Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-27


give her. He was questioned closely as to his
reasons for making the copy. He looked per-
fectly blank and said he had no reasons but
just did it after Office hours while waiting for
the mall to be sent out
After deal Of questioning on this point,
during which he appeared to be entirely be-
wlldered, the witness attention was called to
between the story he told Messrs. Lyman,
Oberly, Roosevelt and Thompson at different
times and his testimony ON the stand as he had
formerly said that he made the copy at the in
stance of Mrs. Smith.
APPEARED NOT TO COMPREHEND.
He did not seem at all to comprehend the
difference, and nearly every member of the
committee and Messrs Oberly and Lyman be-
sides took turn at trying to make him under
stand After awhile he said vaguely that he
guessed he could not have il understood the
question; that the story as he told it to the COM
missioners at different times was correct
throughout the examination he appeared to
be at a loss to comprehend the drift OF the
questions and had no power of language to
man spoke to him with impressive calmness
and dehberation. did he appear for moment to
comprehend what was going on.
SECRETARY DOYLE.
Mr.. John T. Doyle next examined and
corroborated the testimony of Oberly and Ly-
man as the investigation of the Campbell affair
made by Oberly.
The prosecution then said that their case
was closed on the first charge and the COM
mittee then took up the second.
THE SECOND CHARGE.
This charge is that one Edwin ID. Bailey, in
violation Of the civil service law. which inhibts
the promotion Of persons in the classified service
until examination. was promoted by the said
commission without any examination to test his
htness, as required by law. from a clerkship
To the position of stenographer an important
place IN the said commission. when it was
VIGOROUSLY known at the time that said Bailey
was not competent to fill the said position of
stenographer; that this promotion was made
when there were several other clerks in the
said commission who were expert stenographers,
and under the principle governing promotions,
undoubtedly entitled to the said position.
MR.. LYMAN EXAMINED.
Mr.. Lyman was first examined. He testified
as to the promotion of Mr.. Bailey to be stenog
rapher. Said that he was competent for the
position; that he had been longest in the serv-
ice and was in every way entitled to the pro-
motion. He regarded Bailey an expert
stenographer. The position was provided for
as a fourth-class clerkship, with TIE additional
requirement that the clerk should also be
stenographer. The work required was more
that of fourth-class clerk than of a stenog
rapher. Mr. Bailey was efficient both as clerk
and stenographer. He said that no ex-
animation was necessary for this promotion,
but tests of Mr.. Bailey's qualifications were
made. He thought Mr.. Bailey could pass an
examination stenographer.
DOES NOT CONSIDER HIM COMPETENT
Mr.. Morgan, ex-stenographer of the commits
sion. testified that he did not regard Mr..
Bailey as an expert stenographer. He did not
think he could take testimony. He had not re-
garded him as a stenOgrapher in the proper
sense Of the word
admitted that he had left the commission be-
cause he felt aggrieved that his work az stenog-
rapher had been taken away from him and
given to some one else. His commission read
that he was stenographer of the commission
and his name had appeared under this title in
the fourth annual report. Mr.. Lyman asked
Mr.. Morgan if he recOllected that he told Holtz
that the latter ought to have the appointment.
Morgan replied in the negative, but said he
was perfectly willing to say now. The ap-
pointment OF Mr.. Bailey had created q great
deal of surprise and comment among tho clerks
In the commission who knew anything about
stenography. In answer to direct questions
from Mr.. Lyman Morgan stated that he had
never told Mr.. Bailey that the latter was en-
titled to the place, nor had he ever told Messrs
Johnson and Wallace. clerks in the commission,
that Bailey ought to have been appointed. Mr.
Morgan was very positive in these assertions
although Mr.. Lyman said that he proposed
to bring evidence to contradict him on this
point.
Witness said that his only acquaintance with
Mr.. Bailey's qualifications as clerk was de-
rived from having been required to take dicta-
tien from him, thing he had objected to
doing.
NIB. BAILEY's EXAMINATION PAPERS.
At the close Of the examination Of this wit
ness Mr.. Roosevelt wanted to take the stand
for moment, but the committee was anxious
to adjourn. Mr.. Roosevelt said he had the ex-
animation papers Of MIR. Bailey to show that
he had passed an examination for stenography
and had made a percentage of 70. He wanted
to put this in evidence to answer the opinion of
Mr.. Morgan. The committee said that could
be done today and an adjournment was then
taken.