The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-28

tee ueCiueu tnat tnty would extend their in
qniry to everything bearing on the senatorial
question.
Thomas A. Cantwell, receiving teller of
the Albany city bank, testified that he knew
Adam Blake, of Kenmore hotel. He depos-
tied checks of $4,000 and $1,000 signed by
Oxener, New York, and endorsed by A, u.
Barber. He gave large bills for the SlO.OsO
check.
Charles G. Peabody, cashier for Spencer,
Trask u Co., testified that he remembered
getting check for $4,000 cashed at the
Merchants bank Oh the Sth; he thought
there were only small bills in the package.
lie paid the money over to the messenger
sent Tor it by Senator Woodn. Graves cot
check for one thousand dollars cashed The
same day.
Adam Blake, of Kenmore hotel, testified
that he knew L. r. Phelps, but not Barber.
fhelps gave witness draft on \ W York Tor
$4,000, May 2Sth, which witness got cashed
anu PAID back 10 Phelps il such sums as he
desired.
Charles L. Garfield, paying teller of the
Albany City Naltonai bank, testified that he
did not remember any payments on the 18th
or 2Sth ul. He knew Of 10 wrong or hlib-
cry.
John A. Goodall, cashier of the First Ma.
uonai bank Of Utica, said Barber'5 account
iih bcSi! WI hLti Np StSlSlNdy HlOi tll9 ana
checks returned to Mr.. Barber. Witness
gave a statement Of Ba,ber's account. barber
deposited 900 in checks drawn by j d.
OAener, New York. About $4,000 OF the
aggregate was dlscOuntid Il notes. The augre
gate credit is $50 00Ou, debit side.
Cashier GOOdal, Of the Utica bank testified
that Barber teiegraphcd hm as follows
W ii give the committee 4 statement OF my
account if it will save YOU coming. have
no objection to their having it,
Sel.ior Sllailan testified that he got Il tCle-
@ am marked confidential, dated W Washington,
May 18Th, signed john ]. Davenport, saying
it vas very important that Strahau Should
nieet Davenport at the club without fail that
night. Witness met Davenport as per 1eie-
gram. Davenport offered me the malshalship
here aud said that he Was with Garfield in this
fight. In case that accept the offer would
be required to act against Conkling. He said
yes. | said that | couldn't accept the position.
| wanted to he independent and would sup
port COnkling. He wanted me to accept at
once and said to meet him at the Fifth Ave.
nue. hoel later. He said, the cabinet will
meet Tomorrow before noon, aud you will be
immediately confirmed. met him and de-
cined the appointments, No fedora. Office
has been teudered me since nor no one has
ntimatcd that | could have the Office. / don't
hnbN thllS idCu SJt Out. lJoI NilCW tlldb IL
has any thing to. 90 with this case. told Mr..
Black, Conkling aud Arthur of the circum-
stances. They did not want to advise me in
the matter. don't know as have been very
active in the senatorial canvass. lave voted
for Conkling and shall.
Testimony was then taken to show that
Slllinghast, of the New York Genital, had g.
$500, 900 check cashed recently in 81 900 bills,
to use in Buffalo. The cashier of the Ken
more hotel gave further unimportant testimo-
ny about cashing Bakes and Barber's checks
Adjourned till Tuesday.
VIM. A. Trask aftirms Spencer, Trask Il
Co. testified Sessions account was closed
June 17ih ny the payment Of $6.Gl6 cllrlen-
cy. His account was Profitable. He bought
St. Paul preferred. Witness paid Sessions
t rec 81 900 bills and $4,000 in $lOO bills.
Witness talked with Sessions about the case
last night, but was ready yesterday af ernoon
to give testimony before seeing Sessions.
Sessions statements had ! Ot influenced wit
ness; it is unusual for men to draw their bal
ance IN currency when it amounts TO $4,000.
Sessions here showed the bills which witness
Identified as apparently the same he had paid
Sessions on June 7lh. Witness had counted
the bills last night ami had identified many
of them. The total was only a few dollars
short: met Sessions casually aJ Smiths house,
whittier he had gone to S whether or not he
would be obliged to bring up the books Of h"
firm.
O,son Jones, who heard Bradley tell
Speaker Sharpe that Sessions had approached
him. gave his testimony. Tie says he saw the
money connted: saw some $500 bills and
some 500.
Cross examned---Witness had been in ev-
erything in the way of preaching; had come
herein the interests of Plat and Conklin9:
had made bets on the result, Bradley is
stakeholder in two 500 bets. Adjourned.
Brooks asked leave to offer ie,olutong for
sine die adjournment until Monday, June
2Oth at ) p. m. In both houses point of Or
der was made and it was decided that joint
convention could not adjourn.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-Secretary Win
dom to day sunmnrly dismissed Custodian
Pitney from the public service, and abolished
the office Of Custodian of the Treasury,
which was created some years a"o without
legal authority, and paid from appropriations
for ianitnrS, messengers, etc The duties or
the office are inlppsel upon the chief clerk,
who has been diligent in unearhing the
frauds Of the ,,iatnnan' ring. l'itney is not
likely to be otherwise punished than by dis
missal.
The committee continues their investlga-
item a tine few merchants who mad sold goods
at their Own prtces. Ihcy have been Obliged
to refund the money Into the treasury 10
make good their fraudulent transactions.
These mrrrl auts complain that they made up
a campaign fund last year Of $4,000 ON the
Strength of contracts which have now been
annuled. rilnrv assumed to represent
Chairman Hubhei, IF the Republican con-
grrs>iunal committee, aod they VIII appeal
the matter To Im. The money was l"r"rd
over to HuAbnl rs voluntary c"n'nnu'l IONS.
aud thn committee never heard anything Of
the contracts. ,
The sergeant -al-arms az the Senale has dis
Charged several cmpuY e., which r4usrS
much Indignation among the democrats
They claim H. is uujIs' AID contrary to m
strucrions givcn hU heinre recess was taN.h
1t is probable that an Investigation WIII De M
stifuinl rpNt winter.