New-York tribune., 1886-05-06
GEORGE JONES'S TESTIMONY.
WHY HE SUSPECTED OTHER NEWSPAPERS
..,.,,,,,,r,vc rIrTlr LIGHT on THIS PAN-KLForRio
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v.su,xoToy. Nav 5.-Mr. George Jones, OF
RI, y,,r. YORK Tines. was tho recipient OF So"'o
F,cctric shocks to-day which attimes scemeu "
him lie declined to tell the name OF 'ne ',
,aitor OF his paper but aided that IL ma" an,
al,ors" This vas spoken in generous .o". 1 80 90
,hould say: Tho woods are full OF om' ,n,',y
,oaoa 20 rar,iculars he admitted, after pro"p.e
-, a distant corner, tina. Charios !" ,
was the man whose virtue , ., tompt
many through i. N Dickerson' - ,oo. when
.ror tho D,cserson temptation. when 'ooN n p',.s
.o.vas awsy'-Mr Jones seems 10 l"'o .oort.l |
-, ,.., tho other newspapers oee'h = ' -,
.,,.cS unon the Government teieP"O sus
ora this according to tho witness a., C,,r.nv
,o,o,r that they hai been bought D! ''o W ,,r
rs,s /. ausrisicn blossomed into acer''n.S r On
-.' no., pade specinc charges or prioerF y"
-. Q and following days. the crusade Vr'".'
ND THE TRIBUNE, The WoTa' I"e S"' . on.
rr,,ino Post were newspapers waioh' py .uo ,,h
q;oes were suspected Of ami speoino'I'' 80 -, ,,rs
ona,,tv Mr. Jones testified that. 50 Tar as "o N"o
Ncn'''' ,, ,vos ever made TO ascertain the truth
,o,.,r q, ,hese charges. and that he KNOWS NV =.
whose hand they were written MI JONES az an
AGAINST heiuc confounded with his ne"'p"po' NJ
reiiher one nor the other said ne oh 'n ,.r IN
Jonos.s testimony shed no light on the ina'''' ''
yestcatiOn. ., ri. T;uss as
-. oyvpct and had a small voice In its eu'oiiA' ',
,oer, He declined to name tho c"ioi oi ,,, Wv %
that tho cOnihttoc h"' Nv
,,ro INTO the internal affairs Of the paper Inc po'''
,atorb nv yhe Times he said in the matter u""Vi nv
-, nod bcen that the inquiry into the mahuol !"
rih tna Den patent had been issued ana us "'u'''
considering its immense Vasue-pEoo'"'' W. -.
yalualle private monopoly there "as on ea''" nr
nro,er examination OF the manner In "h'ch '"o ~ D
Coo,,,ny had been given its FRANCHISE WIS o"','
o q !, ,yas n tma;e patent there csr'ain'' o'
he no objection to having 1t exsmned' oouo 0A'"".
tlon was also proper into TIE manner III "'''H .,o
had becn rushed through the Patent Oihoe' WIN" ~
as like streak OF creased nght-
Ming" ~ - .,nr,o. ,rode
to,uauonce the course The Times by the Bell Company
or any person connected with IT, -,
~ I,nes-Not 10 my knowledge. directly; onV ti'cle
,ros .r ,ms,.uce | received letter from Johu NJ
rorbes an old friend OF mne telling mo tha' MS SO"
,.as ,srcclv interested in the Bell Telephone company
sud requesting mo 10 write to the Presnen' o. 'uo
United states advising his Intervention 10 PTo'o"' '
br,nging OF the Government suit Iconniered IL an '.
rrorer thing to do AMI did rot answer the letter
coa not lind II when came AMI presume IL was 'ro""
away. 49,, ,.,, 60 :, An,
ence The Times public jonrnalf
Mr. Jones-No. sir. -
The Chairmsn-Was there any other sn'scS'io" i''-
any person connected with the Bell Telephone company
IN that direction 7 -, 49,,
Nv Jones-No person, though believe there has
been ., a., Z.
The C,arman-Can you give us any Information ina
would enable Us TO ascertain II snch eH'''s h0 "00
madci 49,. =
Mr. Ioues-While was absent understand that
,o,,,,os D,cherson called at The Times oiIce and
offered matter.
Mr Nilari objected hearsay evidence ana the VII
res, said that he hal no personal knoW!eiSc OF 'he
,r,,sacon Tho story had been told 20 him by several
porsops IN the office Oh .rlcs r. Miller ono OF inc cur
,or. was ono OF these persons lie believed that Van
Bent'uysen md inserted some advertisements ID inc
paper The article treating OF the Bel company 'n"'
had appeared the issue OF January hi' NOV pooi
published by any Arrangement OF his put hal ocei
procuccd hy the advertising agent He knew 'ha' a
,ri ,,,,.r ma been isanel called "Ncw-N0ik city
Growth ana Commercial Development % tn" Amercah
Metropolis" and that nincty-s1 different xmas oi pu
ness hal articles 1T all marked with SUITS '"''"-
rlanly that they were paid advertisements Ihcy were
-, o,,,us the Bell artlclc) paid for at $500 column
n,tSi q lac. The Bell Company took 1000 copies ol
tie ISSUE and other firms took more or less copies o.
the paper aiming their notices. 40 money h'd Oeel
mid 10 IAc lanes except for Advertisements IL hal l"lo
ot for teerrams esPolience etc, three tm's ths
o,,lnt il had received Tor the Beil advertisements J"
,,,cnr ana presenting the facts in the interest OF ihe
peop!e-nci less than $50 had been so expended
Tic chairman wished 10 know tho wltncss's reason ioi
,pr,,.,,- that other York papers had been III th'
nav oI thc Bell Company He replied taat nc cou'
80, s,v MT after DcIcrson's visit 10 The I"c
oai,e number Of long articles containing ABOUT 'Ae
sr,nc arguments as hal been included IN DcRrrsoh
article mad appeared in three OF four papers which Na'
lea 10 le suspicion that there some ihhdeHce-th
Committee cou judgo what /. was as well IS he could
,hicb ed the publications. II seemed that the sub
iId sri!cnly become interesting 10 tlroe or lou
HE chairman remarked that The Times had spoken
III, Aad THE TRIBUNE as %l,'cS % ,c Nd covcra
ihe subject N Als preceding answer . tho ,r,,ros
Tbe chairman wished To know what papers inc wines
sir joncs replied that he had reference TO- ne s'n
qae void inH TRIBUNE and The hrea,"g Brt1etM- H. ~
h4d nonee: that attcr tho genera @ ex,cc''on s IN
The Chairman After what period WAS that
, Joucs-A After the idea was mooted that tAey nigh
have had some personal interest. , -.
Mr Jones said that he held no telephone or le.ogfap
stJcs an knew DINO = rson couheetc" Win ms I"e
~, Kanney asked II tho witness understood that MI
Fyhe. Aal aSei nm 10 90 any nm ~. hgIp i,r me =
write President OF the United states on INC sun
let, believed that he lad 10 more 10 10 win IL tAa
Mr. B,nncy wished to know how mncn a. van an, Ben
Mr. Jones SAID that he had paid no money ne wo1i
% .U rl " shed 70 say that the whole subject ha
no iuteres, for him lie had taken no pains To invest
f'inSpop 10 ccrresponient 10 look it the CORE
,rocnts we're instructed by the editors and not
MT' Eanney pushed inquiries as TO why Tie Times ha
not raSsneS ,n retes,ed ere his 81 tcen
IL At the subject had possessed 30 nteTest or hm an
editors Oh the paper lie presumed that thy had give
tn subject a. mnch space as it was worth; he was nc
ny Wr Ksitey challenged tho witness to produce an
Tin article. intmans that anyihi,s an tths u l..
pm had been developed in this invest lgation
Mn Jones renied that Mr. kanncy could consult a I'LL
NJ ~. Ii0s and for himself ough. TO re
49, thlt one man could not know OF everything tina
anDearrd IN q paper The Times had favored the exam
nation of the Bell patent snd possibly lhad lnduged
snm, severe strctuies the Bod Company
Mr. Rauney having repeated his question as I
,Ln,her anything damaging 10 tho Pan-Ecctrc ha
ieen pupI,, he'd IN TIE Tn,ts the witness refcrTod
General Johnstuns letter refusing 10 sell stock Oh I'll
rr0und that he would he regarded as swln1eF; thd
raight have been unfavorable. ,.
Mr. oates produced General JohnstOn's letter. an
reading IT, the witness sala tnal tne tn
taA sod their stock. - ,,.-, .,, -
wr Ranuey read several Times editorial articles a
tsc.lng other New-York papers. but the witness sa
that be knew nothing or them; he hai been away "Ae
they app earei. -. -, ...,. .,u,, .o. a. .