The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-19
WOOD WAS VERY WICKED
FORAKER DROPPED HIM WHEN
THE FORGERY LEAKED OUT.

Wanted to Publish Everything-Why
He Didn't Inform Republicans I'm
plicated Forger Wood Tells His
story, and WAKES HumorOus-Wha
Was the Matter With Butterworth.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S-Ex-Gov. Foraker
resumed his statement before the ballot box
committee to-day. He said that he gave
Wood $500 to go to Washington to look up
the "battery deal" Witness received a
letter signed "Your old neighbor, F. B.
Leopold, saying that Wood would hardly
bear too close inspection.
Resuming his narrative, witness read a
note from Mr.. Halstead, received the morn
ing after the retraction Oct H. saying that
he had found the paper to be a forgery and
proposed to publish a retraction. Witness
answered, expressing the fear that he HAL
stead had been imposed upon. He (witness)
was considering what should be done about
the matter. His first impulse was to
abandon it and publish everything theu
and there.
WANTED EVERYTHING PUBLISHED.
He told Secretary Kurtz he wanted every
I0lDR DuDlleIltG. NuIGA SttlQ he WAS OF IIl6
same impression at the beginning, and had
written to Mr. Halstead to that effect. Wit
ness said he did not know exactly what to
do He was somewhat confused, as any
body would have been. He had not caused
the paper to be published, and Mr.. Hal
stead had taken the responsibility; and
witness thought he had better leave
the matter where it was until the time
should come when everybody could speak
learned that Wood was g forger he stopped
having any communication with him, and
Kurtz wrote Wood that they would have
nothing to do with him, and would not
answer his letters.
WHY HE DIDN'T INFORM THEM.
On cross-examination witness stated that
he did not call Mr.. McKinley's attention to
the paper, and that Senator Sherman and
Nh Butterworth were beyond the ocean,
and he had not the time to communicate
with them, as he was in the midst of a cam
pagn, making two and three speeches day.
Gen. Grosvenor asked if witness re-
cognized the fact that if the signatures
were genuine their SlgnerS had been guilty
of crime. Witness responded that he did;
for he had taken the trouble to look UP the
statutes at the time.
Gen. Grosvenor asked if witness was not
surprised to see that Senator Sherman had
signed such paper. Witness replied that
his mind had been so prepared that, after
believing that Messrs Mckinley and But
terworth had signed it, ne might as well
believe that Senator Sherman had signed it,
for he had as good opinion of them as Of
anybody.
SORRY He EVER GOT THE PAPER.
Witness had determined to have nothing
to do with the papers, and came near
throwing it into the fire. He was sorry he
had ever gotten it. He stuck it into his
pocket to show Mr.. Gaft and Mr. Perdue
of the Cleveland Leader. Before that he
had met Mr.. Halstead who wanted to take
charge of it; knew what to do with it; and
he (wituess) was glad to be rid of it.
William l.. Walters, of Utica, was the
next witness. He testified that he pro-
cured ia Washington for Wood, autographs
of some of those whose names appeared in
the forged paper.
FORGER WOOD TESTIFIEs.
Richard G.. Wood was then sworn and
said that he had been acquainted with
Gov. Foraker for fifteen years. He said
that in July or August of last year
he had met Jim Foraker, the
governors brother, who had sug-
gested to him that he should make applica-
tion for the position of smoke inspector, and
told him to talk to Hadden at once. He
had spoken to Hadden, and Hadden had
spoken to the mayor about it. He got to
pushing for the place pretty lively He had
said to Jim that he did not think he had
any show, and that be would withdraw
Jim had said, "No; the governor can get
you that place" He wired the governor
asking if he would help him. The COVER
nor answered: 1 can help you (and wit
ness thought he said and you can help me-
There were other kilograms that passed be-
tween them.
Chairman-Where are those kilograms?
Answer did not hold them.
Question-Why did you not hold them'
IT WAS WARN FOR WOOD.
Answer-Because they held me. Laugh
ter 1 was working for both sides, and both
sides wanted to be vindicated at the same
time, and 1t was pretty warm for Wood.
Witness thought he had given the tele-
grams to T. c. Campbell. The special one
he had alluded to above he thought he had
given to DIR. w. A. r. Tenney. Witness
gave humorous account of his attempts to
be appointed smoke inspector. He had
seen the governor one evening when he had
returned from New York, and had told him
his qualifications for the position. The
governor had told him he could get
him the place. if it was not pledged.
The governor had said that his business re-
lations with witness had always been all
right, and that he wanted the witness to do
little hustling, or a favor, for him. Wit
ness had replied that he would do anything
he could, and had asked what he could do.
He said there was little document drawn
down in Butterworth's office, and he wanted
witness to get it and let him see it. Wit
ness could not imagine what document he
meant, and asked him. The governor said:
DO you see what Butterworth is doing for
the republican party" Witness replied that
he noticed that Butterworth was acting pc
culiarly and seemed to be kind Of posing for
the Enquirer.
WHAT WAS THE MATTER WITH BEN.
Witness had said: "What is the matter
with b en" The governor had said that Ben
was tai king very dirty and making all kinds
OF stahbing talk, and all that kind of busi-
ness. Witness said he did not see what good
the paper could do. The governor replied
mat If Butterworth wanted to put him
DOWN as disreputable, he would show him
70 be isreputable. The governor had
sad: You know it is common talk that
I6utterworth is in every monied schemeP
witness said, Eyes, that is So" Witness
mad agreed with the governor on that,
ana had said that if stabbing business was
gong on he guessed they could stab, too.
/, witness then gave a long description OF
ms attempts to see the governor in relation
w. w. MS appointment, and created burst OF
i4ausnter by chance allusion to President
harrison as 80, what's his namem
ADMITTED THE FORGERY