The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-03
He Knows that ST. $50 Was Raised by Jeffer-
sonville People and Sent to Washington,
But He Can't Tell What Became of 1t.
Commissioner Atkins Gives Emphatic
Testimony in the Telephone Inquiry.
Turning the Tables on Pensions Commissions
er Black in the Matter of His Charges of
Offensive Partisanship-Capital Notes.
THE wARDER-sTEALEY CHARGES.

Mr.. Glass Appears and Testifies, but Reveals
Nothing of Great Importance.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April John M. Glass, who
was Mayor of Jeffersonville from May, 1883, to
May, 1885. testified to-day before the House
committee reform in the civil service, in
reference to the charges preferred against Luther
F. Warder and o. o. Stealey, employees of the
House of Representatives. Mr.. Glass went all
over the story about the case, which has SO often
been published telling of efforts by A. o. Shuler
and other councilmen to get him, as Mayor, to
call an extra session of Council when the teles
gram was received from Warder asking him to
procure an appropriation to be used TO induce
Congressman to vote for the Jeffersonville levee
improvement; how he refused to call the Council
together for the purpose of appropriating money
to send to Warder because he thought it was
for corrupt purpose, and how Shuler and
others went out and procured $1,000,
on a note signed by E. G. Eakin, George w.
Lewman, A. o. Shuler. John F. Reed, E. J.
Howard and Jonas G. Howard, which they nego-
tiated at the Citizens National Bank. He also
recited the efforts that were being made to In
duce the Council to reimburse these men, but
they failed till the witness retired from
the position of Mayor: then the Council reim-
bursed these men. and also somebody else, who,
the witness learned. had advanced $3.50, and
which, 1t was reported was sent to O. o. Stea-
ley. The witness did not know. however, that
any money was paid Stealey, He was told that
$3.50 had been advanced by City Treasurer Cal
vim w. Prather, and that 1t had gone to Stealey,
but he did not know that such was the fact Be-
fore the witness concluded his testi-
mony the committee adjourned till morn
ing. It is stated that Shuler
will be here and testify Immediately after GLASS;
and that he is the more important witness
Nothing was proven to-day to inculpate Stealey;
all the testimony, in fact was directed towards
Warder. Ex- Representatives E. John Ellis, Of
Louisiana, and Phil Thompson, of Kentucky
appeared as counsel for Warder and Stealey;
ex-senator Joseph E. Mcdonald was also present
In the capacity of counsel for them, if needed
Col. Dick Bright, Gen. Browne, Representative
Howard, and other Hoosiers, were present
The investigation does not elicit much interest
here. The line of defense will be that all money
received was paid to attorneys here, who, the
defendants supposed, were working for
the appropriation. Stealey says he
did not receive the $3.50 or any other
amount charged to him. Neither General
Browne nor Senator Harrison will appear as
witnesses, but Representative Howard probably
WILL as he was one of the indorsers on the note
upon which the $1,000 sent to Warder was se-
cured from the bank. He was also member
of one of the two committees of citizens sent
here from Jeffersonville to work for congress
sional assistance in improving the levee. and he
is to be asked what, if anything was done to-
wards employing anyone here to look after the
matter