New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-10
TIGHTENING THE COILS.
CASEY YOUNGs DAMAGING ADMISSIONS.
EDITORIAL ADVICE FOR GARLAND-A sPAsM OF
GKNrRosIrY-FoRGrRY or RECORD.
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| wAsHIvGrov, Ap II 9.-Senator Harris craved PER
mission of the Pan Electric Investigating Committee
TO-DAY to make some corrections and additions to his
former Testimony. He had ri ea from bed OF SICK
meas to aten, for that purpose Mr.. Garland was not
well enough to be present Casey Young. who was IN
at,end,nce was suffering from temporary deafness
caused by large doses OF qunnc Citizen Van Bentbuy
sen who bad arrived from NewOrleans with blood IN
his eve was in bed at his hotel with IN attack OF YER
tigo 1t Will be Observed that all OF the most dis'in-
puished members of the Pan-Electrc-N ational I'M
proved combination in poor health. Casey 1onng
however, was sr,ng enough TO take the stand ana no
gave some mpoI tant testimony. part OF which iaty
contradicted that given by him some days ago Ihen
he testified that the only written agreement between
the Pan Electric and National Improved Companies
was one relating private suits alone between those
companies and the Bell Company, cod that that agree
ment was executed in Washington between July 81
and August s. 1t had no relation whatever to tie pro-
posed Government suit. The supplementary
agreeueut produced subsequently was dated at Mem
pbis August 81 and 1t does relate to the Government
suit for which 40 application had yet been made To-
dav after private conference with Van Benthuysen'
Dung testified that the original agreement which u ID
the atters possession. does CONTAIN reference 10 the
Government suit. Ibis agreement bears date August
1855 exactly four days after the personal appica-
ton of Young Van B'nhuyscn x Co. to Garland, ana
four DAYS after Van Benthuysen In accord Win tue
vie IS of the Attorney General had Withdrawn his
annlicatiou of July II from the files of the Patent
O,tce TO VII ch 1t had been referred by MT III .iahd
on Julv Ii. 1888. Colonel Young also admitted that
when the record used il the hearing before Secretary
Lamar was printed i'll Washington under his direction
twelve or fifteen copies mutilated by cutting
ont one or more efiidavits and substituting other
matter SO as to preserve the original paging and that
COPIES of this forged record were sent to Van Zen
thuysen at NewOrleans. The alterations he sad were
msde nder Van Benthuysens direction An attempt
to palm Oft this mutillted record In the recent trA al
New Oreano resulted unsuccessiully. Mr. Milsrd
ELECTED from Colonel Young the fact that when he ana
Colonel CAN'T appeared before Secretary Lamar to
represent citizens of Memphis. as Young testified
all their expenses including clerk hire, printing OF
briefs etc. amounting to $500 or sCOD were pain Out
of the treasury of Mr. Garlands telephone company.
Solicitor General Goode produced the original afi-
davis of Wilbur Nipher. Van Benthuysen and other
papers upon winch he had based hs action in ordering
the Memphis suit In answer to Mr. Ranneys ques-
ton regarding the lower OF the Department OF Justice
IN br1ng suts to cancel patents lie remarked that be
expected TO argne the case at Columbus and added
If YOU are there when the Columbus bill is demurred
TO Mr. Ranney will take pleasure IN arguing the
matter with you"
Stilsop Hutchins of " The Washington Post" was
the next witness He stated that he was the propre-
tor OF - The Post and being asked by the chairman
"a TO his offer buy Senator Vests Pan Electric stock
he gave a history of the transaction. The Senator
aid that he had a certificate for DO shares OF Pan
Electric stock and that the newspapers were making
40 much camor about IL that If he could ina ooha
nde purchaser for it he did no. know bnt he would sell
it, IL a spasm of generosity. witness supposed ne tod
AIR Vest that he would tske the stock AT the prlce the
senator bad paid tor it, he Senator made no conclu-
slve response the time bot aIterward wrote 10 VII
ness thanking him Tor his oder and stating mat
considering the clamOr to be unjust, he had come 10
the conclusion that he would retain the stuck WI
ness had thu note If the committee desired 10 enDeiilsn
the proceedings with it, Witness had offered To buy
senator Vests stock relieve h'm from embarrass-
oont n sort of technical embarrassment from the
newspaper camor He had not thought that the stock
was worth anytbir @. aud he did hot now. lie nad
once been offered considerable amount OF fan-Eiec,
trio stock publish DR.. Rogerss poetry. but lie had
Mr. Oates Did you think the poetry was as good as
the stock VI,
not read the poetry. ! once read an Invocation TO
jeff Davis by Rogers, aud mentally resolved never
to read snuther poem OF his
Mr. Ranney Was the stock sent to you as an Ind ace
ment 10 read the poetry , !
Mr. Hutchns-l THINK his letter stated that the stock
was coming up in the market: that he had written
poetry which he would like to have published and
that ii would publish it. he would give me $4,000
Pan Electric stock.
Mr. Kanney Did you keep the letter 7
Mr. Huchins-No sir; get so many letters from
cranks that do not keep them all.
Mr.. Ranney-Wa. not an article published IN yonr
paper some time in May upon the power OF the
Attornt y-t;eneral TO order suit . 49, /
Mr. Hutchins-Very likely we are in the habit OF |
ii, ing the General advice from time TO time
Mr. Rahney-Were you advising HIM
Mr. Hutcnins-I was not personally. but should not
wonder il some Of my editoria stan were. have
very able my editorial stah.
Mr. Ranney Any lawyers
MIR Hutchins-A lew deoayed lawyers are sometimes
employed.
Mr. Ranney inquired if General Butler had written |
the articles published IN The Post he witness
replied that be did not know who wrote the articles
as his SOD bad been in charge of the paper. Still he
felt General Butter did not write til" articles
Mr. Ranney-Were they furnished by the Depart |
ment of JOstico bey SAID to be able arcles
and NAV aid the committee III coming to conclusion
en- the legal points.
Mr. hutchlLs-l will ascertain who furnished the
articles.
Mr. Millard-Are you aware that any offcia or
members of Congress have been improperly nfu ced
10y the press
Mr. nuichins-On any subjectl
Mr. Millard-In connection with the Pan Electric.
MIR Huich,ns-I am not
Mr. Eden suggested that the Bell Company might |
Mr. MiIlard-Very we'll want to cover the whole
ground. DO you know OF any influence proper or i'm |
proper that the Bell Company has exercised in Con-
gress
Mr. Hutchins-I know nothing about it.
In answer to Mr.. Ranney the witness said that he
did NOT consider il good form ~ receive money tor
editorial articles, but communications of general
interest might properly be inserted i'll a newspaper at
check tor $50 in payment for advertisement from
Dr. Rogers but did not know that gentleman by sight.
Casey Young Us recalled and in regard 10 of his
letters to Dr. Rogers referring to the delay in issuing
stock, remarked that there time since tine |
beginning of 1884 when he u oungl and his associ
a'es would haze been glad get out of the COM
pany but they had been restrained BIZ the fact that
tney had incurred obligations to other people which
they could not get nd OF.
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS IN BRIEF