The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-20
THE PAN-ELECTRIC INQUIRY.
The Connection of Messrs. Oates and Han
back with the Company.


The Connection of Messrs. Oates and Han
back with the Company.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Dr Rogers contin-
eating committee to-day. Referring to the
transfers of his stock. DR.. Rogers added to the
names of those he had already stated. those
of Gen. Frank Armstrong tof the Indian Office
at that time Gen. Thomas Crittenden, Gen. A.
B. Upshur (now Of the Indian Ofice), Colonel
Boudinot, r. G. Wintersmith, A. D. Cooke, the
Republic and Chronicle Washington newspa-
pers.) The witness sold the stock to the news
papers--it was given for advertising Possibly
he had given American postal stock to Messrs
Money and Manning The witness had expressly
contemplated legislation for the American Postal
Company. and it was so stated in tie pamphlets
but the bill was never INTRODUCED. He saw no
improperly Ia giving stock to members Of Con-
gress "CongresSmen do not take vows of
chastity, poverty and obedience" said the wit
ness. II went upon that principle" he added
to the amusement of the spectators.
Mr.. j. Harris Rogers was then recalled, and
Mr.. Oates inquired IL the witness was correctly
reported In the interview published in the New
York Tribune of March 16. The witness said
the interview was correct.
Mr. Oates-It is set out there that Colonel
Oates was an attorney for Senator Harris aud
Colonel Young.
The Witness-It was, sir Mr. Hine told me
that Colonel Oates and Mr.. Hanback, were at
torneys for Colonel Young and Senator Harris.
Hei newspaper man, and said he had SO re-
ported in the press. I believed 1t, and thought
it was highly probable. had heard before
this, at Blaoensburg, that you were backing
Colonel Young in everything l paid little at
tentiOn to it then but when Hne told me, and
you acted so austerely. your subsequent action
led me to believe that there was great truth in
what he said.
Mr.. Oates--What was your reasoni
The Witness-The transactions in the commit
tes-room After you had read twenty or TWEEN
tyfive letters, you turned to letter and said to
me, Hanback,, here Is letter numbered 215
away up there; do you feel like reading this
stuff" MIR. Hanback, said no, he did not
Then you said: Here is Rogerss here; he
writes like an intelligent man; my clerk can go
over them with Rogers They can look them
over and sift out the relevant from the irree-
want letters, and we can look over the relevant
letters afterwards"
Mr.. Oates-Don't you know that said you
could stay there with the clerks
Mr. Martin-And 60 through the letters and
name such as were relevant, and make list, and
that we would go over it oursevesR
The Witness tfrmly)-Such we two consid-
cred relevant declined to take the response
biity, and said it was delicate thing for me to
do. You said it was only between ourselves. /
said suppose it should come up before the COM
m1tte0 lou said 1t was all private between our
selves, and would never come up in the commit
tee room. thought it very improper proceed
ure for a sub committee. 1t struck me as an in
delicate thing to ask the inventor to pass on
these letters.
Mr.. Oates-Did anybody ask you to pass on the
question of relevancys
The Witness-I swear most positively that
you and Mr.. Hanback, asked me to 60 over the
letters and assert the relevant from the irrele-
want.
Mr.. Oates-Did ask you to make any separa-
ton of the relevant from the irrelevant
The Witness-To assist that gentleman; yes,
sir, you did
Mr.. Oates-Did not ask you merely to ar
range the letters in order9
The Witness-I told you they were already
arranged, and that there was no use in my GO
ing over them.
Mr.. Casey Young was then called and sworn.
lie was asked to state all the facts within his
knowledge about the organization of the COM
PAW. He said, In repy that the statements
made by DR.. Rogers and his son were, in the
main. correct There were some inaccuracies
attributable to fault Of memory,
correct When the witness came
to Congress- in 1874. he had tried to have
young Mr.. Rogers appointed electrician of the
House. He had known Dr. Rogers and his fam
lily for thirty years The witness was then pro-
ceeding to refer to letters received by him from
DIR. Rogers and to comment upon them with
statements that there was not letter in his
possession witch reflected in any way on Dr. Rog-
ers or ANYBODY else, when he was interrupted by
an objection By MIR. Ranney, who said that the
letters ought TO be read AS the witness did not
have all the letters with him, the committee ad-
journed until tomorrow. TO give him an oppor-
tunity to produce the documants