New-York tribune., 1886-04-03
ATKINS TELLS HIS STORY.
AN ANGRY NATIONAL IMPROVED WITNESS
mr. PULITZER DENouNCED-DID ATKINS HAVE
WICKED PARTNERS f-sEIxAs BOLDLY
KxPLAINs THE AGREEMENT.
InY TELEGRAfH Tx RuNE


aud spectators were vsbly affected. The Pan
Electric Commissioner OF Indian Affairs. Mr.. Atkins.
became excited that he Ised his six feet of height
full two inches the ceiling and with right arm ex
tended. aud list tightly clenchei denounced Editor
Pulitzer Infamous slandeIer and base liar ana In
formed the committee thai he had stamped that brand
upon Mr. Pulitzer that time would never enace it,
Democratic member Of the committee a!terward Oh
served II Pulitzer is q fighting theie seems to be
q right chance for duel" Tho peppery Vomh.s-
sione IL seems had been nursing his wrath for nearly
two months and it had become pretty hot Mr. Atsinss
testimony frank and explicit bnt he forgot one or
two matters He testified that did not begin to con-
sder the Pan Electric enterprise until after he retired
from Congress on March g. SS3 and therefore that no
question OF proprsty involved Apparently he had
forgotten OF Harris Dr. Rogers-which the
Sub committee rejected irrelevant in which lie
wrote: see improperly in gentlemen holding
Official positions Atkins and mvseii do, becoming in
terested In an enterprise such you suggest" This
letter which that the question OF proprety had
been raised discussed dated February H. 1888
while Mr.. Atkins yet member of the House and OF
the Committee. The witness also forgot
to mention the Cpshaw matter Cpshaw was early IN
terested in the Pan Telephone He is one OF the men
who organized the Alabama Company and 1t is under
stood that the venture disastrous to him. At all
events he came Washington last sumner. having been
appointed Chief Clerk of Mr.. Atknss bureau lt has
been freely asserted that sympathy for Upoaw VINO had
been lamed, iecuniary, by Pan-Electrc SHOCK had
something with his appointment to fat Office In
the rpdian Mr. Atkinss testimony showed thar
he kept in the dark respecting good many OF
the transactions OF his Pan Electric associates He was
o volunteer witness aud H. o. seixas, Natona
Improved citizen OF New Orleans. who took the stand
with jaunty air.
Itdd not take long for Mr. seixss to plunge himself
into extromev hot water his temper like his men,
ory proved be rayile and uncertain. He had been
called instance Of Casey Young bnt he mana 'en 10
contradict Youngs testimony In more than one impor
tant particular Mr. Seixas Is banker ana Ia sah 10 DO
an excellent business and yet he seems TO be In the
habit of destroyins important business letters hdis'
crimnatey uness they relate TO the business OF his
bank II strange enough but thus far all the men
whom Rogers selected on account OF their business
energy" and business methods " TO monetze the
Pan Electric patents be in the habit of losing or
destroyng their business rrespondence Young found
few letters received by him but they all OF date
anterior to the secret alliance to have Government
suit brodght. Harris could not produce single le'te
although he dOubfuly said that he might DC aoe 10
lind a few - Atkins might have Kept Few, Dut tley
are scattered about in Tennessee" and 80 on The
Rogerses seem the only VINO kept Pan Electric
letters and who are not afraid TO produce them MI.
seixas's jaunty air disappeared under MI kanney
persistent questioning he flew into passion ana was
admonisled at last that his attempts TO initiate Casey
Young were not satisfactory to the committee He gave
most and positive testimony however showing
that long before the suit ordered there
was a perfect unders andng between the National I'm
proved and Electric companies that they were 10
fight together in every field TO defeat the Bell patent
Following 10 detailed account Of the proceedings to-
day;
In response to the cnairman's invitation tell what
he knew of the PanElectrc Company. OF which he was
csIyed an from Rogers the carly part of
1883 look at his sons patents lie hau repneu tnat
call upon him after the adjournment. which he ana.
He had been director had never sod any Oh his
..pAh upders IppHf
such sales or the Government suit against tne Ben
Company he knew nothing IN the world beyond what ne
had seen in the papers opene his mouth
during the pendency OF the proceednss before tnr
t%serGT Hne o The
Mr. Oates-Did you have anything to do with securing
the Government cOunseli ,, :. 49,,
Mr. Atkins temphaticay)-No. sir. nothing IN the
world; and | want 10 say right here that asked MI
Yoang Who saw aPPeanrns e tas tcr case
you appear for the Psn-Eleotuc Is that company be-
He SAID No. SIR" saic l. "who do you appear for T.
He SAID he appeared for some gentlemen o. IA
had O right American citizen TO petition ihe Gov
enmen to bring 'q or so%enpS o. nst saa % hs he paid
nothing the sock. and would have paid nothing ior
Mr. Ranney-Do you regard 1t as proper for member
OF Congress TO accept gift ,..
was aglft. had agreed to pay whatever assessment
develop an unsnow1 gnany IN
further the Interests Of Psn-Electric Company'
,iappnc energeticaiy the back of tho chaIr and no
man look me in the face and gay IT. wond CUT MY
hand OF AT the VIZ st before / would do such thing .
The witnt IS was asked If he had said anything to Mr..
Garland since the beginning of the proceedngs al tie
mai decisior he had called 70 see Mr. Garland aud
asked il his opinion he witness should mention n,s
connection with the Pan Electric to secretary Lamar
Mr. Garland had replied that II would efare 6e very
He Secretary That was al tho conversation lie had had
with Mr. Garland about the matter He had told inc
caused the slightest embara.sment-l there was the
thp Secr arV
ecna sci6fss scs be- s1hSH Ii. position es Aa!
replied that he could see nothing thai witness nau zone
:1aia :Sai TsS Attend hi. cIsial ~. duties n,'ss
The nI' .n NE a%d when M Mard
II he would have Joined In an application Oh tne Emu ne
WAS connected with Interior Department ana was
Government officer He had never seen moi nor heard OF
ton and did not 1t mad been agreed to by the
Pan.Elcctrie COMPANY ,,,o, nv ,bs n.v,
paSen wn'is Publications lea T 70 the effect that he had
the sSmpany OF n9 hs Sssn
While speaking Of this subject he became eAreedngy -
ssrnss. ID yark ns WoJ on February in when he wit
ncss called DR. Rog.rss attention 10 naae
that If there anything in the doctrine Of the trans
SraoS Of rss: ssn: s6hae s ns to Dr. Rogers Tas
connecon which that letter has been pnoiished tne
SAID and the article II IN s9e ss So Rs
he witness had bagsined mis- influence as Chairman OF
bs man who sent dispatch va, either fool or
liar exclaimed Mr.. AtkinA AS TO the editorial article
he sa,d prom that sir with all respect 10 tbe
Committee to Infamous slsnder ana Dase ne anu
put that brand upon the brow OF Joseph fuiIer VINO
said he was responsible for this; and lie snaI wear
A. have been held up before this country Ior using
INV ofcia influence whom the record SHOWS tnAt was
ct msmber OF Congress- and had no influence 70 DAT
gain II this decent journalism then have no IDEA OF
Hr MIiard-As you have spoken OF transmigration OF
the soul may inquire II you do not believe that II tne
el patents broken and the PanEcctric eAtenuco
Won could connect the two worlds , l.,
Mr.. Atkins docking down upon his qoestoner IN a
IL
10 the stretch OF your imagination You had bet
Ter write a book the subject ,,.
r. o. Seixas. OF Eew-Orleans. said be was director
Of the National Improved Telephone Company. am, anu
Acted "A during the absence OF President Vsn
He began to tell OF the contents OF letters
nassug bet ween himself and Van BenlhuyseD but was
chrcked by Mr. Ranney with demand for the letters
Ar seIas-T keep no letters that receive nor copies