New-York tribune., 1886-04-20

$50 or 800 each did not regard the Inventions a.
having any marketable value the company was '" ''
tabish their utility aud put them on the market.
Chairman Boyle-Dd you contempiat: using youi
official POSITION for the advantage OF the entrpriso
Mr. Glrand-Not mt all II had been private clt'zrn
I could have done much better than when IN Once.
had idea OF Official Influence than Oh n'np
ing 10 the Potomac River with "a m-rOck around my
neck The company was simply an unlerdklnk Wy t naI
dozen impecuD ious gentleineD Iney never , ulri
to boom the business and scatter the STOCK
upon the country; AT least n yer heirn Oh II; . ,
. Iss chairman an a,kea wny 'h' "''"''' ""'''' ~ '''
The witness replied that they wanted TO exhibit the
Instruments to the public 1t was not Ihtehue' " o"S
In answer TO question by tho chairman the witness
said that he had never had patent case IN hls hie
Mr. Hale inquired for the pcss's understandlng OF
the for referring applications to tue Interior De
Mr. Garland replied that simply for information
suggestions they might proper to make
in the premises; II WIS advisory. OF course.
Recurring to his vacation. Mr. Garland said that be-
about 10 send for Mr.. Maury. Under the statute MI
Goode hal tho right TO act as well IN ms disaolI-
he refused to entertain the application
that the Gentlemen would 90 at once to Mr. Goode
He did not know that they would toiow th"t coutss
anl had not suggested IT, tie went 10 Ms nome ~
fIominy Hal. Arkansas. leaving instru lions to SEM
teen miles Little Rock and seventeen miles from
anywhere else" .,
Mr. Rlnney inquired whc'her the witness regarded
his purchase a. he had said It was not glft
chase; II would be difficult tO define II IN one WOrd
sam taking the assessments into consleration' II
Mr. ianney wished to know to what extent he had
acted counsel for the company.
Mr. Garland replied that. as he had stated. ne hau
looked the legal brought to hm by Others
but he had not performed any other uu''cs "' "t"'
Ir Ranney asked why the witness feeling that parties
had right be heard. that they shod not DC deprNen
~ tn At rightand the duty devoving on the solicitor
Gencriihni not referred them - the 80 "rDrherN'
Mr. Garland answered that he did not want 70 pe con-
cernel in the matter AZ all After he nai examined ne
concluded htt would lie better for him not to ssgst
wnsrc the applicants should 30. Certainly the gentle
men looked mai when he refused to touch the matter
Mr. Garland-Casey al not look well plrasel' a., 49,,
Continuing the wtne-s said hat Mr. Young nih not
open his mouth ait'r introducing the geuteneni ~ "
due all should state the Idct that aitei
dering suit nmmner OF prominent legal gentlemen
nsi-t NJ that notwiln standing MS conhee &c
ton wlt the Pn-Eectrc II was bis duty to pr'ng the
snit. some OF The most prominent men III tue country
Mr Ranney oDiectng to the statement saying that
he did to 20 into what people hal wttten ne
Mr.. Ramney wished to know If the witness had felt
that would he improper 10 tell the applicants that he
disabled aud REFER them u the Solict"rGrneraL
"It would not have been improper re.p1nd d the
witness. but II question ot del'cicy win me.
Mr.. Ranney-Dont you think you werea Httie over
sensitive
Mr.. Garland No. sir; with me was ease IKE nat
OF Lorenzo Dow- You viii he damned II you DO
ana be damned If YOU don't u 'ushteEl , o
Mr. Rauney, referring the prevl us testimony con-
cernirg the wtness refusal to near the application snd
subsequent search FOR the IN ssng law. asked now he
knew that another Application would DE made. =,
Mr.. Garland replied that be did not Know mat ne
supposed
reference OF their apphcation 10 the Sohctor-I
era then they had also threatened to appear 70 tue
President. 49,, ,..
Mr. Ranney inquired II IL had occurred to the wltnes,
reason telling Mr.. G0ode or the receipt OF
application, n told hun or hls acton III reu
ing to consider the application, that Mr. Goplr nIg
feel bound to reject It; while t ne sdld no mug III
itOOdr would act upon IL as an original apPIcd ai
might grant the request
Mr. Garland responded firmly IN the negative ana AS
Mr. Kanuey stl pressed hi for his r. ,sOu III re nhhS
silent he remarked after what mad occurred u
seemed to him that with the utmost proptey
mat kept silent. He thought II would nave prn r1-
fremrly indellcate 70 have SAN anything ABOUT H.
Later O referring To IN, TcS Deocrrt dispatch about
the order for the received ~ MIN az Little ROCK
the witness that when he received h. had u thnk
somr little time recall just what it ref rrel TO-
Mr.. Ranney pointed out what he sdld was ui@crP y
aucy In the testimony relative TO the wltndraWdl
the application. Van Benthuy-en had sworn
that told Attornrytieuera h. Intended 10 MAKE
application 70 District-Attorney whe the "Vhoss III"
remember any such statement ~
Mr.. Garland replied that he ha sawed or the con
vrrsaton short. and he still failed TO recall any
such statement.
Mr. Oatcs-Since you have been Att0rney,General'
have Won done any thing directly indirectly %
enhance the interests of the Pan Electric Company
either counsel for them stocShOuer or lhteresu
party
Mr. Garand-I cannot call to mind any thought action
or word Of mine since have become AttOrDeg-frnera
calculated I'm the rrnOes degree TO increase inc
value of stock enhance It, valu, In any way
have a meeting ana have hat no conference
with the gentlemen connected with II AT all
Mr. Oates asked whether II was a very nnusna tning
FOR Disfrrt-ArtOrney to- make such applications, u
which the witness responded In the negative
This concluded the examination nr me Attorney -GeE-
erai and the committee adjourned till Wednesday.