Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-22
INVESTIGATING GEN RAUM.
The Examinatioa Of the Commissioners of
Pensions Continued Today.


Pensions Continued Today.
TIE noUuT - TO Rls xIHANciAL coHprrroN-
erztnoKs DrLEp orI-eEy. aAUn sAys fHr
IssuE IS NOT As TO HIS soLvEScy, But wHrrHKn
m HAS BEEN CORRUPT n OFFICE.
aA1tir recess yesterday Mr. Raum was agsia
plseed On The stand bsfcre tie invsstiea sine
committee and resumed his testimony. He
said his order relating 10 complsssd 6lss was
for the establishment Of . syStsm by which he
designed 10 facilitate business and vAs in the
interest of no naa above another. The order
had not bsen issued for the benefit of Capt
Lemon; he had never shovn any favor sism to
any attorney.
In reply to Mr.. Lewis the Commissioners said
ne thought $4,000 was about the actual value
OF the 600 600 worth Of his stock in the mining
company which he had given no security to
Capt. Lemon for his Endorsement OF his
(kaum'e) note Of Sls, coo.
The close of the day was marked BY the re-
turn of Mr.. Cooper. who left in a temper dur
ing the morning. The democratic members
thought he ought TO be invited TO return; the
republicans agreed; 50 an envoy Was sent for
him and the little comedy was ended.
TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
The special committee resumed its sessions
this morning and continued the examination
OF the commissioner. In answer to questions
by Mr.. Cooper, the commissioner described the
details Of the formation Of the refrigerator
company. which was organized January IA.
1881 lie said he had paid part of the money
due to the company on his stock at the time Of
organization. probably nsing some of the
Lemon money for the purpose. but he had q
good deal OF money at the time and dreva
check on the Bank of the Republic.
Mr.. Cooper asked witness had money
de posted IN any other hank
The commissioner declined TO answer.
CLAIMING "A RIoHr TO TRACE or THE LEMON
MONEY!"
Mr.. Cooper argued that he had q right to
trace up the Lemon money ia this way The
witness, he said, had yesterday conveyed the
lmprcssio that ali Of that money went to the
West Virginia gypsum mine.
The commissioner replied that all Of the
money had not been invested in the mining
company, and that be had money in other banks
than the Bank Of the Republic. He declined
TO say how much of the Lemon money was paid
into the refrigerator company.
Mr.. Cooper presented an article published in
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. June g. con-
tainlnga denial Of the truth Of the charges
brought by MIR. Cooper.
THE COMMISSIONER DENIED
that the article had been prepared in his Office
and taken TO Gen. Boynton. He had had
number OF interviews about that time with
newspapersmen on this subject
Mr.. Cooper said that he would call Gen.
Boynten, Us he expected to prove that the
article had been submitted to witness in
fypcwriting at his request before publication.
de also called attention to the fact that the
article stated that the commissioner had OBJ
tanned his interest in the refrigerator company
before he became commissioner of pensions,
which conflcted with his testimony Yesterday
The commissioner said that he had stated In
general terms that he had taken up the refrie-
orator business 10 advance. which was a fact
and The newspaper man might have got the IN
preston that has Investment had been made at
that time. The interview Was ne said, sub
stsntiaily correct.
Witness, continuing, said that he owned
Fz00O,O O0, majority of the stock of the Gyp-
sum Mining Company. His first payment on
thaf account, which was in the form OF q paw
mept upon a lease, had been 81 600.
Ar. Cooper again sought to learn how much
was PAID fer the mining stock, but
THE WITNESS DECLINED TO ANSWER
and was sustained by the committee.
Mr.. Cooper next sought to ascertain what
business ventures the witness had engaged in
but after developing the fact that he held stock
III TIVE defunct mining companies the committee
cut of this line OF inquiry, although Mr. Cooper
protested that he wished to impeaeh the
witness judgment as to the value of mining
and other stock enterprises.
Mr.. Cooper announced that he wishe d to
show that Gen Raum was insolvent when Mr.
Lemon went on his note. moreo YER ne ex-
pected to prove that Geo. Lemon kaewlt
Chairman Merrill said that he did not see
the relevancy OF the testimony unless il was
shown that the Commissioner had done some
thing improper, and meanwhile it tended TO
hjure the witness. Before the man was tried
for murder the corpse
SHOULD BE FOUND.
Nr. Cooper held that turpitude was shown in
every line OF the charges; it was gross indeli-
cacy to say the least for the witness to borrow
money from MIR. Lemon.
Commissioner Raum said that under the
guise OF friendship MIR. Cooper was seeking to
break down hlscharacter and credit by irving to
show that he was insolvent That was not the
issue IT was whether he had been corrupt in
office. u the committee found him guilty he
would bow his head as a disgraced man
and get out Of Office. He was not he said, an
lnsolyenf man when he borrowed the money.
The committee then declined to take testi-
mony upon The point Of the witness solyency.
GEN. BoYHToN on THE STAND.
The examination was interrupted at this
point for time and Gen. H. V. Boynton. COR
respondent Of the Cincinnati Commercial
ldzette, was put on the stand and ques-
toned relative to the interview be-
fore referred to. The witness said that
the article, except the introduction.
had been handed to him by another corre-
spondent Conquest Clarke, with the statement
that Gen. Raun would like to have HIM have
II. Witness had previously asked Gen. Raun
FOR statement, but received this in the reSu-
lar course Of news exchange.