The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-10
WITNESS
THE oAlLl.pERu INVESTIGATION.
sAIpL.rd Resume. nj, Racket on nurlbst, Blair
and Rlains-Hs Acknowledge, that nurlbut
aad Blaine we're net COnnsstsd with
His schemes ia asY war.

WARRINGTON, D. G., April s-The Ship
herd examination was resumed this morn
ing. Witness, in answer to q question, /
he had any further correspondence or in
terviews with Walker Blaine subsequent tc
the writing Of the letter read yesterday
answered that he had one other interview
with Walker Blaine at the State Depart,
ment some time in November last, and
Trescott was present part Of the time.
Witness desired to know II the newspa-
per charges submitted by him against
Hurlbut were to be admitted in. evidence,
and after generas discussion the opinion
OF the committee was unanimously ex.
pressed in opposition to the admission OF
campaign matter in the nature OF general
attack upon the character Of Hurlbut.
shipherd said he deemed it due to him.
self to be allowed to offer any evidence in
his own defense; everything which led him
to form the opinion that Hurlbut was a
purchasable man.
A running discussion ensued, and finally
Mr.. Blount moved to exclude this eyi.
dence.
The motion was tabled for the present
Mr.. Rice resumed with the inquiry ::
Have you any other correspondence with
the Secretary OF State Blainel which has
not been printed?
Answer i have none, with the excep-
ton Of one letter OF December 10. 1881.
addressed to Governor Boutwell,, and in.
tended to be shown the Secretary OF State,
whoever it might be, whether Blaine or
Frelinghuysen.
The letter was then put in evidence and
read by the clerk. 1t was quite long and
defended the writer (shipherd) from the
Secretary's charges against him Of attempt
ing to bribe Minister Hurbut.
Witness went back to dispatches which
he [Shipherd] had supposed were sent by
Secretary Blaine to Hurlbut. These dis.
patches witness stated were read to Senator
Blair by Blaine June ., and subsequently,
Senator Blair remarked to him rShipheril
that, il you had written the dispatches your.
self they could not have covered the ground
more perfectly, particularly the cable dis.
patch. Shortly alter that witness saw Sem
ator Blair and asked il the dispatches had
been sent, and vas assured they had been.
and again few days afterward Senator
Blair said to witness: II have seen the Sec
retary,. and he says the dispatches were
sent without an alteration Of any kind, on
the same day they were read TO me, June g"
When witness received Hurlbut's letter
stating no such dispatches had been re-
ceived, he was much disturbed, and Mt
once sought Senator Blair to find out what
it meant The Senator was greatly puzzled,
and said: "Mr. Shipherd, this affects INV
veracity and that of the Secretary. / will
make it my business TO investigate it,"
Witness continued-Finally Senator
Blair advised me to come to Washington,
bring my letters and correspondence, and
lay the matter before the Secretary, and in
that way We should get at the bottom OF it.
Witness therefore came to Washington,
and held his first interview with the Secre.
tary on the evening OF October 18th.
Witness then detailed what occurred Mt
this interview, pretacing with the remark
that possibly he might in some way over.
run what was said or done at one inter
view or another. The Secretary appeared
u little impatient, and as he (Shipherdl
thought he seemed to anticipate the object
OF his visit, witness showed him Hurlbut's
letter. He took it, read 1t, threw it down
and said; "What's the matter with that
letter 2" Witness replied, "AIr. Secretary,
it disturbs us by what 1t does not say,
rather than by what it does saye It dis.
cusses Peru and her affairs, but saws
nothing OF American interests"
Witness continued: ~ then adverted
TO AR. Huribut's singular conduct in with.
holding documents he had been requested
to deliver to Mr.. Arizona. Blaine retorted
sharply: What business had you 10 make
an errand boy OF an American Minister 2
He would have done right il he had
thrown all your papers in the fire."
Witness then told Blaine what was re-
ported Of Hurlbut; his intimacy with
Suarez; that they had gone out together on
the steamer; that on arriving at Lima
Suarez had placed at Hurlbut's disposal
one OF the finest residences in Lima, with
a wine cellar exceptionally well stocked,
and that Hurlbut was occupying it free Of
expense 10 himself, and all had been fur
nished by the Credit Industrial. Blaine
laughed incredulously, and said: "Oh,
they don't catch Steve ia that way. II he
lives in fine house, he pays rent for it."
Witness then said, further: "Well, Mr.,
Secretary, their intimacy is matter OF
public comment in Lima. They are al.
ways together. Suarez is virtually an in.
mate Of the American legation"
At this Blaine exclaimed, with great EN-.
phasis, "lt all this be true he must have
sold out to the Credit Industrial. will 90
to the bottom OF this" Then, after mo-
ment, turning to witness, headed, "IVhat
do you want me to do, Shipherd 2" Wit.
ness handed him the draft OF dispatch,
saying, "Send that to Hurlbut." Blaine
read tand replied, "No, not that, it would
raise howl in Congress"
He Blainel then wrote, resting on the
arms OF bis. chair, dispatch in substance
as follows:
"The report reaches the State DEPART
ment that your conduct is such as to lead
to suspicion OF improper relations with the
Credit Industrial. You must stop it."
Witness continued: II heard aiteryard,
through Senator Blair, that the dispatch
was sent, but the dispatch which il appears
from correspondence furnished by the
State Department was sent, was yery differ.
ent from this dispatch which the Secretary
wrote in my presence, and read to me-"
Witness further detailed what occurred
dt tuc thtctt tLSW HotSdbef De AT thtS tn-
terview Mr.. Cilley, a gentleman thoroughly
familiar with the affairs Of Peru and Chill,
was present Witness was struck by one
remark Of Blaine's. The Secretary drew
his chair close up to witness, and slapping
him familiarly said: "Do you know, Ship.
herd, you have something they haven't all
got? That is patience, sir. Now l will
give you some more advice for nothing:
You have only got to be patient and you
will win your whole deal. Be patient
and you will see Martinez drop into your
lap like an apple. Every time the Chilian
Minister comes to the Department notice
that his seat is hotter and hotter, and It is
the Peruvian Company that is disturbing
him." "aud this" said witness, twas
only thirty days previous to his
sending to me the letter Of December 8, in
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