The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-16

just dc IdISO06 WAS. M0en 10IcTTOgdIeQ
further. he said.
here; there was a large number OF spectators.
IL was In May or June, and a very pleasant
day. made the agreement, and think was
kept at least two hours.
EIGHTY-FoUR DOLLARS MINUTE.
So for being "kept two hours" Mr.. Par
sons pocketed SO, 1000. or about SS4 minute,
which is good pay for even q Congressional
advocate. Then comes his connection with
Garfield, which Is related with the same sd-
herence to the professional dodge.
Before the Board had finally made its a war
was called home TO Cleveland by matters II
sollcltude as TO the result of my labors, and OF
course deslrous OF securing my fees, L called
OF the case as IL them Stood AND asEd bin ss
Congress would adjourn in few days, II he
would act for me in my absence, and give the
subject careful investigation. l said
TO him had lee in the case OF importance TO
me, and would be glad TO share it with him.
The same day or day after left for Cleveland,
bic time after, from my clients at Chicago,
deposited General GarfieId's 10 his credit In
bank, and so wrote him.
In order to show what kind of q lease"
Parsons and Garfield were engaged in,
brief extract from the testimony of Robert
Mcclellan, one of the contractors who paid
the money through Chittenden, is in point:
Q.-Now, when Mr. Chittenden came to Chi
cago, what was it, want you to state now. as
nearly as you can, what he said TO you with
reference TO furnishing money. would be
glad to have you now, IN a connected form,
state the conversation between you and Mr..
Chittenden on that su ject? l do not want it
interrupted by any question If can avoid it.
A.-When Mr.. Chittenden came 10 Chicago he
said he wanted 500 000, but that he had arrange
so that he could get along with $4,000. L
ask ed him what he wanted with sg7, 200, and
ne SAID ne wanted to pay his expenses and
part of the national debt.
ChitteDden was the man who hired Par
sons and Garfield, too, as will soon appear,
but he charged their fees to the
extinction of the National debt, following
the old precedent of importing voters
from Philadelphia to New York, to LAY
pipe"
John S. Cook, the attorney and business
man of DeGolyer q Mcclellan, through
whose hands the accounts passed, testified as
follows:
THAT TRANSIT ACCOUNT.
My transit account, showing disposition of
$4,000, is as follows: MAY 20. Colonel p"
bills payable. s72yOOO." Noexplanation. July
~. X Z. T., meaning Richard G. Parsons,
$1,000, July z, "; g B." meaning Rev. W.
Q-Does that show the date of those transac-
lions? Alt saows it as it was represented
TO me.
So these lawyers" were disguised ON tn.
books under initials, which was one way of
illustrating their professional standing and
proving what sort of service they rendered
Mr.. Parsons has spoken for himself and
told how Mr.. Garfield was engaged by him.
The other side is now entitled to be heard.
DeGoyler died, and his interest in the con-
tract posed into the hands of c. E Jenkins
OF Chicago, with his papers and correspond
ence on the subject After the ring and
their friends had squee zed $97 600 out of the
contractors they stopped the work without
notice, with the evident purpose of repeat
ing this profitable game OF some other PARTY.
Mr.. Jenkins did not relish that way OF do
ing business. which left him out in the cold.
He went to Washington, armed with some
OF Chittenden's correspondence to De Golyer,
and notified the ring chiefs that unless they
came to terms he would publish letters that
might make things lively at the Capital for
all concerned. And by way of earnest in
this good intention, he exposed some of the
letters to the correspondent of the New
York Sun and Mr.. Hood. When Mr. Gibson
was on the stand this point was raised and
he re ferred to it thus:
HOLDING THE PURSE STRINGS.
The WitneSs-I viii state that in the letter
of Mr.. Chittenden 10 Mr.. Mcclellan he stated
that he has large influence. He mentioned,
among other parties who interesting
themselves for him, Colonel r. c. Parsons and
General Garfield. Chairman of the Committee
guage, holds the purse strings OF the United
States Treasury, and through whose hands
every dollar of money appropriated by Con-
Mr.. Jenkins fully corroborated this testi-
mony when his turn came TO speak:
Q.-Mr. Jenkins, l want to call your atten-
ton to some quotations here: will refer to a
letter dated ABOUT the LIST of June, 1872 written
by MIR. Chittenuen TO De Golyer x Mcclellan.
Do you remember any such letter? Al re-
member reading letter %ritten about that
ten by George r. Chittenden; l know his
handwriting.
Q.Can you state the substance ofite Al
eau state some portions of it. All
those letters bear date before the LIST OF June,
1872: they run along, say from the middle OF
January, perhaps the LIST of February, up
TO the 30th OF May, which think was the last
date: after that have seen no correspondence
whatever This award was made Oh the 18th
May. In that letter of the 3Oth of May he COM
mences by stating that Colonel
Parsons had arrived, and and goes ss,,S on
that he is sure he VIII get 100000 square yards,
and very probably another 100000, making
100000 IN all. He writes in jubilant vein:
He says that the influence OF General Garfield
has been secured, and goes on TO make SOME
statements in regard to his position IN the
other matters Now, that is about all recol-
lect of that letter
The day following the time when | showed
following evening. saw him In the evening,
and he requested me 10 let him have copy OF
the letters. L told him l had had copies OF
my keeping.
Atterwaro, in thinking the matter over, I
concluded that great many wrong differences
might be drawn from statements made in
those letters IN connection with parties in
Washington, ETC., in connection with Colonel
Parsons and General Garfield, and destroyed
tnem. L destroyed the letters and copies
which had,
DESTROYING EVIDENCE.
Mr.. Jenkins did not tell all he knew. Al
though Shepherd and Cooke expressly
placed the breaking Of De Golyer d McClel-
lands contract upon the ground that the
material was worthless, the work bad, and
the terms upfuldlled, still in a few weeks
after that official declaration they renewed
it with the condemned blocks TO the extent
of $120 600 on the urgent demand of Hon. c.
B. Farwell, member OF Congress from Chi.
cago, who went to Washington for that pur-
pose, after having first notified Shepherd by
letter that the contract ought to be carried
ont or the money which had been paid to
OBJ ain it returned.
When Mr.. Jenkins got this concession, his
ardor against the ring relaxed and he de-
stroyed the letters. Whether that was a
condition of the bargain does not appear;
but 1t squints that way in view OF all the
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