St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-18
THE TRADERSEsEE BUSINESS.
Senator Vest fries TO Find Out How


WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE investiga-
ton into the Indian leadership matter was
continued by the Platt special committee of
the senate this morning. D. NJ. Hunter,
the attorney for Cleveland & Co., of Ana
darko, submitted in addition number of
papers which has been sent by him to the
president as part OF the appeal from the
action OF Commissioner Atkins in refusing
to renew the license of his clients. The re-
ceipt of the papers was acknowledged by
Col. Lamont, who stated that they had
been referred by the president in person to
the secretary Of the interior. Mr.. Hunter
described his attempts to secure interviews
with the secretary of the interior, and his
failing. On one occasion, after waiting
two hours he was informed by the son and
private secretary of the secretary of the in
terror that the latter had just gone out with
Judge jackson. After one more attempt
to secure action more favorable to his
clients by the commissioner of Indian affairs
Mr.. Hunter. under instructions from his
clients. laid the matter before Senator Will
son, which action was the basis OF the present
inquiry. Senator Vest was in the room, and
when the direct examination of the witness
had been concluded, asked permission to put
a question. II see by the papers, Mr..
Hunter" he said, THAT yesterday you put in
evidence TWO private leII6rS IrOm NE. w mere
did you get these letters?'
''They were put into nv hands for the ex-
press purpose of facilitating the license
of Cleveland & Co. and protecting their in
terests.'
by whom?''
"well. senator, I don't know as I should
answer
II think you should. Iwant to know how
NY PRIVATE CORR EsPONDENCE
to an intimate friend gets into the press
Did you furnish those letters to the New York
Tribune or Its correspondence
why! Do you suppose I would answer
such question: whether did or not?'
~ don't know whether you would or not.
Men who do such things are not usually dis
posed to admit it,.
Il am not here to be catechised in that
way
Mr.. vest-They were my private CORE
spondence. want to know where you got
these letters.
Il don't know as you have any right to ask
me those questions. I am only to be ques-
toned by the committee. If the committee
ask me the question I'll answer it,"
Senator Coke-I will ask the question.
Where did you get the letters?
''They were placed in my hands by my
CLIENT
Mr.. vest-With authority to put them into
the papers?
who alleged, Senator Vest, that we put
them into the Newspapers
Mr.. Vest-Why, you know as well as you
know you are living that the letters were
published.
Witness (excitedly)-Those letters, or
copies of them, permit me to inform you,
have been in the hands of the president of
the United States and the secretary of in
terror and the committee, and there are other
sources of leaking as well as through me.
Mr.. Vest-I am glad to see that you are ex-
cited. Now let me ask you whether you fur
nished those letters to the New York Trib-
une?
81 decline to answer that question"
Mr.. Vest, to the committee-That is all
want to ask. l just wanted to know what
sort of gang my letters had got into.
The committee thereupon adjourned sub
ject to call of the chairman.