Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1879, Page 10

* fng disloyal.’” THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TIIURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, I8199—TWELVE PAGEM 5 . 3 gymenta were mad tollows: Nov. 20, | of the estate sapproved theso amoun! did [ stood to ba the genernl order of the Court Blodgoett, as snch Jud, - ctan. Tdon't mean by that he was a candidate | rcady entered should be affismed by the fu b et Rl i foad 5o $1,000; Dec. 7, 1873, $1,0001 Dec. 10, | also Judge Blodgett, without any auestion. | to whore the money shall be deposited.” tended -mnmui of anld b oot and . fot offlce.” . PR L nderstood o was one of tha | | 1 don't huliora he stated ft. T should never 2 inferont, 114, ) tnat some_ | WhiIe wdmicistering ' upon the estats he hed | ' Whcre was this money on deposlt{" tnid 24 f October, 1878, canod ‘g guls Mee [ AL that time Capt. 8chneider wasn't a can- iders of the C B0 had stipu- | bave allosed him to state that o my presence, | Ficspondent, furiher ansiering. says, that somo | yome fifty or sixty Jawsuits on his hands as As- In the Mechanfca’ Nattonal Bank.' make farcielo and unlaivial ‘eniry’ girRinL ¥ dlldate for office 1" Hockinlipm ol the Domuip A0 for the reason {hal. 1 Knew better. 1 wan not. | dime, % {5e mant#, oF ¥ovember, 1874 he waatcd | signee, coma_of which went to tho Supreme | % What wan it at that timel | OTRA Walker. And s cans TP Upon oy d L !:1lc was not & poiltican in tie rente of de” 1 3400 that the others of that ssme class bad | Insolvent.” Nis, O1in 8 Colling, the widow of the iate Jamea | Court of the United States. A Natlonal baok in the City of Chicago. 5 urected sug voting his time toit, but he : an interest in polftics. Mr. Coolbaugh, 1 !hlnk, was & pretty active politiefan at that time,” “ Was Mr. Coolbaugh of the same polities as the paper ™ « No, sir.” **“Then, if he staled that, to the Judee, he stated It out of your presencel” *Yes, becanse 1 held out to the Judee that I could pay my debts if 1 had time.” ** Suppose. the real eatate whicl you owned (n 1874 hiad been offered for sale under the exven- H. Collins, of which he was execnfor: that the aesnta of snid entate conalsted entirely of real es- tate, and owing ta (he destruction of the recorde by the great fire of Uctober, 1871, in the City of Chicago, where sald roal enlate was situated, it wan exireinely difficalt fo obtain ahstracts of title and already patd upi” “Yen, sir,”? « Tn‘answer to Mr, Cuiberson, Judge Blodeett said that Mr, Vocke told him he congldered e stock worth par. He called the attention of the Commigtec to the thirts-ninth =ection of the Rat as far as o testily that be had becn Ioward Priestloy's hovkkeeper, when Mr. Gowdy got up 1y natd fiyman 0 commit & (el o 156 1awe of e Biate of Titipora " OMetne tquiny pioredid “Did it sustaln any relation to the United Btates Court " **It was the bank whera tho Assignees de- postted thelr money." “\Was It not the’ ;azuhr depository, and the E. I, SACKETT, % Col, Cooper called Edward B. 8ackett, who .. TIE ANSWER. Mr. Gotidy read the followin The answer of T Antwer; #ald Henry W, Dioers, oaly ane in this cit I bottaw money on_roal catale eoenrity, and an the HAE tho ofielal sonduct of Jules | | Sl eantaaine oas tachinienl iw 1 fonrth of waid charges, that o, et 1o gy, s “Mr. Coolbaugh was a Demiocrat, and the hie declsionof the | tion referrea to here, and the salo had been | 2200 o 200" way anly temparary, respondent | "nd sald that the ofilelal conduct of Judg no fliess technical terme. 1 0YER | or'tha United States Dintrict oy /Atrict Jug ; SAYEE A% Repblionn ] hand totell R A 1} Miaten in the case | niade mubject to the heumbrance of #5000 | TRCRINF, 8 QoA vas boly temporats, tesondent | pjodzott was under investigation, but not his o mleretaner gt wan the place dealgnated, 63 | Distelct of fillnals, and whito hag o 0%, S0Mhers * My finpression is it was o littie hand to tell | CUTR Rl T 00 i 110 the elfect that & yer- | Drior liens, what would that oroperty have | eredit. domestlc matters or his private business. Thers ( 4 IRIERTEL L e orier BEANE TORRt 1| Conrt "of aald district, hae witlfnily amone,lireutt ! wllmt ml\u: paper was ahout that time., | T 1 canfessiog fudagment fn favor of A creditor | brought in this market in May or Juue, 1874, .31;‘.‘.’5'&"5&'.5‘55‘3?{"'?.{:.!#t‘c"."fu'f.:?."}rf&"n‘f-‘a"fii wns o limit, he claimed, to alliuvestigation, et aw th Ty mnay m‘:,i’,'.;'e":,;g&.m,‘,l 3; Fald Coure’ Nflm“m g e e an to telt how Tiening was, but the | When fuan insdlyent. conditlon committed an “‘.fifl:m:},fln,l, for mato sag time 10 male the proper areangement with his | Mr, Koot said the'gentlemén didn's soem to DieERIOn tibon the rf) © dct of bankruptey, nml the judgnent ered- ftar Mood Tn mo intter position than uy other creditor who obtatned & judgmens by hostile proceedings. ‘The effect of it would be to aliow any otlier creditor to put the debtor In bank- rupter, aml there would be, of course, litiration in regard to the preference, This question was disenssed at the time Mr, Vockejwanted o tako Judgments aud Ye sald to Mr. Vocke tHat he might thereby precipitate Mr. Hesing into bank-. ruptey, and then the Court might be placed in the awkward predicament of baving permitted or advised its oflicer to obtain a preference which 1t would be obliged to ! F. C. LONG. Fagene C. Long, a moncy broker, testified in Joper was_loyal, wasn't evidence of befng dislos # [ can’t say dislosal 4 Well, I mean that playfally.” * A man may break his party ties without be- g Lias given bankers for & loan without, to some extent, with- }‘ Hiaihy sl drawing his attentlon from his judicial duties, Mr. O, H. Ilortan, who Assignes in bank- ruptey of the Fireman's (nauranca Company, hab- senlug to camo into respondent's chambers one morniue, respondent asked him 1f he had not, ae fuch ignee, some funds whicl he was not pre- pared to distiibnte fmmedintely, and which re- afondent could borrow for n wiort timo, fo which Mr. iorton replicd in substance that he had rot, tut that Mr. James Long, Asstznre of the Equita- ble Insnrance Campany (for whon he wassitorney) hal funds In that matitution, that he would nal be ta call » dividend meeting for some time yet, nG that he (i0tton) wonld nee Mr. Long. And fend respondent word whether pe could be accommodat- ed.” That soon afterward’ Mr. tlorton notifled re- spondent thut Mr, Long wouid let him have the ““That [s the question involved here to some extent,” 1o not know what it would have brought 1t put up nt forved sale.”’ “\Was not that very matter constdered, nnd | wasn't that the appeal you made to Judge Blodgett when you told hit §f exeention were entered on this judgment, and that property was exposed for sale, that It wontd be racrificeil 1o these priorlens, nnd the Uermania estate wonld get nuthing, nnd you would be—1" No, sirt did not,” “Didn't Vocke make that statement in your sprenence !’ [ doubt very much whether ho did in my presenve, T don't think ha dfd."” “1 uecd that expresslon plavfully. Now, Mr. Vocke exoressed a desirs in chambers, you oy to take Judgnient agninst Hesing, Did he wive any reasons for that'desire?" “That he had appealed to the other stock- holders of the Germania Insurance Company to sy, and he would be [na vers awkwand posi- tion Lowards those men if he diin’t compel Ilesing to pav, and lie secmed to think flat a Judgment was what he was required to take in order to keep gowd faith towards thoss gentle- W ch w be fnquiring after private Lnsiness. this money he borrowed out of au estste, the Mutual Security Insurance Cumylu‘. not state what Le wanted It for. *¢Ian't it true that that was the only bank {n this cityin which the Courtdeposited its funds,— either the Court or the Ansizneesi” & private citizen, &nd to direct th fingrant” (respass which conatitago @it o'y fenss nnder the lawa of Tilinois, Th(s CIEinalor. Mr. Goudy replied that they wers procecding ) 'S0 [nr as L know, yes,” n' answer 8ld - charge, g yootl " ;{_’{"'.‘N'L“‘:;"l:l‘"““"'“s after Judge Blodgett's (hevTnere ras o m‘m’my taken for either of | £¥O, speciications shereot, hh, bt B i ul heae loans . e i or (f # Mr. Knott sald b didn't know what the view | & Nona Lo my knowledge.” ot e Northera Hhstrctof it wijrct! [l & 2 v intentionally emplayed the powes it b as: eppu Ut Long, whils o wan the Assignes of the | arelthcr af” thom to' Shprer the' Forsicoa o Col. Cooper—1 will cxplain what the view Is | estate, Joan anybody eles any money eltizen, Ths respondent sdmits and' sinie, A3 g e fn th th | Males thyy now. 1In tho snswer of Judue Ulodwett he states bee:‘{’: ;‘,’m"::,‘,‘."‘y""l”d“e‘ uatesss mighb hars & salt pending “::'x';\"nncm:!e?f ':)bd!; xr.-'l ‘u‘-'.'"l. s hat disposition Le made of the other two hecks he recetved, agpregating $2,200,—that he anted them to usen an estate. In this matter, Court of sald District wherein Tie rea ctal, wera complainantn and Henry i, A 0oy al, woro defendante, That aaidsaly melS00T¢ 6 to foreciose & mortgsge on s lot in Chicago on which was situated a valua; That proper sieps o smg Hyman, Jdr., had be *“You were the attorney, and would pmbum’ have known If he had nade any outside losnsi” 1 think I should,” * When Judeo Blodgett asked ydu about gettine this loan from Long, ne Assignee, did you think it was all right, although It mlnfxt be ba dld b, pronose Rovert (V. “Wasn't tha o muoney, and reepondent boerawed of rakl Long, oo i a lttlo questionable, ns Mr. Kimhall anys bis | Receiver of ssid proper: Hent Jaly, 1571, a gentleman haed bl Bty shares | 1o viow in keeming 1o Jadeoacns o - "0 | Bio 34 4y of Novewber, TA7%, tho sumof §1,300, | to whaw bt these o trost unde | o0, TOCATONG DY N ST of ur | possessian thereal that o’ Geas f1A5EA, : “Did he give any reasons for not taking judg- of _.,;,,,,,,.Z,;,,,,,., stock (£5,000), asking him to i Si:, sir; l‘;mun'l.ilw. fi, ¥iow atal), for the | Sl on the 16th day of December, 1872, the fur- | Were used upon the Board of Trada o Scfnn{- was tho tanant of one ot mare roome {n sl | = ment nainst him subsequentiyt " ther eum of $1,000, for cach of which sald ra. in gralo gambling by Judge Blodzett, (0 ll',rau wish tny {deas on that 1 can cxpress i Lailg, ing, under & Ieare tmade by sald Hocelver 4 son thut 1 would have paid the notes I 1 had | syondent gave sasd Lone 3 notes ot due-blils, | tion.) That is what I proposc to show [laugh. | them. authority of eald Conrt; that sal onder thy 2 T 4 vent.! get a losn of &1,60 on it for ninety days. He reason spondent gave Long his notes o h o, Mr. Culberson—It {8 only an opinfon. y 3 51id Recelyer o) B e e e eako wis | cunvassed n good deal, but no one woald fosn | br O e gl upon witeh Vosko | ol ceaid i hbirCqtant amounts wore | Sechand ! think s fea very important thied: | Col. Cooner—ic wonld Ao e T teansss kg Couet, ty it i present, did he I'[-"-'l!l;:;} 00 judgmnent could be | oo it, nnl he could get littlo or no 'WVE"%‘ placed it In his converagtion with the Judzed!t | dakdloans were reapectively mado, but the exact | piot ‘S0 Talighs remembors as well as d‘,\l,. :m wg(-x ru:: mt:u::‘ l::‘n aln:i- 1'1.'.2‘,. nlrfe)ifdnn"' I’m‘.. neccomary to put ‘;‘n.m;.;b , T kTt o of Heaime's fntolyaney | 3 0 e valas, e hawevor Gnally got #1200 | v o gt bavo sl i areumend wit he | S of heh tspainen ispondess, sashobusle, | St f therowas any woney mado, ouf of his | cufeSorespretsbn ovalon Ldon' eant e ' | bt ariving asseecate sl o e [ wn ettt concaded ne (s Intetoie, | Of A friend on s man's owh nume, the {riend Audval Ity kowe R Trecum, sivhomn e v Dellet nr” teanondent | tranectfon it belouged, hot to Judge Blodgett, | Mt Hor 3 Brer frow the ot to put In- ok kot ving iy & 1 tlo ot think there was much dlscyisslon i | 8aying hie thought the stock was worth 50 cents, | Vi [ottods the tme yoit say [t was sug- | 4,33 i BAY futoreal, Aud thin rexpondent but to thle catate, @ terstand you tosay that | MF. Culberson—We don't want to cumber the | {ifther - reprasented I that beball thay « regard to the fact of Hesing's fusolvener at | but he wow.d not loan muncy on it or bhy It Lt Piibile. dudge Blodzers was not prens | further eays that the moneya so joawed 1o him by | Mr. Kuott—Do I understand you to say Walker, whose Aonus) - renta) sald Kimball, hat fntersiew,” Col. Cooper wanted to know the name of the nd rald Lonit, were not on deposit entd h st ! the Court, nor was Any part " ¥ou did ‘think, then, at (e tunw, dudga | gegtleman for parposes of verifieation, but tho | o, gie, e a e et of o | I Tlodiett that Mr. Hesing's professions of " | ¢ owees didute think ft right for the witness of midloans in the possofalon of exld Amsignecs. In reply to Mr. Goudy, witness admitted that lio teatitied, when on the stand before, thnt he appealed to Judgo Blodgett to save him and his fainily trom goiug to the Poor-Hounse, nd told him, when hu (Hering) returned from Eurape, everpihing Lie (Hosing) possussed hed been lahl deslre to sceure for that” bankrupt insurance company all that. his notex anid atock wero fairly worth ware sincere s genufne” T ald; sle? * How loni had {ml known Mr. Hesing " “1hnd known Mr. Hesing, mot lutimately, Kimball and Long, who wero old citlzens of the City of Chicapo, of well-known buriness abliitics and standing, and who hisd respoctively given due curity for the discharee of their dntics as such Amglguces, aud that reapondent was, durlng all the time covered by said loans, able to return the eame to expose his private motters unless some light would be_ thrown on the question, uud Col. Cooper did not tnaist on an answer. On cross-examination, witness mafd he went to lietsch, who sald the stock was paylog 10 o 7t buy it, nor. state In | In nshiea, with the exception ol one eon- | gy demand. d iyt Elind kil nlioy CE00 Aok Lol D B e e oo founi | Cortlionn 0f tho largest. . Tumber ~ con- | ° liecpanent furthor states that no- attomot hae sl son il allow e, Judue, wore s0u 0ld | B Y "16” Hanosing of any eloec.coro | cers A0 tho city—that *fe “hnl . gong | ever Usen made by him to concea o aupprass the / into bankruptev, sl he (ilesing) was on its | fact of snid loans, "That according to his recollec- aper for $ZHLUK), nmd that there wus nothing ratlon stock at that tine on accotit of the stat- tlon tho money. Wwas obtained U him on flm’h u1vever knew whether ho war, T was an | BOPR LIRS Ul anmited to Doane, Greene- ol Abolftiontst. the Assignes, who hadn’t made this money, but as prayed = for in the K‘u""' b Y it el drawu [n the usual conrse of basiness under 14 » - | abeut the nt of intereat] Ject to making to sald Walker “T Kknew youu were,!? baum, aud Honry L. HUl, lett xcept the Staate-Zeitung Mock u tho aads | 30N Grocesiing in Sankeupicy, and {io toans Jud -Bf(glmfinawohgtgn;firfi{ggumvgg T lven s & Gefinlte recolleetion. The best T | Bompeuntion in tuat banalf, a3 sistes we At 1 never knew what he ws untll’ ahout e— Tl Committee, at 1:00, 100k & reccha until | Actionn were anen to the inspection of all, wao | lar e made, i€ Juity h anicr, GUY MAGER. Quy Magee, o Journallat, testified thai he kuew A, C. Tlesluz, nul had a sort of a profes- slonal acquafutance with Leanard Swett, having fotervlewed bim. Tle was prescat in the Tivoll when Hesing and Swett met there about the time the first Inaictmeots were found were Interested! in sald eatate. And this respondent further says that with the above.nanied two excaptions, e’ has never bor- rowed, or used. directly oe indirectly, any funda hvlnnulnfl to any banirupt eatate. and that he has never bad the use ol any funds in the registry of b4 Conrt. H. W. BrovazrT, The Chairman--Assuming the polnt taade by ile time the Fremont campaign, as we calied it, cante up, But Inever really knew anything of his polltics,’ “Were vou on friendly terms with him during 1his thnel* 4 No, slr. I never had anything more than n very distant spewking acqualntance with him nuptil the Fremont campalga, und that not an linlf-past 2, . On the repssembling of the Committeo in the afternoon, Mr. Goudy said that Mr. Vocke tind suggested to him that he would lke to be called in regard to the ronversation safd by Mr, Hesing Lo have oceurred hetween him awl Gen, Leake ns to i thie supprassion of Information about this mat- | counsel to ba correct, neverisless IC 1t can bo | whether Judge Blodgett, by an fmproper use of | Was paid with the principal.” prra i Tatlmate one.t ogaloat the whisky men, fn 1570, Te | ter, e by evbdeanes e Ladzett, e | B B ey et | & nder 1o Iaw ot Lhis Stato wonld not thess | {HEYIEAEE 2t Canod" e Pike a oreninga “1lad vou ever been thrown fn contack with | (o ™00 Ties clear how the meeting | Tho Chairman—ITe hasalready flatly denfedit, | fnproper use of hia officlal” position vnd fnflte | fng to atatcs aubjecs to the directions of his | Papor draw Intorest at U per cent! nald \Walker au tenant holding undor tald Receire, ;\.ll“‘-}t‘&i:‘fi":"}y{}“Bflfld during the sesstons of |/ T e, Ilis fmpressfon was that | _ Mr. Culberson—Tho testimony covers thul | ance, procured aloau from an_officor under his | court. What ho did with the money aftorbo [ Lol Cooper—Ary they not due on demandi | And it wan thon Insisted on the part of saig Walis he Loy ;! vointin full ! USING TRUST FUNDS. contrul, it woulil be a proper subject of inqulry} and If the gentlemen have evidencs ou that polnt, we shall heur ft. AL what tnel? Auy thine prior to.the time this interview tou ace {n your chiambers.' 1 nay have seen him at Springfleld, hut T wish it distinctly understood that | had never heen on‘what might bo called intimate terms with Mr. Hestng. He was never o man tat T wouyld consult unnndemmnf oun any subject; not that T had any special prejudice ugalus b, bt he il Tran dn rather different rats, While 1 knew hlin to be an nctive, efliclent poli- ;l('lulll,. 1 never had auy Intfmate relations with i, *Durinee your couversation with regard to the solveney of Heslng, did it oceur to vou that prior to that time there had been transferred Dy Jenkins, Asxgnee of the Garden City Man- ulacturing & Bupply Company, tinder an order he had been seated, talking with Tesing, aud had gotten up and went across the roomn to see & centleman when Rwett came in and looked araund, und, sceing Hesing, approached him, and sat down with him at the table. They secmed to enwage In couversation. He Qi not hear what was sald, Ie¢ surmised it was a conversation on whisky matters, and, when Bwett left, ho asked Hesing what was golug on, what Swett wanted, ond Heslu told him that 3wett wanted bln (lesing) to *lie down on Jolin Logan nnd Charley Farwell and get fm- munity,—that he could get immunity by so dofue. 11esingz wald, further, that he had gothing to aqueal one—that he wonld see the Govern- ment in hell before hu woyld commit perjury 10 get out. MARK KIMBALL. Mr, Mark Kimball was then called and ex- amined by Mr. 8heldon. Ie testifled that ho was appointed Provisional Assignes of the Mu- tual Security Inauranca Company on the 26th of January, 1872, and . clected Assignco on the 3d of April, 1872, In June, 1872, be had ¥ his hands moucey belonulug to 1hat estate, whicl he deoosited Iu the Mechan(es' Natlonat! Bank, which Judge Drummond hod deslgnated as s de- pository some time presfous to the fire. Ileex- pected to declere a dividend In the fall. ‘The THE CHARGE,. Col. Cooper then sali that the memorialists would proceed with the third charge. Mr. Campbell said thut as to that charge the respondent desired to present an answer, The chargre was as follows: ‘Thiat the rald Henry W. Blodyett, whilat holding the oftice of Jutge of the United Stutes District Conrt fur tho Northern Diatrict of Tllinols, has knowlnuly Lortowed and converted to his own personal uso moneys belonging in the reglatry of suid conrt, Speciftcation—That the rald llvmx W. Blodgett, i whilst bankruptcy cases I mall o i dicial district mada u_your Court aml by yuurself, a large A. O ITESING, ‘ Wi i el \ded over by bime | nsscts of tho Company wers made up chief monnt of property to 3r. Hostagr” | A.C. Hesing was recalled and teatified that | FerBeng nasld soure presided over by bim, o of stock and notes, und the Asalgies commenced lecal proceeldings for thelr collection. Some wege pald promptly without sult, A alvldend of 70 per cent was declarea on the 23d of No- vember, 1872, Among the assetaol the Com- pany bo found o clafin egalest J. Y, Bcarmmon for $30,000, as the Trensurer of the Company; i ho did not propose to pay it. Witness also found that Scammon was President of the Mechantes’ National Bank, where he deposited his money. flo was the principal stockholder, the controlllug stocknolder, and manager of the bank. Witness thought he was not dis- charging his duty a8 Asslgnce fn ailowing the money to o there to be used by Besmmon to defeat his clabm, ond so stated to Juago Hlodgett. ‘Fhe Judge at once replied, * Make such arrangements for intercst s will be ratia- factory to yoursell,” ‘fle informed the Judie that the oflicers of the bank were not willing to allow uny Interest, aml they sent him from ono officer to auother thl he ot sick of {t, Meetime Judge Blodirett one day uzain, he told bim this, and said thut be was thioking of mak- {og tnvestments out«ide. Judize Brodgett sald hie would take $3,000; winl the next day, mect- o Mr., Guge, Vico-President of the bank, he made o contract for the payment ot futerest ot the rate of J por cent onl gthe bulances in the bauk. On the 23d of NovEmber there had been a dividend meeting udvertised, und he sent to “[knew that during the winter, for roma tine atter the Garden Clty Manufacturing & Sup- ply Company went into bankruptey, there bad lvten sorne sales It some’ form of some of the real estate, L shduld think now, of this bank- rupt vcorporation, to Hesing, subject to some first_1nortgages."” +“Do you recollect what the amount of the first mortgage was!' “No, 1did not, and I underatood thatit did not relievs Mr, Hesing very much by dolme ihut, but 1t was o sort of expedient thathe was resortlne to to try umd extenda some of the wpaper of that corporation for which he wos guaranty,”* . **Ih you recollect the estlmato of its value 8t that timel” “No, sir," . Do yow recollect whether anv inquiry was made, or any tnfurmation miven, concernlng what bad become uf that nroperty ot the tine this Hesing matter was under consideration?'” “No slr; 1 do aoty und 1 will_say furiher, Gen, Stiles, that I ad undetstood from Gen. J.eako und from Mr. Hesluge hbnisclf duslog the dizcussion of some of the malters conuected with the affalrs of the Gardon City Manufactur- in & Suopiy Compnny, that the fatlure of thut Cumpauy had mede Mr, Hesing fnsolvent, ‘The witacss then answered the queation why , he Lad origiuatly objected to Vocke's sppolot- ment un Assiguce, 1o ull whivh there fs nolhInLi of interest. le hud not heard, didn’t think, that Sr. Vocke had de- fended bimself at the ercditors’ mecting ut the expease of the Court, [f bohad, he should uflice, precured divers Asaigneed of estatesin auch lunkruptcy causes to loan ta hiny, the said lleury W, Blodgett, for his own porsunal use, Iarge suuis of ‘muney belonging to wnch eatates and on doposit 1o the registry of sald Distclet Court, Ha desired to call the attentlon of the Com- mitteo o the law in that regand, which he thought was a complete answer. Tho only scction fn the nct relating to the registry was that numbered fn the laat editfon as 133, which provided that all nioneys pald Into nuy Court of the United States, or received by the ofllcers thereof, fu any caso pending or adjudicated In such Court, shonld be forthwlth deposited with the Treautrer, Anslstaut-Treasurer, or n designated depository of the Ublted States, In the name and to the eredit of the Court, See. 096 provided how it should be drawn out, on the cheek of the Judge, certified by the Clerk. Sce, 8,211 determined what was o depository withia the mesvlog of that scetion, aml he was not insolvent in Aprll, 1874, having In s huuse and barn $10,000 worth of property, and the property of the Garden City Manufac- turing & Bupply Compaoy, subject to mort- gages of $30,000, which was deeded to him by Jenkins, the Assignee, in January, 1874, under an order of Judro Blodgett. An execution for $20,000 against him could bave bicen collected fn ten dags, Ile was present once In Judge Blod- gew’s chamber fn regard to the Garden City Company’s property. Mlibbard waa present there onee with him and Gen. Leake. The mat- ter then talked of was the Solomon stock,~a matter in which Blodirett favored him a great deal, and on walch Hibbard had made a report. He did not know whether Bulomon was fusoly- unt at the thme, Col. Cooper then endeavored to draw out what Winston Jiad snld to Ilesing when he vis- {ted him in Jatl, but Mr. Goudy sall no question bad been ralsed so farun that point. So the natter was dropped. “Mr. Knott—It bhod been shown to the Com- mitten that the business travsacted ou the 3th of April was imaluly entered ou the twenty- fifth pugo of the minute-book, and that 1he or- der directiog the solieitation of bids for the Stuats-Zeitung stock was entered ou the Lventy- fourth puge, Can you explain how that back entry was fnsdod provided that the Sccretary of the Trens ury slmuldldcslmme one ~ or n more de- nositorles for _ public nuhey. 151 provided that all National banking nosnwluuunslh-si;innwl for that purpose by the ecretary of the Treasury shouid be de- ‘mlfl(lrll‘l. It ‘was quite mpparent from the Janlcrupt [aw iteell that fuuds in the hunds of Assfiznees In bankruptey did not falt within sny of thiess sections, ‘Yhiere were but two scctions in the Bunkrupt act to which reference neeid ba made, ees, 5,050 und 5,080 of the revision, which were the saine, word for word, as the old Sec, 17 cach Ntate v . In the oriinal Bankrupt ct. Fev, 5,030 required | sitdgs Bloduett to duinuiid paymicut of Lis uote, robubly buve ssked him to explain hiinsell, wNo, I cavuot; only Mr. Leake, Vacke, and ’ 3 ’ G Tho Judio wus o little short, but un the 29th of |e e hind Fend @ loval articlo 19 ong ol (o papers Prosiss iad. - Hiile toik. n rerard 10t ab the | Ll Assiguee to deposit money recetved by him | 'fhoditdics yus o i £1,000, m1d on the 7th of Dee belonieinie to the estate In #ome bauk {s hishame as Asstzaee, leaving him an_entire discretion ag to what bank he should selocti und See, 5,000 provided that when it n‘) peared that the diat, bution of the cstate might be deluyrd-by lhuix tion or other cause, the Court might direct the temnnorary inyestmeat of the muney helonging 1o such estate In sccurities Lo beapproved by the Judgge or Kegister, or might authorize it 0 be deposited i any vonvenient bank upon such in- tereat, nut exceeding the legal rate, ns the bank might contruct with the Assigoes to ua{ there- an. ‘Fhis showed cunclusively that the funds of the Amlenee never weat Into the registry at ally 80 thut tho charge, conpled with the specliivas tlon, conla nut be sustained fu any event, Mr. Culberson valled Mr. Canipbell's attens tlon to Sce. 5,600, Mr. Camphell sald he had seen that sectlon, which provided rhat uny person who Knowingly recetved from the Clerk or other oflleer of the Cuurt any money belonging fu thy resisiry of the Courl wus guilty of embezzlement, " But bankrupt fuuds, by the law [tself, never went uto the registry of the Court, Judie Blodgett—Will the Committes ailow mu asugle oxvlanation in that respectd It frequently has happened, o the administration of the Hankruot law under imy supervision, \hat what are culled frovistonal Assiznecs, who are mere temporary apoolntees of the Court pend- Ing the eleetion of an Assigoce, haye made soles of catated: [n these cases it has frequent- ly been ordered that that moucy shall be patd into vourt, in which event it #ent fnto the reigistry of tho Court; but the regulur Assigners have always kept their fuods In such bauks ss they those to designate, TIIE ANBWER, e, Campbell then read the suswer of Judga Blodgett to the third charge, which is as fol- fows: In the matter of the charges naainat Henry V. Hlodaelt, pendint bejore the Juiticiary Commnitte, Gf Wi ltpude of Kepreaentulived: "I'no reapundents Henry W, Blodgett, fur answer to the charge nume bered one, 10 the effect that bo bus, wiils holding the olce of Dhatrict Judge tor tho Nosthern Dis- tnict of lilinoky, knowligly buirowed sud con- veried (o his own use moueys velougloy to tho restniry of umid Court, and “to thy rpecification wunder wall chargo, which alleges that by the power and juilucace of "his juiicial oftice he pro- curcd divers Asiignees of eslatea iu bankruploy to Joan ta blm, fur iis own personsl uas, largo sume of woney belonnng 1o such estsles on depuslé iy the roglatry of vald Court, saye: ‘That 1t Is 1ot true that he hus ever borrowed auy Awilgues In bankruplcy auy wmoueys var which wero on deposit {n The reglstry of at the thme on the subject, but Tue Thisexe editorlal, reprinted a few days siuce, cscaved hiv nttention at the tine, aud Lo uldn't afterwards ook it up. As to the purjury Indictment, Judze Blodeett sald be haa pever seen it prior. to theso proceed- fnes. Judge Bangs had told him, in an futers vlew In chambers, thut the fadictment ho wus preparmy asslgned perfury. wpon the point about which they had beei talklng, and he (Tudee Blodgett) had no ldeathat anvoihier assignment of perjury woa to b made. Nubudy bad ever brought before him for Judicial determilnation the question of 1llbbard’s fees, fies that it would be better if §t wasn't pub- lllI:‘l[x:-Cl ;izht wwiy when the order wis made, but how or why it was done L don’t know." W1t has also been shoan that the lusioess done ou the 16th of Apnil was maloly recorded on one page of the minutu-book, und the order fur the sale of this stock was rucorded on the rwa umnmunnl); prwod.lnk’;l ;.;,u you explain 1 back entry was made lu:.‘ll].’x‘: 1 can't explain it. 1dun't know bow it wasdone.” id you have yourself vnrlnnull,] of thosy entrica made In tat way (™ wNo, | had not, Lpever spoke to the clerk.” “Qr did you yoursel! procuts the suppresson of efthier ohie of those orderst ™ boinosin? v Did you kuow it had been done at ull1™ sht was talked over (hut it would Le betler it 1t could be kupt vut,” *Talked over by whom " + letween us threw!” “AVhom do you uiean by ‘us three' 1" “ Qup, Leak, Vocke, aud myself,” il you suggest that it pad better nat by ud on the milnutesy” 1 didn’t know that it conld bie kept ofL!! ¢ Ay o made that sugeestiond™ 4Enat L couldn't tell, Mr, Culberson—What do you mean by not publishing{ “Making an entry would be publication} the newspapers would got hold of it the next morting,” Makiug an entry where?"® “(n the books—the miuute-book." “Do 1 understand you to suy tbat Vocke agreed to that " “That [s, It was suggested ln bis presence,” o And he ugreed to itf? 4+Yes, be haa no objection to ft." Witness sakd further that Vocke contributed between §200 und 3300 toward the purcbuse of norses il & varrluge which was presented to witness at s silver weddiog, Mr. Culberson continued Lils questioning* 0 [ underatood Vockes to thut he would not have sold this property o the mauner in which he aid sell It unlcss ho had been ordured Ly the Court toda ft. Can you stute whether that |s truv or fulue!” W[ cannot. Whother he would have had the couraro to do b without the backiog of the Judus I cannot stute.” “Dou't you kuow thut it isa fact, orlsita fact that Vocke was desfrous of cettiug thut order fu the susnber in which 1t was outalned all e while " ** Str. Vocke wanted to wet su order,—yes. I Tave' had several conversatious with bim n which be always alluded to getting un order from the Judge wind be would sell je," » et within your Konowiedue thut it was & preteucs thut hie sold the property matuly be- vause the Judie had ordered 12 in that wuy § 1" “That s prewty hard to suy.” Do you know 1" ©Noy 1 do tot, Do you kuow or uot that ho desired, as your frivnd, to abtadn the very order whicu ho did obtuin¥ Il dld." cember bo paid $1,000, makiug the princlpal fn full, aud on the 10th of December #1104 for ine tereat, The conversation abvut making tho losu occurred ut the court-room, Witness, usually bied to cateh the Judge on the wiig; e was very busy always, Judge Blodgett did’ not upply 10 him for a ludn of the mouoy, Witness produced the chock elvou by Judga Dlodgett for 5,000, whicls was countersigned by Mr. [livbard, Reulster In Buukruptey, e took no tme Lo consider about loaning the moncy. Hodid nos confer with any frieml about it, Lo- enuny bo bad knuwn Judge Blodgett for somu time. After he had done the thing he 1ande it known to bis atlorneys, Mossra, Will- isms & Thompson. They did not removatrate 1o auy way with bim, 'Thompsou sald, % Well, thatisall Fight 1 do pot kuow about the pro- prioty of t.” Mr, Hibbard countenigned the check bafore he gave it to Judge Blodgetts lie know the purpuse for which it was to bo uscd. He Qi uot densur, nor oppose it in any way, Mr. Hinbard made no formal entry aporoving of thu luan, Judye Blodgett’s otu was sutticisot secority Lo withes “ Al bankruptey matters are to bo settled In the United States Districi Court, In cass the Judge hud not paid this iwoney, or had not beon could yuu have sued Lim i the United District Court ! **‘The fucta are that I aavanced that, hall'? a3~ sured that it would bo on band ou the 22d of Nuvumbier, to be divided up swong the credit- ?r-.n _l'n thnt case, Lauppose 1 was responsible or . **How would you hava collected thut nots if you had been obilzed to sued " “1donosknow, What [ agcomplishod was in getting interest allowed on deposits, 80 that Mr, SBeammon shou!d not buve the use of the money to tight me.” 3 1In suswer to Mr. Culberson, witness safd he did not ayres with tho Judee on any rute of in- terast, but after a rute of interest had been lTowed by the hank, hs thought it fair to charge ‘him tho sams smount, When be came to de- i pavment, the Judge pald him just what he was getting ut the bank, b percont, o could not say whether any [nterest was l{;!elflcd in the note, At the time ho let Judge Blodgett have the monoy, he agreed to pay futerest, but the rate was hot declled upon; that was left open fur future negotlation, He was keeping hls pr Yute Yauk uccount at Lhis thue at the Merciauts' Nutioual Bauk, 1f ke bud 2ooe to that bank on tbo 10th day of June, 1574, for a discount ot £5,000 on jud own pote aloue, the bank would huve clarged o 10 per cent. T lis report thers Was un entry in uaie of J, W, Blod- gett, but thyt was welerical error, as he had ex- plained to Col, Cuoper, ‘Fho tirat cutry was— 10th June, deposit, Mechantes® Nattonid Bank, chieek ot 1, W, Bludeett, 85,000 The next en- tey wia—s Nots of d, W Hlodgett, e on dewand, 35,0007 Ve 1ast wus o clorica! crror, 'The dividend was declared und paid hefore this note wus puld, It wus pald wittlu two wocks after fL was declared, 1o making up hls sccounts wlier that dividend, bo treated this §3,000 us s0 auch cash, which was to be divided. 1u the cross-examination, Mr. Goudy asked it the fact that Judize Blodiett was Judga of Wi elther one q THE COMMITTEE QUERTION M. Mr. Kuott asked Judge Blodgett to stato brietly bis reancus for that conatruction of iy on the act of June 22, 1874, Judze Blodgett quoted the amendatory uct, the “olathly"” of which has ereated ol the muss, und went on to give his construction of the law, and to answer various quentions nsked thereon by Mr. Kuott, “ You remarked,"” sald Mr. Knott, “I bolleve, that it was your ouinlow, sml Judge Drum- mony's also, that it would bo su outrage to in- ulet Mr. Hibbard i he acted fn accondance with your construction Ib mukiug bis reports!” “ Yes, sir.” * Would not that depend a good deal upon the question of the bunu-fides with which he had acted u pursuance of that 4" “Oh, yes; 1 think so," * Buppose, for lustance, that ho had known 1liat you had inade ainlatake fuvorably tohtn (" * Yes, or il some other Judge~il the Cireult Juige had construed it differently after sy con- struction, or {f he bad known that my construcs tion bud (v any form been uverruled, I think it would materially change the whole matier, 1 think the whole question turns upon the good Tuith of the oflicer In pursulng the contruction ol the law inade by his supertor,” “lhen the question of good falth s a ques- tlon to be determined by the jury on the trisi £ * Not entirely, perbaps. 1 did not, pertisps, coustder far etoupgh (o see where the doubt would cotie In. 1 thonght It was u fuct that the Graud Jury ought to be sdvised of, aud that £ ey were advised of the fact thut this law bad been sn eonstrued by aie, That they would prob- ubly nat tiad the lndletment,” SHuL it they had, nevertheless, found the In- dicttent, tully wiviaed of your constriction, hen it soubl te o question Tor the petit jury witer wll to determine whether Mr, $libbard bad acterl I good Lain 7 "\vn\-lr, I think o3 wnit 4t the (irand Jury tud coule Juta, court with their fndivtment, awl* aid to ne * We have found this iudictment, amd W fuslat upon presonting §t,' 1 sboukil b very curelui in refslug to recelve ft. My own fin- rwflmn fs, 1 shoull bave recelved it; 1 cun iardl; celve that I would bave acted otber- Wint = **At the time Mr. Vocke una Mr, Jlesing were sad Court, And this respondent saya that the sati charge sna vpechlication, thoagh 1ot true us stated, olay huve heen founded upon the facty hersinattr sated, which are true 1u wabstanes and o fuct. Hespoudont viuted that soing D, 1¥ Mark Kimball Secarity nsurai undent that hie hal quil ar.s andbelomeing 1o tne tate of sald Laukrupt Company, which was hxi 1o teualn uwtisturued for sume (inie, and that b Lud saked Uy witicers 01 tho Lank whe'ta the sainy was o depusit to allow bun tuterest thcreon for the & 4 Do you kuow what he meant whes h benelt ol tho eatate, snd that thuy wers notine | District Court bal auy infuence b induciug the betoro you,whs S ourtret nterviews | g e Sudio L he waniad ol m."lufimifi elied 10 oy il reubunt and” by choend | wifhens sk his foan. p ! i cenn pretty well adyised thal eiliis it el 5 ikt 0w proper for him (o l0as the valuy ou co Mr, Kimbait o of : N leatnur wus fusolveut, had you novi* B o Tt ourient 10 partics who would alluw fuierest thercon, Ke: T S b ooe sisticloof Ind do know what bu tocunt,” S 8tute I, **Hu meant that he didn'y mean to take judg- ment exeept bo cduidu's belp hlmselt, 1t he coulda't get the order, I supposs b would buve ence with bim, tlehiad knowo the Judge a great wany years, und regarded bim as good lur the loan, “'The question with him wus what Ly could get his note discounted for, and be hucw that Me. Hlulr was very veculiar In his 41 liad; that fs, [ beurd (0 discussed fa regurd tothis tiaeden City Company mavter, Iy had been stated repeatediv that the fatlurs of thut Company had ruluea Mr. Hesiig tugucialiy,and Tlooked upon fuus a fact." wpouitent revlied, u substance, coulit by vafs demsud 10ans oo ol fur wenett of tue ereditors until needed for fussber alvidends, It izt Lo done. ~After somn Turther conversation vi 1Lo 4a10¢ subject, reanond - s Ty aken rment,’ cut atated 10 sand himball thut bo had occasion to | 1icus about finaucisl respousibliny, ete. Vocke st oa tablug Judguent 17 e auliataint Yol g e A% zurr:lxr 32,000, and would Uk et suoiutoud | (Swileg] e regurdel 3 'i"fp‘:'""‘ .lu.-&&mw e | )| ¢ 1 ive ale ot would pay itereat therefor e, wal b, . e Cat- + D lie put you fs possession of the prounds ander Lo sell the property ab private sale fu opler | ¥ould vay merest, therefor i6 Be b g 1 o Ui, | tory he awount of by claim uyainat 3 1o aerse you, atid yet be went belore the Judge anid tald blus thut Lis policy was to sell it unger # Judument. Wy did bo say vno thing 1w by Judge wind avother to you ! fin skirta clesr of the pub- i ' Fsuppoae to keep e, & *iid you se¢ bl practico that deception upon the Juduet'? ** I huve mwy doudbts whether I was presont,— very eerious doubts. 1 dou’t thiok anytblog of 1hal kind was stated {u my presence, vut still It wikbt Lave been, 1 was there Wore than 1aon was $5,600 interest. Ho ot $2,505 sud a Judzment of 31,400 for the remamivg §2,500, which judguent’bu sold lust suunaer for $00) 10 wouey. ‘Yhe lvau was set forth fu lus ave count to the Court, and there was no conceal- wcut whatever about it. He bud wade this loan, he rald, wihout auy persvuel induence betug exercised over bim, ‘To Mr. Steldun, wituess sald he bad never loaued any money belonging to this estato to anybudy clee than Judgo Blodgett, elther with or” without security, His cutire fees as As- upon which be contendud that Lie bad a right 10 take fudgmenti” Yes, sir; hu claimed that behad a vebt to take judgment elther by virtuo of some stipu- lutton which My, liveing bad wade, or upay the notes a8 Judizwent aotey I an not dear bow, but 1t wus & nght to "take judzinent which would buve put Mr, Mesiug fu the attitude of Baving sutfered fudguicnt, £0 us to bave wade it un ucr of prelerence, € the' pariy asking Judirnent biund knowa that he was lusolvent,” *You uuderstood thut Mr. Hesln; he would do %0, and thercatfer, uu the lulh uf Juue, A. D, 1872, satd Kiwball brouglt 1o this vespundent & check for eaid $3,000, and recelved w teapondent & note therefor, dp yalle ou de- taand. Hespondent then aeked sald himball if he wanted any security for aad loun, sad Kiuball rer pilcd, Ju sdbetence, that be kuew reepondout was smply respousible fur the smouni, which sald atstewent was true, Jewpoudent, further an & Uay or twa alter said trans formed respoudent that the forucd that be wae Jowniog Uy uc v was one | guces s | du Josniog e ioney oay tlzoeo werg 813,00, aud bis eutire oxpeoses of B certain clasa of vreditors who bad stipu- | “iaant vou hear Ve 43 Bl peovosition, and srread 1o ailuw Livy itoruat | S0, wnd Dis’ atturneys foes wero about TR 10t SdElens Baehe b seen et DIdw’t you hear Vocke tell the Judge, In [ st 5 perecut un bis dyposits 33 Avaiguee, Reapoud. | $30.00, wad Lis” attoruey he last futervicw, belore the Judge prauted $O.00, the vrder, Wal belween e couversstions s ¥t furller slatve that thereafler bo repad sal ¢ 3 ‘Yv Mr. Goady; the witucss said the creditors e reapectively, 4 tie' judzuent you bad al- Jusa 1o sefd Klwball, witt lulervsi st & per ceul. case—-without any suthority under the law— and takes theao thoneys to which ho Is not éb- titlod under the laws ‘of baokruptey and the law of this court, whero tliese noneys are on word suits the gentleman better than reg taking these moneys out of that depository and using them for his own purpose—I say cures the Assigneo to nake to him & loan, tho resnlt s cortainly the same so long as there Is 10 recover funds form of action, ot it is 8 Lhing, we think, B invertigate hulass the daposition’ bo makes Vi 3 Tam. L[ihink that ts'true,” hesring aud becoming advised as to th of tha ihanay ¥k In seme way oF otlicra viola- | than Eam. [ thnk tha, twtruc Sald matter, th1e reapondent stated in bazsireos & "(?n? Cooper—In that matter T think this 4 Yes, sl naid Walker thiat he conld have his cliles to vacay would bo_very material, hsell deciared In & fudlclal decision that these contracta on the Board of Trade are con- contruct: 1 never guve such o doclslon, What of it? _|Laughter froni the Blodgett slde of the room.] earnlugs over fo the mau to whom the button velonged. {Laughter from the other quarter.| Cooner Is frautic on the quession of trust funds. these guestions, mind to b content with the rather adverse do~ clsion of the Commitice towarda going Into the 9 respondent Laa nat been und 1s 1ot now adristdar “rado speculations, and aunouticed thut ho | “Yos, [t was kiown to the clerks fn the | [RCILRL AT elovatar has been fn fact ome would call Mr. Of IT, tlorton on another point. | Asstznce'soflice, ‘1 think It was known to ono | 10 WEEHIEE SHIC, Blaviier Walker. sustained sny Col tleed for iftcen years in the State und Federal Courts. Bursuce Cou:pflny m 3 ance Compang " Lovg?” Hoyne, Horton & Hoyne." trust funds that you had as Asslgneol” borrow money (" moneyi" 1M, 2 to divide,~if i fond meating 80 Uit they would oy ha ustud,—saylug thut hie was au cxecutor,=—-I think Tie sald ho was exeeulor for the Colllus estate; 1hut he wanted to use some temporarily for It] that ho conddu't get nway from bis ‘place in bhankiug hours withiout inconveniencu; and that ho would just profits na to oay It erul conversation, stanco of St was that 1 would wpeak to Mr, ent." are talkiug about,” of November, 1872." - **Dy’you remember of record. 5 Col, Cooper—Wasn't there n dividend de- clared In the casa of the Equltable and paid " sumn of $180, was demanding for tho privice tering to put insald elevaior the sam $ad 4 of an Lorrows o trust fund and mokes a bad timnent, he s bound-to account to the i and, in effect, was nnrearonsb 3 o e opor—Not st all. But Ifho converts | ¥hile thls moncy was sifl fu the hunds of Judge | Shcting. the. ammiricon 5t ey cLirlly P niawfully Lo his uwn wec, aals proven fn thls | Blodgettr 3 petitloncr therefore prayed for an i order In py ‘t1 can't giva you tho date when It was ropaid, Just compey but I stiould sav not from wmy best recollection and judgment.” “1 understood yon to say that you didn't Enow thnt thero was any Interest pald on thesei" 41 couldn't swear to it nositively; no, sir. Cross-cxamined by Mr. Goudy: “\What {8 your Impmslun"or rocollection Brenilsed upon the (erina of making sailan, and 1o bla petition aaksd [cave o conuie the same, and that it might be referred o u' Master of sald Court, to taka evideuco of th. gt age and fujury in'that behaif 1o s N hcreupon & ruls or order was antered and_ erve; an sald Wilker ta show catire why the' Reci. aliould not hava IIborly 10 conatriict an siernct througn ihe room Gocupled by eang ol dan. eposit i the depository of the uuurt-fl(tflmt ry— that not That, on the retutn’ of raid rale, sy} Whalker aupesrod tn person, and, Anthis responden now belleven, by attornoy, hut made ho forma| o written answer (o said petition or rulo to s caune, nor did hodeny any of the statements ey, ‘tained in the petition. Thab on the retuma thowald rale a hearing was had before this 1y, spondent halding seid Circalt Conrt, and it gy, peared that none of the alle, 3 0f tho pelitiy could glve In regard to that {s thnt, at the orig- fnal instiration of the thing, Judge Blodgett, { think, spoke of what luterest would be st the bauk, or ol some bank, and I have a vague fmpression—I would not swear to It as a0 absoluto certalnty—thnt the money remaived with him but a short tme, npd thut there was but a small nmount of intercst, and that that rder of court, o.\‘l,r. Campbell—Is this an action of sssumpsit Gen. Btilos—1t {s0’t & question about the Mr. Knott—iWe thiok that tho guestion lc* wers denied, and that it was Mr, Goudy—No, sir, “°Thera are a good many better lawyers hora we ars not sent here that to enter naid rooms for -uc’x‘ DUPPOSE Wonid be 0 treapnss on his possossion theroof. That, i o # Dua nt that Ltimel” * Yeg, sir," * DId the fact thint Judge Blodgett was Judgo of the District Court have any Inflience fu pro- curing the loan of either of thiose sums 't “I can sny, slr, what Mr. Loug's views were.!" “ You did this business for him. Do you know of nny Influence of that sort)" “I only know the mere fact that Judge Blodgett was at that timo Judge of the Court, Whsther it had sny Influence at thattime T can't say. ‘There was none cxpressed In any way, shape, or manner." 4 Did yout underatand Judge Blodgett, at that timo to ‘bo perfectly responstble for the amount " “ Yer, sir. “\Vas there sny ccneealment or scerecy about the transaction v _ “Not that I am awure of,” *~ ' Was it not known to other persons than Mr. Long, Judge Blodgett, and yourself then or about that time 1" said rvom or roams, or be could sllow the Receirer wxmcem with the construction of maid el and apply to the Court for compcnsation for puy Injury of damage e he might sustain, Ang sd Walker refusing to accept either of wlt vropositions of the Court, an orter wi made piving leave to tho Recciver 1o onter into th room In question, mud withoat dvlnl contruct the elavator, pod directingag Walker to of 10 reaistance or impodiment there. to. And 1n the said order tha quention of compenss. tion which the petitioners offercd 1o make in iy sald potltion wan resorved forthie furtiior coneider- stion of tne Court, with liberty to sald Walkerand to !hln Ttecelver Lo farther apply as oceasion might require, . Judegc Blodgett has rary to publie polley, that they aro gambliog gy and vold, udge Bloduett tto voce to hls connsel)— Mr. Goudy—Supbose hic viayed poker with ft.s Col, Usoper—Well, ha would have to turn his Mr, Canphell—Of courso we all know Col. nd thls rll?flnd!nl insleta that said order way 7ot made with lutent to opprees sald Walker, orls dinregard of his righta as a private citizen, buy solely with the purpose of proporly administering the a(Tairs of aald property in suchi war s o pro. tuct the rights of all parties Intercated thereln, aal ‘with the Intent And expectation on the part of thiy respondentthat If aafd Walker suatained damsse by the eniry upun any part of the premises whicy ho occapled ha could anply 1o the Coart for eom: pensation, ns permitted by maid order, and that Col. Cooper—1 am stralght, Mr. Campbell, on_ Gen. Stiles—Col. Cooper {sn't an trial, (7. Kuott checked thia. side-talky wid tho alr clear ayraln. Col. Cooper scemod to have made up his natter of Judgo DBlodgett’s slleged Board of of the clerks in my officas 1 think I seut up one of the checks to Judge Bludgett by him, and he sent the duc-bill in return by him. I think 1t wan known to 1y partners, " 1 think Judga Hib- bard countersigned both checks,” It was an open and yegular transaction, so you know ¥ As far a3 I knew, there was no effort at con- cealiny I nover know of any," Col, Cooper—Do you mean to zay that yon talked sbout this intter freely with your fricuds and acqualntancesi” “Nu, sir,” s {tnot true that you did not, and that you purpogely falled to, of did not, make com munte cation of this matter freely amoug your frleuds und acqualutancest’ *1 did uot make such communication to any frlend or acouaintunce, for I was not asked about’ {t until this lnvusugmun came up, and I tricd to keep out of this,? *Did you not at all times purposely refrain from -'nyluu woything about this? Is not thut t *1 min not consclous of {t." You are not couscious of {11 ‘¢I1 there 13 nuv such oceasion you can call it tomind,and [ will anawerit.)? *{lavc you not tolld that clrcumstance to a gentioman, und clarged bim 1ot 80 say o word abaut It 1 do not remember." 4 “You do not rewmewber snylbing of that kinal? ** No, alr; namo him, Whao ‘Do you know Mr, Deurl 4 Williem Deeringd Yo, af “DId yon over tell that story to himi" * [ coilld not say; possibly [muy bave mene tloned {t*to him." ' “Did not you say to Mr. Deerlng that you knew a bad thing Judge Dlodufuu bad doue,— thut hie hud borrowed moucy ¢* 41 donot think I sald so," Vil you say that you did oot say {ti* © 4 wilt say I did not say theso worda," i 4 WllI‘I")'ou sy you aid” 1ot say words of that mpor ** 1 miny have suld words that conveved what I should liaye sald In suswer to the question put to g that Ldid not suswer, As to the pro- prioty ol it I questloned it very serloualy,” * Do you kuuw whethor these loans were re- ported to the Court “] do not thiuk they were. nover knew it."" damage in convequence of sachs order, Lot tyy respoudent saith he belioves tha nald matrer is il ending in entd Const, And that rald Walker iyt {vorty to moye the wamo before thin respondent i the Circult Judge ne Lic sy be advised. 1L W, bronoerr. 0. 11, IIORTON. 0. 1. Horton was next sworn, and in reply to . Cooper sald ho was a lawyer, and had prace GRORGE I, WALKER. Qeorgo H, Walker was swurn, and examiae] by Mr. Knickerbocker, Ho had bues a et daut of the city for twenty years, and luau money, 1o bad scen Judge Blodgett, Mr, Knickerboeker then proceeded to prove Ly him that he had a lease to Room 6 In Honors Block, southwest caroer of Manros aud Dew- ‘born strects, but to save tne the defense sl imitted that be bad n lease from Robert W, Ny nan, Hecolver, from May 1, 1878, to April ¥, 1870, which had been approved by the Court, and that ho was In posseselon, Witacss stated that the room was ke nosscssion of by men who walked In, . Mr, Knickerbocker introduced fu evldence s ‘notivo of the Recoiver, Mr., Goudy admitted that the premises were ontered for the constructlon of an ¢le*ator, Mr. Knott requested tho memorkallts to cooe finodhe testhuony to the proofs of euch ful “|'unad oporessive interferoncy by Judge Bludget with withess’ possessfon. " 3r. Knickerbocker saidalf Juiga Blodzett's counscl would admit the case that he wuuied b make out,—that this was a wisdemeunor by the party wio went into the premis Iy direction of tho Distrlet Judge under the forms of lutw,—bs would stop now, He then read fron the State Isw to ssow that ontry mitat be made peaceably vven under an order of Conrt, a cox trury cublrary course making tho persons ltable to u loe of $100 and {mprisoiment nob excel: gz six montha fn the County Jal, or baili i wosition was that the meu had 1o authurity to eoter, Mr, Knott sald tho Committeo desired to ron fine the investigation to such facts us were 18 dirpute, leaving legal guestions to be deier ¢ mined hiereatter by the Committee. "The exatnination of the witners was thes procecdud with, He suld ha rocefred a nothe: ton trota Hyman to vacate, and took thy otke umil the Jeasv and wenl to ses Judge Biodeedl 110 Tound him in his chamber; that was wibiz throe duys of tho tlme he recetved thy notics “Wera you Assignes of the Firemen's In- " Yes, air, < “Who was Asslgaes of the Equitable [nsur- 4+ James Long." “Did you sustaln any professionnl relation to 1 was his attorney, or rather our firm was,— # pld Judge Blodeett ever apoly to you for “Idon't remember thut he did. Tfcalled upon to auswer catugorically, Ishould say zo.” Do you know anything about i7" 4+ Not as to apolying to o as Assignee,'t “To yon remctuber hla applylog to you to “No, e “Did he ever talk to you about borrowing “Yen, olr.”? “Wueni" » 1 helleve it was In November, 1872." * Wherel" #Ja the United States Court building, whether 0 bls room or (n ths hall I couldn’s tell.” o What did bo say(” As near as I ean reeall It, sir, ho ssked me ,ong had puy funds that lie was not ko~ &hem was not goltyf to be a iras 141" ! " von Lave the catate have the 1108 benk. Bowe such gen- # What dtd ho 1. “I‘fil»?lmn't quota the language, The sub- 18 they were, T Long.” sthiy wers not [ the aecounts of th As- ], Letors ob?;';‘ gocond ",,'ff'mfi-:' R WHia you speak to r. Lovgi” slznee tection, Ilo told the Judwe that he beld “Yos, sir.”? Not that T am sware of, Idonot know that Tot from tho Heerlver, apbrot kil e asacated to giving 14 to the Judgad? | thoy were in his ¢ ase 1 0 a by blw (Blodgett); that his busiuess ucn n: couldu't move ottty und that the elevator wugl not to go through; that the Reculver had mkr;' od hluy $43 to lot It go throuwd, Judge ulu«mll. snid hie would nob be perinitied to stand fnibé way of th mprovement, und, If he didu't Tl‘ mit It 1o go on peaceably, by would have 'fl turned out. Witness' reason for not wantislo move was that be had paper coming due Ih[v He bod done his businesa In that room August, 1577, u Judve Hlodgett's Mr. Goud: Was 1o occasion to putthat In uny account, was there ! + Not that I am aware of,” ‘Thils closed Mr, florton's examination, “ Yes, sir. 4 4 Whon was it giveo!” “houot misinterpret it as given as & pres- . we understand exactly what we *Oh, oy B0y z HERMANN RASTER, Mr, Knott called attention to what Mr, L, T, Bond had sworn to regardiug & conversation he had had with Mr, Hermano Raster s to the salability of Staale-Zeitung stock, and sald it was but just thut Str. Raster should be called 1o nnke Lis sworn stutement as to the matter, Mr, Ruster was called, and ! he did not talio stenozrapuilc notes of the conversation, wid couldn't repeat it o didn’t know much about the finesic of lawyers (looking hard at Mr. doudy), and didn't eXxpoct that they would hunt up ngentleman with whon be bad hed & privaty conversation to-set hlin to squea! ujalust bim. Had be expected that this would omething + [t was, I think, on the twentls Did you l'u,u [tR “reo whatl” 'l money mven to Judge Blodgoettl” 4 No, 1 saw s check.” W Check for bow much i #Twelys hundred dullars,*? “Conntersigned by whowm, if sny obo?”? w1, No Hibburd, Registeri® © Dt you get it countersigned” o1 befieve 1 aid, sir,’ 4 Was there any noto taken (" A due-blll, Tshould call it & due-blil." © Jlow did ft run or read (" ile was nevor a parlyto a i court, und bsd oet cen summoned thers by any yM"l‘n Ho had hesrd of Ilodore g ditlculty, Iudida't think thy Coustur st boay else had any jurfsdiction over his wfi stou as loug as bo didn't violate the lease. 15 Judgo closed the fotecylew vury abrubtlfs .l.efl addrested witness o such a way thusbe o “fl;l bad, u!ll seewmed dw h;nn‘x:m:: ug“m mlud on ¢ matter, and would Wituoss had the leaso {n his uwad, but the Juits [ have n copy. Ican't tell from memory." dent, e would h taken_stouograpble | didu't look at ft. \When the, caso was called I\f ".l\ht;p)’ wln"«{o!uu as woll, RHead {1, b notea, He stated, Snally, that Mr, Uungu! had \;our: und the Judge went * on the bencly .I“ Witness produced & paper and sald, “7 be- | related the conversation, (o the main, correctly, | ness’ attoruey, Bam Ashton, re preseuted b lieve this to bo o copy. [Reading:] Twelve hun. | a8 b remembered st. ¢ cows o him, wnd the Judge MG dred dn thzures; Chicago, Nov, 28,187, recelved What witocss'' busincss was, | Mn a of James Lovg, Esq. znve of the Equitabls JUDICIAL OPPRESSION, ton told hlm, sud the Judwe Insursuce Cowpany & Let bl get guother room ; we tuust bae (4 o be repald. i, W, Bioverrr.” e 4 g o thing o on. 1€ be Is dswuged, lot him put e when that was I WALKER'S COMPLAINT, .ot bl ot D Y e eninen e repal1f The fourt cisrae, aa fuilows, was. Uien read | L9505 15, 4n atidavit wud reseit, 0, e #ha ?ou know whetlier it was repafd with fn- | by Mr, Bheldon: It e o b ko {"'". = teroat!' That tho satd Henry W. Rlodgett, ag such Dis- | After thia secund order, continucd W () W1t was repaid, Yean't tell you about thein- | trics Judge, whilss belding the Clrcait Court of the | offered no resistance further thau reftd cait bl United Biates fur ssid Norihern District off the watesr willtully used aud empioyed ity of ssid Circuit Ouvurt lo Judiclal oppresslun upon bl of {liinols, teroat, the bowss and suthore ryotrate acts of graes he rights of s private cltlzeu, aud to sanction and direct the comwisaion cld the key, ‘They turned % B s oot S B 25 2 i 8rge olou| 0 adim e ¢! 3 Had cajolued him fraw olerbig wuy ealissics has borrowin, Mr, bunxl"k Randury ther sum of wooey fromn S Yo P #¥iste when that oceurred ' o 8 fugraut troapass, which coustitutod s crime | His propercy - was Injured. ~Ahe hrd ++0n or abuut the 18th of December, 1879.1 nal T ans Hder 106 Tawe of Aty State of 11 0,:. througn the ceiling, i und wllm Ji:g o “Hlow did that matter come about! DA the | puntsbable by tne und kinprisoument, od through und spofled '] prn) Judze speak tu you about it{" dirqt Spec(ication--Tust un thewid duyof Oc- | bis ollice. * His busloess = was Al g) » believe 50, wir. 1 hava uot a deflnite recol- d Meury W. Blodgeis, whilst | futerupted. The workmeu tora ot Ul Tectlon of the futerview, but [ betfeve that Le \d Lireunt Coart, as such Dlstrice | upd Jute the place opeu oug nlght, ait ®EV aid s * duduv, cauved u order to bo watered Lu vald court | ot tuers tn the muorniok the bricks were u a cr uso thereln pending, wherein Heary A. Butliug sud olbers were complainsuts, sud Henry 1. Hunore aud othees wero delundauts, fu sod by wbich order ovne Rubert W, lywan, was uutborized aud directed to make a * Havs you ot 8 menorandum of the loanl" 4 What do wean by a wemorundumi’ “ Evidencs of the Judebtedness whlch the Judge guve." *+Yes. 1haven't It, but {bave what Lbelieve to be 4 copy.” wa they hisd pricked up thy place, bis nlmn;:r‘-nu_n spoiled, und su ovcreout was lialog S5 ey a4 a oionth afterwards the uen cune Pluster uind calvimiue. On 1he cross-examivation nesy said the building wa: 1oudy, Wi of ora Geurge H. Wi lice v “ n who was eujolued by aaid order frow olfering any | Dearborn und Mouros strects, aud bis ol L dtcod a papcr and rosd 41,000 fn | TUsIRAECS (0 the 11cget aud wronkTal act of R | e aoergind Mouron Breels iquire abous 10 figures. Due James Long, Ausignce fn' bauk- | MIuiat ju okecuilus ssld urdet, o said Walker | room clsewbiere, but presumed be (Ul ruptev ot the Equliable Tasurance Comauy, e dtegimaly uscd such ordey | Fented onotl be bad wualed to- BV, gt $10%0. Chlcazo,Dec. 16, 1872 11 W. Bloduett.!) | fo' be” Gutcred” that sald “Walker way fu | 8¢ Judge Blodgets ay Lis chambers bH0 Sy tho lawful aud peacuable posacmslun o the | turncy, Bam Ashton, und wus pre “Wus there auy ndorsemeat on the back of i g rutmiacs lu questivu, and that sald Hyman “ No, sir." & the wtter was disposed of, His 8110roeY b had no right 1o the posscasivn of the sswe of any » duced the lease, but the Court decded 13t ] Rt ” part thereof, avd tat the sxcculion of d order Loul permit this bl o g0 OF‘ o it Yy there on the othert Youid Canativata a tugrant ircsses wud forciots | Ha ook e stene b6 pave thy order sit a1l¢ “Now, Mr. Horton, wes there any direction | patirunen tnc seld prewhies sy uiupied, by the | reviewed. ‘He kuew v Hyman was | e by the Court s to the temporary investment of A 4 LR ceiver when ho malds Whe leasc; bhe Kotl szaliat the protiats wua ovee Ly oblectivas of the satd Walker, ucveribeless causcd sald ovder 10 be entered. Second suecification-~Taat the saly Menry W, roval of ir. He kued o federal Judge fut that wouey, that you koow of, by an order of ¥ clersidf the Court eutered {o that casad "1 kuow of uu order except what I under- .‘lludp uludum"ln “p) iers was suother The Reverver ulfered him §45 Lo let the