The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-24
THE xEYrER-BOYNToN INvEsTIGA-
TON.


THE xEITER-pcrx,cNHToN INvEsrIaA-
WAsrruaror, Feb. 23-[Prcss Tho
nX eifer. Boy nton investigating committee re-
Sumed seSsiou this morning. Charles q.
Ga16eld. 4 cattle dealer In Cleveland, Ohio,
: oousin Of President Garntld, vas the first
vitnosy, He had known Boynton about Q
year and o half and Keller about the same
length Of time. Was In Washington the
a the Conversation which took place some
Vhers about the IL, OF March between
Boynton and ]. W. Elder, aud he thought
sonn ebody else; he hear d most OF the con-
versatiop; II was in regard to some claim
Elder had and which he wished to
speak to Boynton about: Boypton's
reply in substance wss he could 90 nothing
that II Keiisr would not take hold OF that
he would not taxa hold OF the smaller bill
Elder had he said It was the McGarrahan
bill and any ona who would not take held
OF that bill would not take hold OF The bull
for SIS 900 or SO 600; he said he had been 70
see General Keller about II, and he would
do nothing with IL; he said the SPEAKER
would leave the chair without eli her friends
or money; he said McGarrahnn's 81 was
large one and anyone who would be OF as
distance would get psy for IL, that was tho
substance OF the conversation, which look
place In the west hell OF the house OF Iopre-
sentst,ves; could not fix tho exact DAY
Of the conveiss ioD, IL was ABOUT .ue .nll-
de Of the week before congress adjourned
On cross.exsmination by tho oommit'ec
She Witueps did not understand Boynton 80
sav he had n AIDE Representations 10 Keller
thst there was money In the bill Tor any
one who would take II up; coulc not say
whether Boy nton said he had Q Claim or
mot. Ga characterization by Boynton
witness admitted no bad bnt slight &C
ouaiutsnce with BoyntoD: he WAS here A.
the time to try ard get government POSI-
tiop. and called on B ynton for assistance:
the latter did not promise To ssstst him, ara
In fact, never did since that time: his r. IA
lions WITH Boynton were confined 10 bid
ding each other good day when they moi 10
the street; might have been in Boypton,s
o(ics once alter he called to ask
his assistance; II seemed odd 10
witness that Baynton should ex:
pose himself TO a practicsl stranger ana
ne thought Boynton ras usd about ios'.-
thing, or he Wouldn't have done II; wiz
70 Q did not know OF hi, own knowieoge
that this Elder took q prominent part In
The KELLOGG .Spoiiord contested elsction tn-
yestigation; hsd never mentioned this con-
vsrsstion to Ksifsr; first M sde II known
Yesterday 70 Coleman, counsel Tor General
By Cheirmen Hopkins.-"whsa did you
hat zee Elieif"
"rhss morniDe."
"Prior TO thstf"
"Eight before lat"
"Prior to thatf'
I'VE boarded al the same hotel uAsn tho
DID yos SEQ him between sns - OF Nay
ed night before lssr
II did"
1T th,nt n Vas Monday or Tuesday
"WhsrH
at Cleveland"
"Did yea have any conversation with
nim about this natter
"rhis ma,ter was mentioned thsn.
AdaDs-' Did he say whether anybody
ans him 20 Cleveland TO zee your"
fhs csairmsn-'Hsd yos been sshpU-
pesd prior - the arrival OF Slider In Wsve-
Witsess-"I had not"
The ehsirmu. HID you bsss noaned
before thst you would be vsutedf"
WiinsssjBy Keller By telegraph"
"D!d you me on from Cleveland to
WsshlnRt,n with klder3"
THIS closed the examination Of the W.T.
pees, snd Coleman asked that subpnnae.
HufF.io. Henry Madden Of New York, A.
Z. Wo,ts OF Wssnisetor, A. q. Smith oil
vs"b,oston. Thomss Il. Gardner Of Wash.
ipsson. and w. ID. Green OF R,cKviIle.
The tsstimony which voulf be given by
these vi nsssrs was OF such nature thst
fne investigation ought not 20 be concluded
an fbe psrt Of Keifer until Il could be
~lsc~d before The cnmmittee. II the com
nist~e would give him one week he pied ed
hjmrlf sha, DO further continuancs would
be ssksd for.
esetSsc IN M sprech that he ID ,yniot had
SrSci 8 Isstsr, ETC., but The COMMITTEES de-