The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-06-12
TIE MuLLIdANLhrrEns.
A Memorable Episode in the Career of NJ
uIaine,

WASHINGTON, June 9,-lt ia q Singh
lar coincidence that the Republican Ma.
tiOnhl Convention was held upon the
eighth anniversary Of the late lamented
James Mulligan before the House com.
mittee which Investigated the railroad
transactions of James G. Blaine. Mr..
Mulligan, II will be remembered, was
the priyatesecretary of Warren Fisher,
Jr., with whom Mr.. Blaine had numer-
GUS transactions and In that relation
Mulllgan came into the possession Of
MIR. Fishers books and papers. which he
was compelled by subpoena duces
tecum to bring to Washington.
A PAINFUL STATEMENT.
The day after he came Mr.. Mulligan
appeared before the committee and asked
permission to make "a painful state
ment," He said; within fifteen MIN
ules after my arrival In the city there
came communication from Mr., Blaine,
inviting MI, Fisher up to his residence;
| ideclined TO 90 for the reason that did
not wieh II aald that had gone to see
Mr. Blaine; | wanted TO come into this
Committee room untIammeled by any
influences; Mr.. Fisher went up to Mr.,
Blaine's house, or Mt leaat no no reported
to me, aud no told Mr.. Blaine about GER
tain facts that | could prove and GER.
tain letters that | had got; Mr.. Blaine
said that II should publish them or
II this committee should get hold OF
them they would ruin him for life, and
wanted TO know II would surrender
them; | told him no, and that would
not give them TO the committee unless
II should turn out that II was necessary
for Inc TO produce them after my eXami-
nation here yesterday Mr.. Blaine came
TO the Riggs House aud there had a con-
ference with MIR. Atkins. Mr.. Fisher and
myself; he wanted 10 sec those letters |
had; declined TO lot him see them; no
prayed-almost, | would say went on his
kneea-and implored me TO think Of his
six children and hls wife, and that II
the committee should get hold OF this
communication II would sink him I'M
mediately and ruin him for ever.
THE TELL-TALE LETTERS,
81 told him | should not give them TO
him; he aaked II | would let him read
them; lGald | would II no would promise
me on the word of q gentleman that no
would return them to me; did lot him
read them over; no read them over
once and called for them again aud
read them over again; he still impOr-
tuned me TO give those papers up; de-
clined TO do II; retired TO my own room
and he followed me up and went over
the same history about his family, and
implOred me 10 give them up to him,
and even contemplated suicide; no asked
me II | wanted 10 see his children left
In that state, and no then asked me
again II would not let him look over
those papers cOnsecutlyely; | had them
numbered; | told him | would II he
would return them to me; he took the
papers, read them all over, and among
them | had memorandum that | had
made by way Of synopsis Of the let
ters, and referring to the numbers OF
the letters--a synopsis containing the
points OF the letters; | had made that
memorandum 10 as TO be able TO refer to
here when questioned; he asked me To
lot him read the letters, and | showed
him this statement too; after he had
read them he asked me what wanted
to do with those papers, II | wanted 10
use them; told him ! never wanted Ia
use the papers, nor would not show
them to tho committee unless when |
was called upon TO do 40; then he asked
me II would not give them to him
there was one letter In particular that
he wanted me 10 give him; told him
that would not do II, and the only
reason would not do II was because |
saw II stated In ono OF the evening
papers here, the Star, think, that the
Blaine party were going completely IA
break down the testimony that ] had
given yesterday; that they we're satiahed
about that; said should not publish
these letters unless my testimony was
impeached or impugned; that was the
only reason that | wanted TO keep them;
but | wanted To keep them for that pur-
pose; these are the facts, gentlemen,
and leave them 10 you; II | understand
the order under which this committee
has power 10 send for persons and
papers, | want this committee to get
for me those papers; Mr.. Blaine has
them, and would not give them up Ia
mo-"
STATEMENTS OVER his SIGNATURE.
Q, How many letters did you eur.
rondOr TO Mr., BlalneY A, There were
fourteen that | had numbered, and
Thorn wore Ahnnt four morn In nnnlhnI