Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-12
COL. MoRRow's PAY ACCOUNTS.
Testimony Taken Before the Swain
Court To-day.

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HOW HB GOT LOAN FROM BATsNaS Co.-GFN.
hKIBBEN SAYS NE Is NOT A MEMBER or rokKR
cLuB-GEN- SWAIN pESIEs STATEMENTS MADE Dr
Mr. BAIENAN.
When the Swain court OF inquiry began its ses-
sion to-day Mr.. Calkins, counsel for Gen. swain
called Lieut. Col A. p. Morrow 10 the stand the
hrst witness for Gen. Swain. Col Morrow testified
mat he had known Gen swain Tor about a month
before Aprll. 1888 He reconeeted an interview with
Zen Swain about his (wltness) financial condition
with Major Mck,bhan tne SsI w. - ,Sn ~ ll
TO Gen. sherman Witness had simply speaking
acquaintance with Gen. swain
Mr. CHANDLER oBJRCTs TO WITNESS STATING WHAT
oeSehhkp AT AN INTERVIEW WITH GEN. SWAIN
Witness having been asked what was stated at
That interview, MIR. Chandler objected.
MI. Calkins said that he wanted 10 rebut OF meet
sne usSlmons OF Mr.. Bateman, that Col. Morrow
SsAeu MN lbatemanl II Swain had not told him Of
nus SMorrowsl condition lie admitted that the
NsIunony would hot, perhaps, bt admitted in a
S'ii sun, out II was important to Gen. SWAIN as
ne mad stated in a letter TO the Secretary of Mar
thaf he knew nothing OF COL Morrows financial
troubles. He thought as the reputation 81 cen
swain was at stake here the rules applying To A
here.
After some argument the court room was cleared
while the court considered the objection.
WHAT WAS SAID IN THE INTERVIEW ABOUT TIE PAY
ACCOUNTS.
When the doors were opened Gen. Pope an
nounced that the testimony would be confined 20
what was said In the conversation with Gen.
Swain about the pay accounts.
witness said he went TO Gen Swain 10 borrow
about 5000 He told him he was about 10 leave the
city, and was very much in debt. lie wanted 10
raise about $780, SO he could pay OF all he owed.
'en- S"aln SAID he was about TO build, and
mad no money TO spare. He said there were
plenty or lnen IN the city who did that kind OF huS.-
hess, and asked witness il he knew Batelnan Nil
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you note 10 Bateman." lie gave witness The
note u Bateman: that was all or The conversation
on the SUBJECT, witness did not think that he had
ever before that time said anything To Gen. swain
ABOUT his pay accounts, and did not have any con-
t tEi satioh WIN MN between that time and the
lime he obtained The money from MIR. Bateman;
witness thought he took Gen Swaim's note 10 Mir.
bateman Oh the same day II was gwen. II WAS
SIMPLE NOTE OF INTRODUCTION.
witness thought he saw MI Parker at Bateman
Co. S, and told him he wanted about $500 Mr.
Parker took the note TO another and returning
SAID that they could not loan so much money In
that way. but that they might lend him the money
Tor three or four months Witness said that would
90 MIN no good and went away. The next day he
returned ana saw Bateman and got 81 500 or credit
Tor that amount Witness remembered having a
wards
Witness was asked what he had said to Mr. Bate
man as 10 Gen. SwafmS having a schedule OF his
GeU's; anu ssa ne da not remember having used
zen swain name at all In that connection. Wit
ness thought he said that Gen. Sw aim knew he was
In oeDt he did not remember that anything was
saio ABOUT the condition or witness pay accounts
ON cRoss-ExAMrNATIoN
by Mr.. Chandler, Co.. Morrow said he arrived in
the city Saturday afternoon and talked the matter
over with Gen. Swain and his counsel Witness
was asked why he had gone to Gen. Swain to Dor
row &. GOO II he did not know him. and said IL had
Deen suggested 10 him that Gen. Swain might lend
MIN the money. The only security witness had TO
on Saer was ais pay accounts Witness did not think
ne stated 70 Gen. Swain for what or TO whom he
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BORROWED on PAY ACCOUNTS
"Were they" asked MI. Chandler, duplicates or
duplicates, Or what ?"
Mr.. Calkins objected, and the court held that as
they We're not investigating Col Morrow they
would not go into the question.
81, Ar. Chandler asked II they were not to go into
that question at all.
%, Gen Pope said that they would 60 into 1t only SO
Mr.. Chandler observed that.Mr. CaIkins having
Drought forward this witness and examined him
partially. they should not be precluded from
going into the whole question Mr.. Calkins was
responsible for having put the witness In delicate
condition II he did not want the witness examined
ABOUT this matter, he should have refrained from
calling him as d witness
BATKMAS CHARGES cor. MORROW WITH FRAUD.
The cross-examination was continued The wit
ners said be thought MIR. Bateman brought up the
name OF Gen. Swain In the conversation. Witness
SAID: "Mr. Bateman accused me OF fraud. He said
III
asked him what he meant. He said, ssYou have
given me pay accounts that are Duplicates or
sso some! to that effect Witness said mo, SIR
nave not perpetrated any fraud at all. Those pay
accounts are not due. When they are due and you
present them to the paymaster, they Will be paid"
Inc witness said that possibly he did say that
Gen. Swain knew he was in debt.
line Inc witness was asked If In June or July, 1882
W Wnen ne nad borrowed money from stephen W.
dorsey III he had not told Dorsey that
GEN. SWAIN GOT HIM INTO THIS TROUBLE
"No, sir" said the witness. II did not.n
"Did you not say to Stephen W. Dorsey asked
Mr.. Chandler. "that Swain had got you into this
trouble. and that he treated you like shylock9"
mo, SIR" said the witness.
MoRRow's LOAN FROM SWAMI
The witness had borrowedElI5 from Gen. Swain
few weeks before this, without security Wit
ness wrote note and sent 1t by messenger and
Gen. Swain returned him a check for the amount
Upon denomination, Col Morrow said that the
Sll5 transaction was the only monet airy transac-
uon he had had with Gen. Swain.
GEN. MKIBBEN ONLY KNEW BY HEaRsAY OF prr1r-
CATE PAY VOUCHERS
Byt. Brig. Gen. David G. McKibben, the next wit
ness testified substantially as Col Morrow had
testified to the visits to Gen. Swain and to Bate
man Co. Upon cross-examination the witness
was asked II he did not know that Col. Morrow had
duplicate and tr1plicate vouchers out objection
was made to this and overrued.
81 knew by hearsay only" said the witness. 81
"When." asked Mr. Chandler, "did you learn
about this natter"
81 learned 1t before that time" said the witness,
Sin confidence from Col Morrow
MI. Calkins made motion to expunge this testi-
mony, as it affected no one but the witness and Col
MORROW.
Mr.. Chandler stated that he expected to prove by
circumstances that Gen. Swain knew also about
this matter.
The motion was overruled.
The witness said that about month before the
Interview with Gen. Swain he found Col Morrow
In terribly depressed spirits. Witness went TO him
and Sald "MOrrow, there is something the matter
with you; what Is It," Witness went with Col
Morrow to his room at the Ebbitt House. and there
Col. Morrow laid the whole matter before him.
GEN. M'KIBBEN DOES NOT BELONG TO POKER CLUB
81 don't belong" said the witness, "to a poker
club did not owe Col. MORROW and he did not