The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-02
KElFER.
The Ex.SDeaker Rest- Ms Exceedingly
Wsak Case.
Tho Testimony Tesds 10 Exonsrste
GsscrAi Eoyatea.
Tho Way Bills are " Worked


BOyn committee fotuned session To-
dAy.
General Boynton introduced to the o,m-
M, tse, W. a Ramsey, attorney VI tps
Cincinusn CsnmstoiAl-GsIet,e, who, M
sais woald WIN ths rermlssioa of tho oom'
nittec. act ~ his counsel during tho re
main0ef OF the lnYeati ga,iun. lie said the
Commercial -9si,t,a desired ha SHOULD be
represented BY ther ,ttorncy ,snd that ov
INA TO his deafness II might DO relief "a
ths comnittee frat he should DO repro
sonted BY counsel,
J. W. Elder, the lIat witness. testified
that about the l,t of March, 1898, he Ia
company With Charles Garfield met Gen
sFal boybton 10 the hell " tne ospltoli he
spoEe concerning q ANAL bill, saying he
(sitnes,) would lEc 20 get the svesKer 70
recosniza some ona for the OIL, General
BOynton told him hehed bill hlneelt, III,
hcGarrahan bull. tor winch he could no.
brcui o recognition and he could no, oxpocI
to secure recognition Tor smsiter bill', aud
he added tho speaker would leave tue cnair
without money or friends Wltness on De-
ing asked what, II anything, Genefp j
b0J nton nhd raid unid about eseln. SPEAK
he did not remember tnn'
ho had s i'd anything Upon oross eIami'
nation by Ramsey wines. said he han not
attempted TO secure General Boynton p
Intervention In ben,lio OF his bill. RamscS
then asAed witnes II no was oe'
fendant In n certain divorce ca,u Ia
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ne u esi.u w eno" ."e .' ,' a..',.,,
ou.u .soslio"y o'u nv ~ ~, ,n,,',
s", ,aa no "i,s ~ q ~. a ,,.o,..n,a, a.,
W.uess p,ni ser .n"' ~ W. ,'l.'u -, ~
admission Of the etstsment In the records
aud his protest was alio we'd TO he recorded
V.hes'' ~ e'.'' nau "''"
pioyeu gu ~ , ha,',.,
ssou.e ouy ~. po'so"'
tue mvsrigsnon committees no s.,u ht
nay souc W Ou'o W 100 S ,t,'.
a'M spoaeh 70 nun u JgTs ~
oy, !" sseuv u.n na.n n.,S ~,
e,ses On yss uc~son n'u oesn PM ~
OvlemaL' heiers oouhs.I' ne nsu ieoe,,ou
sIur.hst o'usiu.sI.on nn 1900 ~
princ'pet iutsrest w seeins uuuM VOC W
consult nm IN IslA.loh 70 pivs.o "s'S
nhu the h.uef msuer was seoonunIy nA
sey Desired 70 suomI ~ eV,gencc por'on
oi tue sss'imony ~ ne henoss o"s, ~
.n,on E.aer nsa n nn, u u nn,
t u,s. stn.emeht, Gus I" Wae 'uen H ~.
WITNESS SAID ne hsd no reSson 10 oeievs
boybton was aioins IN the passage Oh .ne
OF u hoyhtoh nsu saiu ho'hlng W convey
the Impression tnat he hau mA"e coriup'
proposition " the speaker.
Inc prosecution mere ciossu ,nel, oase.
congress- congress- was e IN. r,t nee. icr the de-
tense; he said that Aodarrshan during the ~,
i.st few day: OF the ssion seked MN W
MAKE Mouon 10 tAAo up uis OH, .nis u.
hnnlly aereed TO 90 and heuer ptoin"rn
TO recognize nun lWltneEl Iof
tnat purpose: Meier, however, oLo
ana not !, cosnile nun ana ntelwe'u'
planned that ne h"usnt IL eseess - ca
tue OIL up ss II could 'carooly pass a. mat
,s< ds'e; witness bad hese. spoken ~
General Boynton; In TACT WAS unacqsain'ea
with HIM. - a..
General Boy ton wa, placed upon the
stand. lie said ne nau been cortesponu
ent about eighteen years and had had no
otn.r empl,ymebt anAtever; during th.'
period no ssid MS nrst know'eage 81 .ne NC
sport Of tue claims o ,mmitt~e and ne hsd
u. That time w,itten lst,er 10 h,s paper re-
porttnE the claim; TINS was IonG before ne
met Mr.. Mceiarrannn; AcdaTenen came 70
him during the last session OF congress-
and said WISH, hhos you nie
= iriend Oh the speakers, you WoCl1 ass
aim TO recognize some one 70 ihsroouce IN,
MS oin0s 70 fsport 70 bia . rauest'
he said Keller Was IN the hAoit o. oomlns
70 Az ONCE frequently, put amer MeusfrS
hsn'e request Of thespeaksf witness oio no.
see him for two or three days, 30 ne wrote
the noto ptsvoe.iy spo.es OF
in the toesimony ana sent " ID
TO the speaker ~ the mouse
went to the speskers room 70 spak 20 MN
about = matter which had De. pending
3 tween him twNn.s) nna heller rom
DecembE previous; hs then refereed
his note, 30 TO, tae hc8arrahtn
claim, saying ne hsd taken IN. 40 I.y =.
speak to him on the sub)ect, out ne nnn 20
interest In the matter except thtt he hao
r. plied, On tnst rs an ngn,;
have already promised 10 rec 'sn,z-
some one IN that mater; witne's SAID tns.
tho matter he called on AeleI 10 sp"sk
about related TO the appointment OF
ano Der IN the place OF Mr..
WsiIs wsll.; S his iaf'her Conversation
,elsed entirely 70 TINS "a, ma.ae,, ana .ns
T.; wnen he lett ne TOOK us departure ID
the usu.I way; he ala not ieAve W.
ON in dead run; liauaht-lI'
ne SAID ne had always oeen 90 good term
with Keller untu tne trouoi,s arose COL
csrning the openinR OF tne press gAhsry
ne s.n me AcHsrraosn G. ion mao ne cor
aud Refer. General Boynson testified lnr-
Their that on the saxht OF me DAY upon wnioh
Ksiisr says he ap:rsscosd ~. sorsup.iJ;
Keller Wa In bis (b'yn'on'p once ana sss
. lon. and frisncly .Aik osns.fning ne tar
~ bill; be wouia 81, nvs etnSr Witnesses
TO oorroborate Ais sescemset. me sness
eonti"usd: 10 ny once snas night osnsrsi
Keller called ~ astssnsn % tnc
Not that No 4. mens % ooneee
10 90 rule II csreein po,sn
were made ., 20 dste~t me .arh nni; tns'
10 the thing tnat nxsd ~ sssnuos oeTs
particularly 20 me OCCASION; witness sssti-
nod ne never hsd so,nverssuss with naSS
In .hs oorrid, OF tne eepltei; nsver kn:w
Elder had Dill OF any kina never s,io
WORD 70 MIN eoont toe nsaarrsnsn oui.
oasouon Soy n"m'! E.,sn' I you ~, W.