New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
THE PIN-ELECrRIC INQUIRY.
DIR. ROGERS INDIGNANT.
INSISTING THAT GSRLNvD AND HARRIS BE s'h-
PGvArD A. WILL IS HIMSELF

rGvArD A. WILL IS HI,iSELF.
WAsHINGTON, March IL iSpecidb. DIR. Rogers
seems fear that tine pending P'uEocric in'eSS"'
ing viii not be sufficiently thorough 70 get ~ IN "l.'
truth He insists that tHOrOushnrss demands tnh' l'
Garland and Senator Harris wei ~ other Fan lie c
shareholders shall give their testimony under the same
conditions with himself ana other wtneses In''s'e'S
to be only far aud is difficult Indeed TO seq no" vi
the facts can brought out without their assistance
Probably neither OF them will decline TO testlIy Su'h
refusal would have suspicious appearance TO say ln'
least Mr. Garlands friends DO not believe he Is the
KIND OF man to finch In the of inquiry designed
to encdafc the truth OF matter in which he Is so
deeply concerned. After subpoena had been served
upon him to-day by Sergeant Arms Leedom' pr
Rogers addressed to the committee Of investigation Ae
following letter:
PAR1HES0N HEIGHTS LABORATORY. }
BIADiNsBrRG. Nd, March II, 1856
10 the Pdn- Electric Investigation CommHee: .o,
GLNIIEMLN: have Just learned thdl am eApcottu
20 testify before your honorable boiy bat that other
gentlemen Officers OF the company sti'Ins On J 1l,
official dignity, will not be suop@naed. Mr. iEeu9in'
who has Just left my house, advises me tha lle'IeI ~
your honorable committee to understand thoroughly
that am in no seLse an inforn"r ana tha Whal nay
Published contains substantially what kno" ab2 VI .e
show that the Pan,Elcctric Company was
done something dscrei in forming the enterprise.
Therefore to protect my own reputation 9AYe roe 10
get general denial OF this and the proofs before e
public but have not succeeded as fully as wished ana
on tnat account would be most happy to tesiy ont @
whole business quasi court while the oihcefS OF hc
company and other stOckhoing pOit cal dlgnithries
are exempt was proper that Senator Vest shOud
have been permitted but for his ilncss 10 make an
affidavit without efficient direct ntefrOgatOreS OF cross
examination, although 1 believe he was IN
auenccd by the most honorable motives
Mr. Garands carefully prepared statement to the Pre-l
dent should not he taken as hhal' iOr
every lawyer knows that si1gle interfoENory may
bring flood of light upon eN-parte 3HidtNls ana
reports have desire not the least In TIE Ntrl' 70
pursue the gentleman: but having stated In my letter 70
THE rRIBUN 81 September 20 Colonel Young had tOl
me and my son. that Nj Garland had prOmSeG nc sut
To be brought by referring Mr. GOOde and believing
the that he had done so md that there ~ otn-
ing wrong in ltyet since he appears TO deiiy H. IL Is
very pertinent that he should ue questioned c1cSrr
cay on the subject, 10 show whether uuW!tnElY had
made UhT0ugh Colonel Young an incorrect statement
senator Harris should also be- on tho stand 10 NsHy
my IL he had communications on me shO'ct
with Young Garland. My own troth must 10 looked
to as well as the interests the Democratic party ana
the Cleveland Cabinet. and Will not (heher viii the
public satisfied IL Colonel Young. ateT SIX months
silence should forget what he told me ani my son ana
Others Mr.. Garlands ami Senator Harriss corrobord
ton Is what demand for my own ana my sons pro-
lection and not by any to inurh Mr. GARLAND
state on the stand II these gentlemen are to he exempt
things have pretty pass, WHOM servants oi ne
people may stand some artificial preroSatlyr ordgy
from which the sOyereigus excluded. Does modern
Democracy intend overthrow the very foundations OF
Democratic government
or coarse II compelled under threats or punl nlnent
Csubppua / must obey your bCh"st. even though put
into the breach alone, for have nothing 70 conceh hu
most earnestly protest IN tho name OF constitutions!
liberty and OF ancient Democracy against IDS lust
discrimination and every other ghost OF roya proroS
tive. Respectfully, J W. hoEhha