Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-17
THE PERUVIAN COMPANY.

Shepherds Examination Continued-- Balm
Proposes to appsar-Contumacy of tn
Present witness-Hs Will be Held
| Little Tighter In Check.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Shipherds exam
ination was resumed this morning. The fol
lowing letter was also laid before the commit
| tee:
| WASHINGTON, April 14.-To the Hon. Chas
| G. Williams, chairman: Sir: At the conven
ince of your committee, desire to be heart
in reference to the Peru. Chilian matters now
under investigation. Awaiting your pleasure
am vey respectfully,
JAMES G. BLAINE.
The chairman was directed to acknowledge
the receipt of the letter, leaving it an open
question for the present as to whether Blaine
should be heard.
Representative Lord then took UP the cross
examination of Shipherd.
Witness stated In reply to a question:
dealt with Hurlbut as would have dealt with
a recognized criminal.
Questioh-Now, was that by advice Of coun-
Answer The dealings had with him were
by the ADVICE OF counsel.
v'Aouoco wac C1OsCly pICoScu upUu tule pOiH6
and finally went into long explanation to
the effect that in his dealings with Hurlbut he
acted wholly on the defensive, as he would
against man who would strike him, and in
dealing with him he realized he was bad
man, and he must so treat with him as to pre-
vent him from iDjuring them. did not in
tend to mislead Gen. Hurlbut. / meant Just
what said in my offer to him.
Representative Lord (interrupting)-I don't
~ f1ro 11nv xlA ~
OF your action. You can in a few words state
Just what you mean. Your promise meant
nothing unless your language was construed
the same by both of you.
Witness put out the letter to test his moral
appreciation, intending to let him construe it
as he saw fit, believing that he would act up
on 1t and at the proper time would expect such
interest as he believed due him.
Lord-Then until you both agreed as to the
moral Interpretation of the letter, you expect
ed to consider that you were responsible for
nothing but virtuous and honorable propos.
al and he (Hurlbut)would have nothing to ex-
pect, and you would have nothing to pay?
Witness-That was my view in part.
Witness admitted that Gov. Boutwell, was
consulted in regard to the letter after it had
been sent, and his comment was: ..The letter
says plain enough to careful reader, but If I
had been consulted, shipherd, doubt if
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Representative Wilson asked: When did you
first become connected with this company or
claim?
Answer-In the latter part of March. 1881.
was first employed by individuals in the ca.
pacity OF practicing attorney to examine into
1t and to see if anything could be made out of
1t. advised additional counsel, and in Octo-
Der, 1851, the Peruvian company was organ
lied.
Witness states In reply to further questions
that no minister plenipotentiary of the United
any interest in this claim to his knowledge.
Witness declined to state whether any sena-
tor ever held or owned stock in the company.
The chairman requested the witness to give
the committee the names of the two gentle.
men in New York, to whom Shlpherd alluded
as parties who were personally cognizant of
Hurlburt's intimacy with Suarez.
Witness declined to make public the names
Of these gentlemen. but would give them to
The committee in confidence, that they might
whether or not. they would sum-
mon them here as witnesses.
The chairman assented and announced the
postponement of the investigation till Tues
lay next when it is expected the examination
Of Shipherd will be concluded.
Shiphezd Not to Have HIS O,vm Woy
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Up to the present |
n Shipherd's examination he has done most of |
he talding and as rule told only what he
wanted to. Several members of the foreign
.ffairs committee think this has gone about |
ar enough and they propose to examine |
shipherd about matters which they want to |
Know and they are determined that he shall |
answer their questions. II he refuses. es It is
expected he will, 1t is highly probable that he |
will be arraigned before the bar of the house for
,ontumacy. Members of the committee want |
% find out who were interested with Shipherd |
n his claim and oil other "details ohoi1t II