The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-08
SHIPHERD
Testifies at Length To-Day,
Gov. Crittenden Reported
Killed, denied.
Congressman Allen Dead
More Storms ,--Items.
SHIPHERD
sHIPHERD's EXAMINATION.

SHPHERD's EXAMINATION.
WASHINGTON, April S.-Shipherd's ex
animation was resumed this morning Wit
ness in answer to question if he held any
Walker Blaine subsequent to writing the
letter read yesterday, answered that he haG
one other interview with Walker Blaine a
the State Department and Truscott wa.
to know if newspaper charges submitted
by him against Hubert were to be credit
ed in evidence and after general discussion
the opinion of the Committee was unani
mously expressed in opposition to the ad
mission of campaign matter in the nature
of general attack upon the character OF
Hubert.
Shipherd said he deemed it due to him
self to be allowed to offer as evidence in
his own behalf, everything which led him
to form an opinion that Hurlbut was 8
purchasable man.
A running discussion ensued, and finally
Blount moved to exclude this evidence
The motion was tabled for the present.
Rice resumed with inquiring: ''Have
you any other correspondence with Secre-
tary of the State Blaine which has not
been printed?"
Answer have none with the excep
ton of the letter dated December 10th, 81,
addressed to Gov. Boutwell,, and intended
to be shown to the Secretary of the State,
whoever it might be, whether Blaine or
Frelinghuysen."
The letter was then put in evidence and
read by the clerk. 1t was quite long and
defended the writer, Shipherd, from the
secretarys charges against him of attempt
ing to bribe Mr.. Hurlbut. Witness went
back to dispatches which he (Shipherd)
had supposed were sent by Secretary
Blaine to Hurlbut. These dispatches wit
ness stated, were read to Senator Blair by
Blaine June end. Subsequently Senator
Blair remarked to him (Shipherd) that IF
you had written dispatches, yours, they
could not have covered ground more per-
fectly, particularly the cable dispatch.
Shortly after that witness, saw Senator
Blair and asked him if the dispatches had
been sent and were answered they had
been, and again in few days afterward
Senator Blair said to witness
81 have seen the Secretary and he says the
dispatches were sent without any alteration
on the same day they were read TO me,
which was on June 7th." When the witness
read Hurlbut's letter stating that no such
dispatches had been read he was much
disturbed and at once sought Senator Blair
to find out what it meant. The Senator
was very much puzzled and said: ''Mr.
Shipherd, this affects my veracity and
that of the Secretary I viii make it my
business to investigate it. The witness
continued, Finally Senator Blair advised
me to come to Washington and bring my
letters and correspondence and lay the
matter before the Secretary and in that
way we should get at the bottom. >
Witness therefore came to Washington and
held his first interview with the Secretary
on the evening of October 18th Witness
view, prefacing it with the remark that
possibly he might in some way overrun
what was said or done at one interview in
to another.
Shipherd thought the prosecution little
impatient The witness showed Secretary
Hurlbut's letter, and he read it, threw il
down, and said: "Whats the matter with
that letter. Witness replied 1T dis
turbed by what it did not say, rather thar
what it did It said nothing of American
interests in Peru" Witness criticised Hurl
but for Withholding documents meant fol
h1m. Blaine replied, ''What right had yor
to make an errand boy of an American
minister? He should have thrown all you
papers into the fire" Witness told Blaine
that Hurlbut was occupying, free of charge
a well-stocked house, owned by Snarez
The Secretary denied it incredulously
Witness reiterated the statement. and Blain,
said if it was true Hurlbut must have solc
out to credit industrial, and he would g
to the bottom of it. Blaine then said
what do you want me to do, Shipherd?
Witness handed him the draft of dispatch
but Blaine said, ftNo, not that; it woult
raise howl in congress" He then wrot
one like this: Report reaches the Stat
department that your conduct is such a
lead to suspicion of improper relation
with credit Industrial You must stop it,