The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20
THE SHEPHERD SCANDAL.
Blaine Wants to I,e Heard by the Com-
InIttee.


Inittee.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The Ship
herd examination was resumed and the
following letter was laid before the COM
mittee.
WASHINGTON, April 18th.
To Hon. Charles g. Williams chairman.
SIR: AT the convenience of YOUR
committee l desire to be heard in ref
erence to the Peru-Chilian matters now
under Investigation, Awaiting your
pleasure, am,
Very respectfully,
tSignedl JAS. G. BLAINE.
The chairman was directed TO ac.
knowledge the receipt of this letter,
leaving it an open question for the pres
ident as to whether Blaine should be
heard. Representative Lord then took
up the cross-eXemination.
The witness stated in reply to cues
tions: ~ dealt with Hurlbut as would
have dealt with recognized criminal y
Question-"Now was that by the adj
vice of counsel 2"
Answer-"The dealings had with
him were by the advice of counsel"
The witness was closely pressed upon
this point and finally went into a long
explanation to the effect that IN his deal.
ings with Hurlbut he trusted wholly
only on the defense, and as he would
against a 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 prevent him from injur-
ing him,
Il did not intend to mislead Gen.
Hurlbut; l meant just what / said in
my offer TO him."
Representative Lord interrupting him
u don't care for long explanation of
philosophy. AS to your action you can
in few words state Just what you
meant. Your promise meant nothing
unless your language was construed the
ssme by both of you"
The witness put out letter to test his
moral application intending to let
him construe it as he saw fit, believing
that he would act upon it, and at
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 expected to consider that You
were responsible for nothing but yir
tuous and honorable proposal, and he
fHurlbuD would have nothing to ex
pect. and you would have nothing to
pay?"
WItness-"That was my view in
part"
The witness admitted that Governor
Boutwell, was correct in regard TO the
letter after it had been seat, and his
comment was, THAT the letter seems
plain enough to a careful reader, but if
had been consulted, Shipherd, doubt
if should have advised sending it,"
Up to the present, in Shepherds case,
he has done the most of the talking, and
as rule told only what he wanted to.
Several members of the foreign affairs
committee think he has gone about far
enough, and they propose to ex-
anime Shipherd about matters which
they want to know. and they are deter.
mined that he shall angwer their ques-
tions. IL he refuses this, and it is ex
pected he will, it is highly probable he
will be arraigned before the bar of the
house Tor contempt. The members of
the committee want 10 and out who were
interested with Shipherd in his claim
and all other details about it. Cues
lions intended to bring out this informa-
ton will probably be put TO him early
next week. He will not be allowed to
evade them or TO refuse TO answer
Representative Wilson asked: when
did you first become connected with this
company or claim ?"
Answer-"In the latter part of March
1901 L Vas l1iSl OA ny
ais in the capacity of practicing attor-
ney to examine into and see if anything
could be made out of it. l advised adj
ditional counsel, and in October, 1881,
the Peruvian company was organized"
The witness stated in reply to further
questions: ''No minister plenipotentiary
of the United States and no member of
congress ever owned any interest in the
claim, TO my knowledge"
The witness declined TO state whether
any senator eyer held or owned stock In
the company. The Chairman requested
the witness to give the committee the
names of the gentlemen who are now in
New York to whom Shipherd al
luded as parties who were
personally cognizant of HurlbGt's
intimacy with Suarres, The witness
declined to make public the names Of
these gentlemen, but would give them
/ to the committee in confidence, that
they might determine whether or not
they would summon them here as wit
nesses. The chairman assented and az
nounced postponenen. of tie investi-
CATION till Tuesday next, when il is
expected the examination of Shipherd
will he concluded.