hal rcad local article In Que OF tle papcr
At tht time on the subject, hut TIE TNtBCS1
eiitnrlal, renrntcd few lays siuce, escaped hi
attention At the time, a,d hu didn't afterwar's
As to The purjury Indictment Judge Bloi1rct
said le had nevcr seen It prlor 10 tl,eae proceed
i1es Judge Aapgs had told htt'', In Al 'utoI
yfrw In chambers, tlAt the Indictment he WI
preparing assigned perjury upon the Cuin
about which they had been talking, and hu tIuIR
Hlo'getp had no !lcn HAT anv other assignment
brought Gcfure him for judicial lclertnInatlo
the question of l1Ibbard'a fccs.
THE COMMITTEE QUESTION HIM
Mr. kuott asked Judge blodgett 10 stat
t'rleHY ls reaaous for thut construction Of Vi
On the act Of June =, 1874.
Judge BEodgett quoted the amenlatosy ac
this "ntashly" Of which has created uIl til
mus, uud went On to give hls construction
tbs law, and to auswer various Qushtfo.,a askc
thereon by Mr.. kuott
"You remarked," !" said Mr.. Knott NJ beiley
that 1t Was your outnop, alnl JudE1 Drum
monu's also, TINT It would 10 au outrage to II
dict Mr. lfItbatd II he acted in aeconlanrc Wit
yuur construction !u making his repur,sF
HYes, Sir"
''Would not tint depend good deal upc
the quest'on Of tlle buau, ,ftdes with which he ha
arted III pursuance of thati"
"Oh. yes; think TO-"
Ens,nt far {uetn