Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-18
! described his fruitless efforts to induce
Messrs. Randall, Carlisle and Sam Cox to
accept stock.

Messrs. Randall, Carlisle and Sam Cox to
accept stock.
ALL IN THE PARTY.
Mr.. Ranney-You seem to have con-
fined yourself TO one political partyg
The Wltness-Yes, sir. Birds Of feath-
er flock together.
The witness explained that he had al
ways been a Democrat, and that most OF
his friends belonged to that party. In an
sWer TO questions the witness declared
that he had no idea when the company
WAS organized that Mr.. Garland would be
Attorney General, but had done his best
To make him Attorney General after Mr..
Cleveland's election. He had no idea of
using Mr.. Garland's influence to promote
Pan Electric interests except in so far as
his name might be rendered more illus
triOus.
THE WORLD INTERVIEWED.
The witness was then examined In ref
erence TO an interview published in the
lFOrt6, which he admitted was in sub
stance correct.
The witness said that the Pan Electric
Company had filed "A suit in Memphis
against the Bell Company, and that he
had seen the bill which had been pre-
pared by Mr.. CAN'T, but did not know
what had become of that suit. On May
"A he had sent letter to Attorney Gener-
al Garland asking him to institute SUIT
against the Bell Company. He had no.
ticed in the papers the fact that Attorney
General Brewster had directed proceed
ings to be begun in q similar suit inVOlv-
ing the validity of a cotton tie patent.
The Chairman-Prior 10 that time had
anything been said by any member OF the
Pan Electric Company in regard to suit !?
WHERE HE GOT HIS IDEA.
The Witness-No, never. The idea
originated with me. Seeing this article
published, IL occurred to me that IL MIR.
Brewster had done 1t Mr.. Garland might
do it. | did not receive any reply from
Mr.. Garland. Mr.. Young acknowledged
the receipt of my letter to him, and said
be thought Mr.. Garland might feel a deli
cacy about it.
The Chairman-Do you remember Mr.
Young's having come TO your house and
told you and your son OF an interview
with Mr.. Garland2
The Witness-Perfsctly. He said that
suit would now be brought, and there
were good prospects Of success. l asked
II Mr.. Garland had promised, and he said
that he had.
The ChaIrman-How did you come to
ask himg
to come through promise of Mr.. Gar
land.
MR.. GARLAND's CONVERSATION.
The Chairman-Did Mr.. Young indi-
cate that he had had an interview with
Mr.. Garland?
The Witness-Yes; | think so. 1t was
predicated on that When he said Mr..
Garland promised, | said very emphati-
cally, ''lt Mr.. Garland has promised he
will do it," Then MIR. Young said: "But
| Garland has said he will refer the matter
to Mr.. GoOde." '"Then," said /, "How
about that? How would Mr.. Goode act
Would he do as we'll as Mr.. Garland p'
"Oh, yes;" said he, 81 believe | would
rather have MIR. Goode than Mr.. Garland,
he will be all right" That is the sub
stance Of the conversation.
THE PUBLICATIONS.
The Chairman-Has any person other
than a gentleman OF the press said any,
thing to you about furnishing matter for
publication?
The Witness-NeVer.
The Chairman-Have you ever received
anything for informationi
The Witness-Never one farthing, either
from any paper, or the Bell Telephone
Company or anybody else God ever made.
The Chairman-Why did you furnish
these letters?
The Witness-On account of an article
in the World which represented me as
being the head devil in a kind of Cakes
Ames credit mObilier affair. and which
represented Senators and Congressman
associated with me as being dupes of me
apd my son.
The Chairman-Did you furnish this
material with view to vindicating these
gentlemen or attacking theml
The Witness-First Of all to vindicate
myself, and collaterally TO vindicate
them. In order TO yindicate myself had
to yindicate them.