The New York Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1874, Page 3

$750,000. Disclosures Relative to the Pacific Mail Subsidy. —_--—_——_ EXAMINATION. —— IRWIN'S His Verbal and Written Agree- | ment with President Stockwell. A HALF AND HALF CONTRACT. Tue Authorization Given by the Company for Irwin's Expenditures, HIS MISSION IN WASHINGTON. | Contumacy of Irwin Before the Ways and Means Committee. TELL-TALE CHECK BOOKS MISSING. en The Question of Bribery Still Unanswered. WASHINGTON, Dec, 21, 1874, ‘rhe text of the entire testimony of Richard B, Trwin beiore the sub-committee of the Ways and Means Committee, tn the investigation of the Pa- cific Mat! scandal, up to the time of hia refusal to answer o certain question, 1s given below, The | matter has now a new significance in view of the | conduct of this principal witness, In conversa. on to-night @ prominent member of the Ways Gnd Means Committee deciared that it was now apparent that Irwin had studiously deceived the sub-committee by an sppeuranco of caudor and by framing his answers so as not only to lead | them to suppose that he would reply to all far- ther inquirtes, but also that he was (uily author- ized by the directo: of the company to expend immense sums of money to secure the increased subsidy. The member said tuts impression had been arttully produced, but was whol:y contradicted by the testimony, subsequently given before the committee, showing that the resoiution authoriz. inz Irwio’s employment was passed by the Execu- tive Committee and ratified by tne Board of Uirectors only upon repeated assurances of Presi- Gent Stockwell that {t contemplated an expendi- ture mot to exceed $10,000, and to be only ior | counsel fees and otner legitimate expenses, such Qs cntertainments, &c. It is ascertained tonight tuat Irwin nad a long interview last evening with | Qn agent of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, | and that on Friday night he was closeted, untila | very late hour, with another representative of parties kuown to be bitterly inimical to the present Maudgement of the Paciflc Mail Company. These interviews are alleged to be very significant In view of bis refusal to answer further quegtions put by the sub-committee on Saturday and nis con- tinued refusal to the full committee to-day. TRWIN'S CONTUMACY, PROCEEDINGS OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COM- MITTEZ—A SECOND ARREST ORDERED BY THE | HOUSE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 1874 T..e Ways aud Means Committee held an open Session at eleven o'clock to-day, wheo Ricnard B, (rwin was brought belore them and asked by Chairman Dawes :—Will you state with reference to yuur testimony Lelore the sub-committee last Saturday, whom did you employ to help youin procuring the subsidy ¢ Answor—lI neitner employed, nor promised, nor agreed to pay, nor had any understanding with any person that he should pay anything to any member or officer of this Congress or of the Forty- secoad Congress or any person subject to the juris- iction of this Louse. Question—Please give the names of the persons Whom you did employ ? Answer—I must decline to answer that question Jor the four reasons given to tne sub-committee, and also for an additional reason which I will now state. some discussion here arose in the committee Whether or not Irwin’s statements to tne sub- committee, including the four reasons reierred to, | Should now be read to the full committee, and | thus made public, lt was finally decided, bya Vole of the committee, that they should not be read in public meeting of the committee, and Irwin then proceeded to state, ax hig filth reason Jor Geciining to answer this question, that the Ways and deans Committee have not been autho- Tized or empowered by the House to ask it, Question—Will you state to the committee whet'} portion of the $750,000 you put in the hands of Other persons to aid you in your work ? Auswer—I paid the whole amount that I re- | ceived to the other persons whom 1 employed. Question— Will you state what was the largest sum paid to any one person? Auswer—I decline. Witness then, in response to other questions, *estified that he paid no money to any persons, except for thelr own personal services; that he | had @ list containing the names o1 such persons, but that there 1s not among them the name-of any person who 13 now or ever had been a mem- ber vr officer of this House. Witness reiterated his reiusal tO Gisclose the name o! any person Whomsoever employed by him, on the ground that all counsel and other persons whose services Were secured were employed in s confidential cbaracter, The Caairman then stated that Mr, Irwin could be excused for the present while portions of the fecords of his examuation were veing written but jor presentation to the House, whereupon Mr. Trwio said, “1am in a very weak condition; tne @ have crowded me and crowded my Memory this morning and I desire to be allowed to revise and correct my testimuny belore it is made public,” The Chairman assured him he should have this privilege and the committee then went into secret session. The Ways and Means Committee subsequently asked the House to isaue an order requiring Mr- Irwin to suow cause why be should not be punished @8 4 contumacious Witness, Toe order Was granted and the Sergeantat- Avms Was again authorized by the Speaker to arrest Irein, TESTIMONY OF IRWIN. WasHINGTON, Dec, 16, 1874, ‘The sub-committee, consisting ol the chairman, Mr, Beck, and Mr, Kasson, went to the room of Mr. Richard g, Irwin, ou H Street, whero be was Conflned oy iliness and where he made the follow, ing statement beiore the committee put auy ques. fons: {Mr. Ipein first agcounted to the committee tor Djs intiure to comply with their summons and his apparent contumagy. He gave the history of bis Movemouts up to the present ume, gafisiying them of his innocence of contempt.) * * ” * * PRELIMINARY SWORN STATRMENS, Mr, Irwin was now sworn asa witness; but, beiore any questions were put, he saidi—I Wish to make a preliminary statement; since I came down here Lbave fad no opportunity what- eyer to consult my counsel; I would not ask lor Wm opportunity tO comsult My counsel va any Question beroye the committee, Were it Lot lor bhe lage (hat there aa sult 1o¢ $760,000 peudiue wut ME in the Gity of New York, und J wisn to fi an upportuuity of consulting him witp apeaal nGe to that matter,” Onairmaa—W ob we etion that | wt a certain period your Gesire to consult him about, then that point May come up. Mr, Irwin—I wis! a8 to be periectly ther, I would say ed to say this in advance, 80 ‘ank with the committees tur. t I nave sent to San Fra | cisco and to New York for my diff-reut bank ace counts an] papers, and a8 soon as they arrive here L sbail be able to auswer any question of the committee, Hi I decide to do.s0, much better than ican no Mr. Kasson—It may be that we shall ‘not put any Mmterésts in that su AR TESTIMONY. —Q. Have you ever been in the employ of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and if so, when did that employment commence and when termimate? A. Ii began in October, 1864, And terminated on the 31st of December, 1lo72. Q. What was the character of that employment, im general termay ‘WUNSEL FOR IRWIN OBSKCTS. Mr. Chagesan, of Counsel tor Irwin Ww, if the committee giease, lonject to Colonel irwin’s an- swering thay question until he can save au oppor- tunity Of consulting wiih bis counsel, One of the questions that wall conmict at all with your | maim issues in the Civil sult Low pending against | bits iD ths Supreme Court of the city of New York ig a3 to the nature and character of his empioy- Ment oy that Company, and, further, as I uuoder- stand tt, a portion o! bis employment was in the jorm Of @ written appointment. The other portion 1 don't know the uature of 60 as to be avle to atate it. Chairman—On, I think that Mr. Irwin can trust bim-ell to stute What his employment waa. Witness—I wiil state a portion of my employ- ment, Hot invoividg anything as to which there is any question. deinand of to-day. When we were defeated in the House You said io me, here was some youd to come ot it f owe did get our bill it would cost less.” T don't think it wise for the company io give their cheeks in this matter, notwithstaudias four checks sor $i00,.0) each as you desire, T would prefer my checks to be suti but. as Tsay above, f send them by everytbing to insure success. Of cour: me iny cheeks for $25,0/0 previously seut you. Yours very respectiully, ALB, SIOCK WELL, Indorsed upon that in pencil, in my writing. I fiud three notes; one is, “Answered May 6;” then, as 1 kept no copies of my corresponuence, and never have done so when away irom my clerks, L made tWo memorandums in pencil opposite the dierent paragraphs ol the letter, which indicate to lve tae character of my answer; opposite the paragraph in relation to What he says | said above, Svme “ood to come oi it,” t fnd cmorandur “No,"? which means that T did not say so; and o posite the paragraph in which ne says, “Of course Yor will return, 3 NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. Between that and the final payment of the ow did you receive any other cuecks? A. I will pot swear positively, but I thing nut. i Q Alier tuat dato (Way 6) did you at any time | receive any other checks? A. I did. @. Will you deseribe them? whether you have got the cuecks? Mr. Beck—The checks are all dajed on the 2ith of May. A. Then on the 24th or 25th of May, [ don’t remember which, | received certain ovher checks, Which the company say amount to $750,000 wnd which I belleve amounted to Wat sum, put L cannot tell accurately uatill see them; 1 receivea these checks irom Mr. FP, W. G. Bellows, Vice | President he company, im the President's room, and at the ume of receiving tuese checks I A. May I ask | returned to Mr, Bellows all of the checks which L you will return me my checks,” IT tind another | memorandum “No!? with an exclamation mark, meaning that 1 was not going to return them and aid not return them; these letters are in Stuck- well’s own handwriting, Q. That written agreement wus subsequently | modified vervaliy? A, Only in regard to amount. Q. When was the first modification of that wr ten agreement as to umount? A, That 1 do not remeluber, q. Was it ever modified in writing? A. No, sir. Q. Was it modified as to amount more than once THE AMOUNT PAID TO IRWIN. A. Well, | ought to say here it was never made periectly definite as to amount unt! the latter part of May, 1872; im other words, the substance | or the contract, Which Was partly in writing apd Mr. Beck—Kelore he goes on would it not be | Well for tne committee to say that tt is only when the witness himsel! tecis that a question is put to him which he cannot answer that it ts proper for | counsel to interject objections during his exami- | nation? Mr. Kasson—Not only that, but I suppose that 4m the courts of New York Mr. lrwin is suoject to eXamiuation even in @ sult where he is a vetend- ant, and thereiore there 18 no question of law arising. IRWIN'S EMPLOYMENT, Witness—I am guing to be guided by Mr. Chap- man’s objection so lar asit goes; { was assistant sccountant ic the company’s oitice in New York irom the tine I rat entered it until the auvamn Of 1865, except during two months, wben I was off duty, and I was assistant § agent at Sap Francisco irom the lith of June, 1869, unul the 16th of December, 1869: 1 was ove of the agents ofthe company at San Frauciscuv, a mem- ber of the firm of £ldridye & Irwin, who held the s ency Of the Company trom the 16th of Decemoer, 1 63, to the slat cember, 1872; besides which had another and arate employment fro. the eran, under special contract during the yeur Q. Were you in the employ of the company in any capaciiy exce| eciul conutracty A. Yes, sit; 1 was to come to Wasning- ton and get that subsidy ior chem, Q. How mucu time did that contract cover? A, ee HiORtOs, Denia ip Januury, 1872, and end- ng in May, Q Where was jt service periormed? a, In Washington ane-Nee York. Q. As general at you were a partner with Biunake: A, I wi i the time that you were general agent? 4, Yes, sir, Q What was the obaracter of your dunes as general agentr Mr, Chapman—That to in writing, question ta not, agement of the busi- nship lines running to we Were, under a written contract, the agents of the company at and near San Francisco; this special contract also inciuded the peueral ageacy of tae company on the Pacitic Ocean, irom Pangma to Hong ral Management of the business of the China line, inciuding the supervision of the Asiatic agencies; thuse were wie terms of the contract. Q. Did it ucluae receipts 4nd disbursements to that Reinke A. Yes, sir. Q. Had any one eise authority to receive and disourse at San Francisco? A. No, sir. Q. The entire business of that’ onaracter was unger tbe control of Eldridge and Irwiu? A, Yea, sir. Q. Did the business which you transacted for the company terminate Wuen tills speciat coutract be- gauf A, No, sir, Q. When did your business as gencral agent ceuse? A. On the 3ist of December, 1872. Q, And your business as special agent under the written contracc began woea? A. 1 waa not a special ageut under that coutract; J was not an Oificer or agent at ail under that contrac’. Q What was your compensation as general agent? A, 1 rec commiss Ons Outside of that, The Chatrman—: Q. You or the firm? <A. 1, personally; the salary | Of euch Of the agents was fixed under an inte pendent coniract between himself and tue com- pany; all receipts outside of that were divided, Q With whom did you setue your accounts as ote a¢ Sau Francisco? A, With the head ofice Of the company in New York. Q. in what manner did you make those settle. ments: A. We jorwarded, shortly aiter the end O1 euch Calendar munth, au accondt current, ac- companied by Vouchers in detail mane up to include the last day of tne pracecins month; when they took apy exception te uny item ot the accoune tity Woited us, aud When they did not @O uotily us we took it lor granted toat the ace counts were rigut, and they were written into the books in the New York office irom those accounts, NEVER BALANCED ACCOUNTS, Q. How oiten did you valance accuunts with the ong, and the gene- | ; had previously been expe: company? A. 1 «o not tnink we ever balanced | Accounts with the company iu the sense of au actual discussion oO! the ucovunts; it was aways taken lor granted that the accounts were right 10 every respect 11 Which, during the next monta, they failed to take exceptions to them. Q. Have your accoun's as agent been valanced ? A. My impression is very sirong that they Lave been; we have never beard to the contrary. Q. dave you apy personal koowledge of that fact’ A. No, sir; When we leit the agency on the Slat of December, 1872, we took irom our succes. | aor, Who had Oeed previously our agsiatant, » re- ceipt in tuil jor the amount of cash aue the com. Bees. us per Dalanve, Gud ior ali ofner caso in our ands, because We Were uot only the agents of the compaay but also of other companies, Q. Has your lirm any evidence of a settiement between you and the Paciuc Mall Steamship Come pany? A, No, sir; Done other than tne tact of their never having takon any exception to our account. Q. You have no voucners indicating the tact of a@settionentyY A, We forwarded the receipt, and | 1872, inclusive; without any qualiiicatioi | that when they did not object tu that we took ior ' granted that it was final; that ig the way tuese | accounts with agents were always gettied up to the time bieft the company. Q. Have your firm ia your own possession any evidence that you stund acquitted ul any charge ag agent of the company? A. None other than the Jact that no exception Was taken to tne receipt, q, Have you ever yourself, since you ceased to he Beene, deen your account with the company? + NO, ait, Q. Wuat were the terms of your special con- tract with the company to come here and prose. cute tue passage o1 tne subsidy? A, In general Wordg, the terms of that contract—whicn was made between Mr. Stockwell, tne Presideut of the company, and mysell, he acting under tue gu. | thority of the Board of Directors—were that f snould go to Washington and get tuat suvaldy ior him, and ‘hat they were to pay me fov my ser Vices 4 gross sul, WHICh gross sum [ wus to state be ore the completion of the services, Ghd that tue contract was carried out by them. Q. When was that contract entered into be- tween you and Mr. Stockwell? A. That isu uit CUlt question fo answer; it Was entered into at various tines. A HALF AND HALF CONTRACT, Q But when was it reduced to writing? A, It was never woolly reduced to writing) It was partly iu writing und vartly verbal, and its terms Were settled and readjusted and finaliy led ac Various periods between the middie of January, 1872, and the lutier part oi May, 1872, aud were Analy udjusted af the time when the payment was made Q Was there any period in phy was & Cone tract lu writing between your A, Yes, sir; butic was alterward modified in regard to toe amount, Q. But was there any je.tod when it Wasa written contract? A. Tuere was, TELHTALE LETTERS, Q, When wasthat period’ A, That I cannot tell without reerring to levers ; J allow me to read those letlers iu answer to tbat question, Orvice Ov THe Paciric Mai StpaMsutr Company, New Youk, Feby 1, 1872, } bor Tawix, Esq. Sik—Yours of Sls: tg hand. I am sorry to hear that you are so indisposed, aud hope to hear soon of our cptire recovery, | am’ satisfied that you are vetter osted On what itis Necessary to do iu our matter than any ous else, sdf will Pe rucee trus} it eae rt) our Judgment. The most important uhing ie sudces: Kid 'c Walt Wothing lott wadone'to secure thee 7 Pigase write often, Yours, respecuully, A. B. STOCKWELL, in re.erence to this letter Ihave ouly to say thut the subject Of the coutract and the amount hau not beeu discussed upto thattime, Un the 14th July, 1972, | received .rom Mr, Stockwell the toliowilg communication Orvick OF Tux Pacivic Matt Steamaurre Company, "NRW You, Feb, 13 16th f Ricnanp B. Inwix, Bq. += DKAR Sik—] enclose checks to my order indorsed to Your order tor $.5),U0—$1W).00, B11VVA and $10,U— Which are paved iu your Hands to be used in payinen| r servives IN Case of the Dussage, and #p)roval ol the President, of tae bill or smenaindut provyitie for the Inorease of Our Chink thall service vo woul Mununy it; Ath a subsidy o SQN000 w year tor ten years said compensa. ton to be raducod peo rata ik the event of & Fed HOLOH Of Mio KBOuNE approprintod ay Abuve, 8 OF Lhe ch cks to Le Gaed by vou, but all to be regurued ww we te event of snilive, excopung only the lust Hamed 40,00, all or any poron of whien you may apply, It uctual.y required, for your neces*ury expenses ahd vor counsel ieas, Very’ respeottully yours, a SiVOKWELL, in reply to this 1 stated to Mr. Stockwell that My understanding Was $600,000 instead ui $250,U00, aud tiat L should, atthe proper time, cuii upon ita jor his checks tor the wdaitional amount; ou the bin vay of May 1 received the following com. munication irom Mr, Stock wel Pourgyy, ih" | Orrics oF Tux Pactetc ee Biri os C4 caruny) were nat tot Me WIN t= tag Fes at rid | say Where that real | ROW make that an partly verval was this: toatl was to pay lor the | servives of uli those whom | employed to assist me in the matter (lor, O! course, the company sup- posed I must pave some one to help me); that I Was tO pay lor all those services; and that when I knew low much it Was going to cost! should | specify how much that would be, and the company would then decide whether to go on with it, and | that decision was finally made and the contract | consummated at the time the money was paid, $750,000, | believe; I am not sure about the amount, but they call it $760,000, and Jor the sake of argument we Will call tt $750,000, Q. Do you mean to say that the company was to decide when you told them how much it would cost whether they would go on with tie applica- tion for the subsidy or noc? A. ‘There was no ex- press understanding to that effect. Q. Was that what you meant in your last answer? A Yes, sir; I mention it, because until the amount was definitely fixed, of course there Wus nothing by whicu the company was bound in the Matter, and a8 4 matter of fact, at the time L stated 1o them the amount it was going 10 cost, I not only offered to release them irum the whole thing und to return to them all tne money which ded, but 1 also urged them, as I hud done deiore they went into the thing, to drop It. When the amount was ascertained were you pala by check? <A. Yew, sir, Y ‘The check will show the date, Isuppose? A. e re » Aud you spoke of the amount of this check a moment ago? A. The amount of all the check: only remember by t! ment madein the com. Plaint against me b' ompany, and I stated the amount from their te Tecrion when 1 see the o that tue amount Is KS: Tay impression is ostantially correct, but of course | would not Jike to swear tu anything that Ido not know. Q. It ta stated by the company to be how much? » it isstated by them to be avout $750,000, 3. And you believe that to be correct? A. I ve that to be correct. Q. That sum was to embrace your own personal services and your expenses? A. Yes, sir. THE “EXPENSES” INCURRED. Q What expenses were youto incur here? A. It was to cover all expenses incurred here. . Your personal expenses while living here and pressing this application for a subsidy? A. es, sir; and my personal expenses in New York, my traveiling expenses to and irom San Francisco and the services Of all persons employed by me, aod | was to protect the compa.y against any claus which might be made by these persons rectly. Q. Did all the money paia out by the company in securing the Passage: of the suosidy pass througn you? A. Ido not know, sir. Q. Was it understood that it was to pass through you? A, That was the agreement between Mr. Stockwell and myself: the agreement was that I ‘was to have entire charge of the mutter, ‘This $750,000, if that is the right sum, cove: these expenditures by you? A. Yes, sir; walt minute; I understand you by the word “covers? to mean to ask me, was that ail? Q. I do not mean that a that sum cover anything ese? A, It cove: mothing else but what 1 nave stated, Q. It covers nothing but the:money expended by Jou tn obtainiug the passage of tae subsidy ? A. hat and my personal expenses, Q You mean that it covers notning but those ved $10,000 in gold and certain | ©Xpenditures and your personal expenses in that matter? A. No, it covers ali my personal expeases im New York and Wasningtoo, and my travelling expenses to and from San Francisco, You meaa your personal expe gout the matter of subsidy? A. It cov 30. was understood all my expenses p: Q, L want to unde ersonal Cs gereg | in anything not connect 1 1 virtually fad nothing to attend tu; but whatever expenses I did have they pad. At this point Irwin said be was too unwell to go any lurther, aud the examination was adjourn2d. CORRECTION OF THE EVIDENUE, DEC. 17,—'I'ne sub-committee continued Irwin's eXamination at m8 room aa follows :— ‘the Witness—Belore you proceed with the ex- in and ‘all, alr; ne if Tcame here I was to have | amination 2 wish to make @ slight correction in my testimony yesterday. I stuted that my em- ploymeur in connection witn the subsidy matter extended over tive months—irom January to May, t was ‘upon periods to say dur- Would convey @ rather erroneous ides; really employed by the company this special business at various between 1869 1872, that is ing each of the ey or Congress of 1869-70, | 1870-71 Previously to e ail the and 1871-72; time, tad eutire company’s Wasiington 1865 up to 1869, 80 that churge of the company's Washington business in whatever capacity | wa8 employed oy the com- pany, whether in N York or San Franoiaco, trom 1865 to 1872 inciusive, and it was alway: employment; [ originally un ousiuess at the earnest request of the former President of the company, Alle McLane. THE BEGINNING OF THE SCANDAL, Mr. Stockwell letc the company to May, 1873, and Was succeeded by Vaptaim George H. Bradbury, who was, and to-day, one of my warmest per- sonal iriends; in fact, our relations to-day are ot mony, subject Lo cors | charg business from the year | in tact I had continued | closer and more affectionate than they ever were; | Captain Bracbury lett the company on account o1 & difference between bhimseli aud Mr. Ruius Hatch, Who had just oeen elected Vice President, in No- Vemper, 1878, while | was in En; 1d; time and, in fact, until about February, Dot the slightest idea that there point of difference between myself company, exce;t the Babcock Extinguisher mate ter, previously reterred to ana noticed in Mr, Sage’s teatimony, all of which occurred and was settled by Captain Bradbury after | Jeit the com. we Thad pany, god had nothiug whatever to do with the | subject Of this inquiry, and Captain Bradbary has sidce told me voluntarily that no difference ought | to nave arisen onthe subject, that be was per- lectly satisfied about it; in fact, immediately on his election I wrote him a letter Placing the entire matter in bis hands ana told him to du just what he pleased aoout it; the firat that 1 knew ol these Soni against | me Was some time in April, 1874, when I was ill, at Ventuor, in the isle of Wight, whither 1 hau gone Jor the purpose of getting a complete rest, Shortly Gfterward I received a PE, of House Miscella- neous Documents No, 256, Forty-tnird Congress, first session, waich contained the testimony of drenor W, Park, Jubo Rosch and George ¥. Svott, before the Committee on Post Oices and the Committee on Appropriations, reflecting on me in Varlous matters, and particularly asserting that 1 had = gtolen $300,000 of the company’s money aud invested it in real estate in Philu- Gelphia, in my sister’a name; these statements were made at diferent dates; first, 1 believe, on the bc of Marob, 1874, but they were kept quiet gud Were not given to the presa until on or avout the ldth of April, 1874, when they were given to the press, as } have been intormed and believe, by T, Rolus Hatch; just beore toat date, Mr. AldeD , Stockwell had jet Now York jor Europe With the full knowledge of the overs of the company and Ihave also been iniormed and believe, 10 escape tue bullying and ersecution of Mr, Hatch and others, by wbich be had been driven to @ point of excitement that he was no longer able to endure; I got this injorma- tion not only irom Mr, Stockwell oimsell but irom others; Immediately after the 14th of April a con- Gerted uctack was made against me through the Rowapapers along the whole line; I will not trou- ble tho committee with extracts irom the varlous papers, but wish to show them my answer to those statements wuicl Was published in the New York Zrioune on the 28th of April, 1874, and I should like to Dave it made @ part ot ti cord in this cage, for the rea. fon that it bas never veen auswered by anybody, I contradicted every assertion that they had made against me, aad I expecially called upon them to @ io Philadelphia was, er @ part of my testimony and Mle un ia Ol Very statement oontaiued In it. Q, The letter ol Mr, Stockwell to youor May 4 contained ay @liusion to the action OL a Wit Waa tne action of yesterday alluded to in that jotter? A. The action relerred to way the pare Oi the Post Office Appropeiato® bill oy hoe Benate, containing the ameudment making this appropriation ior the soo tae 4 Q Alter it bad once been defeated in the House’ A, Yes, si THE BXCHANGR OF COEOKS. Q. From these letters it app that the check for $110,000 wus changed into , $60,000, and a check tor $60,000 A. Yes, sir. Q. Did these checks undergo any other change Up to the time of flual payment? A, No, sir; nut previous to Huai payment of the alleged $750,000, Q. You had thea bow wuch in the form of the various checky? A, On or avout the 6th of May | held ghocks lor $560,000, as nearly T can ree we! er, id you receive iro th any any other cadets bd Hane itr due ib ona b 198 ‘Whe $760,000 Lad Outh, the entire correctness | to thas | 8 @ single | and the | | hauds tor the purpose of paying the expenses of had previously received and whicn had not been cashed, amounting, a8 nearly as [ can metnber, to $560,000, Q. You say you returned fim allof the check already descrived except such as had been previ- ously cashed; sow much, im amount, of those checks fad been previously cashed’ A. I re- turned checks amounting in all to about $560,000, tbe balance of $650,000, which 1 have previvcusiy @escribed. Q. What was done with those checks that you | returned? A, Mr, Beilows tore them up. Q. Whar, il anything, did you receive in ex- change for them? A. The checks whicu 1 have already stated, amounting to about $750,000, Q. Are these the checks, wuich are now ex- hivited to you, and which have aiready been 1 duced in Mr. Hateh’s testimony, being Nos. to 2,365 Inclusive, and all dated May 24, 157 a. They are; the stamps on two of these checks, to Wit—Noa. 2,260 and 2,361, prove that they have Passed through the American Exchange Bank, where they were deposited by me to my credit: the stam) “21,” in e figures, on the face of each Ol checks Nos, 2,362 to 2,885 inciusive, indl- cate, In my Opinion, though 1 cannot state so | positively, that these checks have also passed througa the American Excnange Bank, where they Were deposited by me to my credit, for I think thet “21 is the numoer of the American Excnange Bank in the Clearing House Association. \. All of these were passed to your credit in the American Exchange Bank? A. [think so; but L cannot be positive until see my bank account, ACTION OF THE COMPANY AS TO THE SUBSIDY. . Were they received for the same purpose for | Which the checks that you gave up had been re- | ceived? A, Yes, sir, exactly. Q. And that was the purpose you have heretofore ated 1n accordance With the contract to procure | ubsidy ? A. Yes, sir, | Q, The Pacific Mall Steamship Company took no | ction as a company in relation to furnishing you UVils money? A. Yes, sir. Q, If 80, state what action? A, As [ stated yes- | terday Mr. Stockweil acted in this matter under orders and by authority of the Board of Directors, and all payments made to me py the company io this benalf were made by and under the orde: and authority of the Board, Q, At whut date did the directors take that action? A. in February, 1872, What was the precise date? A, On the 7th February, 1872, at a meeting o1 the executive com- Mitte of the company (the executive committee pele aye bylaws, invested with full powers of @ Board. AUTHORITY GIVEN BY THE DIRECTORS FOR THE EXPENDITURE, The executive committee passed a resolution of | which I cannot give the precise terms, put they Will appear by the minute books of the company, When produced, wutborizing the President to ex- pend such sums a8 1n tis judgment might be nec- @ lor counsel ees anu other necessary ex- pene 8 to procure this suosidy; on the 1éth of | ‘ebruary, at a regular meeting of the Board ot Directors, with a full Board, the proceedings of the executive committee of February 7 were auly rat- | ified by the Board, in accordance with the nsaal Gastom of the company then; [ believe, but I do not know positively, that any other action, subse- Quent to the final payment to me and ratirying Mr. Stockwell’s action under that, nas been taken | by the Board; this, however, [do not know pos- | itively, but the minutes of the company will show, Q. How soon atcer the receipt of these last checks did you put them into bank to your own credit? A. My impression is that I deposited those checks to my credit on the 27th of May, and my reason ior that impression is that I nave a @istinct recoliection of having kept them for two Gays before I deposited them; that recollection may or may not ve correct when 1 see the bank account: but I kept them about two days, I am iro; then { think another interval of two days elapsed beiore money was drawn, and the oulk of it was drawn, | think, on or about tne 29th of May, @8 Dear as I can remember. Q. Were you in New York when you drew the Toney? A, i wasin New York when I deposited the onecks, and { was tn New York when under that resolution I drew some of my own checks against this money; I was in Philadelphia when 1 drew the other checks, and I was in San Francisco when Larew still other checks against this money; ldo mot remember, though, Where I drew the oaik of it, Whether in New Yorg or in Philadelphia, but I | know I wus in the East; I can tell waere wher] see the bank account. HOW THE MONEY W4S USED. Q The whole ot tus money was put in your yet re- & procuring the subsidy? A, Yes, sir, Q. Iucinding your own personal services and the Services of all persons who worked under youin that business? A. Yes, sir, Was it alisoused? A, Yes, sir, Was ony portion of it useu for any other pure pose? A. No, air; for no other purpose what- ever. How Aoon after its receipt from the bank by veu Waa itso used? A. 1 think, ag near as | can | remember, the bulk o1 it was drawn out by me Irom the American Exchange Bank about two Gays after 1 bad deposited it there to my credit; I can teli positively wnen I see my bank account. Q Do you know to what account un wie books ol the company these checks were placed When they were given to you? A, The original entry on the company’s nooks— the books of original entry—of the checks lor the $750,000, nun to me tois morn- log, Was to Alden B, Stockwell indiviaually and ‘Was made by his initials “A. B. 8,9; beiore I leit the company’s oMice on the morning on which I received these cuecks, I went to Mr. Johnson, the Secretary, then acting as Treasurer—his name is signed to these cueoks as Treasurer pro tem.— and asked himto show me the studs of these | checks, amounting to $760,000 in the cneck book, im order tuat I might see who was going to have to account for this money. He showe. them to me and I read on or them Mr. Stockwell’s initials, “A, B. 3.3" at | that ume those stabs, which 1 can see distinctiy now 1p Wy mind’s eye, contained simply the date, the initials “A. B.S.,’? and in the dollar and cent column the amount of each; at the same time Mr. Jonnson informed me either that morning or the nignt betore, 1 iorget which, that another set of | checks, corresponding precisely in amount to | ry these six -had een drawn by hii to the order A. B, Stockwell indi. vidually, and that Mr. Bellows had instructed him to descroy them, stating thai 1¢ Was in accordance witu Mr, Stockweil’s wishes, and to draw other cnecks to the order of R. B. Irwin; I asked um why that was done, and he said “I don’t know ;! I tuen looked again at tue stubs ol the checks to make myself certain 1 wa: not golug to be cailed upon fo uccount for this money after I had expended it. IRREGULARITIES IN THR CHECKS, Mr. Johnson made this statement to me for the Purpose of accounting ior the iact which he knew Vhat I would at once notice, that the numbers of the checks were in red ing instead of belng the regular stamped numoecrs on the company’s reguiar series of chi 3 the Numbers on the stubs were printed numbers in their reguiar place, but the numbers on the checks Were in red tuk and in manuscript; Mr. Jonnson knew pertectly welll would nocico that at once and Would ask Why it Waa so, and, thereiore, he | told me bimsetr, | Q When you were informed these duplicates of the original checks bad been drawn puyabie to your order in plave o1 those payable to the order of Mr, Stockwell, what did you do, if anything? | A. I asked Mr, Bellows why it wad oeen aone | and he told me it was becuuse Mr. Stockwell was | gotng, out of town that day ana would not hi 0 indorge them and supposed 1 needed the mon immediutely; this explapution satiated thought noting more avout tt, and @ Matter of tact Mr. Stockweil was absent from the omce | during the whole time tuatl was there.that day gud 1 did not see him until the next day, Q Do you say that the regular check of the com- paby hus the printed numbers corresponding to the printed numbera cf the stubs? invariably; both onmvers are printed at t! time; manuscript numbers would not appear on any check of the company in the ordinary course Of business, uD the cierk or officer who made + Out the check had Accidentally appened to de Stroy the number, or for some reason of that kind. Q Then this check, With & manuscript number relerring to one of the six cuecks heretofore Iden. lifled, does not ft into the piace where tue cor- responding pumber is in the dvog, but is another check? A. Anutuer cheok taken from a different place; it does not oelong to that placo in the book Of blank checks, Q, How do you know that to be so if you have not geen wie stub book? A. Lam only syeakin; as lo what would happen In the usual course 01 the company’s business, which | know irom lav. ing frequently had charge of the check books and made vut the check books mysell in the a! ce Of the treasurer woue I was io the New York ottice prior to 1849, & Do you know of a firm of the name of Harriot a loyest A. No, air; Lkuow t was sucha Q. What was their business? A, 1 know them by representation Grm of stock orokers, in New hing Of them or abous their XCept by commun report. * Jou ever had guy business with them? A. None whatever, any reagon Why @ check payable jer and indorsed by you should be charged to that frm? A, No reasoa that l know anyliing of; { shvuld think there was every rea- fon why it shouid not, Q Ifany such thing as that has been done has it been by your orders? A. No, sir} not ou not by my orders, but entirely wituout my knowl edge; the tirst imiormation of it thatl have re. ceived 1s this to-lay except by a rumor woich I saw yesterday in the newspapers. WHERE THE MONKY WENT, Q, When you drew this auuey from the bank in two or three days aiter you deposited the checks what kind of meney Gia You tuke? can you teli the size OF the bills? 1 don’t think that I drew a at mouey in currency; 1/1 did it must have jonparatively smail umount, tanner did you draw this $760,0c0 Witenes aE Q. Payable to somebody else’s order? A. Some of them payabie ty somebody eise’s order and some to my own order, aud indorsed IM Blauk, Q. Have you the studs of those cuecks? A, I think not; T don’t kuow, but I think mot; I looked jor tuem the last time | wus la San Francisco aad | Tcould not flud them. Q. Have you any memoranda of those checks? A. i itave pone. | Q, Cau vou tell the size of them? A. Tecan wuen | Isce my bank account; thatis the ouly way | can can Exchange i disclose Low that money was drawn? think they will simply give the amount money was patd in casi over the counter counts in the bank will show tt, | think, though I can’t speak positively a3 to that, bur they will show the amount and the date, Q. Wiil they show ulso the several items or heaggregatey A, They will suoW the sey York iu Keeping an dccount 18 to furu lomers With a passbook containing we: every deposit which he mukes to his credit how and then Nis passvoon is sent to the bank « “written Up,’? so that he is advised of the cond credit {9 made jn detail, but as arale tuere 13 bo specification of names, ouly Just of amountea. At this point Mr. Irwin wiormed the committee that he ielt usable to proceed further, and the ex- nANOL Was suspended until the Friday, We If-past ten A. M. Irwin bere submitred a number of docu- ments ig coutradicuion of Russell Sage’s siute- ment that he ing wil (Irwin arrested, n Is THE CHECK BOOK ? eceinder 18, 1874, the examination utinued, as follows :— chairmuu—Have you your check-book which you used in cnecking money our of tue American Exchange Bank’ A. | have not, sir. Q. Where is it? A. I looked for it the last ume I was in San Francisco, but could not find it nor any of my other check books prior to the orguut- zauion of the firmot R, B. irwin & Co., in Jague | ary, 1574. Q. Waat was the last t ing you did withit? A. I put it away somewhere, it and my other ola checks ull togetuer, a. Do you remember putting this one away? A. 1 uon’t inink, m tact, that these checks were | drawn from check books at all; I think they were | arawu on loose checks or else from a temporary | check book ; L cannot remember waich, but f think on joose checks; I was under the impression | When I was looking for the check book that these checks were d:awn trom a book. Q You mean to state, then, that you don’t think the checks which checked this amount out of the American Exchange Bank were drawn irom a cneck book? A, I think coecks for the bulk of tt | were not, althouga at the time J looked jor the | check books | was under the impression that they | had been. i Q. What leads you now to think that they were not sodrawaY A. Simply that 1 have thougnt the matter over and can recollect some circumstances more clearly tian 1 did then. | Q. Do you think that any part of it was drawn | ton any regular cneck boox? A. Iam sure some Of it was. Q. About how mucl? A, An inconsiderable | amount; { should say that tue total amount drawo out of the regular check book woulu not exceed somewhere between $50,000 and $100,009; | comparatively small ttems, Q. Why was that sum drawn from a regular check book more than the other? <A. Alter | got back to San Francisco of course 1 resumed my | regular check books; in referring to the arawing Out of this money of course { refer to the $750,000; all my checks up to about the 26th of May, as weil ag all atter iny return to San Francisco, were drawn Irom either @ temporary or a regular cueck book, and the only reason why theae checks, as Dearly aylcan remember, were not, was that I did not have areguiar book with me; I was quite uae tuat time, and Was not able to unpack my nings. | Q. Was the portion of the $750,000 which you | say Was drawn :rom a regular cneck book the balance which was left to your credit when you returned to California? a. Yes, sir. Q. All except tuat balance nad been previously drawn out on irregular checks ¥ A. Don's say ir- reguiar checks; Upou checks not belonging to any | regular check books, ra Bare toose checks been returned to you? A, es, alr. Q. Have you got them? A, No, sir, I have not got them at al. Q. Where are they? A. They are destroyed. Q. When were they destroyed? A. Ihey were destroyed in August, 1873; 1 tuink just bdetore [ leit Sau Francisco; they were destroyed 1a San Fradcisco. Q Whea were they returned to you at San Francisco? A, some of them were returned to me betore I got to San Francisco, and wheu the trans. actions were large they were returned every jew days, 80 as to adjust tue balance of accouuls. ‘the trst caecks were returned to ie at ditferent Periods in San Francisco, until finally 1 closed my account with the American Exchange Bank before leaving for Eugiaud, | Q. How lung did you keep them before you de- | Siroyed taemy A. Tcan’t anawer that except by | Stating the date when i think I aestroyed them; [ think 1 can answer the question by looking ut the bunk account and seeiug when they were sent to me; 1 opserve irom the uccount current just received e irom the Ameri. can kxcoange that they returned vouchers to me, that is to say, canceled checka, on the tollowing Gates:—About May 27, 1872, tea Vouchers lor about $380,000; at the same time, between May $i aud June 22, our vouchers, m ank aod Octuber 23, 1872, iourteen vouchers, about Q. The returned checks you have been testiiying about were Irom the $750,00u? A. Some of them; they also included moneys belouging to me pi sonally, abd notin any way connected with the | subject matter of this inquiry. | THE SIGNIFICANT BANK ACCOUNT, Q. You hoid tn your and your account witn the | American Exchange Bank? A, Yes, sir, | Q. Have you any opjection to showing It to the | committee? A. IT have no objection to its being put in evidence ultimately 1f tue committee wisa to have it, but it includes a large Dumber of trans. actious which Dave nothing to do witn this ter; im order that tue committee might be thi oughly satisiiead 1 have sent for my account trom the end of 1863 dowa to tue end of 1872; I reserve, Of course, my Fignt to decline to put th Ace counts in evidence alter showing them tot committee, except iu so faras they relate to t subject matter o! fois inquiry. Q. Will you cause to be taken from this account with the American Exchange Bank so much ol it Qs covers the period avons which we are making this inquiry? Witness said he wished to consult his counsel belare Guswerlng this question, and the answer Was reserved, Q Had you an account or accounts with any otuer bank or firm in New York covering the pe- riod we are inquiring about? Yes, sir; | kept an account jor a time with Musgrove & Uo., bankers, at No, 19 Broad acreet, which account | now show Siig GOMIIALF eat, though it has no relation to tals quiry, . Any other accounts? A, I kept accounts with the National Metropolitan Bank in Washington and the Bank of Caiuoroia in San Francisco, Q, Have you accounts with the two last named bauks? A. I have sent for them, but have not yet received them, When received you willexnibic tnem to the committee it required ? A. 1 wili snow them to the committee so lar as (hey pertain to the suo- Ject 01 this inquiry, and 1 will also allow the com. mittee to examine them tniormaily ana decide ior tuemselves what belonys Co this inquiry. Q State the nature of your account with Mus. | grove & Co, A, [tis entirely a private account of the purchase and sale Oo! stocks held oy meas 1 Vestwents only, abd not jor speculation. It en braced uo speculative transactions whatever; ¢ aggregate amount of transactious mvoived was 58,904 40, covering 4 period irom April, 1872, to , October, 1872, Neither thie account nor any por: tion of it, bor any of ¢ unds embraced in it bears apy relation whatever to the subject inate | ter Ox this inquiry. | ‘tHE WITNESS HALTy. Q. Whom did you employ to heip you here in procuring the subsidy y A. Now, Mr. Chairman, 1 would like the committee to allow me uaril Mons day to answer that question, so thutl may nave gono over all these sccounta ond separated items, und prepure such a statement as will enable me, if I ahould decide to answer the que: tion, to answer it not only tuteiigently an Curately, but 1D such & Manper that my answer will stand the cross fre of criticism irom every Quarter whatever, beoanse the committee will lly see that it is neither jor the in. est of tue padiic nor of this inquiry, nor of the comiuittee, nor of myself, that any atatement which [ make shoaid be vrokea down, Nd Lhat it is desirable for every reason tiat, if L do Make a statement to the committee, waich I should like to do if I possibly can, it snas be @ statement that will stand every test to which it may be subjected; for eX- | sinple, shoula I make, without due preparation, a | Statement which I snoulu atierwara be odiiged to | correct by @ Jew thousand doliais more in tnia | direction or u jew thousand dollars less in | anotnet direction, it would ba met by contra- dictions und denials from various ‘quarters, | based either upon imperiect memory on | thew part a8 aguinst my imperiect memory | or upon somethiag or even siould I ve | teraily exact iu my statement, but Jail to iortily it properly, the committee wil easily see what au immense advantage will be given to thoi ny Geby wy statements, And at What aD imme Advaniaye, uot oaly 4 mi ad the pudiic, will be piaced in this matter; 1 bave tad Do Opportunity ol dissecting these accounts, itis | essary to Dave them all ior the purpose of paring them, aud it 18 necessary that | suoald Services of Mr, Senter, Wo ls au expert | bookkeeper, whicn am pot, Jor althougu wi iu the §=sccountant’s department oue time I never could get oo ance right at the first trialin my life, and for that reason [leit it. With Mr, Seuter’s aid, hows ever, A think that on Monday, or luesda, the ontside, I can get up suc @ statement as will be saUsiactory to everybody, if I saould Anally cou einde to submit it. q My Lnquiry does bot eMorace ANY money that you paid to anybody, but Only to persons whom you einp.oyed to aid soa In procuring the subsidy, Cannot you tell that to-day? A. 1 would luke to have until Monday to think Over that wuvle ques. + th Wu 100 iuCn oi the vom iy have Ww at bi had @ay tue to Think of these 1 vegan upon the subject my u wi MOK, O Dunk, OWing partly to my iojury tpat ad to my having my tas hes to itdor alone time, wad if a8 WITee Gan KiSds We the lawulgence Lask 1 thiak is will SP ee intarnas at avatrybnur concerneds < | the | that I did not employ in tnis connection a | , d }d amounting to about $400,000; between’ October 1 | EN cece acts Sieber ao 1 have shown, so far, a desire to do all that the committes wanted, 10 the extent of my power, and | would ke to do so now, The committee have spent some time In come versation, the Chairman said;—‘?bi ju )-COM> mittee, Mr. Irwin, are disposed as far as poambie et you in the same spirit in which you ap- ney have veen gratified at the most. We have arecess that will provably begin ov Wednesday next. do hope to ges through with the examination if possibile before the s. We do not Want this to ran over and be @ subject of vattiedure aud shuttlecock in New York during we want to close up tne matter before «ud we do not see how that cao be we wait lor you until Monday, because otuer witnesses must be examined bee fore We vy. We are willing, however, to wait till to-morrow morning, and we think thas i your conusel and your accountants he be prepared by that time to ans questions ted to this arrangement and ne best be could to get ret accordingly the eXamination was SsusDel uot Saturday, the 19th inst, at balf-past tem HE DECLINES TO ANSWER. cs DECEMBER 19, 18TH, Examivation of R. B, Irwin contnued :— By the Cuainw Whom aid you employ ta help you here in securing the supsidy? A. A DUM ber of persons, but not any one subject to thé Jurisdiction of the House, Q. Pleas names, A, I shall be obliged very rein ir. Chairman, to decline giving the Names Of those persons upon several grounds; 1 have d, UD to this point, td give the every assistance 10 my power, and I wish now, ior my own sake as well as to ease the committee that it was in my power consistently with what I conceive to be my duty to these hames; but, alter careful refection, | have satia- ded myself that Ihave no right to do 80; 1 decline te answer the question upon several grounds, which Tam prepared to state; but, before stating them, I declare that | did not employ in this connection any Senator or any member of Congress, or any officer of the present Congres: ecline to an swer upon the following grounas:— Firat—That the resolutions referring this matter to the committee do not give the committee Juried: over the subject matter to the extent of requiring an ans to that question. That, of course, Ido not Know, make that point only tormally. Second—Having stated thatT did not employ ai son under the jurisdiction of this Congress being nothing in the testimony, tar as I am ac quainted with It, to negative that sta‘ement, and Impownvie, In tet to negative that statement and. moreover, there being already suffice mony, bossession of ‘the commiitee, furnished | by myself and others, to convince any reason- uble nan, and. consequently. to convince a committee composed’ exciusively of Sere D, thes, gum of money was appropriate Steamship Company for the purpose of ae | t ‘ if money vias for purpose lecline the further ground that neither nor the House of Representatives hi subject matter that. has now been exhausted by reachii testimony waich TI cline the i pe i ir Congress, so far as m; pati, crite fa eae on "She Committ 3 lad ict cy concerna: committee and the of Ke sentatives are without jurisdiction over the subject; and fourth’ state what is, in iny mind, the gravess and cont reason ‘for my deolinl! Y of the committee, whi t no right as an hon man, to disclose the particulars of any Cun- fidential relation existing bel ween myselt and a person whatever, und expecially in relation to @ subject not within the jurisdiction of the House tives, as I of Repreventa- have already stated that this subject 1s uot ints to the coinmittee with reat def. 3 i have sirenay said, that it were ip rer as they wish. The first paragraph of the foregoing answer hay- ing been read over to Witness, aiter consulting bis counsel, he said, *I desire to correct my answer by adding aiter the words ‘or any officer of the pred ent Congress,’ in the second to the last sentence of the first paragraph, the words, ‘who wi ber or officer of the Forty-second Congres the last clause of that sentence will read, any oific ¢ of the present Congress who was a member or Officer of the Forty-second Congress,’ ”” Q. Do you insist upon decituing to answer the tor or any member of Congress, or question put to you? A. 1 dogo, Mr. Onairman, most respectiuliy. Q. Without waiving that question, and beeps upon its answer, I desire to put another. Wil you state to the committee what tion of the $750,000 which you have tem tiled you received from*the Pacific Mat) Steamsmp Company to use in procuring the passage of toe subsidy and put in the hands cfother persons to ald you im that work? A. I paid the whole of thar $750,000 to other persons. THY PRICE OF & VOTE. Q. Will you state wuat was the large: nee paid to any one person for that pur tA . Chairman, I think I shall have to decline an: ing that for the reasons stated. Q. Without waiving these questions, but Insiste ing upon them, I ask you to Siaty how many gons you employed to ald you in procaring ine P @ or the subsidy bill? aA. f think I would unsWer that question li I could recollect the aum- ber, but I really don’t remomb aos or thirty, Q. Do you mean to say that your engagement 0} nw to ald you in procuring the of the ih Hf dg tr tne, fic Mai) cret and con. jOnOrADly dis+ . Chapman (of counsel for Irwin)—I object at ee Of the proceedings, and instruct the ‘itness not to answer tuat qi lon, as itis out side of the Jurisdiction under which this inquiry was directed, Tne Witness—I decline to answer upon brs ta ground that itis beyond the jurisdiction of committee under tne resolution by which this quiry Was ordered and upon other grounds, Toe committee adjourged until Monday, THE MARTHA BRADLEY ABORTION CASE.. PHILADBLPHIA, Pa., Dec. 21, 187% flernoon Detective Mears arrested ‘shal Mixter and James Campbell jor connection with the Martha Bradley abortion case. Toey carried the trunk containing the body irom Mixter’s honse to a wagon and Campbell bauled it to the college, for which he received $6 irom Dr. F. C. Perpentuc, who 18 under All three jury to-morrow. from. Awuilt the action of the Coronor’ None of Martha’s relatives have been heard THE CONDITION OF THE TELEGRAPHS, ‘The general order issued by Chief Bates of the Fire Department on Sunday is still in effect, tnougo most of the wires running into Fireman’s Hall that were pulled down by the enormous weight of sn0w have already been put into working conaition, ‘The firemen of the different companies are still doing eXtra patrol duty, and the alarm wall be sounded irom the bell towers for several Gd: yet. The line men engaged to re overthrown telegraphic system of tue Police De- Partwent had at miunignt completed the work of Festorins telegraphic communication betw Police Headquarters and the stations on tl tral circuit, Until ali tue lines are again put inte Working condition the order of Supermtendent Waiting, that all important occurrences the Precincts shall be sent to the Central Ufice by Bpee Cial messengers, Will be obeye SHOOTING HIS FATHER-IN-LAW. About eight o'clock last night a shooting agray, which may result seriously, occurred at the dwell. ing house of Mr. George Jameson, corner of Dumiela nd Concord str Brooklyn, ltappears that @ Gispute concerning family matters sprung up bee tween Jameson aod his son-in-law, James B, Aldite, at tue place named, During tae @iterca. ton James drew a pistol and tired twice at Dip wife's father, She Grst ball entered at tue lew cheek o1 Jameson and came out ac the mouth, The second eutered tne leit breast. br. rlick Was sume moned aad examined the wounds, which are Dot Jatal, Alsire made his eens after the eeu ae and has not yet been found by sergeant Frost his detective corps, Jameson is forty-two years Ol age, Bnd the accused twenty-eight. NEW YORK SOCIETY OF NEUROLOGY. The annua! meeting of the above society waa held last evening at eight o’clook, in the ball of the College oi Physicians and Surgeons, corner of Fourth avenue aud Twenty-third street. The order of exercises comprised the following t==Dr, McLane Hamilton exibited a new form of dynamom, eter, alter which a report of the Com mittee upon “RxXperimieutal Researches on Mortorial Fauoctions of the Corebra: He! ead oy Provessor J.C. Daiton, Ms DB A cussiol Was theo induiged in oy Professors oon Funt, Jr, J. We Ara % Seu, We & HammMond and others, The lodge order of the evening waa ‘The Retinal Circulati and the Mechanical Vause of Choked Disk,” uy &. G, Lo! Jr, M.D. after other interesting proce: the bomination of oicers for aing ead te meeting adjourned, Glee HONOR TO WHOM IT IS DUR To Tax EDITOR OF THE HERaLDi— In the HERALD of Monday appeared an article im Telereuce to @ fire on Sunday evening at No. Lewis street, which stated that the foreman of Engl Company No, 11 saved the | Ciarkwon wud child.” Asan e)e-witness. | ‘noua State that Mrs, Ciurksou Was carried down stain @od saved uy Una smith, a mewber of Bp; wir Was saved Com a The ‘1 to Pastas rursmeu of the 1@ rt Tae evove ovourrenee Was Wil POSEY romm Dee ft. 1486 2