New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-09
LEMON ON THE STAND.
TIE PENSION ATTORNEY DENYING THAI
COMMISSIONER RAUM FAVORED HIM.
pEAIsrSG TIE COMPLETED FILES ORDER"
THE BOOKS OF TIE REFRIGERATOR COM
PANY AGAIN ASKED FOR by MR.
COOprR-HArM'S WRATH AROUSED


WASHINGTON. sept s.--Thcrc were four mentors u
the special House Committee" investigating th' r'a't
ag,irst commissioner Raum present ut IN" m"HE '"''
morning. W. Go0iright was detained III heh'"'"' "
sickness in hiS family. ,,
Judge Wilson said no was ready to proceed Win
III. examination Of Mr.. Cooper.
Mr. Cooper resented this ,t't"n"nf. ana pr '''s' "
AGAINST the diversion Of the investigation lie e''u W
lad been diligently trying to procure tctirohy' ana
was surprised 10 that IN his absence MI wilson
had attacked him. and tried 10 convey IN" ifhprc"'
that he skulkins. lie did not propose I" 'n'.
the investigation over to Judge wilson. lie app'n
in the committee rs gentlemen Of honor TO Say II tiat
wa. straiglnfurward or far.
judge. Wilson replied that h" purpnscd tn learn On
actly what il wa, that Mr. cooper charged against Ms
clcnt-Mr. Lemon. He did not press the Nl"'''''
however; and Mr. Lemon va, called to the stand, ana
read a prepared statement. which WAS To u" eng.
that as the first charge did not concern him. hr h'u
nothing 20 abont II. y T. u" sc'"'.n '"''-''
which referred to himself. c ,ad that he had ki"""
General Eaum for twrnty.nvr yeas. Rams imam
cal ,a,dr: wa, hch. ana his ndprscrs were III q.
reputation. 80. when Ii" wanted n'oncy I" open MP
If, mining property. witness ud"r>"d two ~ NJ h''e
on. n =. 900 ard one for $1,000 which were sub
.cqnrltly extended
Respecting the charge tina. wiircNS scrurcl unGu"
advuiasc from tie completed ,c' order. rccitch Ia
AN interview published IA AN Indianapolis Ne" payer
on the authority II Mr.. Cooper. witness carn ~
cutiu 10 tn. statement that l2."ur 81 his cases ii
l,.n ldvatcrd and taat he mad" F-io"" IN ""' fr''
them III Il short lie asked II the iicr'ic" wa
attlc:tr.
Mr. Cooper replied that it WAS substantially cog
r.t and wen, To- cAp'aun how lie lad arrived a
his colcu,i,r-.
Continuing his statement. Mr. Lem II sli that th'
completed Nl., ,rcr va. H.. novel NJ principle. hu'
that lad been the pfa'tc" If IL" oh'c hr Year I"
u,r,i the end Il r,'L year. I" p.'A cut su'h '""
p.ctri ,,-c> and iii poe Il til n That LA '"c'i
G,uc hy Comn-,ion"r E.a.h 1t vas wise rr'cil'r
and 4 wlt,c., had been Instrumental r. having 1t
go. tinuri through tho who" Year. h. wa CAD - ~
felt TIA, tc soldier aii IL" country hai bcch ben
ntcd. wi,ncs, pniuccd table u show tho number
Of h, cases allowed sh"w,ns q At { ihmN'loirr a
Ind In seven month, al wed 1Uii 4 hi' 'a'cs a'
that Comm ,,iotrr Eam had. In like tn" allowed
only ,j,-. General Hack lid allowed the !arrr-t
innlcr 81 wir.c,ss ca'm, that hal ever been allowed
h!.n E. ANY, month
I'll. ,ars. that Coinr,,i>,,rcr Eaum hal given Ii m
sy advantage In tie competed 'lr~ ":'lcr. Mt L." II
.i.u~ va, al uipun. 81 IA school and, hrt''''
II would b. an al,~',ut" np >,!hlty TO- th' COMMITS
,,ol.cr 70 favor hlm lie could lot 4" II II h. ""uh
Lemon den I'd IN TIE hn.a!, terms that ia" "rltf
WI, a-hd for or ;'ndci {" apply I" HI cases. or ~
any way l., favor h.m over ANY ether att"nFN. j.
via a general rule. against "hlrh nothing '""lh ''
,,id except fr IN iri"r.ic" malice. II only orc h
or one third 81 these IL The completed hlcH were
! allow cd thu orlcr amply lu-tt'd by the re-
! ,ut, In view II the fact that lac lad Lad tram
.ricd 10 tho completed h!c, only 3.I'3 c's"' since
| September |, l--?. II would be apparent tha vi
Conpr's charge t,at h. had rcaikci @3i".' In fc'
from such CA. e, liza curatc Wln'>" Ia" never
askcd ,i, thing from Commissioner Eaum or aJ 'thrf
| Comma, ,p,.rr t., which he va, not c'.iiIl'd a. AL
,,,nrp.y uialr a, Mr.. Cooper had lTcii. witness
invited him Ia 10 his Office any day AMI cA'nh"
! every ca,c and every cmpl"Ir lie wai'n 'i'
Coocr To com. IN the front IL ar. Hike a ua' and Ia"
huit M discharged clerks, That wOuld oIvatc u '
| necessity for making ba ,clc,' CHARGE
At the close Of the reading 0i the paper MI cooper
crosscxamif the witness. lie ASKED what "hn''> ;
fortune wa, t. winch witness promptly replied. Th''
+, none Of your buslnce>"; and returned the sane
answer 10 the next question, concerning the amount
Vf his annual Income.
Sir. Cooper then returned to the attack hv ashIu.
| II wn.,, had not been charged WITH forging Mr..
| Co,f,x'S name a certificate.
| WI,nc,, answered that he had not. II the "'tn
mt. desired 10 20 int, that hr wished I" h" allowed
t. call ,S. related 10 transaction twenty
| two years atu.
Mr. Cooper asked II witness had not himself. or
through In, clerk. Induce" t',"r0' M SHurc' pri| Ate
.ccr.,ary Of the last Administrations t. stamp n-i"n
cases over night and put them On the cAanrr' d''h
Wines. said he had no knowledge az such practice.
| :. his clerk Mr.. TaNcr had given wine supper, L.
cns.n Office employees he had not authorized II, ro'
paid the bills. lie knew that Mr.. Ta1"r had been
di,charc ol from the Pension hHrr but diu not no"
| r,cal che reason. Mr. Iib'r coi'ld give an answer 4"
that point.
| General Raum had first spoken to witness about
| money matters In January, before he became Com
| missioner. When Witness proposition u make m
order like the completed hlc> order was under discus
| sion Deputy Commissioner Lincoi had objected that
It's effect would he Ia turn all II tho force o the Office
| upon Witness cases, but thin VA, WRONG belief.
| rcreS; then taken. After the recess Mr..
Conner resumed the cross examination Of Mr.. Lemon
Ito asked II witncss anything niccatc In going
upon the commissioners note. considering The relations
| hc bors, To the Department.
Tho witness replied that lie DID not or lie would
| not have done It.
| MI Cooper asked II witness did not know that
| President Arthur had removed Judge Hoover. of
Arizoua bccau,c he had borrowed money Of liiigant
| before his court
witness replied that he did not.
! To Mr. Lewis witness said Ii, had recollection
that before their talk about ndrrsng his note Com
| missioner Raum had requested him 10 lntor-c paper.
Tn, Commissioner had vaun;e, rel Ia give him 1000
shares OF stock IS security. Witnr', had In other
cases indorscd notes for m"n Without security llo
regarded the stock o. valuable. because the Commits
| i,.r h,d said A. was The completes files 0ri i
| wa, made January q, and witness Endorsed tie not,
JANUARY = lie did not then know that the order had
been issued. The order was not subject ot con
ycr,,iion between himself and the Commissioner When
the Endorsement made. The effect OF ir "'ue'
upon eases in the ordinary files was beneficial. a II
reduced the files In number. and encouraged effort |"
cor,olrtc cases. Probably witness had not more than
o 400 ca,cs among the $4,000 cases selected by tho
Pension Onro for the Completed files.
| Mr. Lemon, testimony having been finished. Mr.
Cooper renewed his request for the production OF the
hooks of the refrigerator Company asserting that they
would show that the refrigerator was II fraud. and
that the Commissioner had been manipulating from
the Pension Office II fraudulent scheme TN, cor
nittcc would not he doing IL, fnll duty BY falling 1,
turn the Eight upon that enterprise.
| Comm, sOncr Raum said he was present to answer
charges Of Official misconduct and bad done ~ com