The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-19
DR.. ROGERSAND GARLAND.
SEN sATI0NAL TESTIMONY IN THE
PAN ELECTRIC.
Tie Do tors Satirleal Attack dt1he
AGninistratiOn-IIis Animus
In the Matter.

Rogers was turther examined. hecur-
ring 10 the conversation held with
Young in his room about the govern
ment suit, witness said Young had
told him that the other parties the
National Improved Company had
collected $4,000 worth OF testimony
in Europe and they were DESTROYS Of a
combination in the suit SO as to put
that testimony against some little In
huence that they 1.-THE Pan-Electric
peoplel mieht have. That was about
two weeks before the institution of
the government suit. 1t was stated
that the suit would be brought in the
name of that company; but witness
did not knoN the reason. Witness had
been a palky 10 the National Secret
Telephone company organized two
years before the Pan-Electric by
Mcssrs. b, Hyne, Hume Dean and
Gen. Thomas Ewing of Ohio. The
capital was %,000, 900, based on his
sons inventions The company had
leased 10 the Pittsburg and New Or
leans companies. Van Benthuysen
had been the organizer of the New
Orleans eompany-the National I'M
proved Telephone Company. Witness
had sold out his stock in the Secret
Telephone Company.
Objection was made TO the line of
inquiry as not being germane to the
subject under investigation, and Mr..
Oates wished the committee to decide
at this point Whe ther it would be
proper to go outside of the subject
matter OF the resolution directing the
investigation, and maintained the
committee should not go into ques-
tons not pertinent to the inquiry.
Mr.. Ranney said it would seem that
all of these companies were more or
less closely connected, and the COM
mittee should not attempt to shield
anybody.
Mr.. Oates replied that no man was
more ready than himself to 90 to the
bottom of this matter, but he objected
to an inquiry about outside parties
either whitewashing or blackening.
Mr. Ranney said the committee was
on the verge Of discovery, no one could
tell in the dark who man was.
MIR. Oates rejoined that he did not
propose to embark on that kind of
craft ; he wished TO stick to the only
matters properly before the com
mittee.
Mr. Ranney said that for some rea-
son or other the suit had been shifted
from the Pan-Electric Company to the
VanBenthuysen people. There was a
question in his mind in that respect.
After some further discussion the
objection was sustained by the chair
man.
Witness said there had been no
transfers of Pan Electric stocks be-
fore the patent was issued but later
certificates had been sold, and he got
half the proceeds and Looney the
other half. Mr.. Money had retained
both the telephone and American
Postal stock. Witness knew Money
was chairman of the Postoffice Com
mittee OF the House. Money was not
a candidate for Postmaster-General at
that time, and witness had done
nothing to help him to that office.
Witness had never sold any stock to
member of Congress. He applied
for consular place, and had written
AttOrney-General Garland about it
LOoney had also seen the Attorney
General in turtherance of the appli-
cation.
Recurring TO the subject OF the gov
eminent suit, the witness said be did !
not know until the last meeting of the |
board that Van Benthuysen of New |
Orleans had made an application to
Attorney-General Garland to have |
the suit brought in addition to the |
application made by the witness.
Mr., Oates inquiredas to the present
feeling between the Attorney General
and witness.
He replied 81 have no malice
against Mr.. Garland, but l think that
when he had chance to be generous
he acted meanly"
Mr.. Oates asked if the witness had
ever written any satirical poetry di-
rected against the Cleveland admins
tration, and especially against Attor-
ney General Garland.
"Just got it this morning from Bal
timore," replied the witness, cheer
fully, as he drew out a pamphlet.
Here it is. Want to see it?'
The cover Of the pamphlet bore the
following inscription;
THE GREAT MUGWUMP.
CANTO /.
Pan Electric Sale of Government
Property.
To be followed by Parthenon Congressional
Whitewash and the Last of
The Dog Catcher.
by j. W. Rogers of Parthenon Heights.
Published by Puck & Baton, Parthenon
Heights, Bladensburg, Md, 1881.
A smile ran around as Mr.. Oates
put the next question and received
the answer "Was itintended to be
"You might read it,"
Several members threw up their
hands in eloquent protest. at is the
evidence" added Mr.. Ranney, appa-
rently enjoying Mr.. Oates discom-
future.
The spectators laughed, but Mr..
Dates persisted in his question, and
he witness replied that his animus in
writing the poem might have a good
~ think it will do Mr..
iarland good if you read it, " he added ]
1eseechingly, but the committee de-
lined to read the pamphlet.
Witness then said that when Mr..
iarland came back from ''Hominy
Hail. and made that statement, which
'eemed TO reflect upon witnesses letter
II the 10Th, he thought that Garland
night have come out squarely and
nave stated that what witness had
aid i'll the letter was true. His 81
ence in that regard had impaired Mr..
iarland greatly in his (witnesss) esti-
nation. ;
Mr.. Millard then inquired who had {
allied the meetings in the Senate Judi i
iary room. d;
The witness said that he did not !
now. Probably it had been more =
or Mr.. Garland's convenience than
or any other reason.
Mr.. Ranney then took up the pam.
inlet, put in evidence this morning. d
nd questioned the witness as to his \
,ersonal knowledge of the statements
ouching the institution of the govern
nent suit and Van Benthuysen's con-
lection with the same. a
The witness said that most OF the ?