Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1882 — THE PERUVIAN INVESTIGATION. [ARTICLE]

THE PERUVIAN INVESTIGATION.

Jacob R. Shipherd reappeared before the House Peruvian Investigating Committee at WAsbington, on the sth inst, and the taking of testimony was resumed. Chairman Williams read a letter from the late Minister Hurlbut, stating that he would sail April 6, and that the United States had a bad reputation in Lima, ihipherd read a postscript to his letter of May 20, in which he announced that his clients had ©considered their intention of Offering Gen. Grant the Presidency of the company. He then -x pressed the opinion that Minister Hurlbut lad obstructed and frustrated his purposes, <nd was seconded by his chief, the lace Secretary of State. The examination of J. R. Shipherd was continued before the Congressional committee, on the 6th, when he testified concerning an interview jvith Minister Hurlbut, May 30, as follows: “ I think I can give Hurlbut’s exact languagein speaking of our claim he slapped his hand upon his knee, with some emnhasis, and said : • Mr. Shipherd, I did not come all the way down nere from Washington to assure you how ininitely our Government would prefer to <ettle all this matter through the opportunity your company offers.’ ” He also bought Minister Hurlbut did not help the ■ompany owing to the fact that he was paid by Credit Industrie! not to call upon him a second ime. Sbipherd stated that Blaine laughingly <a d the Peruvian company had an. American itle and the French company possessed plenty >f cash, and asX£>4 why they did hlpt jpiq mter*»ts. t ‘ ■

Th® Peru-Chili inquiry was contihtied on the 7th. Shipherd testified that the prospectuses of the Peruvian Company were chiefly sent to Senators. Being further pressed about sending copies of the prospectus to members of Conrgess, Shipherd, at first declining to give the names, finally stated that the only member of the House of Representatives whom he recollected as sending a copy was to Hewitt, of New York. Ho mentioned his name, as that gentleman had already stated the fact in the House, and his distinct recollection was that from Hewitt he had only a verbal response. He had recognized Hewitt as being among the capitalists whom he desired to approach, and, as a capitalist, he had sent him the documents with a note, stating that, if he wished to look into the matter, he (the witness) would be glad to confer with him. Hewitt sent him a very courteous verbal response by the young man who took tbe papers to him, and to the best of his recoll.iction that was the totalty of all the negotiations that he had with any member of the House of Representatives.