Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-03


The nhumick testimonial scheme OF ouraia-
ing contributions from pensioners on tae
ground OF uSjrUmCnta.ity la passing tnr neY-
SION arrears bin. which. s. UTSt stated IN THs
NiAH, caused the Suspension OF various clatu
"sSh'S Tor alleged connection VITA q. was the
SHHnleSi az Investigation by a subcommittee uf
- COMMITTEE on eNpcnd tunes IN the Interior
~ T pal llheh' Yesterday, and on SATURDAY MeS,is
ini.NtI. burger. ana TycahIy. employees IN fha
I,,vitor ana Nat departments. whose names
- ~ hto !" The plea Toy .ap, Dim-airA dc-
,I,, ,ilaa 'hts expected any pecuniary prOgt
tsleieifom. ara testified that tbrfr I'm ,fttest 4,
lie matter were honorable Mr. n "A TAI
Sus -, ui'e vi We suspended pension attorneys
tradlctorA Ia several particulars lie s.td ~.
ne mao lndoISed the circulars dis rthutsd n, a..
pentht or illnmich: had sent out pfoh ma, nj
less Than thousand circulars Vii n bt~ o,,,',,,a
printed Oh the back. soliciting conf rIhutSa,.
nom his clients Tor nImm!ck. lie had no ar
ranEemcnt with pimmiCk by which IL, was 9,
receive any commission OF compensation Tor rs
services. nor Gid he expect anN. Wuna,S fn,
waIded a package OF circulars 10 Fitzgerald &
Co. Indianapolis accompanied by the fllloN-
ing letter
'sWASuINGT0N. u. G. Feb. e.. 1>-a-r n Ft--
r,5a.G - C":-nedr >!ra: Yours 81 aist UT r.
telNPu. There Is no prospect 81 duE hil pa~Su.
on the subject q attorneys fees IN pensIon
claims We fucio~e Lemons hil VI irh has
not been acted upon in committee. Ne can
make some money la getting contributes fag
DlmmiCk. I have forwarded you b. ~ press
some blanks for obligations Dimmck has mate.
an arrangement 30 thar take charge mostly OF
and collect IL is expected yOu shall retain a. per
cent: that is. al which have your name printed
upon. The proposition is u place circular
letter ana q bank Ia the hands ~ every pen-
Toner. and one plan VIII bc 10 nave BOYS hand
them out near the pension ofrcc on ana atiri
March 10 al tha, apply for payment of pea
sion. Some viii be returned to You. some -
ne. and some 10 Dimmlck. When the payment
OF arrears Is made collection can be made IN so.
most available manner either by you or MS here,
ana Auur commission ~ lifleen per cent. h' paid
II VIII pay you 20 send out a circular envelope
with these In IL 10 every one EMIT led 70 arrears
They are responding here at great rate. ~
course. every circular YOU send OUl adperti~eS
NCur firm. II Won desire any more circulars or
Obligations, write for them. You can stick them
IN al your correspondence. Let me know
whether YOU VIII undertake u tor Indianapolis
ours. truly. T. ". TAIIAlApGF.
Witness. continuing, said the ofer was r.
iccted 10y Fitzgerald y CO.
p.-Nhen you say NE can make SOM.
money" who do yOl mean 10y we" Al
meant Fitzgerald y Co. ana myself.
Q,Then why did on swear a while ago thai
| YOU did not expect to receive any compensa-
/ none Al DID not expect TO receive any
Q.-Nou wrote that you had an arrangement
! WIN Dimmick. NhaJ was that arrangement
A,-,Ih be, was no arrange9ent.
/ ialsC2 At vas not So Witness subsequently
! testified that he told Dimmick he had written
| the letter TO Fitzgerald Co. Offering them -
! per cent. and hat Dimmick told him 10 make
! II L. per cent.
In a communication 70 Commissioner Bentley
! witness stated that the letter L. Fitzgerald a
! 60 was sent without consultation with any
other person, and he still adhered 10 that aSser-
! non. Did not then think OF the conversation
I with Dmmick. In which he was authorized 10
oier ID per cent; The idea OF having control Of
! ONO ana Indiana was in his mind While he WAS
writing the letter 10 Fi1Zgeraid a co I'm all
( witness had received ami turned over 10 Dim
mick between one and two hundred sUbscrip-
lions.
Capt. II. /. Dimmick was then sworn. and te,-
titled Nat the circulars were suggested and pre-
pared hy others.
Q.-l GU read this circular over before Il was
sent 10 the country: Al did.
t.-Dont you think il WAS very modest cir
cHiaT@ Al do: very modest one Indeed.
e--N hat had YOU 10 DO with the pension
matter" Al brought here the 6rSI petition OF
soldiers for il ana spoke TO many members.
brought the FIRST bin 80. 80? 10 The capitol ana
gave II 10 Representative BENJAMIN Willis. |
saw Representative John Bagley. an old school
mate M Rice anu great many Others, and
assisted In disposiEg Of the circulars.
o.-Nno introduced The bin whl-h passed
Congress Al understand MI. cummings
did
/ .Q.-Did you eyer sneak II Nj. cummings
ABOUT IL Al spoke 10 INN ia his seat In the
House day or SD after The oil faIlra 90 receive
+ q two-ihiTdS vote
+ Con whose motion wss the bin passed:
I An. Hashei's
DO YOU remember ever talking 60 a Sena-
! 'er OF Representative Who opposed tlc IN.
Al do not.
Can NOu name senator br Representa-
! i've who ever read your circular Al h4g,
seen them take them up aud read Them. bat :
I cannot name Ole now.
Witness was examined II great length, h,S
! testimony showing that he had bat little a.:-
b qualntancc with members % Congress. auu bUi
4 sEgnt knowledge as 10 what Wa done or them
IN the way OF securing tHe passage OF the on
! for anearageS.
Tile Investigation deyc!opes the fsrt thai
here are upwards Of 10000 pensioners from
whom subscriptions were 10 be solicited
CrosS-cXamlEed:-Mr Bimmick testified that
he had received money from pensioners during
the past three years 10 aid In his efforts TO ~
cure the passage OF the bill. lie could not tell
the amount, but thought IL was about 8 .o0o OF
$1,000; about 8, 500 In subscriptions had been
received in answer TO the circulars.
VIM. Dimmlck, son OF the previous witness.
! testified thai subscriptions were coming In BY
| each mail. MeSSrS Tallmadge ana Burger had
I also handed In slips. Burgers last package WAS
/ handed in about week ago. Did not know
how many he now had.
Mr. Cummings. who introduced the bill for
! the payment q arrearageS OF pensions ap-
peaied before tie committee and tesl iIled that
! he had hot seen rimmck prior 10 the int roduc-
/ ton or the bill. but had COnVerSed with him
/ several times since without knowing his name.
/ MARRIED.
/ CHEEkS-ANDkRS0N In Baltimore on the g. n
/ Of February lS-L "a ~ Rev Mr. EIa.k AT la. ra-t