The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-24
SHEPHERDS STORY
OF THE cAlLl.pEauvnN AFFAIR.
Ne Cones q Snillug, Bat Complain, That nj.
FilrtatIOn With AsSsurIlsIa PlOors Hln.
That "Lsttsr' Of Fatality NAIsA
Assuass, bat DOR't Assert.

t WASHINGTON, March 9S.-The examip,
. ton Of shipherd was resumed this morr
ing. Before any questions had been pu,
shipherd.desired to add a word, il it woul
bein order, to the testimony given yestel
day. He then stated that he would vaiy
technical objection which he had rais
ed, and would state that the Senator I,
whom he had alluded, was Blair, Of New
Hampshire, He further stated that, will
one exception, there was no other Senate
or member Of Congress, who had in an,
way been interested as counsel, or had
been approached with view to securin.
his services. This gentleman, ShipherG
said, was aked to act us counsel, and de
clined on the grounds that he might b,
called upon, as q member Of ConVTess. IL
pass upon the claims Of the Peruvian Com
pany, and that with this exception. and
that Of Senator Blair, there was no stheI
instance nr any effort to secure the ser.
vices ot any member Of either House oI
Congress.
Mr.. Blount inquired; "What were your
reasons for employing Senator Blair as
counsel Was It on account OF his rela.
tions with the Secretary Of State, or simply
In his capacity as attorney?'
Witness replied that he would like to re.
serve the answer until the committee
should have decided whether this matter
should be gone into at the present time.
Mr. Blount then asked what was the in.
ducement which impelled him TO seek the
services OF u member of Congress who had
declined Whether 1t was on account OF
supposed influence with the Executive, OF
for the purpose of obtaining his advice as
lawyer.
Witness-Gt was for reasons purely per.
sonal to the member himself as distin.
guished from any aid he ought 10
render or was expected to render in anv
event as member OF Congress. Witness
declined to give the name ut present and
demurred to stating the details Of apy
purely personal transaction.
Some discussion on the part Of the COM
mlttee ensued as to whether they should
pursue this branch Of inquiry at present.
The Chairman stated that Shipherd desired
to be excused from further examination
this morning on account OF the state OF his
health, and perhaps it would be better 10
pass on this request before proceeding with
further investigation. The question WAS
therefore waived for the present.
Witness produced copy OF his fwitaessl
letter to the President on Nav list. and
explained that it had been sent to him by
his son, who had been requested to make
a copy from his letter book, aud that he
Shipherdl after critical examination of
1t was prepared tosly that it wIsa correct
copy.
The letter was then read by the Clerk.
II was quite long, and rehearsed in detail
the claims and plans Of the previous COM
pany. The letter referred to encloses the
name aud prospectus of the company;
the dralt OF agreement with Peru; the claim
OF the title OF the Peruvian Company, and
stated that it was deemed advisable to law
the whole matter before the President, and
to avail OF such suggestions as he might
deem proper in the premises; that no diff.
Guilty was anticipated in the settlement OF
all differences without asking further Gov
eminent aid than that already indicated.
1t spoke ot the magnitude Of the interest
mooted, and estimated the value OF the
Guano at one thousand million dollars,
and indicated that ex-President Grant
would be president Of the company, and
that its board of directors would include
gentlemen equally well known and capable.
At the conclusion OF the reading Ship
herd said he had been engaged,in lively
filtration with neuralgia, which had de-
pTved him of his rest, and untitled him
tor fatigue, OF further examination today,
and he would therefore crave the indul-
gence OF the Committee, and asked TO be
excused for the day. The examination
was postponed until 2 o'clock tomorrow.
New foRK, March 23,-In regard to the
Peruvian Company investigation Col
lector Robertson said this morning:
have read the testimony given by Mr.. Ship
herd yesterday before the House Commit.
tee, and as far as that testimony relates to
me, Mr. Shipherd has stated the facts terss-
~ and fairly. was employed by the Peru
wan Company to examine the questions
affecting the company, and to give legal
OF opinion. This did and was paid for it,
and that comprises my entire connection
with the company. The question that
was asked to examine was concerning the
title OF the company to the claim made
against the Peruvian Government. Further
than this have nothing to say.
The following is a full text of the missing.
letter about which Shipherl yesterday an.
nounced there must be some fatality"
MAY 2Ist, 1851.
SIE-G enclose herewith the tirst copies
given out OF: First, the prospectus of the
Peruvian company; second, the draft mem
orandum for agreement with Peru; third,
ditto account OF sinking fund script; fourth,
ditto claim OF titles persuant to the iutima-
ton in my letter OF the 2Sth ultimO; sixth,
Peruvian Government having no diplo-
matte agent in this country, | have been
in free consultation with its senior repre-
sentative, 7. +, Tracy, Consul in the citv.
Tracy is the son OF an American merchant
formerly resident OF Lima, and married
TO Peruvian lady, and was born and bred
in Peru.
For something like twenty-five years he
has held his present post and seems to be
very intelligent as to both Peruvian and
Chilian affairs, and is certainly keeply
alive to the Peruvian interests. As 10 the
CocHet Claims, ne says th2t lS little known
to the present generation, having disap-
peared from the contest in 1855, when
Cochet returned to finally TO France, and
being almost Immediately succeeded by
the Landrean claim, but that no disposi.
tion TO contest it Is probable when pre-
sented as We are now ready to present Il,
since we shall come to the relief OF the
PROSTATE almost at the critical moment.
Ot course he speaks for his own people only.
Chill flushed with victory and destroying
with vandal zest whatever she csnuot sup.
port, will scarcely submit readily to sur
render her great prize, even when offered as
We offer her, liberal war indemnity, but il
the issue is to be be.between the commercial
creditors with original rights and mere
intruder it is not doubted that the solution,
however distasteful to the yanquished or
victor. will be easy. Moreover the adyices
agree that Chilli herself is not wholly con.