Omaha daily bee., 1880-12-06
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Page "A. Mr.. r D. Adams, private
secretary Of Senator Hitchcock, called,
sworn and examined, testified a. fol.
lows:
Mr.. Gibson %. Have you In
your possession a paper %purportin2 v
be . letter from Mr. Perkins, with
reference to their supplying funds to
be used in tins senatorial election
A. NJ, sir
Q. Have you had A. Yes, sir.
Q Where is that letter nou2 A. l
SAW It n short time since In the pos
session 81 the senate committee.
Q. You have delivered it up to their
possession A Yes, sir.
Q. Will you state to the committee
ss near as you can what the contents
of that letter arsa A. Yes, air.
MI. Gibson-We can't do It with.
ont having directions. from the house.
We have no evidence there Is a senate
commi tee. {Tc the witnes,.) Did you
go to Omaha at the instance of Mr.
Hitchcock to meet . party under the
assumed name of James Duffy, to re-
ceive from him certain information in
regard to the matter under consider
ationl A. No, sir.
Q. You did not2 A. No. sir.
Q. Did you have any conversation
with this party. unier the assumed
name Of Jas. Duffy at the st. Charles
hotel, or IA wherel a. Yes, sir.
@ On behalf Of Mr.. Hitchcock A.
No, sir.
Q Did you receive there at Omaha
these letters you say you left with the
Seusts committed A. Yes, sir; l re-
ceived sundry papers that are now in
charge # the senate committee, from
? man who gays his name is j. D.
Flanagan.
Q. Have you airy former acquaint-
snce with that gentleman A. DO,
sir.
@ Where did you receive the pa
pers from him. 4. In Omaha.
Q, What did you do With tee.e pa
pera when you received chsml A
Brought them to Liucolnl
Q. And gave them to Mr.. Hitch
cockl A. No, sir
Q. Did you show them to him7 A.
Yes, sir.
Q. When wa 1t you received these
papers from MIR Flanagan, ne near as
yru can remember A. 1t was last
Sunday, the 14th instant, l believe.
Did you see the letter purport-
ing to come from , man under the as
sumed name of James Duffy to Mr..
Hitchcock A. Yes, sir.
Q You didn't 60 in response to
that letter to meet this MANI A. No,
sir.
Q. Mr. Hitchcock didn't direct you
to 90? A. No, sir.
Q Do you know where Mr.. Elan
sgan is at this timer A. Nc sir.
By TIE Chairman %. Do you
know where he res DIES, at aldo you
anything about his residence7
A. Only in a general way, that he
lives at Omaha.
By Mr.. Gibson 20. What Is his
ousiness2 A. Clerk N the Burling-
& Missouri River Railroad COM
oany.
Q. Do you know what oonsidera-
lion he received for these papsrsl a.
[ do.
Q. WHAT A. Six hundred dol.
@. From whom7 A. From me.
Q Was that money given you by
my other party} A. No sir.
@. Was i your money! A. Nc sir;
t wa money accumulated in the due
curse of business
Q Was that 5000 simply to pay !
i'm for his trouble in getting up there
A. No sir.
Q What was the ccnsid eration2 A. !
ne confederation was the papers.
Q. And the contents? A. Yes cir,
srtainly; the papers and the contents
{ The papers 90 together.
Q, This offer was made to him be-
IRE you paid him, was it} A. Nc
= 4 Il 4 \
Q. This 5000 was simply to pay
i'm for betraying the trust placed in
inf A. No sir.
Q. Then what was the 5000 TO be
aid fofi A. For the papers.
Q What VAS in the papers to make
hem worth S600l A. That xould BE-
answered by the production
f the papers.
Q Yes sir; provided We get them,
\. l am perfectly willing to state
hat the contents of the papers were
uch as TO justify ne, in my mind,
the mar the price he asked
or them.
Q. In what way were rhey valuable
o you} A. From their contents.
@ Did these papers contain any
hing of Importance " yourselfl A.
Us sir.
" You may state auy matter in
hese papers that was OF importance
youl a I can say, in a general
Yay, without the paperS before me,
hat they contained information of a
.oGspiracy against Mr.. Hitchcock,
those private secretary | a,n. and in
shoee welfare | am IF course iu-
crested.
Q. You cay that the money
vas paid for there papers
accumulated III = general business
way What do you mean by ga gen
,ral business way" 4. / simply
to say it was. Mr.. Hitchcock
money that was in my hands and over
yhich | had control.
O.. Then you only paid him 5000
M didn't pay him one ,housandl
a. No sir.
CT. s. examination by Mr. Whedon:
o. Who was present. M. Adams,
vhsn the money was paidi A. Idon't
Know, sir.
@. Who paid tt9 A. Idon't know,
III.
Q Who did you give the morey ta?
! I gave the money to Mr. Bascsll