The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-09

Columbia Copper Mine Company and had got
their stock on the ground floor they having
paid 80 and 40 cents for what was then selling
the market for 50 50; that the company had got
control of outlying mining districts in Minnesota
and proposed to organize Columbia No and
Columbia No. s. that L had been offered chance
in fact, that 1 had been offered the
presidency Of one of the companies,
but temporarily, because certain Senator who
was to be president did not care to act until his
election came up in Wisconsin. The witness
suggested to Swain that it was good invest
ment Swain engaged i'll stock speculation and
statements of his account furnished him.
General Swain sometimes complained of not
understanding them, and came to the bank to
have them explain. He once complained that
he had given an order to sell his omaha pre-
ferred at 1903 2 and instead of that the firm
had sold it at market rates making difference
of $3.50, which the bank thereupon cred
tied to his account. In CONVEX
sation with General Swain after he learned
of the duplication of Morrows pay accounts
Swain, in talking of the matter, tapped himself
on the head with his finger, and said: ''Fhe old
man didn't get left Witness supposed he
alluded to his having secured his loan to Morrow
by bill of sale OH Morrow's piano. Witness
said that on investigation he had found two
banks in Washington holding Colonel M0rrows
pay vouchers for SO, 900 each, besides his own
bank, which WAS involved for 81 500, and two
other banks that had $500 between them
Colonel Morrow drew up an agreement, which
the witness took to these bankers, that all his
pay, except reasonable sum for living expenses
should be assigned to a trustee to be appointed
by the bankers, and he signed power of attor-
ney authorizing this trustee to receive his pay.
General Swain, the witness said, was aware Of
this arrangement. The witness had asked his
advice about certain details of the arrangement
The witness thought, also that the arrangement
was known at the War Department. Il under
stand" said the witness, 'that the terms of com
promise were submitted to the Secretary Of War
by the Paymastergeneral.
This statement caused little sensation in
court.
s'You say you understand THAR said General
Pope. "Do you know THAR
Il was so informed" said the witness, ''by
Assistant Paymaster general Cary. He said, as
| recoleet, that the matter had been submitted
| to the Secretary, who had issued an order that
no payment should be made to Colonel Morrow
| ut any other point than here. l will say, right
here, that | am not satisfied clearly whether he
| referred then to the Secretary of War or to the
/ General of the army. 1t was one in authority
| here at the time
| Bateman was questioned as to the circum-
| stances leading up to the suit against him by
Humphrey on the due-bill for $1,000, and he
| said that when he heard that Humphrey had
presented the due bill for payment he sent for
him and said to him, Swain is making cats
paw of you, and showed him Swaims check
| drawing out his balance, whereupon Humphrey
| said Swain can't make eats-paw of me, and
| left About two months afterward suit was
brought on the note; in the meantime the wit
ness had not gone to see Swain about it. Be-
ing asked why he had not seen Swain, the wit
ness replied, Because | considered it a mild
species Of blaek-mail, and paid no attention to
| it"
1t was learned at the War Department that no
| charges for duplication of pay accounts were
| ever preferred against Col Morrow at the De
partment, nor any communication infornna-
| ton on that subject ever received. The only
action taken in his case by the Secretary of
| War was to pass upon request made by Col
Morrow to the Paymaster- general that his pay
might be stopped in all places except Washing.
ton, to enable him to relieve himself from debt
This request was submitted to the Secretary
| of War by the acting Paymaster gen
eral. The Secretary declined to place
| his name upon the usual stoppage
circular or the ground that he had right to
| do so, but to enable Colonel Morrow to arrange
to free himself from his Indebtedness, the Sec
rotary informed the Paymaster- general that he
had no objection to his making such arrangements
as would insure payment of Colonel Morrows
pay vouchers by only paymaster, stationed
in Washington. The question of prosecuting
him, or refraining from prosecuting him. was
never considered by the Secretary of War
When, however, a short time subsequently,
| charges of drunkenness preferred against
| Colonel Morrow, the Secretary of War promptly
/ appointed a court for his trial.