New-York tribune., 1886-04-06
TRYING TO SHIELD GARLAND.
soMCIroR-GENERAL GooDE ON THESrAND.

SOLlCITOR-GENERALG GOODE ON THESrAND.
HOW A wloLEsONs CUSTOM WAS VIOLATED FAT
COUNSEL FEES AND A BLIND CONTRACT.
fBr TELEGRAPH TmEUNEl
WAsHINGToN April 5.-Mr. GOodc was very
.ircumsrcct today while occupied stand the
Pan-EiectrIc Investigation. His were direct
and ready, In, they cautious aud he volunteered
information. He, too mas peculiar
memory. 1t was remarked that his testi-
moay respecting the visits OF Harris and
Young his Office I'm September 1885. was minute and
agreed with almost detail but Mr. Goode
could describe the several papers forwarded by
AcCorry with his application, up'u the strength Oh
which tn ordered OF course Mr. Goode denies
that he that Harris Garland or Young ma any IN
teyest IN the bringing suit In fact, lie knew
almost nothing about telephone comp pines ana never
tired patent AIS e Yet in ess than weniy-tohr
hours h able TO de eide this case without the Gus
to,nary reference n the Pateu OGec. He supposed"
that he Already had before hlu all the Information at
tnable. and he throw OF his decision as moro matter
II routine. IL took McSsr Lamar. jerks IuIrow ana
Mont<omery than two months to reach decision
IA iientical at subsequent period Az the
later date. however there no necessity Tor such
great haste for tue Baltimore suit had been pOspohei
(oo1e explained that the reason why IL decided
10 5rinr pending sut at CounDns was that nooe OF
tn questions involved have been aUudicatei In tha
and therefore the court woIid dea with tue suo
i,c, Without prrinlicc Casey Young aud CAN'T 1t
phs; hat GOode refused IL seems thu OF the cohhsei
in the present su unton and Chan Her have received
$1,000 aircaly aud to got 5000 moro; whitman
has received 81 OOO aud Is 50 have 5000 more Lowry
Is 10 receive retainer o SOD ,lI SD an hour wnen-
ever empoyed in t.k.n- 'r> a'ay IA NOW. York and d
$50 al hour wliea :l>s 80 i'' away from New
York live hours 10 coas,tuc Az, work with judge
Thurman bunl cOn,rl:' a., boon male. IL mas :"
Retainer Of 81 .oOO aud A. mach IA addition Tor his
services he ht u d'n,nni bat n has prom
fsed verbally, 10; to " solsc" tlc Government.
Mr. Goode sad that he appointed to his Office bN
the President upon IN, recommendation OF Attorney
General Garland. lie did not believe that Senator
Harris Mcssrs Atkins. Young or Johnston mai any
thing To do with 1t. The Atorney-Uehera
left Washington on August 27. his VACATION
aud on September the witness received the application
olDis;rct-Aitoyney McCorry. OF Memphis for perns-
which he acted upon IN the routine
way. Attorney General Carl md never mentioned lh'
Bel or Pan-Electric Company 70 him untA aitei MS
return October when the witness introduced the SUD-
ec He did not that Mr.. Garland mad any inter-
est in PinEecrc or any other telephone company
until he the newspaper publications. ie
had not even thought of the subject unul
the visit Of Senator Harris AID Mr. Young Upon
receiving NcCorrys application he examined the papers
aud spent the day aud night in considering what he re-
garled the only points In the case-hrSt "he'he he
department had power to order suit; ana second
whether the papers presented made out prlna idce
case He had given the application special prece
dence aud 10 one had him to do so Tie order
for suit authorized McCOrry to associate with MIN
Messrs CAN'T. Young Beckwth and Wright. with the
distinct understanding that the Attorney was to
hy. absolne control of the suit. the direction of
the Department of Justice. and no obligation
was for the fees of the associate counsel
Tho witness did not know that the gentlemen named
were counsel Cor any telephone company
~ dd know OF the existence of the PanEecric or
National Improved Telephone companies. he said " |
knew very litfle of the telephone companies
Mr.. G,ode declared that he had followed tho practice
OF The Department IN ordering the sult Cnu eLe nu @
been ten a such record except In one
OF that KIND Interior Department for any infor-
nation tnat The files Of mat Deparmont ms45 @ snow or
did not follow that practice in TINS case because ,ne
matters touching Bells application for patent 50 Tn at
the witness did not believe necessary 10 refer the ap
plcaton as he had all the ormatoh t1at
the Interior Department conld give He he
dd not Deeye tnat Sa the saGn IN se
referring applications 10 the Interior DePartme
senator Harris and Mr' Young had any interest in or
connection with the application when Senator Harris
acting for sone constituent When Attorney
id him Ssi eF any g had
been made r any o mn % dTpe a he wona
that the Attorney General had interest in tee-
phone company. He had felt it due to the Attorney
aud had done The first suit had been ordered at
Memphis because the District Attorney there had made
IN. applcatiOn lie did until the Attorney
General returned that Van Benhuyscn had ever filed an
tie President witness had directed McCorry to dis
continue the Memphis suit.
paper statements touching the Columbus suit the COM
nttee would hear the for bringing the Sec
Ond sui at that place.
Mr. Goode replied that many places had deem consid
cred, including Boston, Washington. Memphis ana 81
Louis. Ne concluded lie said that II would he bet
Ter bring sut in Columbus because there had heen no
decision that place bearing upon telephone
suits, who la form the question had nGured IN
every Eastern We thought that In Columbus we
coud perfectly fair Impartial tribunal ann orun
where there was no precouceed opinion IN regard u
TSe witness remarked that he wished that he
did not know anybody Interested IN any telephone com
know any siockhoider in a telephone company II was
due everybody connected with tue f"N'rnneht 10
that they had bat purpose In this Nter anu Una
was have fair. impartial trial OF this case
u to state the amount or lees &c
be paid the special counsel tne m GOO au "a, ,h %
case and the firm OF Hunton x Chandler So.ooo. Mr
Thurman receiv" 81 900 with the understandn:
that his future compensation was 10 he hxet
after the suit He could not stpulate II
advance what his fec would he but lie had said
have gOuged the Government, and do no
prepose at my time of life to begin" Mr.. Lowerl
who occupied exceptional position IN his capacity o
electrical expert receive retainer OF $1,000 ant
per diem OF $40 when III NewYOrk taking testimony
aud 500 when called upon 10 leave that city, nvr nou
beins called day No telephone company had offered
to assistant counsel In this case free OF cost
the Government. The understood that the Bel
COMPANY retained corps OF the most able lawyer
defend this SUIT ana ne regarded IL a.
his duty that the Government suffered no drtri
Ipeut from OF able to meet such opposition
lie that the fees agreed upon were rrasona
bic and that such could not he employed IN Hk
service 10y individual on more moderate terms
The examination OF Mr. GOode was out short IN orde
to give him an opportunity to produce certain papers
and an adjournment taken till 10 O'CLOCK 10
morrow.
JUDGE BAXTEk'S SUCCESSOR.
uopFs OF TIE PAS-ELECrRiC PEoP+E-sEvE2AI