The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-18
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The Ail,irs OF the Kcfrigerating Com
pany Irfore the Committee.
The special House committee invcsti-
eating the charges against Commissioner
Of Pensions Ratim continued its inquiry
to-day. Mr.. Rnrm informed the commit
tee that he was unable to produce the alli-
davit of Mr.. McGilley, rs requested by
Mr. Cooper, having misplaced the docu-
mont.
Mr.. Mctilley testified that he had been
in the Pension Ofice about two years,
having been transferred to that Office from
the Patent Once. lie knew Mr.. Col>cr
and his father.
Mr. Cooper asked him to repeat the con-
vcrsation he had with MIR. Col<er, He
stated that he had been asked by young
tuker IL lie had any stock in the Rcfrig-
orator Company. He did not remember
what reply he had given, but Thought he
made no direct answer rs young Cokcr was
- inquisihvc.
lcllyingtp further questions he said
that he had been promoted twice, first in
Jelly and again In November.
His promotion was recommended by
the chief of his division. He had never
seen the patent refrigerator.
lie ,t,,' called into Mr.. Ra,m's office
and asked If he had any stock in the Re-
frigcraiur Company. He replied that he
had not Mr.. liaum then. asked him If
he would make al affidavit to that effect
lie replied that he would and dill 40.
The affidavit was simply II statement
that he had never owned any rrfrigcrntor
stock. llad never seen any refrigerator
stock lists in the Pension Office, or been
offered any such stock.
j. +. Pollock, an employ of the Pension
| Office, and formerly an employc OF Cap
| tain Lemon, testified that he was appointed
upon passing the ciVii-scrvice cxamina
| tiun.
Mr.. Linpwcavcr. Stcnographer in The
| Pension Office, testified that he owned no
refrigerator stock and had never bcen
| offered amy. He had seen the rctrigcra-
| tor when il WAS ON exhibition on + street
| in this city. II was shown him by Mr..
smith, who called him when he was
| passing the place, and upon going in he
| knew McGilley, and had drawn up the
affidavit which Mc}illoy had signed
| swearing that he had no stock in'thc re-
| frigerator company. Mct'illcy wanted to
| swear to the affidavit before Green B.
Ratm, jr., but lie refused to let him d.
SO, and referred him to II person in the
law division of the office.
| He knew that there were two rcfrigor-
| ating companics--thc Universal and Cu-
lmnbimn; did not remember how or whore
he obtained his information, but thought
| il was through the newspapers.
Had never talked with Mr.. Tanucy
about the refrigerator coupany's aifairS
f.. c. Johnson testified that he had
worked for Mr.. Lemon about five years
after which he was employed in, the
| Treasury Department and from thcr,
was transferred to the Pension Ohice
His transfer was made upon request, but
he was not transferred until he had
passed the civil service examination.
MIR. Cooper asked General Ruum to tel
the committee the condition Of the com
pctcd files at the present time. He re-
piled that he would not like to give ar
opinion until he could get some figures.
Mr., Cooper then produced Il letter from
an attorney i'll Illinois enclosing Il numb1l
of slips of pension eases and stating tina
he had been trying Ia get the status of tht
cases from the Pension Office for u y rio
of two years; also several Cpngre' 'siuna
calls for the status Of eases in which tn
answers bad been delayed and u case o
his own in which the call was maae o
the6 Of March last and which WAS al
swercd this morning. He presented thaF
eases to Mr.. Rauin and asked him to IN
form the committee the cause of dcily i
each case.
He also asked the committee to orie
Mr.. Raum to produce the books and p,pa
of the Columbia Refrigerator Company.
Mr.. sawyer replied that the comniitte
had decided that they could not compe
Mr.. Raum TO produce the books aud paper
Of the Universal Refrigerator Company
and thought that the same ruling woul,
apply here. He added that Mr.. Raun
might bc requested To produce the book
and papers in question.
Mr.. Raum replied that he would no
produce the books and papers asked for.
Mr., Cooper, he said, was animated h.
malice and nothing else, and wished /
drag everything he could into the invest
CATION whether il had any connectio
I with the case or not
. Mr.. Goodnight requested the committc
to subpoena i. ID. Ferguson of Baltimor,
and the committee adjourned until MOI
Il day next.