The daily gazette., 1882-05-06
FOURTH Edit
REPRINTED FROM YEsTF7
THE PERUVIAN p,,o.nc
Senator Blair's Exanupa,,or
the 9hi,,H,o,,.t flesn,

Senator Blair's Examination
the shiphord CommIt,e ,h.esume
as Counsel. o-his Rel
tAssoclated Press dIsn,,a,
MAsnINeToN, MAY 5.-T,a ,ne Gaiai
OF Senator Blair was resumed 1s :, expl1s
Representative Blount conIna,s.lls slls mon
nation. Witness refused t"So., ,,lg 'heu
OF stock had been tendereJ Ils Iis Whatan
US an lnuucement to act as copn', , w SAl
understood he was to act ttVullSel'
Hurlbut. No amount was e~S, 49, eouny
Blaine, said he, undor.
appeared ut the State Demrtmnsn,p,Od
lie knew that was desjrnna ent @eoO
shlpherd. asked the secretarr, n, " slihs ~
knowledge of the affair, therr sol " ,D
impropriety of my acting as co,,, ,"ull
said he could see none Tbis biou,tI
this interview with Shipherj was
mated TO me that there Wa. 'o O0e
priety In my being connected wi% 1'!
pany until this Investigation 'i", I Ile
never concealed my coiinerilnn ysan yss
on. " should do the same tbln1 ne
the same light; ! have no annlo, o'sf
here or elsewhere" Witness soii' +"
regarded 1t as of any value pnla' " lc
ment with Peru had been carried on'.M '
say, II the company had been oroar,l
the money raised it would Iav1
wealthy and powerful company "-"
Witness was questioned with ror,.
the opinion of General Grant ,''0,'l pn
claims, and replied that he knew nq,9 uISs
Grants opinions in this relation 1' "a
(Blair) did not consider highly boo
to him. uV0
Some discussion ensued as to ,r,,.
made to answer directly from ws's a
he derived his knowledge of Grant,,
and Mr.. Blount said: "lf the mama Z Il
Grant and the influence of The Gn'-
has been brought TO bear To ipln,,S
mant by Chill of 81 POO 900 ,OW NJ;
pertinent that the names of all mri'i
ested should be known"
Witness then stated that tha. he n.
sonal communications from SllnberX
documentary evidence relative ia h
Grants views. In reference IN n
privilege as counsel in declining IN n
questions, MIR. Blount thought the n
tee had a right TO view of their oT
did not believe that scheme sucb
herbs, which might have lnyoyJ
county in a war with South America
be covered up by any such protection
privileges of counsel.
Witness then said his KNOWLEDGE N
eral Grants views was derived from
herds statement to him exclusively VI
one exception of General Grants eD]
ment upon u draft of instruction 10 N
Minister Hurlbut. Being questioned
words, "Good Offices" witness said /
not care to be questioned upon specific I
Witness did not know who prrIar,
papers. Shipherd sent him (BIarl ,
which he (Blair) showed to Mr. b
The latter declined however to maxi
use of them or do more than he had ind
In his instructions already given. In ID
reply TO Representative Blount wines
he did not care TO say that Mr.. Shi
had wilfully misrepresented him.
Committee had seen more q Mr. Shl
than he (BIair) had and could iudgt
and the character of his mind. 10
his Blair's) expressions were cOncen
had been misrepresented. He (vf
had never put things in so strOnga Il
} Mr.. Shepherds very hopeful natur
probably conceived. Mr. BlOuni
quoted from Shepherds Testimony thi
: subject of bribery had been mcniG
Mr.. Blaine's presence and the rm'
| MIR. lllaine's, 81 don't think that will
him." Witness did not hear and sue
} versation.
: Mr.. Blount then read from letter.
to Mr.. Arizola and asked witness Il
} derstood that TO correctly state the at
-, of the country, and If 1t Were not
{ misrepresentation of the State D1sh
Witness was not prepared to dctne .
!, outrage, for he was not here to Oilas q
1 who had once been his client.
Witness In reply to another lle'ahl
= he would have considered 1t his hgls'
, as a Senator If he had seen that At
Department was being grossly ni
J. sented to step In and intervene, but h'
not see how, inasmuch as this leuel
y through the hands of the American "
: who was on the spot and armed VIA
structiOns, any harm could come
S any misrepresentation of the STATE !
ment could be made no. matter Sl
: Shipherd might write. ),
@ Witness was then questioned reia
. the Landreau and COchet claims, v
G explained at length and stated 'la
+, lieved in the justice Of The Cocle. !,
! not us to amount, but he believed ca u
justice at the bottom oi H. lhe
. was then adjourned until tomorrow
rha rramer Trial.