The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-20
HARRIS ROGERS

was then recalled, and Mr.. OateS III
ouired il the witness was correctly re-
ported in the interview published in
the New York Tribune Of March 10th
Witness said the interview was cor
rect
Mr.. Oates-It is set out there that
Col. Oates was an attorney for Senator
Harris and Col. Young.
The Witness II was, sir. Mr. lime |
told me that Col Oates and Mr.. Han
back were attorneys for Col. Young |
and Senator Harris. He is Il news
paner man, and said he had so re-
ported it in the press. ! believed It,
and thought il was highly probable.
have heard before this at Bladenburg
that YOU were backing Col. Young in
everything. ! paid little attention
TO il then, but when Hine told me,
and YOU acted 50 austerely and your
subsequent actioni led me to believe
that there was great truth in what he
said
Mr. Oates, What was your reason?
Witness-The transactions in the
committee-room. After you had read
twenty or twenty-five letters You
turned TO letter and said to MIR.
Hanback,; "Here is letter numbered
2l5. away up there Do you feel like
reading this stuff" Mr.. Hanback,
said mo-" he did not. Then you
said< Here is Rogers here he looks
like an intelligent man. My clerk
} can 20 over them with Rogers. They
can look them over and sift out the
relevant from the irrelevant letters,
and we can look over the relevant
letters afterward.'
MIR. Oates Don't you know that |
, said you could stay there with the
! clerk, Mr.. Martin, and 90 through the
, letters and name such as were rele-
want and make a list, and that we
would 90 over ii ourselves
Witness firmly Such as we two
! considered relevant declined to
I take the responsibility and said il was
, a delicate thing for me to do. You
!. said it was only between ourselves
said suppose it should come up before
:. the committee. You said it was all
, private between ourselves and would
4 never come up in the committee-room
!. thought IL very improper pre-
!. cedure for subcommittee. ltstrucl
/ me MS an indicate thing TO ask the
n inventor to pass on these letters.
- WNIr. Oats-Did anybody ask you t,
"a pass on the question of revelancy?
q Witness-1 swear most positiVel,
!. that you and Mr. Hanback, asked III
r TO 90 over the letters and sort the re
velant from the irrelevant.
n. Mr., Oates Did ask you to max
a. any separation OF the relevant from
To the Irrelevant?
N Witncss-To assist that gentleman
I'M Yes, sir, you did,
Of Mr.. Oates = Did not ask You mere
n. " to arrange the letters in orderP
IN Witness told you they were a
rs ready arranged and there was no us
mo- in my going over them.
M. 8' Z Mr.. CASEY YOUNG
as. was then called and sworn. He wa
an asked to state all the facts within HI
Ies knowledge about the organization {
Ia the company He said in reply thu
the statements made by DR.. Roger
In. and his son were in the main correct
"a there were some inaccuracies, attril
m. utable to faults of memory, but sui
an stantially their statements were co
'ds rect. When witness came to Coz
en-. gress in 1874 he had tried TO hay
70. young Mr.. Rogers appointed elect
rss clan az the House. He had known j
et. Rogers and his family for thirty yeal
mt Witness was then proceeding to rel
mo to letters received by him from /
ire Rogers and to comment upon thel
Tar with statements that there was not
md letter in his possession which retiect'
nes in any way on DIR. Rogers or anybo'
, of else, when he was interrupted by
ned objection by Mr.. Ranney, who 81
Tr, that the letters ought to be read,
he the witness did not have all the lettC
av. with him the committee adjourn
10 until 10 morrow to give him an {
portunity TO produce the documen