Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-07


SAYS GEN. SWAIN THREATENED TO ''sQUEkzsn NOR
ROW II THE BASkkks DID NOT PAY HIN MONEY
OVID BIZ NoRRow-How Mr. sATENAN CANE 10
WITHDRAW HIS CHARGES. &C.
The Swain court OF inquiry consumed this morn
Ing in reading and correcting the stenoyraphic
record OF yesterdays proceedings The reading
was concluded a little after twelve O'Clock. Mr..
Chandler, counsel for Mr.. Bateman. corrected his
statement OF yesterday TO make IL appear that
the 5000 advanced by Gen. swain 10 Mr.. i. STAN
ley Brown was made several months after MIR
Brown had gone into the firm or Bateman & Co.
MT. Calkins, for Gen. Swaim corrected his own
statement TO the same effect. Mr. Bateman said
that MI. Brown entered into the partnership some
time before he was relieved from the otlice OF
private secretary TO the President, though his
Office.
The examination OF MI Bateman was then con-
unued by MI. Chandler In relation 20 the business
relations OF A. Z. Bateman & Co with Gen. swain,
rom the time OF the origin OF the disputed account
, Win ane bank; which began with Gen; Swaims
ioan1ng D. Stanley Brown 5000 capital after the
!atter entered the firm OF A. f. Bateman a co.
When Brown withdrew from business, IL is alleged,
batefnan Co gave Gen. Swain
THE 5000 DUE BILL
out OF which the present controversy arises. This
$500, Mr.. Bateman claimed. had been In corpo-
rated In Gen. Swaims general accou mt with the
bank, and from time to time all OF it had been
Drawn out except about $3 The witness stated that
Dill, referred TO an arrangement between Gen.
SWAIN and Mr.. Brown, as 10 the amount Gen.
Swain was to receive OF Browns share of the
prontS The prontS were not aScertained then, but
were subsequently ascertained. Mr.. Browns share
was 500.
As TO THE COMPROMISE.
The witness, upon being asked the circumstances
leading TO his writing his second letter TO the War
department, said: On the morning or April L. after
all the facts growing out OF this controversy had
Deen published, Mr.. NJ NJ. Parker, estate agent
sent 1or witness, and. as a mutual friend OF both
lvh nt fpr.a
ness and Swain Gen. Swain said TO witness, You
know do not want to defraud you. l bring this
dollars between US" witness asked him why he
mad not brought the suit directly, and not brought
IN tniru parties? Witness said he thought If Gen.
them directly: Witness suggested to Mr. Parker
that 1t could be submitted to any banker or
U %as person for arbitration Il
Mr.. Butterworth. 1t was conditioned that Gen
SWAIN should have the suit brought by Mr..
Humphrey withdrawn land should return the
due bill to him (Bateman), and that he should
withdraw the charges. Witness declined TO with
draw the charges until the due bin was returned.
M. Parker agreed to become personally RESPONSE
Ole for IT. The agreements TO submit the case 10
arbitration signed by ID. G. swain and A. L. Bate
man, were placed In evidence.
THE CASTING OF Army PAYMASTERs' VOUCHERS
CONSIDERED WITH CLOSED DOORS.
MI. Chandler referring TO the second part OF the
charges made by Mr.. Bateman relating TO the CASH
Ing of army pay vouchers, said that he had made
no ofer OF proof on this subject yesterday because
OF facts that might affect the interests OF other
people. He preferred TO make the state
ment to the court privately, not wishing TO
He therefore made application, in Mr. Batemafl's
behalf, that the testimony relating To that part OF
this controversy be heard with closed doors. ANY,
thing relating to Mr.. Batemans affairs he was per
fectly willing should be heard openly. But Mr..
Bateman did not want TO take the Responsibility of
making public affairs relating to the private inter-
eStS OF others
81 would rather" said Mr.. Swain, sthat the court
would take the responsibility"
MI. Calkins stated that while Gen. Swain did not
wish to involve anybody by these proceedings in
order to preserve his own standing he would not
object to anything affecting himself being heard
The court was at this point cleared.
THE WHOLE INQUIRY 10 BE CONDUCTED IN OPEN SIS
SION.
After the court had deliberated ten or fifteen
minutes the doors were opened, and the Judge ad-
Vocate, Col Scott, announced that the court had
decided to continue its Investigations with open
doors He further announced that he was directed
pleasure, call or recall witnesses, without regard
TO the course Of inquiry pursued by counsel In
order that the court might ascertain all the facts
Mr. BATEXAN
continued his testimony, saying that when Mt.
Humphrey brought the note to him he Humphrey
said, "Gen. Swain said to me: as Bateman good
for s., door, / said yes He said, swm you take
j IT," demanded
payment in full OF the note.
COL NoRRow's PAY VOUCHERS.
Mr.. Chandler then asked about the pay vouchers
referred to In his (Batemansl letter to the Secre-
! tary OF War.
AS was generally understood the witness said
the pay vouchers referred to belonged to Col A. p
Morrow. Morrow came to witness with Col Nc.
Mo DIN, or the army With a note from Gen. Swain
Introducing Col Morrow. Col. Morrow said
ne wanted to borrow some money. The firm de-
clined to make the lOan saying they did not want
TO lend SO much money TO one Officer. About half
past four in the afternoon Gen. Swain came to
witness ONCE, and rode out 18th street with wit
ness Gen. Swain said: "Why don't you lend Nor
row that money? He is a colonel on sher-
Witness forgot what his reply was but
remembered that he determined TO advance MORROW
moderate e amount the he next morning Morrow
and the firm advanced him 81 500 few days
afterward witness learned that other vouchers of
view with Swain, In which Swain said In regard to
M0rrow: 81 loaned him sl25, but took bill OF
sale OF his piano"
BAfEMAN ANGRY.
81 said," continued the witness, show II was
angry and used some strong adjectives how in the
devil or how in HI did you refuse to loan an OFF,
Ger, brother officer 500 or &125, without taking
Dill OF sale OF his piano. and then send him To me.
as you did, with his application?n Gen Swain said
that Morrow told him that this loan was to be used
In settling the others take up the other vouchers
subsequently the witness had an interview with
trating a fraud. Col. MOrrow clustered up and
asked witness: "HOw dare your" &C. Subsequently
he asked witness il Gen. Swain had not told him
that he (MorrOw) had shown him schedule OF his
debts He claimed that he had perpetrated no
fraud on witness, as he supposed witness knew the
circumstances. The witness said that the bankers
discovered that from s. 900 to 5000 had been ad
vanced on 81 900 pay.
HOW SWAIN THREATENED THE BANKERS THAT BE
WOULD SQUEEZE MORROW.
Mr. Chandler here submitted his formal state
ment OF his supplemental charges ordered by the
court yesterday. This paper was as follows:
"After the bankers here, among them Bateman &
Co., became involved with Mr.. MOrrow'S vouchers.
and had made the best arrangement they could for
their protection, all OF which was known to Gen. ID.
q. Swain, he (Swaim) claimed there was a small
amount OF about 500 due him from Morrow, and so
claiming came to A. f. Bateman and de-
manded that he (Bateman) and the
other bankers involved, as aforesaid, pay
to him Swaim} the amount OF Norrow'S In
debtedness to Swain, and then nd there said that
II said Bateman and said bankers did not contrib
ute enough to pay him (Swaim) MOrrowS Indebted
ness to Swain he would so squeeze Morrow at the
War department that none OF said bankers would
get their money from Morrow on said vouchers
Mr.. Bateman then testified that Swain, while In
II Cooke and the others did not chip in and let him
out he would squeeze Morrow at the War depart
ment so none OF them would get his money.
LARS
The witness said that the due bill was surrendered
April 18th, according to agreement and that Gen.