Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-04-20
WASHINGTON.
Attorney-General Garland
on the Stand
IN THE PAN-ELECrRIo CASE
He Diselaims Any Idea of Using
His Official Position for
Personal Gain.

flt DtSCidiiiiH my Aucb VI oHthe
His Official Position for
Personal Gain.
[Specidlto Me Herald by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 10. = The an
nouncement that Attorney General Gar
land was to appear before the Telephone
Investigation Committee caused large
attendance this morning. 1t was nearly
three-quarters Of an hour after the regu-
lar hour Of meeting when the Attorney
General appeared looking pale and
rather feeble. With courteous salute
TO the Committee he Immediately took
the stand, and on invitation Of the
Chairman, he began to make state
ment concerning his connection with the
Pam Electric Co. He wished, he said. to
lay before the Committee and reaffirm
the matter contained in his statement to
the President ON October Sth last. In
addition he wished to explain two or
three points Of that statement. In Feb
ruary, 1888, Gen. Atkins had SAID to
witness that he believed the Rogers in.
ventipns were Of great utility ii properly
handled, and that money could be made
out of them. Being a poor man like
h;self f,e, Atkins had desired witness
'''' -. ~ az ia Ia. .a;a
W e"'e' Nv s-.l
witness, that had never uhaer'aken
to make any money exeept Dy iaS ana
poker. ! had always iost at POKER ana
generally won at law. 1 was wiihns 70
go INTO TINS II though' IL onefeu any
Inducements.
Continuing the witness saia senator
Harris MADE supslan'ia'iy ene SANG s'a'e-
ment about the invention, and TWO or
three days afterwards ne t"ithessJ nau
been introduced 10 MI. hogeas anu ms
son at fher nome ne Dfiehy .oiu u
their organization OF .he an hieo'r,c
Company, as detaiieu ny senator hstris
and other Witnesses anu 'neh terneu ms
attention 10 the appiics.'on ,n@oe 70 nun
to bring SUIT against the Dell company.
IL was an inference ana not iacss ne
saul .,;a sn.:. s"e xv;,nass haa ON Nav ossb
spp D;a go err Pnaars rao1as,;oa
H., 80. r. hr..,aht As 4 stoctboidar
va ~ .t ea.' % ..;,,ess had treated
D.. ID pasa' ta,,s, a. nersonal and he
pen is o. ~ sad 80 .ntbor;tv 70 NAL a
me" i's.;a .hat snch On .nnI;cat;on
the Application; ina. suca AN spp,'ea' ~ d
nus - '' ~ III, W. pon,ha.zen had
so aSi IL snniy;.at;an for snit on a
p'e'e .sh.sh - lrtpp.ad RAJ haan ,,assad a.
~" -, - C1..',,sass Tba an,l;'
&c. - ~ ~ hsan rsfarrad bv witness n
s ~ 1870 10 nana.tmant wbsre II should
- ~ e., ;nsta, and ,vit-
r., 81 baa..5 -, 1870 - !. mil Il had
Iess -. t n,,D - Isnns,v With otbar
oesn .e'''''' '' '' ~"
V.t... dan;ad that he had aver
- s'.';n.. .I'aat tha o.sa
The ' aaia;el b he hsd e;vea and
tha onl1 an;n;o, ,.as ~ tbe sffsct thai
nc gn.y g gp'n.o "ss ~ - 80 :.
s ne ~ 80 ~. ~, -. ;.,nso.a
.I'ae,e"asn.s ian 10y ~, go 4; e. e.
il. .1D. Jpn s, .e't Iii rsaoan;nad
en.s wh;is s,ooLha,dsr hs haJ
P'iho'pie s.,. ile SUI t u, 10 nau
oeeh very ue'lesse ~ - o .Isa 80 ~
inss, IN 'ne e sla ~ . pa
'nee'lns va ns'n at.n.s s' sos az.
lAi'loush " so.a $500 ,o
e9niPa"y, ~ J LIS .hs f aaa ,a.a.s
harris usua.iy o'ew W sn 1880 .ess' pare
anu Wheh sney VIZ ,. .siol.ea - n,n,
wisness a'aas s"on Tsn u ~ s haes
W oo neeS'sa'y fI ~ go . - r.
s ,i. 70 w,'ness ~ sno aepass
u'o'ay ,yop, : h.'l - ~, ~
una. any oos1" M .neee'nss nau pee,' ne'J
70 shas foo'h; ine ~'saes5 vac sa en.;s
Una. ne hau never s''e ,se "a, : ."1 p
OF ene company si"oo '''e 'a's = e''-
uon''a' o.eI ~ ...; .. ho.5.;
"rhins n's se'epe.o" - ene o,uo, ~ -
OF she mcnp"is sur, ~.hess sa'u n ne
nsu rs'.rhou :" "a'",ns Ill, aoa =. ~.
,9peI Isl anu m"e pa "a a'' III a. ~. VA
" h'.a 'ouse 'ho es' snan.; 'au NJ. ~
''iu, 'ns paPe,s ' ads ~, y, VIC ~
case whefeupoh ne n n "'a a'.,. ,ns
plana'ioi, .nas n"' oes" puo,shoe -
w''hess nau nese' vPe h n'a ' S,,;a; ~
80 o a. .ta,,.e 80 ,,,sfs,ti,,
1ooue, nnosl 'ne ssa."a, va ~ Peai 10y.
,ie9 ano ''aue psn o,.oi aa. M, 49," = ~
'au no "'o.e uo"io sL:,;. ,'", III - I's
witness sosenee VI u's SONY man re ae
1ai oVo, son'o,,e' " In. ~
uia no. hno Nv. "nas was - M In ~. Ia,
never seen .ne Papeis ~ "n,sn w. .e, s",s
was pseu'easeu' anu nav ~ 70. . s~.~ea
WIN soesle'a,y ~, ns' n:a VI ~ IL se LII 49,
VINO mao sae w,'n n'", nc nau e'en
decilhea 70 tam WIN ., sne 'es'u S aoou.
tine SUIT. one geh',em sa ~ 1oore.ary
|
gomsly' an gu oGn. '1 haJ s snJ ~
pointed AZ n's so'' sa's a' ~ ue es;
20 SIT IN 'ne case D.vauso =, .;. als iise 1'..
snip ana o'u 'a,a'snve WIN ILL., ..e WI.
ness, ne naa s ss"-, so',o h n1'''. y, no~
ana ehen aoous a'.aua Ie'ns 'ne es .e :.
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