The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-13

think there was any. The committee
knew everything he knew about that.
Mr.. Ranney-You do not own any
Bell Telephone stock?
Mr.. Pulitzer Il do not own single
share of telephone stock or any specu-
lative stock of any kind. have made
it my rule and principle to eschew
any speculation whatever. ] not only
do not own any Bell stock but do not
know anybody holding any interest in
the company. He had never thought
or said that there was any evidence of
any venality or corruption. He never
regarded il in that light, but only as
matter of official impropriety or indis-
erection of questionable taste. In the
publication of the letters he had
printed everything that he had felt
justified in printing from public
standpoint. Everything else he had
tried to exclude.
MIR. YOUNG OBJECTS.
A motion was made to put Mr..
Casey Young upon the stand, but he
protested against the proposition, as it
would require him to refute charges
before he knew what he was charged
with.
J. HARRIS ROGERS on THE STAND.
The committee finally decided TO
hear J. ii. Rogers, the inventor, and
he took the stand. He said he had in
vented number of electrical devices,
which had been transferred to the Pam
Electric Company. lie gave history
Of thn 49,, e
with Gen. Joseph L. Johnston, Gen.
Atkins, Senators Harris and Garland
as incorporators, who were not to pay
any money for their interest. Gov.
Brown of Missouri came into the
company on the. same terms. Some
other parties embarked in the en'er-
prise, but paid for their stock. The
company sold State rights usually
for from $4,000 to $4,000, a royalty on
the instruments and certain proper
ton of the local stock. The aggregate
OF the dividends paid out by the COM
pany was between 100000 and $4,000. |
Witness believed that the stock he had |
been selling was OF value. depending |
in part on the correctness OF Garland's |
opinion as a lawyer. He had depended |
not only on Garland's opinion, but on
the fact that the Pan-Electric instru-
ment was superior to the Bell instru-
ment, and on the possibility Of selling
it to the Bell Company.
The suit brought by the government
last summer against the Bell Company
was the next subject for investigation
and the witness said that the only con.
ference he had with any A.
ciates prior to the bringing "a ,lc suit
had been with Mr.. Young some time
in July. His father was also present.
The conversation was held at wit
ness's house. Young came there and
informed them that the government
would bring suit. Rogers senior asked
Garland had promised TO
bring suit. Young replied Eyes"
Rogers senior said: "If Garland has
promised, he will do it," Young said
hat Garland had delicacy about con-
lueting the suit himself, and every
hing would be left to Goode. Rogers
senior asked whether Goode would +
lct if the matter were left with him.
Young said that was all right; Goode
vas our friend, or friendly to us, was
lot our enemy, and he (Young) be-
ieved he would rather have Goode
han Garland. The suit was insti-
uted about one or two months after
hat conversation. Witness had no
with Mr.. Goode in re-
ard to the suit. Rogers senior had
sked Senator Harris whether, in the
vent of postal telegraph legislation,
lie would have any delicacy in owning
stock. Harris had re-
lied he would not in the least that
10 would rise in the Senate and state
hat he was interested in the bill
The witness went on to detail the
eason which impelled him to turn
yer his letters to the New York
World. The substance of this state :
1ent was that both his father and d,
imself had been bitterly attacked in :
he papers concerning their connec-
ion with the Pan-Electric company,
nd that their associates in the CON !
ern refused to defend them, conse-
uently the letters were given up for
leir own vindication.
Adjourned until Tomorrow. .