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Show The Blodtjell Iiiresligutiou. Chicago, 5, Beforo the congressional congres-sional sub-committee, this morning, aoveral witneaEeB testified that Hes-iug Hes-iug had used violeut language, regarding re-garding Judge Blcdgett and had threatened to pursue him. Judr.e Blodgett testified that about April 5, '7i, Hesing and Vocke came to his room and said Vocke had Hes-ing's Hes-ing's notes secured for $15,000; that HceiLfi was bankrupt, nnd a judgment judg-ment would bo disastrous. Vocse said he was notj satisfied of Heaiug's solvency. Witness told him it waB most important to know this. Ho naked how much the Btock was worth. : Vocke thought par. Hesing eaid they might he worth par to an insider, but not to an outsider, and iusidera were unable to buy it. Both expressed anxiety to make the best possible sale of notes. 1 Witness was accustomed in sucb 1 cosea to ofler securities at special I sale, according to law, which he here quoted. Hesing agreed that Vocke had better try and negotiate this i note with parties in tho habit of deal i ing in such. Alter a full conference 1 it waa agreed that Vocke should eat-' eat-' iefy himself regarding Hesing's ia-: ia-: solvency, and make a report. A day 1 or two later, Vocke reported that l Hesing was iusolvent and asked in-1 in-1 slructions. Hesing and Leake came ) into the chambers. Wit nogs then ' BuggeBted that Vocke ak bids, and Leako or Vocke produced an order which witness approved. (Jn the 16th of April, Vocke reported several bids were received, the 3mallnc6s of which disappointed both Vocke 1 and witnee.-. Witness then , called on Mr. Culbuugb, hanker, 1 who told him Heeing's paper was peculiar : Hesing was un-' un-' doubted ly insolvent, the Staats Zcifung was a c!o60 corporation and the stock , wns valuable only to the controlling , intercut, and therefore- Vocke would , assume as much responsibility in 1 refusing as in acccp'.ing these bids. On tbe next Monday alternooD, no objections being raided, witness confirmed con-firmed the ealn. As to the gruud jury, the judge did nothing to prevent its full investigation of licgiittir Hib-Urird'B Hib-Urird'B office. On the day the jury adjourned be learned from Bangs of the perjury indictment. B.tcgssaid he had doufcia if it would lie. I said liibbard'a reports were made under my construction ol tbe law, which I bsd given Hibbard, and whether right or wrong ho ought not to be indicted, and Bacgs should ao inform the jury, and ilthejury wanted further instruction, I would give it. VVitneaa then talked the matter over with Judge Brummond, who agreed that there whs much force in witness' interpretation and eai.l it would ba a great wrong to indict Hibbird under these circumstances. Guy Mageo testified that Hesing told him Leonard Swett wanted him tHeaing) to squeal on Logan, Farwell and others, but Hesing said ho had nothing to squeal about. |