The Portland daily press., 1886-03-15
THE PAN ELECTRIC.
Continuation Of the Telephone Hear
Ing in Washington.
Interesting Testimony by }. n. Rog-
ers, the Inventor.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-At the telephone
hearing yesterday j. FL. Rogers the inventor,
said he had invented number of electric devices
which had been transferred to the Pan Electric
Company Senators Garland and Harris, General
Johnston j. D. Atkins and Casey Young were the
original incorporators. About 20 inventions were
turned over to the company by the witness in
March, 1888. Certificates of stock had been is
sued by the Pan Electric Telephone and the Pan
Electric Telegraph Companies. Governor Brown
of Missouri had come into the original Pan Elec-
trio Company and had received 100000 of the
company's stock. Gov. Brown had, so far as wit
ness knew, paid nothing for 1t: He came IN on
the same considerations that the other gentlemen
had come in on. Stock had been sold to various
other parties. Witness believed the value OF the
stock depended on the correctness of Garland's
opinion as lawyer. If the claims OF the Bell
Company were sustained no other telephone
would be worth a cent. He had depended not on
ly on the opinion of Senator Garland, but on M tne
fact that his instrument was superior TO Bell'S
and on the possibility of selling 1t TO his company
Indian Commissioner Atkins, Senator Harris
and Casey Young were in attendance upon the
Teienhore investigating Committee when the ill.,
1uiry was resumed this morning. Dr. j. w. Rog-
ers opened the proceedings with the statement
that as the newspapers had placed his son before
the public as being identified with some mySterl-
Gus credit mobilier affair, he wished to know
whether he could be represented by counsel. The
chairman said the committee would take the mat
ter under consideration. j. Harris Rogers then
resumed the stand and produced large number
of letter books and papers from parties in inter-
est which were turned over to the committee. He
stated that he had no copies of his own letters.
He said his father had conducted the sales of
sock in his capaeityof an associate and some
dineS on his own account
Referring to his statement made yesterday,
to;,ehina the conversation with Mr.. Yonng at his
mouse about his visit to the Attorney General,
Witness said thai during the. visit, Mr.. Young had
requested him to go 20 GARDENERS room. (Gardi-
neI was the secretary of the Washington Tele-
nhone Coinpany.) Mr. Young cautioned witness
,,f11n0
Vet when witness met Gardiner, he saw at once
that that gentleman knew all about it. They
talked over the matters connected win the suit.
Wien witness again saw Young he remarked,
''Ho~ Is this; the very trst man meS knows az
about it," Young said: .S1nfound nna IT, | told
Bradley, Johnston and Hendle, ana suppose
they have talked about II. a, . x,o,,-u,, oo,o,
Witness was not certain that Young,s colored
boy was not p the room dnrng ene SfcDne e;n cGm
Mr Hanback-You spoke. Of some dlficnlty
with Ar Young What was the NATURE Vi 'iia'
nisTu MT' Roeers-We were speaking OF those pub;
Mcations, and something was saiG Dy UGns1Sl susl
gested that heard it from Boyle that young had
Just repeated TO him that some OF nay patents TN IN
rged fhose held BY yaTnS tine SasSda sad dYes have
come 10 that conclusion" remarked tIlat IL Mds M
very funny Tor something TO that effect tnat aIter
All nv explanations Of my Inventions IIdt nc
should n OF know the difference between receIv-
er and papsmtter Young said that was n, n1t 80, 30
that 1t is not so?' He said, "You are --
fool"
Upon eross-egamination on the point of having
tried to sell the patents of the Pan Electric to the
Bell Company, Mr.. Rogers stated that gentleman
named Augustine, a government employe, had
suggested plan of watering the Pan Electric
stock as affording has basis @ for consolidation with
stood she 6e had capisal Of He pIap
was to water the Pan Electric Company's for an
additional So 100000, so as to make the stocks of
'''T The BelI Company, Mr.. Augustine had ex-
ssd could afford this amount Of watsred
stocNff ff,,,sstler in his testimony yesterday was
aIaced da at lie disposal of the committee BY Mr..
Rogers coamttee % Of MessTs sr
letters from fhe album as should be entered In the
testimony 10 be printed, and report to the full
The committee adjourned to o'clock on Mon
day next.