Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-10

gan. rs he CFiShcrJ was their proper cu.tu-
dian. Fisher applied to Muligau To- re
turn them and Muligan refused Multi
gan had thus ceased to be the rightful
and lawful custodian Of the letters. MIR.
Blaine then met Mulligan in Mr. Ntkins's
room at the hotel. and asked him for the
letters; ANA when MulliIm refused
10 deliver them asked him to let
him see them After reading the letter,
Mr.. Blaine returned them to Mulligan
and Mulligan took them to his own room.
declining to HcCcdc to the joint request ut
Atkins. Fisher and Blaine. that he would
give the letters to Mr.. Blaine retaining
the only one which he thought referred
to the matter under investigation by the
cOmmittce-thiS matter being the North
ern Pacific affair. Mulligau swOrc that
Atkins and Fuller were present at this in
terNicw in Atkins'S room and that Mr..
Blaine "prayed-almOst went on his
knees and implored Mulligan to think
of his CBlaine'sJ family and not to ruin
him. In their testimony regarding this
interview. neither Fisher nor Atkins said
word about amy talk by Mr.. Blaine of
"ruin" or any praying on his knees, or any
Mr.. Bliss, chat such Il thing could have
occurred in their presence only the day
before, and they not remember it, or not
mention it when fully questioned about
the interview The truth is that it is the
pure invention of Mr.. Mulligan and yet
all Of Mr. Blaine's opponents harp upon
it, as if it was either not denied or was
fully proved Mr.. Blaine swore that
nothing of the kind occurred and that
Mulligan's assertion that he talked about
being ruined, etc, was ''mere fancy" He
simply made Il calm demand on him for
the letters saying; Keep that letter
which you think bears on this matter
am perfectly willing you should keep
that; but here is mass of my private
correspondence covering many years and
detailing matters that have nothing to do
with the subject of the investigation.
which it would probably he embarrassing
to me to have published. as any mans
private correspondence would be- and
don want it published. NOu ought to
give me those letters you have no right
to them. There are only two persons that
have right to them: the one is the
writer and the other the person to
whom they are written. Now if you
will rive those letters to Mr. Fisher I
will be perfectly satisfied. They will then
he in ,i,,htful ownership - NnIIi,,on 20.
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