Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1879, Page 10

THE CHICAGO 'I'RIBUNE : SA 'URDAY VFLEBRUAKY B, I879—SIXTEEN PAGES - I (Tow were the Habilities reduced from 8000,- Y “Thov never wore 6000.000, There Is no evl- Ceact on the hooks that 1liey ever were that,” Pl witnees sakd he helleved 1he statements hie made when tatving these policies were true, Il State Eavinas lal $117,000 stock In the Company. He aldn’t know whether they had a right to take stock in an lusurance company or nat. 1n answer to Mr. Knott, witness eaid he ex- pected to have pay fur his services when he en- tered into (s arrangement from «the parties ‘with whom he madg it und for whom he acted as agent. The policy-loldera were to ba pald the actusl amount “of their policies, as ho was given to understand when ho went intoit. Ho knew nothing of the hunkrur proceedings at that time, 'The only intercst he had in preyent- §ng the Oling of schedules was to protect the banke, Iresdy explained. To Col. Cooper witness sald that this Law- rence Beardsley was one of the potitioning cred- itors, the Becretary and Adjuster of the Corn- pany, and Haines' son-in-law, and, s witness -understood, bought up claims at the early stages of the thing. Smith, sttorney for Newton and ‘Besrdsley, was active in advising wlhat was to be done, On the_recross, Mr, Goudv got ot of witness 4he fact that ho had brought suit agalnst his then employers, and bad_employed Col. Cooper 10 conduct It for him. The otlicr stockholders were Dr. J, H, Foster, Mr. Turner, of 8idwav & Turner, Mr. Shafeldt, Mr. Lawrence aud his father-fndaw, and one or two others whose mames ho did not recollcet. e alterwards nr- ranged with them to contribute for thefr pro- portlon of the outlay. To M. Culberson witness sald his sult for pay ‘was still pending. ‘Fo Col. Cooper witness sald he didn’t koow anything about this stock 1lability when he was ‘buyiog these policies. The 50 per cent covered what the stockholders got from the Cotnmer- chal. ““That ls what the visible assets werc—con- eisting of money recelved from the Commercial and the money which these stockbolders hiad re- celved back from the Company and converted to thelr own use—when the Company reinsured risks In the spring of 18713 “Yes, sir.” T. E« MILLER. Mr. T. E. Mitler was called nnd exsmined by Col. Coover. Ile sald he was a son of the last witness, and was ongaged under his father In 1he purcnase of clalims against the Garden Cily Fire-Tnsurance Company In 1873, 1814, 1875, and part of 1876. He waos purchasing for the State Bavings Inatitution, under an arrange- ment between the State Navings Institutlon, Joha C. Halnes, and himself. Mr. Haines con- tributed part of the money. He had great diffi- culty in getting up some of the clalins, There were proccedings pushed every once in awhile in the Baokruptey Court whicth alarmed Mr. Halnesand Mr, Dore, who desired to zet more time. Witness had some talk with Fomer Cook In Ecptember, 1673, when Nissen aud Barnum were pushing the Jaczer clalm. The talic oceurred o Cook’s office. 1o sald that Judge Blodeett knew the entiro condition of this Company Just as much as he did. Agaln, in the spring of 1874, when tuls petition of Nisson’s came up, ho said he would see Judze Blodgett that night, goinz up on the traln, and ‘would use hia {nflucnce to not have the schedule filed, The struggle on hia part, and on the part of the oflicers of the Campany, was Lo keep from filloe the schieduttes and ventory. Mr. Couk 1ives at Waukegan; witness did not know what Tis relatlons with Ji dgzu Blodgett wero, Mr. Cook was working for the Stata 8avines Insti- tutlon and John C. Wnloes, but appearcd (n the meantime to be putting the thing through, *That {a to say,'be appeared as attorney for the creditors on the records of the court, and at the sawe time he was attorney for Juhn C, Halnes and the State Savings Institutiont #] upderstand that ho received pay from Doth.” s not this the fact, that Homer Cook com- .menced to push the Compaoy firat tn good faith, that ls, vigoronsly, and Lhen that his «laims were lxm{.:ht up, and that he allowed them to remain there on the tles of the lvourt, sand it was a condition with his clicnts that he ould thereafter turn round and help the oftie- ers of the Company or the stockholders, and the State Baviogs Institution uud Jobn C, Ualnesi?’ “As 1 understand it, he bad some claims .agajnst the Garden City Insurance Company 1hat wers bought, aud they wero to recolye for *these clalms as 1auch 08 auybody grof, und that 4he profit mada between tlie purchase prico of theso clatms and what they received for them was to compensate him to some extent. 1 bo. teve he reccived 81,000 from the State Bavings Jnstitution,” Mr, Cnlberson—From whom did you get that loformatloni “From Hlomer Cook. We wera purchasing <laima nnd were throwu together a good deal,” + Col. Cooper—Ho wus In tho same intercst that you wered ' Yes, sir.” On cross-examination by Mr, Goudy, witness aald ho had no busincss relations with IHomer Cook, any moro than that Cook was attorney * for the eame interest that he was purchasin clatms for, Mr. Cook waa attoroey for John C. Haincs, witness understood, buth from Mr. Ilaines and Mr, Cook. They a1 not say 3o fn 80 many words, but it was very ovident that Mr, Cook was bls attornoy. 1 there was any move made antagonistic to the Garden Clty Insurance Comqnnz totry to mot these schedules filed, Mr. Cook wus the man that attended toit, to et the procensd!nee stopped. He noverknow of r. Cook appesriug in court, or voine before éhu Coutt, bbout any of thesc matters. Mr. ook was the sttoruey of record on the other eide, It was all donein 1. P, ¥mith's name. All hie kuew about the matter was derived from statements made by Mr, Cook in conversation, Gen, Btiles annoitneed that the case fur the memoriallsts on this charge was closed, The Committey then touk 8 recess till 2 o'clock, ‘The Committee were ready for wark promptly at 3 o'clock, und it was learned that during tho recess thev had lookel throurh the additional charires filed by the memorialists, auil declded not to luvestizote them, bacause they were substantlally coverod by the testimony atready taken, ‘The memorinlists, on thelr part, inti. mated that they would not press tho Rush & Pahimnan charge, owing to the abseoce of wit- nesses, and consequently everything seemed favorable for a apcody conclusion of the Con- mittee’s labors, NOMER COOX. Homer Cook was called and sworn, Ho testi- fled that he wasalawycr, aud lived at Wauko- * gun, He filcd a claim acalust the Gardon City, He was an Assigueo of the claim, he thought, ot Hermsn Brown, “Did you ever state to either of tho Millers that you had access to Judge Blodzett by which you could sccomplish your purpose with bim in regnrd to the Garden City Insursuce Com- pany ! ® “Ineverdld.”, “Did you ever make any statement to them 1o regard to any influence that you mizhe exery over Judgu Blodgett for the purpuse of attalu- jug yourend ' *No, slr," 2 “*DId you cver speak to Judgo Blodgett out of court touching the Gerden City Insurauce * Company or any matter connected with lei? stated that he applied to Judeo Blodgett {n cours for an order, und, atone time, for the exteosion of a rule that had been enter- ol That was some thme fn 1875, Judge ]llod?llt bad eutered a rule thut the Graden City lusurance Compauny should file & scheduly Ly a certain duy, othicrwlse au uttachucut was to 1ssue. Mr. Matnews wos the other attoruey, and witness signcd with him s stipulation for ap extension of tweuty-fivs days, representing the Company at that tiwe, uot” bis clalm, He weat with it to Judge Blodgett, who refused to euter the order. -+ What ¢id Lie soy i +* 4 He sald | might Ble the stipulation, but he should euter noorder; that the L‘umnnuy ought 10 file fts wehedule—It'ought to tave been tifed long ago, aud, oo the spplication of a creditor, 3: :lui.um issue mu attachment If 1t dida’t 0. . After witness fited bis claim he got leave to coue 1 a1 sa luterventog creditor. fiis recollec thin was ho upptied to the Court, and ot au urder wllowing biw to do that. When th Lankruptey procecdivgs wers iually determined, $u 1870, ou stipulution, be wus present fu court. ‘Iiede were the ogly times ho sppeared bufors o the Court, . . ; “1id yon ever state to young Miller that Julge Blodgett knaw all aboug the affatra of t Gurden Cuy lusuraoce Comuany, or as wuch ®pauc lh:‘m,,x he (Miiler) didi® &ir, ¢ 3 - #What du.you stute 1o bim, If anjthlog, about Judwre Blodxettls kuowleage i Y ! *1 recollect on one occaston” youog Miller Fepreaculed 1o my E‘“ihrél‘t‘"wm"f- who bud labn agatust the Company, was golng before ad bevw butore thie Court, to get &on rring to the 8ling of a schedule, He kuew the grouud upon which the appliction was based,—ne bad secn the petitton, or been tuld What was tu 3t und be lufonued me what ‘Wid sct vut lu the petition, wid 1 told'bim that on bahall of cre rule file nothing twas sald openli‘. #nd the were not again calied {or, ::mt they decided not to require thelr produc- on, furnished some of the facts, it, but don't know that 1 did. e Judee Blodgelt know all about that,—tlat 1t had been up betore him already.’” % In what way had it been up before him1" “ On differen| :filluu'r'u or applications made ors. “Dia K{an know of n petition to vacate the by Judgze Beckwithi *Yes, sir.'! *1\Vas this conversatfon before or nfter that?” s Atter," 4 You know what the contents of that petl- tion werei” Yes, sir.” “Did you ever state to the same witness that you wonld spenk to Judge Blodett on the train nbout any matter counccted with the Garden Clt[y Insurance Company " 4 No, sir."? Col. Cooper then called on James L., Righ for an aflidavit made by Cook, Mr, Hivh stated that he iad been called on by Col. Cooper for papers that had come into h! hands In n case in which Col, Cooper am! him- sclf were oppusing counsel. The depositions, vte., Were made voluntarily, and he didnot wish to produce them, Judge Trumbull—[s the ease pending? Mr, Migh—Yes; in the Circuit Conrt of Wil County. '.l‘imyCommluee consulted awhile, but, as documents y the presumption s ‘Yic witness was then cross-cxamined by Gen. Btiles. you knaw whnl"prcmxed the petition “] presume 1 had something to do with it, or i perhaps, drafted “ho filed by Judge Beckwith wIf it was prepared n ):unrom:e, n whose intercat was it preparedi” “In the ioterest of the stockholders of the Compa " \V‘Imlu attorney were youi" After soma hesitation}—** At that time 1 do‘n'l think I hiad been retafnéd {o the fnturest of the Compan; Xl * ";hy non{d you have prapaced the petic tiont “d}' e Interested in not baving the schedale * You were attorney for one of the petition- ing creditors, wers you noti" ** Yes, sir.” ¢ [low, then, were you (nterested in not hav- tng the schedule filedi” 1 was satistied it was for the best Interest of the creditors that the Cotnpany should not go fnto_baukruptey.'” * Were you the atiorney of Jokn C. Haineal” “ NO. s At any time?? * No further than as I acted for the Company. e was onc of the stockholders.” ** In that sense were you Lis attoruey "7 * Yes, perhiaps I was fn that sense,” “ \Yere you at sny time the attoroey of John C. Doret®” * In tho satnc sense." ' Were you the attorney of the State Savings Institution " ** Nerer, in any other way, perbaps, than that hufid State Savliigs was futerested as a stock- older.’ + Who was the attorney In the original peti- tion, which was tiled for thu adjudication of the Garden City as 8 bankrupt ! 1 think H. P. Smith was.)" » Non't you kuow hie was?" “ Yes" “ You cama afterwards in your behalf as an intervening creditort" ' Yes, + How aid yon came to produce that clalm?'* After sonin hesitationj— Well, the vialm was purchased —— " 1Tow did you come to purchase 187" 4§ (idn't purchase It with my own money,*’ » \Yhase money did you purchuse it with1'? 4 It was purchased or nasigned to me—de- lyered to tme—by Lawrenco 8, Beardsley." W \Who was Beardsley 1" ¢ Il was Becretury ot the Company at that » “‘fltA"d son-in-law of John C. Haines? " © Yes, sir.”" s lhien you never were the booa-fide owner of that clafm " + No, sir.”? ©Yet you went futo court claiming to ba the owner, didn't you{" w] went info court claimiog that that claim was aasigned to me.” » Yon clalmed to be the owner of 141" w1 claimed to bo the legal Assignes of it." ©\When you went {nto court as Assignes of that claim You went in s attorooy of Lawrencs 8. Meardaley, did you mot, or of John C. 1lnines!” “'Not ot Jobin C. Hafngs.? « Well, of Beardaley " [After some heaitatlon.} ¢ Well, I went Inta court in my own nameas Assignco of that claim.’ « Pt in point uf tact, you went In as attornoy s Beardstey 1" ) nait You asked that that Company bo adjudi- » Yes, sif."! Cated buokrupt? Al anke vt koow—iny peticion asked—1 asked to be made an Intervenlng petitioninge cruditors el :u connectlon with tho petition which bad been fled by Harlow P, Smith as attorney for snnu;(hmlv‘el'l,fl“ . O Yes, sir, o fiarlow P. Smith was attornsy for Newton & Beardsley!” 4 Yes, they woro tho petitioning creditors,'” 4 ero you auxious thut the rule which had Been made by the Court tipon the bankrupt to fle 8 schedufo of {ta llabllities aud assets should bo enforced I 4 No, slr,” wid you appear {n that character before the Court asking that it be enforced?” “ No, sir.” “Dia you ever object to the Court to its being enforced i ' No, sir, In no other way than I went 1a with the stipulation extending the time.! A the interest you Liad {n that clalm which was assigned to you 'was as the sttorney of Law- reute llm-dflu{, wasn't It, Mz, Cook1"” Well, yes, that claim,—I dou't know but fa ihe satno petition was Jolned auother rclaim which 1 myself had bought,” « [lud you bought any clalmi® Y, 8ir"! #\Yith your own money " “Yen' # For what parpose!" 4 For the purpose of—(after some hesitation] —speculative purposes.’ s J{ow much did you pay for it #''ywelye und a balf ceots on the dollar® & You pald for it§"? 4Yes, oir," + With your own money?” " 8, i "And you Jolued that with theother claim as- signed " “1 am not certalu whether 1.did or nat.” #When Lhess potitions were flled from time to thne asking the Court to compel the Uardon Clty lusurauce Company, baukrupt, to file a schiedule of its assets and liabilities, what wag your atiitude n rezard to those petitfons 1 W1 wus opposed to them,! # Why were you oppused to them " AR i suld “befurg, 1 dido't wish to have the Compsny go luto bankruptey. #AWhy did you vo in then ns an jutervening petitlonert Weren't you ln caruest about t§" v | was at that tine," #Whos dul you chauge your miud i “I- A\l'l,urlmldu an arraugewent to sell my clalm, “When you chaeged your wmaind why didn’t you pull out” At the time I sold out these clals, or made vu nereement by which they wer to buy them,—settle theut,—1 was thew retained by this stockholders to help settle up the other claima, “What stockholderst™ “The State Savings Institution, more par Heularsy ua represented by Mr. Dore, not par- ticuluely Mr, Holocs, IL . Smith wus Mr. Ilaines” attorney, But they had made an ar- rangemenl so that we were to work togetiicr, Dore, representing the bank, and flalues, hulm; a large stockhiohler, wero Lo operate togetber.” P whatend 1" #1n setiling up the clatins and dismisslog tho vrm‘}:ledluL;: :n Ir.:lnkrumj\'." Jabt) i e, uuderstaud you rightly, white you were I the court, before Judge ulmim;, |.I.n futerveulng creditor, upon a- petitlon to have that Compauy ud}mflcu\ed baukrupt, aud ask- fug that they'be 1equired to flle a schedule of thelr assets and Habllities, you were at the same time appesring 1 the character ol attorney for sdore and Halnes, or the State Savings [uatita- tion wml the Hdelll“. ssking that that tbhing shiould not be douat” *tNot at the satne thne, Gen, Stiles," Did you ever withdraw “No,alr, I Jet 18 stand there, 1414 not withdraw sy petitioulog creditor." * Your tuterfereuve origatly was not geou- {ne, was jt1" ¢ Ve, olr,? -4 1y dead esroest ! “ Yes, ir.! ‘* Didit vontinue to be sol" “ No, sir.” . ! 4 When dld you quit!" - S ¢ When they agreed to buy the clatms. ** When who agrecd 0 buy the elaiusi? *# Dove und Halues?* 1 . * When was tlug? . % g 1 can’t say uow." o7 ¢ 4 DI they buy your'clalm 1" ': They bought those clalms I repregented.’” ‘“Aud wheu they, boughit those clahws that you represented, they bought them with the :J‘I::Ll!; .‘v;:ndllnm ‘um )‘uu -hu:laIln a{:y on tle at- at cryent creditor lu that i did they nptd 5% s \ . Wasn't that & part of the agreementi? No, #r,” That {s what you did, at all evental'" "'Thero was nothing cone, That petition was not withdrawn, It remained there. They had bought the claims.” Vil you tell this Committee that the two Millers Tiad no reason to believo that you were not trying at least to use your influence u[:un Judee Blodgett to prevent the enforcement of that urder npon that bankrapt Insutance com- pany to fllo a achedulo of their sssete from be- ing enforced " “They had no reason whatever that I am aware of." “ Did you I Into court durlng that time"’ Yee, air. * For what purposct" " Well, 1 “r;“ plmu court once to file the stipulation which I have referred to.” ¢ And then {on represected whom 1" § 1 represented the Company In the matter.” t Did you tell Judge Blodnim the preclse po- sitlon which vou were occupying in refercnca to this matterl" “No, sir." 1 Do you think Judge Blodgett knew it1" (After somo hesitation “No, sir." * W hy did you allow that Court te go on with an entira misunderstanding of the real facts of your pusition nidd your connection with it, you an mnrnor and counsclor-at-law practicing be- fore him " “Ihad no oceasfon to explain my connec- tion" “ You decetved Judge Blodeett, did you not 1" ©1 am not aware thut | diae? “You withheld from him knowleds of the fact that You were sppearing In one character as hostile to the Company and | in another ae ite feicnd; fsa't that true, sirl® % No, sir: [ didn't appear fa those two char- scters at the same time.” Did you dispose of your claim befors the st of Jaouary, 187317 [ think that they agreed to buyit beforo that time; ves, sir"? “Who firccd o buy (34 “ Dorc énd aines," “1t was well understood, was it not, on your part, and on the part of Halues and Dore, it the bankruptey procecdings, it possible, should be kept pendlug Lefore Judge Blodgett untit they bad bought up all the clalms of the polley- boldersi™ *Well, they desired to have them kept there,” “And they desired that you should sce that it be done?"” o, sirs that fs —'* # What did they desira yon to dol" “They desired me to settie up the clafme, or asgist in settliog them up." “How Mberally did they pay you for your services?” “They pald mo after the thing was all closed up 81,000, “For doing what{" “For mesisting in settling up the claims againat the Company,” “For dotne whatI'? “Ruying fn aad settling up claims,* “-What did they pay you for your claimi" (After somo hesltatlon) “A trifle over 80 cents on the dollar." \What did they pay other peoplel? # 80 far as | Kaow, a great many people st the same fizure.” © Don't you know that for nearly $500,000 out of the £600,000 of Nabilitles, the” polleyholders were paid from 10 to 15 cents on the doflari " 4 don't know that they wera " “Waan't that your information?** Y My Information was this: That a large wroportion ol the claims were bought up nt rom 10 to 15 cents on the dollar, I dun't know what amount. That was before I had abything to do with buying up clalms.” “ After you had sold your claim, did you go to the creditors of the Company und advise them to nell theirs?" “Yen, sir.”” +1)id you not represent voursell as intereat- ed to the same oxtent as they wer, and a8 one of them?" 1 did while [ beld the clatm." “DIidg you_ withtold the fact from them that you had suld your clnim 1" “No, sirj not after Ic was sold. [ wonid $iko to explain lore with refarence to the time [ soid my clalin. _Lhove been asked if Isold it beforo the 1st of January, 1878, We mude this agreement that they would give me—* *Who aro ¢ We' 1" ¢ 1 mado this agreement with Mr. Do and Mr. Halnes, or somebody representing bim, that, as to tho clatms I beld, they would pay e as much as they pald any one of the oftier cred- Itors. ‘The agreement was entered Into. They did not pay me, and I did not transfer the claims untll some thne afterwards. I was not satisfied with thut arrangement, I didn’t know how much they were paylng, how much tlw{ ought o Pny, aud from time to time I {nsisted upon settling with them, —kuowlog how much they were golng to pay for the claims [ repre- sented, 1 wos put off from time to thne, und they would make some pagments on account, and Ishould think it ran along a ear or more beforo they finally pald me, und {m((m: 1 ngreed with them as to the amount they wera to pay. Ican’t say when it wes wo agrecd upon the fizure they would pay, or whien it was tiiey mado the last_payment. “‘There was an fo- dofinite underatanding that they were to scttle which I was not satisfled with, 1t s diflleult for moto suy exactly when I sold the claim to them."” «1low did 1t becomo necesaary, after the final petition ssking that the bankruptey proceed- fuigs aygatost the Garden City bo disinlased—after that was drafted in vour oflice under your su- rvisiou uid control—to attuch the name, of udes Seckwith! Waa 1t to give charucter to it or what was the objecti” W Judiga Beckwlth was, a8 T understood it, the solicitur of the Company hefore it was put Into bankruptey. He appeared m the banl m?h-y proceodings In the first instanco—filed tue Hrat paper that was filed on the part of the Come pany—a denful of lmllkl’\lpwy‘ or demurrer Lo the petition, or sumething—"* "Wu not one of the reusons for that that vou dusired to conceal from Judype Bladigett the ct, &lml {o'llx wers luterested fn tha diréctlon ™ “wX Bl # Wiy didn't yon sign your own namei” o1 didu't llmunr for the Comnpuny, Thls was a pnwnndlni i behalf of the C lruny." * Whom bud you appeared fori o { appeared for myaself as an intervening ereditor, and Iu no other capacity.” “ You were for yourselt iu court, and for the Compauy out of coarti W Yes, oir, to the extent that L haver ated.” Laughter.) ( [ }\*nw. you were riding up to Wt kegan every nlght amd coming dowa nearly overy worninge u company with Judge Bludgeit, were you nott” 4 Yes, sir," « With whota you wero on friendly ternis, und huve been for many yearst » Yes, sir,” # And vou sy that at no time and on no oc- caslon 4fd you uver veuturs to spusk of the Garden City In the vourss of your conversations with, ‘imd.’im Bludgesti ™ “ No, sir, “ Who did represcat that Company before Judge Bloagett, who was tightlog the buttles of thut Compaoy, sud whero were they feliting themi ¥ “ \\'ell‘ thero wero noparticulurbattles fuught fordhe L,'L.m\pnny, 0 far s showa by the pro- ceedings, +#\Who reprosented the Company's {nlerest before Judgd Blodgett1 " # Judge Beckwith on the start," © Dovs Judie Buckwith's natne sppearon any of the pnpers exvept the petition to dismies the roceedingst 4 ++1 think it does.” 8 (Ou what 1 " 4 On the tirst paper that was filed oo bebalfl of the Company," * Did Judge Beekwith ever go into court? 41 da not kuow," #DId vou ever bear of hif being in courti’’ 4 My frapression woutd be thut he weat ioto court ou thle wpplication, where nis name uppears, Lo set aside the rule” +1id you ever know of bis golug foto court at any other time " *No, o reditors were petition- ing the Court to enforce the vrder of the filing of those schedules of assets and lavilitios, did you ever hear of anybodv n theéra on behall of the Company befors Juage Blodgets resisting their demandsl® * No, i’ Mr. Knott—\Who assigned to yqu.the glal upon which you petitloned to Idyl.‘erwuu“‘n"‘a‘ 0 ereditor | . *The original policy:bolder had mado an as- ueut in bluuk, 10 my recollection, on_tho I tbluk it was Herman Brown. Thac polle 'uu one of 1he clalms. I ¢an’t tell whether there were soy other clalime joined with that one of not. oparaik couldn't tell without looking at e Dt \Who put the claims jn your bands " “ Lawreuce 8, Beardsley? i ""He was oue of the orleinal petitioners, was he ¢ 1fs firm—Ncwton & Beardstey." “ Why was it uecessary thut by ‘should ask to intervene ju your namel! Did ho sell you the yolkg 80-1bat it becane your own property 1 +* No, alr; It was asaigved to we, -+ L. * Way was It aasigned”? . 5, “Eor the purvose of muenlnfl:, aud for the :fl ‘:x:&,"l.wuma, ot fliug tl futervenlug “_\\"hy was that futervenlog petition ueces- jaryf “ Well, atr, we thought that the other petition ‘| the Bial was controlled by the Company, and they might pethaps not proeure {t." “ Controlled by whit compang " * By the Garden City Insuranco Company."” ** e orluinal petition wasagainat the Garden Cl(y Tnsurance Compnny (" W Yo, sir,'! ! Iow could they control L1 “Well, they conld not control it, as a matter of course, {n"their own name {n conrt, hut wo thought t might be wuler their control; that ia, that it might be controlled nccording to thelr wishes, and Ls dismiseed," “WVhat did you understanil was the purposo of filing that original petition? To kecp tho Company out of the State courtal “Yes: go that Judgments coull not be ob- falned ngalnst 1t™in the State courts, amd it Alionld not be put nto a Recelver's b Proceedlngs wore pending against it courts.” * Beardsley was the real party that you were making to intervene uponi™ “ Yes, #ir; st least he was In the ferman Brown tlaim.” # Who owned the Newton & Beardsley claim, upon which the original petition was tlédi" Y1 dan't know, “Iiow dId you think the Company could con- trol fti" “ldidn’t know hut what the petitloning creditors in that case might at the request or wish of tha Compauy dismiss the proceedings.'” * Waan't Beardsley one of those petitionlog creditors und Newlon the otherd” * Yos, air,"” * Couldn’t he have consented to the dismissal of this other clatuy just as well ms the orfeinal one lz"lm was under the control of the Com- any ¢+ His firm had placed that clain {n the hands of Bmith, who was tiselr solleltor, and by whum the orlglonl petition was filed, and Ninith was the attornoy of Maines. Thele cluim was'a small one, 'The Herman Brown claim was a larger one. Since my attentiun has been called toit, I think we had another reason, e _do- sired to have a standing fo court if any Pro- visional Assignee was to be chosen.” * Who desiréd to havo a standing In courtt!” s Beardsley did."” 4 Why didn't he come in and take bisstandi” # On the original petitlon? " E “Yes © Well, it scemed to me that §Mr. Beardsley, although'he was a member of the fiem that fled the nrfi oetition, didu’t consider that he had a great deal of control over thut; he was tnure In- terested fn these clalms which She had bought up; they mmounted to svme 810,000 or $11,000, and the Newton & Beardsley claim wasa small one—it scems to me of only 81,100, “Why couldw't he have come in In an fndl- vldual capacity without putting you in between as his Assigncol What prevented him " + Nothivg,” « Tle could have had just as good standing in court as through you as his Assigneai” nye : (e why was tha assignment made to you? Why didu't the broceedlugs goon fu his namei” |After some hestitation]—** Well, afr, I don’t know a8 I conld glve any reason. Ilu wanted me to fake the clalma” and colloct them." Smilos. ! "\Vn!x‘t it for the purposo of decelving tha Cuu{.l. n [-o!v,wwn_v or other?” 1 No, 5lr. “I)nd the Court over know that you were not tha real owner of that claim P * No, sir. _1don’t know that the Court over knew thut [filed theclalm, as he certalaly would nave had no occasfon to know it unless I asked for leave to file the petitlon; and I con't say ‘whother I asked such leava or not, the records would show. I have never examined the records. [ would state that {t was conaldercd an advantage to hava different credit- ors nopear.” # \Why was it an advantage? #1n the election ot Assignce the number of creditors count, and yei I couldn't say that that was taken into consideration io fiiug that claln in my name.’” w (an you asslen ony other reason? ™ © No, siry L can's think of auy other,” “On that clalin, you say, théro wi per cent patdi? “ Yes, sir.’" ©To whum did that go?? o Beardaley, except what was pald to me for my servives,” * You ;l‘n:duul.ed your fees out of the amovnt W ¥es, pir.? . . « Now, what was the 81,000 paid to you fori" & For services rendered after that," o WTo whomi" # To— (alter some hesitatlon] [ should aay o the Garden City Insurance Cumpany, strictly speaking, At sny rate, it was pald to nie out of funds—-=" p XOF % What sort of sorvices—as attorneyl" © Not sltogetlier as attoruey,—as attorney and ar agent in buying clalis,” * \What services as attoruoy baa you rendered for them i 2 «]hod taken -iwo cases to the Supreme Court.” * In this matteri " Yo wo [ndgments {n the State Courts, to the Bupreme Court of this State,~judgments rendered by default.? w0 After the adjudieation fn bankruptey?? » Yes, 8ir” “Flhe $1,000 pald vou in a roand swin for all the services vou had rendered to the Compuny, audd for nubody outsfile wNo, sir. 1 should say for the Company.” “Who r‘n[\l it to youi" wJohn C. Dore, fn bulk for the'sarvices I rendered. 1 should say thera wero several iudgmemn rendered agalnst the Company, and was thelr uttorney, representing those fud- ments at different times with reference to'com- promisin asttling, or baving them up, I placed befcro the nolders statistics with refer- ence to tho tinancial conditiun of the Cumpany. Wo had proparcd s statement of the assots and Il:bllltl?'l on & petitiun for comnpensntion 28, noke awhlle ago of hearing Judgo Hodge s the Comnpany ought to bo made to file {ts schedule, and ought to have bees made to file 1t long agot*? “1 think that was about thie substance of his ome S0 ri," »DId yon lot him know that vou were {nter- ested in'keeping that achedule off of bis filest? ++No, sir. 1 sald nothing more to him," " You were trying to get s ruls extended nt the 'ilmc wle‘n lie mado the remark]" Oy fuscd to oxtend 1t 1 the schedule ourht to have been e long before ™ Yes, sir.”? * Now, whicli side of the case were you repre- senting thent” {Lauehter.} The Company then, ‘That waa {n 1875, vThat was after they had pald your claim 17+ #Yes, oin?? . “Upon whose motlon had the rulo been cntered that you wishied to get extended I “f think Mr, Matthows was the attorney.? * Who was the creditor?” “ Newton—au entirely different man. The claim had been amsigued to somebudy, but L don't now recotleet the name,” Gen, Builes—I'art of the service vou rendered the Company was i connection with a couple of cascs taken to the Bupreme Court! “ Yes, sir.” # Whow did the Bunreme Court think was the r in those cases ' n ‘lllnllut- Uelck'\'.rml‘." o e wusd In the foreground and you were In the ackigroind I J . % 'Ihie writa of error were sued out and taken to the Buprs Court In his nume, *\Who prepared the brie(sit o I it ** And Beckwith’s name was sizned fo it :"}u »ir,) o o , that the Btate Bavings Institu- tion nudl the Fidelity Bank desired to protect themselves from all kuowledge coming to this public ul their interest In the Garden City tn. wuruncs Company " 1t hus been so stated,” 1t iy & fact, fsn't §Li7 ¥ 1 can't say,” *And the attorneys that wers concerned, on hetr part, desired (o use the machinery of the District Court for this dlstrict to carry {z outi" :‘kdsn’t kx‘mwdnt uu;l."‘ * Aud employed you for that i “1vau't ".’.Y, ¥ Gl JONN C. ILAINES, Mr. John C. Halnes was then called and ex- amlped by Mr.l Goudy, Ue sald that st the thue of the tire fn 1371 he was connegted with Bavings lustitution; and - afterwards with the Fidelity. lo 1873 unad 1874, Mr. T. L. 3iler was vwployed in purchasiog policies for the tiarden City Insursuce Company, Witness neversaid to Miller that 1L P Smith and Homer Cook, or eltber of theta, had means of fullueudug Judge Blpdgett,. and poutrolllug bupkruptey proceediugs in the Districe Court through him, He Lad had s dedided’ differvaco with Miller In regard to his compendation for Jbls seryives lu, byylog, these” policfes. Mlller bougbt up about $140,0 of polictes, uad keps out of ths moaey inwrusted to bt for! the pur- puse 83,000, wiich bo Lbduorigut to do. tie agrecd with witneks 1o eoso up the business at 8 colututssion of Spepcebdy i vud: take his pay when o qut through with the work, He wuu :_uwu;{nmluu in"a laweuit from $15,000 to Ou crossczamipation by Gen. Btiles, witness said that the Fidelity Saviogs Bank, of which he was President, bad bo loterest fu the Garden City Ivsurunce Company, Lo wus 8 stock: ller, and had about a quarter of the stock,— 1,600, To protect b intereat in that was the object of buying up the policies and getting them out of the way. After the fire, Mr. 1, Pu Smith, who hal been lis attorney siuce 1810, told hhin that his Nabllitics were for the fult amonnt of his atock, nnd that fv could not be escaped. 11 kuew that the Btate Savinms In- stitution held 817,000 of the stock, and It was a vory serlous matter, Tho bank had been burngd up, thelr sccurities had heen damaged, and thefr stock was precticatly all wiped ont} and [t was a secious queation how this Company shonld bo closed up. Mr. Bmith's advice to witness always was that it should go throuch bankruptey; but thore were other [ntercats that di not think 50, The arrangement to buy np the policles was helween the State Savinga Institutlon and Wlmselfy aud other stockholders, such as Mr, Schuullkop! and Ballentine & Law- rence, came in and contributed, Mr, Smith ulttimntely filed a petition to have the Company adjudicated bankrupt, his object being to Keep the mateer ont of the State courts. Witness dld not employ Mr. Cook, Mr, Smith was his attorney, nid he inslsted upou that all the way throueh, Mr. Culberson—Why did vou Insist upon his belng gour attorney all the way throught Mr. ‘Halnes—He had been_my artorney since 1860. In the first place Judge Beckwith repre- sented the Cnmrlny. The Btate Savings wml myself at that time’ were not friendly, I bad ceased having connection with them; I was afrald of them, and they might have been afraid of ine, 1 cannot eav; but I was not willlng that any attorney should be employed through them atall. If anybody acted tor me at all it must h;‘slr. Smith, who had been my attorney since Mr. Cuilberson—~You had no hand in putting Cook futo It} Mr, Halnes—No, slr. Mr. Cook acted for the Cowmpany i1 he acted at ail; hodid not sct for m3. To answer to the Chairman, witness sald Mr. Bmith did not represent him in the Bankruptey Court, and took no steps to protect bim any tnore than the rest of tho atockholders, 1f auy action was to bo taken at all, of course Mr, Bmith would represcat him, but JudgeBeckwith was the attorney of rocord for the corporation, In answer to Mr. Goudy, witncss satd that Judge Beckwith aiso represented the Staze Sav- inas Institution, with which he was not friendly, ‘The opposing counsel had thrown ont an insfnu- atfon In_regard Lo a policy that was assinned to Mr, Cook Volonging to Lawronce F. Beardsley, his son-in-law: this waa the first he bad heard o 1t. Ha never lmew anything about that at ail. J. C, DORE, John C. Dorg, onco President of tho Btate Buvings Institutlon, was sworn, and safd he would teil the truth to the best of his knowl- edge and bellef, He stated that he wantea, for himaclf, to buy up policies in the Company, but he had never sald that Smith, or Cook, or any- body eise would, by corrupt influence or im- proper means, Influcnce the action of Judge Blodgett. Miler, ho understood, claimed $25,- 000 for his services altogether, The Recelver of the 8tate Savings bad sued him, and Mil- ler get up tuis claim ss a set-ofl. In re- gard to Cook’s statvinent sbout ropresenting witness, the truth was that witness ad no pee- sonal interest in the Company at the timo of the fire, or subsequently, but simply acted as agent for'the officers nngl stockholdars of the Siate Bavings Bank, with which he nad been, but was not then, connected. On the cross-examination, witness sald ho supposed hio employed Cook. At least he was attarney for the interests witness reprosented., It wasn't the thing for everybody, right after the fire, to poy s Just oblizations fnstanter laughter], and tho stockholders probably nd that in mind. He o no rocollectlon of ever telling ~ Miller Lt Cook and 8mlith could attand to the thing In the District Court, but ho might lavo satd they would attend to whataver waa to be done. 1t ‘was desirable to the offlcers and stock- hotders of the Btate Bavings thutno scuedulo be filed, for tha reasona alrvady explained. On the redirect, witness sald ho had never asked Miller, Cook, Smith, or anybody else to do soythiug that was Improper. 1. B, SMITII. Mr. Harlow B. 8mith, a gentleman frequent- Iy alluded to durlng the courso of the fuvesti- gation, was called by Mr, Goudy, and testified that he flled the potitlon npainst the Garden City to placeft In bankruptey. Ile had never had any convuersation with Judge Blodgett out of court. touching the proccodings in the case, had nover dono anything improper in his con- nectlon with the matter, and dida’t belleve any- pody ulso hode Qen, Stlles undertook the diMcult task of crosscxamining the witnoss,—ditlleult for the reason that tho witness was disposed to go futo the most long-winded und utterly tedious ex- olanatfons which it is possiblo to ‘tmagine, and, in ahort, to talk around the subject, and but rarely to it, Gen. 8tles (nally twanaged, how- ever, to extract from him the statenient that he bad nover fnforined Judee Blodgets of the real attitude in which ho was placed, e had never thought he had suythine to withhold or anything to tell. 1le went into court s nn at- torney for a petitioning creditor, and for him along, und asked for an order declarlng the Comupany baukrupt, which ordor was made. Ile had never asked for or worked for any order to compel the Company to filea schedule, and never intended to da sountil he went ont of 1ho case. Il didn’e know thut his attitudoin Court to- wards the Company might b called oo of ap- purent ostility, The fact of 1t was, thut e didu't represcnt any one but the petitioning creditors, Newton sud Beardsley, und didn't care about anybody but thew. 1o was also at- torney for John C. Huines, and advised him o8 to hia labllity as o stockholder. Hle didn't de- siro uny schedule filed,—in fnct, was desirous thut none should bo filed, although he did noth- iz to prevent ft. Io fact, ne once made out an fuventory as well as he could, and wad to filo ft 1f the first order wasn't floally vacated. . ulnes informed him that Beckwith “was his attorncy hafore ha counseted witness, and wished witness to see Beckwith sud tell him nbout the vrder, UHe did so, am) told Beckwith thint flaines thought 1t uot advisable for his futerosts as a stockholder to hiave the schedule filed,—which course was ngalust witness udvice, Ilelearned, by the record, of the creditors’ petition to have a'schedulo Sled, but he (witness) did nothing on earth to preveat It but to present the petition by Beckwith, Cook filed “his petition, feariug thot wituess might dismiss bis petition, u‘;‘ Tll'"“" wasu't auy danger of that, was ero + [ should have doue {t any tims I could,” “ DId Cook seoms to be very much alarmod (" ['Lsuuluur.] »No, sir? Gen, Stiles asked him what he flled his porl- tlon for originally, und the witucss replied, at wreal lengti, that bo bad frat reconnnended bunkruptey. but Halnes and Dull were against it, nod went In aud bought up claims under the Idea thit the stockholders wers liablo to the full swount of thelr stock. When Beckwith filed his petition witucss was there as the ropreseuta- tive of the petltioning creditors, »low vlgurous a tight did you maket'? “#Notabit.” [Laughter.] : JOHN C, PATTERSON. Mr, Johu C, Patterson, who was uttorney for the cstate represeuted by Mr, Ball, was called by Gcn, Btiles, and testificd that he called on Couk to ses what his polley was worth, und Couk told bim that he couldn's even give him elght cents rieht away., Witneas went to the bankruptey court, found that uo schedule had been flled, flicd & petition on the bankrupt, und obtained a rule to file such schodule. After no- tlcoof tho rule, Couk settlud with bim by pay- fng him 25 vents ou the dolir, snd witness had nothive furtber to dofn the matter. Nobody appeared on the othier slde when be askod for the rule. Judgo Rlodeett then stated that the meu wero paying all they could, that, Il witneds Insisted, &raut the rule, and did so, but ho added o would of course THE END, RUSIT AND PAIILMAN, Gou, Stlles sad the memoriulists deaired him to stats that they bad made cfforts to secure the attendance of certaln jurors wm the Pabloan and Hush case, but the wituesses were still ub- sont. ‘Tho incmoriallits did uot wish to luti- wato of fosinuate what they could prove by them, but siwply to state that they bad becn unable to securs their attendavce, and must therefore forezo suy effort to introduce evl- denco in support of the charges in that cgse, Judge Trumbull asked i€ the charge was tobs vovaidered as withdrawn, Gen. Btiles said he did oot so understand ft. Judge Trumbull aaked it any cvidence would be offervd hiereafter. Gyn. Stlles sald that was awatter about which be knew nothiug, Co Alr. Culberiou sald the respondent should Liavs due uotlco If the charge was to- be taken up Lorealter, ¢ A . Judge Trumbull sald the resvondent was pre- vared to meet it uow. Me. Koote said he had telegraphed to Mr. Boylan und Mr. Nevius, and they bad respouded thal thev would be hers by the Hret train. ‘The Ctisirinau sald that’ the Cowmittes bLad endeuvored to give the fullest {uvestization to all the charges, and they felt that they had sul stantinlly followped all the ground contalned in the memorlal, (Inless the respondent desfred 1o put in komo farther testimony, they would now dectare 1hie fnvestieation closed. Mr., Goudy sall he wilahed to nek Judge Blod- gett n few questions about the Walker charge, In regard to the charge touching the Rush & Polilman matter, It stood as a charge made auainst.Judgo Blodgett, and, as the emorlnlists dhd not see tis to withdraw it, it was oniv just to Judge Blodgett that his counsel should make some slatement In answer to ft. The Chairman—yYes, sir, that is right, Mr. Gowly was nroceeding to read the am- dhvit of ltobert J. Boylup, one of the jurors re- ferred to fn the charze, when Gen, Stlles sald ho had _just been Informed by Col. Cooper that Mr, Hovlan was present, but the memorinlists weroe willing to withdraw the charge, Col. Cooper—Let me state, T want falr play here a8 to thatcbarge. 1 hiad heard turough counsel—— . Jodge Blodget t—Through 1tesing. Col. Conper—No, through Emery A. Storrs. It came to ma that Mr. Btorrs had intimidated Judge Blodgett fnto sentencing these defend- ants, Rush and Pahiman, for a lcss term than the term aliowed by law; and It came to me In scores of ways; but ns to that matter, in all foirness, I do not belleve there fsa word ot truth in it. Now, that 18 falr; nud Isay I think we ought to withdraw that charge, Gen, Stiles—At the same time, Col. Cooper, you dild undertake to sccure witnesses, and to Ko on with that charge, * Col. Cooper—Yus, sir, in good falth, I be- lleved tlwt was trie. These stories had zono the rounds on the streets here, as to this mat- ter, amd 1 subpanacd these witnesses; hut it is “llnn Enm, and, therefore, [ will withdraw that charge, JUDGE BLODGETT. Judge Dlodgett was then called and exam- incd by Mr. Uoudy. o sald that'Ucorge I, Walker, who had appeared as a witness in this Iuvestigation, appeared beforo hitn In answer to the ruto which o had entered, un the feturn day of thorule. Mr. Asliton was his attoraey, and appeared for bhim, and spoke fu his behall. No written answer was made tothe rule, but he stated that he had a lease from the Recefver, and thut ho would be considerably Incommoded by the propostd constructlon of an elevator through his apartments. A dayor two Lefors the return day of the rule, Mr. Walker came Into his chambers one morning, and sald he came for the protection of the Court. e toid Mr, Walker that his rulo was returnable in open court, and thas at the proper tima he would have a fuli hearlng. o had no recol- lection of beiug abrupt with hitn, any mors than he would be with aoy othier porson that camo in when he was busy, e wmight have been a littlo cart, because he was usually very busy lo tho morniog with bankrupty matters, # Did you state toblm that bis matter. must be presentod in open court!" Yes, sir, I told him there was the proper place to hear 1t." “ Haw long was thnt Lefore the proceedings did take place in open courti " ** Well, L iave only this recollection, that it was between tho timo rale nisl was granted and e return day of the rule." “ Ts there any further statement you wish to make I rezard to that mattery ¥ | : * Nothing further than i oceurred to me, fn the disposition of the case, that his rights could bo amply Erutecled by un nssessment of his damages whenever it should bo riaiocd what they were. I sugwested tolis counsel that probably Mr, Walker would huve the privileze of vacating the premlses If he suw it onaccount of this Interference with them, T thougbt that ifit was a scrious inconvenience to hitn, he ought to have that privilege, fo throw the rooms buck on_the hands of _tha fecalvery to relet to others, or hio could atay i them and have whate cver damage hie sustalned properly awarded to bim by the Court." Mr.” Culbersou—Ilow did your jurlsdiction aver that roum arlse, to mnake this linprove- ment! Judge Blodgett—Thers was a bill filed to foreclose a wortgage upon the premises, Upon the mortgaged proinlses 1here was a turio bulld- fng, sud a Recelver was appointed to take possession of the premises and yent them, mul take such caro of them as a Recelver should take of auch property, and from time to time to report to the (.'uun, nel act generally under the direction of the Court for the consérvation of the property, ‘The Recelver, n some forn, 1 have forzoiten how,—probably by petition, because that was the ordinary form ot prace tiee,—~made known to the Court that it was nee- essary Lo out nn elovator dnto the building in order to properly uttlize the upper rooms. An arder was junde directing or allawing him to put in au clevator at the exponse of thy ate; il ahortly afterwards—I caonot from recoll tlon_ statu how long—the Recelver made known to theflonrt that Me, Walker was obstructing or {nteMering with him fn the exceution of the order ol the Court, T a rule was entered thut Mr. Walker should show cause why ho shoulil not be rostralued from Interforing with the order of the Court in regard to the con- struction of the clevator. *What {8 the oravticoln your Court In ro- gard to tho reaponse ta such rulesi Are they permitted to be inade orally, or i3 there u rule requiriug o written answer M *Thero 18 no rule requiring them to be made In writing$ portles can mske them orally or in writing, as they choose, It bas been quite cotne tmon within thie last two years, siucs the fore- closure of mortzages has bocome 5o general here fu this city, for Recelvers to ssk for o rule against tenants to compel them to pay thelr rent; wul it has been tho holding of this Court, by Judro Drammond und mysolf, that when the tennnts were made pactios to the il the rent could be collecjed by a summary pro- ceeding in the foreelosure case,—thut fs, by o rule upon tho tenant to pay the reot, and, |i|m did pot pay his rent, the premises could be va- cated by n writ {ssuing from the Court, it bas been quite a common procedura for tenants to be brought in who refused or neglected to pay thelr rent, cand A rule ulsl would " bs made wupon them cither to pay the rent by o certaln time or sarrender the premiscs, it boln o procedure I which the Court hud jurisdiction, both of the propcrlf' amd of the party, the lelmuh balng gonerally mnde parties to the foreclosure; buc In this case I do uot thmk Mz Walker was o tnrty to the suit, io wasa tenant under the Jonrt,— ulver, at {8, under th Mr, Goud '-—Yn such case, rellef was given to the Jandlord i rexard to poascssion, without ;’cquh‘:ug proceedings bufors u Justice of the cace Judgo Blodzett—Yes, slr, the same reliof Is admtuistered thut the Recelver would bave against the party In another form, * You have heurd the stutement made to-day about a schemne or plan which was belog carrled out {n regord to thy aifairs of the Garden City Insurance Company, I will ask you whether, during the timo that cass_was ponding befors you, vou had any knowledeo ot infurmation of uny such scheme or plani” 41 hud no knowledgo of any scheme or plan in reference to the matter unifl the potition to set ustde the rule which was grunted oo the aps “Nc;uluu of Nissen & Baruum, At that Hme Mr. eekwith came fu with his petition, and it was 1ead at Jength, 1 would not say from recollees tlon whether there was aj ne oppodingg it or not; bue I recollect the fact secmml to be ad- mitted that this Company wus ondeavoring, na far ns possibly, to adjustits offalrs without go- ini through baukruptey, sud from that time on T probably wus possessed of suchinformation as was disclosed fn that petitfon, und no furth 1 hiave no recollection of any persous ever g ing me nn{ hint or suggestion that the Cu pany, or the stuckholders of the Company, had any schemo on foot, of thele own especially, further than thut they wore trylog Lo settluwith thelr creditors without golnie throueh bank- rugtey, 1 presumo I was advised to that extent; und U'haye always fult as though 1t were the duty of the Court to ald vartles who were seck- 1z Lo secomblish 8o desirablo a result without the dernier resort to baukruptev, I have treaucutly vontivued bankruptey proceedings in order thal parties mighe properly negotiate und adjust themaclves without the cxponse und de- luy of golug through bunkrupiey, "1 cousidered {lmtfln part of wy duty under the Bankrupt aw, 3r, Culberson—DId thiat uforination to which ou refer coiue to you bufora the luterviow with tasen und Pattersont “Xes, 8ir 1tie very llkely that My, Nissen may have stated toane ou his original appliva- tlou that bie tad mude nezotiatious, and 1 wmay sald that bo bl Letter suttle IC hoe could, uso IL i very lko 1ue to say that Lo & party. I can't recollect ail [ say lo the courss of thesa various applicutions thut are rado 10 we, with the press of buslness upon me for tha last six years, It would be utterly hmpussible fur ot to do it, but it is uot uvusiural und not uclikely thut It & geutleman of, Mr. Nisicn's atanding & the Har had come to me aud that be bad been trylug to get Lis pay, wode aoplication, that 1 would bave sald, ‘Ges Lhe wost You ey, und what you are satistied iy rizht, and 1ake it rather than go through by expenss of baukruptey, after you havegut at the Feal condition of the party,' “1 recollect nothing particulariy about that juterview with Mr, Nls- acn. 1cuonot secoltect it lptculll‘. 1way vr way not huye bad such a covversation with b at the thue he tock Lis rule. {ses by the ree- orda that [ guve biin a rule, as be says, eu | pre- sute ha stated to we, in geseral termg, that he was willing to tako what could not_pet In(urmntlnn.‘::'l ;',.k'hl' Pat ba rule In order that he might ger the |o( . hc‘wgq entitled to " IMlormattyy * You remember that the fire arulo to file schoduly a Polleation f lhl.xlllcgtmnl" 8 e imds oy Ninew'y 1+ I have no recollection of np - 1 o i ‘v"’”’ ni..l‘urll{ ites Je next monty g% 004 od remember that by :Lullm:'wl:{::;l e entitfi !:’:‘l‘r]‘llu ',"’;‘,l,“i the b v e oipany liad been' sl 02 'hat was cmphiatically in from that time on Lacted fi rlclll‘:rrfi:fl-ulw’ o claims in the light, pertaps, of e jeg, 2 tiete thiat was disclosed n that petition. O Bt You dido’t et on any fuformatiog you outsldo of the procecdings hefo” 57eaty appeartox on the flics of tie Coygg pie 100 and 2 1 will say here, o justica to Mr, C¢ Mr, Bmith, that [ Bave not the romoyea®®, 4 lectlon” of efther of these genflum:;‘ tom spoken to me vut of Court iy refapery itz case. I have no recoliection of epey 0 either of them aadreas me n word Vr Ject, and L have 1o recollection of ‘:;‘ evor appearing Iu the case u, o mhn}. n?’ ma n oth occaslons, but. { cannot carry 1, ] g k:;rml[lleclh about his mm{nz“:;lgnc:;: “"fll:ff he final order for Jlismbseal oy i+ That was done on stipulationi ““Yes, sirs that wi tha 1B 8iry 1] a8 done on Bttpulatioy Under Thecross-examination was walved, - Drocecd. o ADJ?‘URNIHP- r. Rnott aroso and declared adjourned, e Comiy Everybody seemed to be ve TY murch ] ot the thing had como to ay enlr ) Dlodgett's friends, who bavo stoog by“]f g through thick aud thin, presscd around him n“m congratulated him on the successiu) mannu‘?l which he had answered and explainey muj charges, while the memorfalists were :onm‘ ulated, on the ottier hand, by their friendy o the zeal they bad shown fn what they hrllem to be the performance of a very palnfu] but oy csssary duty, and upon the fact that theteq, . Ing labors wero over and the matter Lranglerr) to the Housc of Representatives for such gjs. position as sball there bo mw‘,} ered proper, The two memhers ot ,}‘ Committee, Messrs. Knott and Culberson, 5. also congratutlated 1ipun Uie complition ol 1o onerous” dutfes, and recelved the unzllnli thanks of both partiea for the patience mulle partiallty which they had so markedly tHsn?u’Zi during the course of the long wnd wearying n. yestigation. Tho room fu which the mj\,c, have been held was gradually cleared of 8l tle V?J’“EJJ.'LH'.J‘;K: (}mc, |u|;l Was then givea up to aMr. ricaus, who res g m{?m}l{lwk. it 4 Tl Toit Mr. Knott will depart for Washy night, arriving lhm?u early .\lmul:;;1 ol:m": np. © Mr. Culberson lefe last night, Tlio teatimony fs well under war, as regans wiiting up, wnid will be completed before the investigators depart. ‘Ui firat thing the Com. mittes will do, on renching Washington, willte to feed ft out to the presses in the Governmen: Printing.Oflice. When printed—and it wij makea pretty fafe volumoe—it will bo reporid to the full Judiciary Committee Withous reui. mendatlon. It wiik then be consideral fn Com. ;n[llucc, m;d'd uue\:‘ Idt'ahnll lm'le been duly atud. ed, welghed, and digested, the Commy declde upon what tu roport. Hieml LAVIIAN, apectal Diwateh (o The Tyisune, WasmiNoToR, D. C,, Feb, f.—Tudge Laghsm, member of the Blodgett Investizating Commit- tee, tothe surprise of his assocates on the Judiclary Committee nyd of the Chicago mem. bers, appeared here In bis scat this moratiz, An Interview with him produced about the fol- lowinir result: * Why did you return here fnstealof goleg to Chicago and resuming your place with th Committeel” I suppose that the Commlttee have stoc fintshed {ts work, und expeet that thes willall leave Chicago for Washington to-night," The suggestion belng made to b that Che cago Representatives were not Infurmed that the investlgation had closed, Laplam statel thut was his fuforinatlon, Belog askod what effoct the testimony of Hes: log, lu M judgment, had, Judge Lanbsm sl ** Hestng reemied to be a vers adroit tuan.” ** But what Is vour fnpressiou as o the lestle mony In zeneral, and Its effecti™ * Creally think 1 muat declioe to state vkt my impression lins been, " SOUTH CAROLINA. Tho Rev. Dr. Webstor's Tontimony—-Usmer- elful Polltioal Persecution by Domocrat The Colored People Disheartencd by Fraud and Violonce, Extracts aro given bolow from a letler writ ten to the Montpeller (V) Frerman by tie Ret, Dr, A, Wobster, who I8 well knowa fu the Nota s Preslding Elder of the Charleston Clrcultof the DMothodist Episcopal Church, snd U2 founder and first Prosident ot the Clafim Lok versity, Hes still a Trusteo of the Univenits, and s In a positon to bo well informedca afluirs {o South Caraliva ) Onaxaenuna, 8, Q., Jan, 20, 1370,—Pur Kk dtor: Just as 1w leuving for our Annusl Cor ference 1 spare o inonicnt to write in referens to our uffulrs tn ehils 8tate, . . . Ourpolite al disturbances In soma portlons have beed much greater ut the recent Siato elctia than wus anticipated under the cinus stauces. It was thought that, [ no opposition candidats was put i 1 fold oyatost Inmpton, we shoud eicre potitieal persscution und he treated with coned eration and tairness by our Democratic fritl Uov. Hampton had made such fuir and oft peated promises thut justico **should be dust 1o all parties wnd an honest count be renderely that sume thought his Administration might t¢ trusted, Lut when hu even refused to aliowite Republicans one of the three Comnlilonen ¢ Electlons fu some of tha counties, und would 0% arranga for them to liave une of the thiee it agers of Elections ot each votinz-place, the K publicans were disappointed nud oresare: !;J BOING extent to anticipate the exteushve mmlx that were commitied $n bullut-bux stutling "” {ueorrect counting. Evenut this pollwgple? thero wers found fn - the bullot-tox on uvulmfll the count 846 nore ballots thun persous \ut.ni The Democrats nover seemed wore futolen aud overvesring than ot the recent clectton -n’ An some sections their persecution was ufl' woro {nteuac, Many political mncetiozs el b the Republlcans were broken up by tho “7¢ shirta? fu arms. Sl I bave just visited scctlon of his 0 where from onu circult nearly 2 persoté ‘l" # nceted with vur church bave been driven 06 T the unmerctful intensity of politial um‘:” tlon within two years past. A mmlull i recently hold by the present duninant IEE varty, {n which measures were tuken to “chl‘! the Wages of the luborfuge cluss, mwl 10 TEEL trade und busloesa cannovtlons with thew 'um mieht alford ald wnd comtort to thosa Wi/ they rogard a8 _their palitical focs. lrr-«_v:m known political infiuence have been orus;‘ T und driven from this scction at the pfl_ll‘;flM hyes. Ono of the men ol our Lublt wus receutly futormed 1l about s belux allowed to remsiy 8 G Church was ful) of radicatism, and they }“'un! termiued to kilk it out und st whut o r:. o way, At the recent clection, 3t ?“_ fhel the voting-places the llcunblvs:n_! Nt Chalrman, who corried the Ihl“M u votes, to' the place for tho DUTE distribution, was' surrounded by suule it the rougbs, utd at the pesll of nis nl_u'- 8 aeot pelled 1o tear up bis Republican voted: (g, our members informed me that bo ‘N?’m T volling-places for the purposc of \ulhn.v A publlcan ticket, but could ot ket 8 CUases Ho, tateither. It would not bu sale o L,M 5 reslding 1 this fwmediate viclul ll;"_b‘ b1 d-::illl ‘ilrulmeut to which they ba 4 sublecte o0 UK Such has been the fraud and violenid B0, thut gur peopto are to quite an "“w‘lert"“ 0 eued, nufiru talking very frecly v rrwu le leavivg thy Btate, Sowe ol lhvm' T quile willlng to scek an asylun h-dl e Afrigu, if such & chiangs Wwers made practicable. 1€ chis stato of aflare }“ . the colored people will inevitatily lfl‘mm 1w tlou foF une whore they can_enjoy i T coveted rights of loyval Awvricalt ull‘u” tiet! question Ls, What cau be dous fur 15l fo. Truly, ete., A, Wes o .. A Oure fur Croud: + angiekd A Nass,) RIpubIICaR | i, Grate & fln:um}umu of alum tud nua()}" o or better atillypurcbase vne uu_nulz £ ulverized alum at the drovitets 2 ts .bulk (0 puwdurcd sugar of T""u.».l T tub teaspuoutul uf this mixture o Tu o s water to & child over 6 years olds Lo quarter of 3 teaspoonful 10 l!‘h AT to & youuger child. It witl cuu».mm_ - up at once aud pul it futo & persp it Wrap 1L up very warm, il let (b i awhile, sud when it walkes foed I aud with shwupls food.