Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-19
pan.EIectrIe Inye.tlrn,lon

WASHINGTON, March ls.--When the
telephone investigating committee re.
sumed its labors at noon to-day, DR..
Rogers was further examined. Reenr.
ring TO the conversation held with
Young 10 his room about the goyern.
ment suit, the witness said Young told
MIN that other parties, the National Inn
proyement company, had collected So
600 worth OF testimony in Europe, and
they were desirous of u combination In
the suit SO as to put that testimony
against some little influence that they
the Pan-Electric people might have
That was about two weeks before the
institution OF the government suit
1t was stated that the shit would
be brought in the name of that
company, but the witness did not
know the reason. The witness had been
party to the National Secret Telephone
company, organized two years before the
Pau-hloctric by Messrs. B. Hlne, Hume
Dean and Gcu Ewing Of Ohio. The
capital was $4,000, 900, based on his sons
Inventions. The company had leased
Pittsburg aud New Orleans companies
Van Benthuysen had been the organizer
OF the New Orleans company, the Nation
al Improved Telephone company. The wit.
ness had sold out his stock IN the Secret
Telephone company,
OBJECTION was made TO the line Of IN.
quiry as not being german to the subject
under investigation, and Mr.. Oates wished
the committee TO decide at this point
whether 1t would be proper to 90 outside
Of the subject matter Of the resolution
directing the investigation, and main
tanned that the committee should not 20
into questions not pertaining to the 10
quiry.
Mr.. Rauney said il would seem that all
the companies were more or legs closely
connected and the committee should not
attempt to shield anybody.
Mr.. Oates replied that no man was
more ready than himself to 60 10 the
bottom Of the matter, but he objected to
inquiry about outside parties
Mr.. Ranney said the committee was on
a voyage OF discovery. No one could
tell In the dark who man was.
Mr., Oates feioined that he did not pro-
pose to embark on that kind Of craft.
He wished to stick TO only matter prop
erly before the committee.
Mr., Ranney said that for some reason
or other the suit had been shifted from
the Pan Electric company to tne Van
BeDthuysen people.
There was question in his mind In
that respect. Alter some further discus
sion the objection was sustained by the
chairman
The witness said there had been no
transfer Of Pan Electric stock before the
patent was Issued, but later certificates
had been sold, and he got half the pro
ceeds aud Money the other half. Mr.
Money had retained both the telephone
and American postal stock. The witness
knew Money was chairman OF the post
Office committee of the house. Money
was not candidate for postmaster-gen-
eral at that time, and the witness had
done nothing TO help him to that place.
The witness hao never sold apy stock TO
any member or congress. He applied for
consular place, and had written TO
Attorney General Garland about IL.
Money had also seen the encouragement
ln furtherance Of his application. Re-
curing TO The subject OF the government
suit, Witness said he didn't know till last
meeting OF the board that the Van Bent
huysen OF New Orleans had made an APP
plication 10 Attorney-General Garland 70
have the suit brought in addition 10 the
application made by the witness,
Mr., Oates inquired as TO the present
feeling between the Encouragement and
the witnesses.
He replied, have no malice against
Mr.. Garland, but ! think that when he
had chance to be generous he acted
meanlE.