The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-09

Mr.. Woodburn Declines to Retract the Stats
ment He Made on Saturday


Mr.. Woodburn Declines to Retract the State
ment He Made Saturday.
WASHINGTON. May SIN the House, Mr..
Bryce. Of New York. rising to question Of
privilege. read the language used by Mr.. Wood
burn. Of Nevada. in reference to ex-Conersss
man Hewitt having apolieized to the British
minister for Offering resolution Of inquiry a.
to the case Of O'Donnell, under sentence Of
death in Great Britain Mr. Bryce stated that
he had denied the correctness of the statement
and in vindication Of his denial he had read a
telegram from Mayor Hewitt theoretically deny
ing that he had ever spologized to the British
minister, and . letter in which be details the
circumstances Of the case. Mr. Bryce also sens
to the Clerks desk and had read q statement
made by Minister West. in 1884, denying that
Mr. Hsw iit had apolosized to him for bis part
in the transaction. These documents, Mr.
Bryce thought were sufficient TO disprovs the
charges which had been brought against rela-
tive Of his By marriage and an honorable
gentleman. Continuing. Mr.. Bryce said it was
"plainly the purpose Of the gentleman from Ne
vada to excite against Mr.. Hewitt the feslines
Of warm hearted and a generous people with
whose struggles for liberty heartily sympa-
thize, AZ have often heard Mr.. Hewitt say he
does himself. can only state that did not
seek this controversy. IL Was thrust upon me,
and could not do otherwise than try 20 vindi-
cate . gentleman for whom have the highest
esteem. This vindicstion have made and
now leave the matter to she calm sense OF thie
House. without regard to psrtisanship. and 20
the sober Judgment of the American people.
which 10 always right
Mr.. Woodburn, OF Nevada, said he had never
in his life knowingly made charge that he
could not substantiate. He aid not regard the
denial OF the British minister as denjei OF the
charge In fact, II was an admission IL waS
no better authority than the eentleman's Mr.
Brycesl statement that he was relative oy
marriage of Mr.. Hewitt When he lMr. Wood
burul made this charge he was informed b.
q reputable gentleman in Washington. who VAS
on tho floor at the time. that no was one or the
COMMITTEES of three representative Irishmen del
eestsd by an Irish organization Of America to
investigate the truth Of the charge made against
Mr.. Hewitt That gentleman stated 20 him,
and said he could prove il, that the result Of
that investigation was that Hewitt Was guilty
of the charge One Of the committee was the
correspondent of the New York Irish World,
and another was Mr.. Meaehsr Condor; and
upon their statements. IN addition to the eur
rent literature of the day. he made the charge.
and did not take it back He needed better
authority than the letter over the signature Of
A. 3 Hewitt. the interested party, the defend
ant In the ease.
Mr.. Brumm, Of Pennsylvania. said that Mr..
Bryce would bear him out in the statements that
after the controversy few days ago they hss
looked over the Record together. and that Be
(Mr. Brumml hal then and there agreed that
the gentleman might either not publish any
thing IN the Record with references to 1t or that
he might strike out the word apology and In
sert tho word explanation or that he might
fix IL up ia any way 70 suit himssR CONSTANT
with the truth The gentleman bad nxed mp
the record. The record was not ~ - should %,
but he had no objection 10 the manner IN which
the gentleman had seen ct 10 fix IT up But
when the charge was made that 10 explanation
was made by Mr. Hewitt. he still maintained
that that charge was false, or ~ least not COR
rect His recollection was that Mr.. Hewitt had
made the explanation on the moor. but. Whether
Il VAS made on the floor or not, the explanatio =
fsAe mildest term that he could use) was made
affsira Mr. Hewitt appeared before the con.
mlktoe and ,ads s,atemsnt but it Ne noe