The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-17
NOTHING BUT LEAVES.
THE pERu.oHlLl INVESTIGATION.
COntlAultIOa Of tAs E1anlaAtlOn Of shIph.rd-l
wttasM Of TRpr,suiOp aud laIfnuaasns
Unsupported bT Eas,s-so New Dsrsl.
OBnsAts- Blaine A.kI for Hand.

| WAsutvnrov An.;IIE ch;uLo..i,, .I...
~, H'H'NSAVN' aP'il O'-S7nlpnefu . stoFl
Will stop soon. He has spun 1t out Will
great skill. He has made much Of little
and thrown nm atmosphere Of myster,
around 1t all. He has piyen bis tostimony
| In chaptera each ~ wb;ch ondoa lin 49,
tntorosttno .o,,t.t,oo,oo -. ". 'A
'e'Htii'eeuse' UT ldct' OF re-
marx, which had q ito be continued iii our
next" flavor, He has kept the appetite Of
his listeners well wba,tad uo bo. fOl
tho;r L,,ns,o, ,',,,t, - - ~ A%' 1su
sus'' nutisst WIN no'llnH more supStan-
tlal tnan his own emptiness. Sound and
fury, signify nothing" Einfs I'm his evf.
dance He has h;rtod a. .,,ia .,J 49,
,n;soS :. ~. IT, | -. ~ 80, '.St "Hu s"i'
'u'seu -. 'us.' no n"s Poih'eu mysteFl-
ously into this corner, and into that closet,
and after ali that he said and suggested
had been silted down, nothing remained
In the sieve. save his Impressions
Blaine will make Il lively for him. He
will be heard after the committee has ex.
hausted the apparently inex haustible wind.
bag now before Il. "''''
Following Is the investigation In detail
The Shiphefa examination was resumed.
The following letter was laid before the
committee:
WASHINGTON. April1
tn Hon. Cbo, q 1V;lGnms Cb,;.a,a.
NS G. a1'''' '.s.' @ ~ 'st.S''S' ""a""""
.,;s.H. s.aIA! !ul " convenience Of your COM
i.ee pat.' ~ aes.Fe 70 oe nearu IN reference to
.;ei. u'S'4'A"n n"1'elS noW unueF lnYesLSa'
'lon.
nmaIMHtns s..t.M your pleasure, am, very re-
'pTSitlurIIy, pTi'l ~ JAMES u. BLAINE.
Inc Chalrman was directed to acknowl.
ease se teseips o. she iettef, leaving It an
N peI 9Iessloh SL. iIt the present as 10 when
VII; II blAlhe suoulu pe leaFu.
AePlesehtal!ve LofS men TOOK up the
cF1sseAalnlnatl9n GT:ts ol ehlpherd.
Mlthess stated IN reply to a question, 81
ueaIt .al win nlrlDnt ~ would have dealt
~ NJ, nsHeS s.,na ~. sr,ltltaI' ill ~.
,,S ~ NoMI wa tlat Ny tne adviGe OF coun-
&c. sei. "A. lns ueallhgs DAD With him were
Wy E,W;t vuElce Vi ceunsel.
ro;rt '"s a,5 s"an MaI closely pressed Upon this
so oi.i!, anu .a nGaliy went INTO long explana-
I 9lon 70 ttie ellest tAat IN MS dealings with
tiut'put - ne 1clen WAo!!y on The defensive,
W. ne Wou'd against q man who would
stttfo suaI: hlnl, anu III dealing with him he
tealI.heG !HE ne was pau man, and he must 80
leat WIN him US 70 prevent him from in
luFlng Hem; dfd not intend to mislead
General hnrlbut. meant just what l said
IN my oller 10 him.
hspfesehtstive Lord tinterruptin 81
dont care ior long. explanation Of the
Pnllosop1y OF your action. You can in
lew WoFus STATE just what you meant.
TOUT promise meant nothing unless your
language was construed the same by both
ol you
Mltness-l put out this letter to test his
moln appreciation, intending TO let him
SonSt5ne ''o,'1 as ne saw Ut believing that he
MouIu aCt upon II, anu at proper time would
expect such interest as he believed due
nIM. NJ. -, r
Mr.. Lord-Then until you both agreed
as 70 moral Interpretation OF the letter you
expected 70 CONSIDER that you were respon-
slDle Tor nothing but virtuous and honor
aole proposal, and he tHnrlbnD would
nave hotnlng to expect and you would
nave: nothing to payf
Mithess-Ihat was my view in part.
Witness admitted that Governor Bout
well consulted in regard to letter after it
isIIl h9d been sent ana his comment was,
That letter seems plain to a careful reader,
6nt u bad been consulted, Shipherd, !
DOUBT II l should have advised send
ing IL
:. hepresentatiVc Wilson asked, "When
ulu you hrst become connected with this
company or Claims"
,o6, Answer-in the latter part Of March,
in capacity of Drart;einU oy;oyno,, ~, o,r,