The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-04-14
THF PERUVIAN INVESTIGATES


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THF PERUVIAN INVESTIGATES,
Jacob R. Shipherd reappeared before the
House Peruvian Investigating Committee at
Washington, on the 18th inst. and the taking OF
testimony was resumed. Chairman Williams
read letter from the late Minister Hurlbut.
stating that he would sail April 6, and that the
United States bad q bad reputation III Lima.
ShIpherd read postscript to his letter of May
90 i'll which he announced that his clients had
reconsidered their intention of Offering Gen,
Grant the Presidency of accompany. He then
expressed the opinion that Minister Hurlbut
had obstruetad and frustrated his purposes.
and was seconded Dy bis chief, the late Secre-
tary OF State. N##### Ea@EMM
The examination of ]. Il. Shipherd was con-
tinued before the Congr essional committee, On
the 6th,wnenhe testified CONCERNING an interview
with Minister Hur,but May so, as Follow
g I think / can give Hnrlbut's exact language.
In speaking of our claim he slapped his hand
upon bis knee, with some emphasis, and said
MIR. Shipherd, did not come all the way down
here from Washington to assure you how in
finitely our Government would prefer to
settle all this matter through the OPP
portunity your company offers. He also
thought Minister Hurlbut did not help the
company owing to the fact that he was paid by
Credit Industriel not to call upon him a second
time Shipherd stated that Blaine laughingly
said the Peruvian company had an American
title and the French company possessed plenty
of cash, and asked why they did not join inter-
ests tk&F&
The Peru-Chil inquiry was continued on The
9TH. Shipherd testified that the prospectuc1ea
Of the Peruvian Company were chiefly sent to
Senators. Being further pressed about sending
copies of the prospectus to members of Con-
rgess, Shipherd, at first declining to give the.
names, finally stated that the only member of
the House of Representatives whom he
recoIlected as sending copy was to Hewitt, OF
New York. He mentioned his name as that
gentleman had already stated tbs fact in the
House, and his distinct recollection was that
from Hewitt he had only a verbal response.
He had recognized Hewitt as being among the
capitalists whom he desired to approach, and, as
q capitalist, he had sent him the documents with
a note, stating that, if he wished to look into
the matter, he (the witless) would be glad to
confer with him. Hewitt sent him very
courteous verbal response by the young man
who took the papers to hin, and to the best of
his recollection that was the totally Of all the
negotiations that he had with any member of
the House of Representatives.
Shipherd, in his examination by the House.
Investigating committee ON the 9th inst. de-
allied an interview he had with Secretary Blaine
in Washington on the evening of Oct. 49, 1881
The witness adverted to Hurbut's singular
conduct in withholding documents he had been
uqt sted to deliver. Blaine retorted sharply:
'WLat business had you to make an errand
boy of an American Minister? He would have
lone right if he had thrown all your papers
Into tie fire."
The witness then told Blaine what was re-
g0oltei of Hurlbuts intimacy with Suarez that
They had gone out together on the steamer
chat, on arriving at Lima, Suarez had placed at
Hurlbut's disposal one of tie finest residences
II Lima, with wlne-cellar exceptionally well
Stocked, and that Rurlbut was occupying it free
4 expense to himself, and all had b. Ell FUN
shed by the Credit Industriel. Blaine laughed
lcredulously, and said cob, they don't catch
iNfeye in that wav II he lives in fine
Iaoue he pays rent for it." The witness
fsnen said further Well, Mr.. Secretary,
htir intimacy is a matter Of public
eminent in LAMA. They are always together.
uar, 2 is virtually an inmate of the American
legation" At this Blaine exclaimed, with
roat emphasis IF all his be true he must
haye sold out to the Credit Industriel / will go
10 the bottom OF this" Them after momenf,
urning to witness, he said :" What do you
want me to do, shipherd?" ~The witness
handed him draft Of dispatch and said I.
It, and replied: "No, not that,
1t would raise howl in Congress- He
(Blaine) then wrote, resting ON the arms of
ais char. dispatch in bstance as follows
" The report IL aches the State Department that
cur conduct IS such as tolead to suspicion Of
improper relations with the Credit Indusbrie
You must stop it, The witness continued
II heard atterwafd, through Senator Blair
that the di patch was sent ; but the dispatch,
which it appears from the correspondence fur
nishe by tle State Department was sent, was
very different from the dispatch which the Sc
resary wfo IN my presence and read to me-"
In his testimony before the committee, on
the 10th inst, ShiEhord said he had talk with
Gen. Grant concerning the affairs of the Peru
Wan Company, and that he (Grant) declined
to consider any proposition to become pecunia-
rily interested in the company, although he
looked upon it in favorable light. Wit
ness said that ex-senator Conkling agreed to
accept retainer for professional services if
the occasion should arise. Shipherd declined
to tell with whom he had been ssholding
confidential correspondence" upon pension
affairs, intlmating that the committee was ex-@
ceeding the range of their investigation and
obtruding upon purely private matters. The
witness was then asked if he had anything
further to offer In justification of his charge
that Minister Hurlbut had been influenced
against the Peruvian Company by the Credit
Industrlel. am ga 81 e@ssesR
Shipherd replied at some length to the effect
that he had already been charged with pylr-
suing an attack upon the reputation of a dead
man, and he did not care to go further or say
anything that was not directly in the line of his
own Justification. He had read from newspa-
pers and had heard from, Others reports con-
Meeting Hurlhut with the Credit Indus riel,
and these reports he (Shipherd) had repeated
to Secretary Blaine at their interview Oct. IA. !
Shipherd, at his examination on the 18th
inst, positively refused to tell whowas the
author of the sealed letter sent by him to Arr
cola, under cover Of Minister Hurlbut, and To-
be delivered by the latter. Mr. Blount con-
tinued to quote from the printed correspond
ence, and endeayored to extract from the Wit
ness categorical answer to each question
reading from the letter sent to Arizola through
Minister Hullbut, but obtained nothing
but evasive replies. He asked Was
not that letter written by the Venezuelan
Minister" Witness declined to reply.
Witness was asked if Senator Blair as counsel.
was conferred with in relaton to lie .e.t i 10
Hurlbut in which he (Shipherd) rendered him
$3.50, 600 in stock, and replied: = Senator Blair
did not see the letter to Hurlbutn Witness,
however. told him about it some time after it
was sent. 1t was discussed by all the counsel;
none of them even found fault With it oil its
face, but the remark was frequently made
g Shipherd, that letter will bear doublecoa-
struction, and may get you into trouble 81
ENGLISH women are rarely treated in
very complimentary manner by French
writers, and curious description of
their habits was given by the late Xavier
Aubryet. He declared that ssEnglish
women live on an average sixty years.
Up to thirty they drink water. after
that age they drink beer and brandy"
TREES in the forest may be barren,
but trees IN the garden should be fruit.
full, ss Z