New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-11
prsH1NG THE RAUM INQUIRY.
vp LEMONS CLERK AND VARIOUS PENSION
OFFICIALS ON THE STAND.

Nc. COOPER EXPLAINING HIS sl'N'N' VI
ror FIRM OF ATroENEYs-JUDGE
WILSON WAKING yNDIGNANT-MR
TABER's STAG PARTY.
Washington Sept 1O.-The special House Non'" ,''r
Investigating the charges against Com"i'. m,s
ro.ured work to-day BY calling Mr.. Taber' MT. N'
49, ~ ,ho st.nd Mr.. Taber produced the Unity
w.. ,o.s. which had been submitted TO the Com's
.ionor hv Mr. Lemon as a basis for his reques' '.'.
,,,o " complcted. slip, system be adopuou' T.,
ono OF these cases, which had beef, oc.i., IL, had
complete the witness said that all oi .'1 r 'sortcd
pa.scd originally through his hands' Ill" u .,
that in all Of these cases the e''u."o' 1t, ,hc n,
compete the cases Of character "''" 80,
n,,r. ,ud not supply but which the PENSION ''u'o'"
i,of couId and should supply from inc o'"''u 60, .,
,u,,,,hcr I'm ONLY two cases out Oh ''' "U' 80,
,hc Pension Office called upon the a''''"'' ~
ional evidence. i,t between Mr.
There wa, a little tit at this point oe'" ,.',n,
CONAN and Mr. SAWYER. Mr.. Cooper ""' "'7
.,, . c,,;m,pi without an attorney c"hiu Io'
take advantage of tn" completed h'c' ~
sawyer demanded sharply, "Why not o.d
Mr. t,nprr objected To the intcrr"p,' nd
that nj, que ,tom had not been Ill '''" snnors
exclaimed IL am not c>ponsibc lor s nor
Mr. SAWYER rctortcd Nor am i LOT '' ,.,
Chairman Morrill, interviewed Z" chc'" wv 1891. ~
-, .o,,,iti,s and requested that such ia"s""e' W
not used li'eiffcr . - h,d durina his
n,ir,ti,, of Mr. Lemon, a~pcrsch tIc '""
fine witness: and reminded him th"' '' NV
oppvrtunity h. ascertain the 'ht>. .,, ,ort II.
Mr. Co,pcr said that he cared h'""''H >,
Imt if if WAS thought ncrcs hiE' "o ,,,,,n
.r,,r.r IT, during Commissioner TaIhc' "''"'' ,.,,
i,, h,d NOT taken George J.. Slh'rc'' ~
,,, ,,,,,:.vc M the river, and m'ioc "e"''' "
rl. Chairman was disposed +" RUE o"' '''' ''0''O"
nc mot pcrtincni to the investigation. ..o
49,, ,.rr said that Mr. Lemon had come he'e
MIN , nrcparcd statement referring se'olc" "F''
,i lur coopcr, and extremely ""c"'"' u,
his manner toward him. Mr.. Lemon "'' "a .
mi. line Of inrnry. MIR. Cooper '''' ' "
-, ,n nurn,.c Of ,.,melching him. Said MI '""p''
. Il, made a long self glorf, ing >taemc"'' '''' ~
admitted that lie had been d~barr'" i'r ~, w., ON
,n,,,cdi,,c,v Their, was confu-ion Judge "''''"
.,,i,i,cd. There is 10 such evidence. '"''."."
Merrill and all Of the Erphhlr'" "e""
committee united in this denial a., ,.
AIR C,,,pcr-lc forged ColfaXS name " III w.
tifcatr. - C,nno, a
Gentleman refer Ia you ~ h'c'"'c' "
for i,.rOmn" Hdaion . .,o,,
Iudco Wilson To Mr.. Cooper->om SIT" ~
,r, that Mr. Lemon admitted that lie WAS '"'
for forgery. $3.50 .,co,,ection
Mr. Coopcr-I did say so: thar i INV rc'o
# M, testimony. Th" record VIII SHOW
n. wiI.nu c>cit.dly --Thcn you ought IN DC sch'
=, , lun,tlc a,,lnm for having II" memory
Ne r.,,cr oh | VIZ, an attorney once myself
| u.d know what il j. t" get WORKED up ,.,o.
Mr. "i'"' ''' " I, w Icm,n never All.
ht"''E' '' NV ,, va, nv Won are pro-
h'"" any "'N r, ,,,. i that You have
the fr''fu VI ."''
' :. ,,,,,v years mast and TIE life of Mr..
| I"'"'' :" ,.,r,. ,h, committee ,ay it is an
| '""r '''''' - 10y
| -, ,,.rr acknnylrdcc your right To express
| ,,, I r.,rr tn tie testimony, and AK
your "P'''''' ' , - ,h.re is obicction |
| '"f we ''"" - " ..., . ,.rc.rv
| wa" ~ v,r,u rhi. IA. no pcrirenrv 10 the
'h''rm'n '''a.' = ,i,harcr and tn.
| awe -tiat m 'n' ".' .,.
| r'"" ''' :. a., r.,.r Will .ay that H. was not
| ''' ori.. viii Withdraw all ! said.
"s .r ,r,,n~I, Mr. cooper wfthirsws his charge.
| ,fr,, Tler, was no win" supper up the river
~ h,,., Their. a stag party one SUNDAY 'a"''e
,.f,.t NJ Cabin Johns bridge ana oiilhrr A' "'e"'
| ru
| 49, ... w,, u not Immediately after that that
| t,,rd s,ampirg Lemons prepared cases
| ~l"'
| at n'N''' ,, s,u.,hirr about that. but II had
| - e,. u,r,y where each man paid
| u"
| !" w,u ,,r that SIR Tanrer discharged
| w 'f
| MN URN az, Gamma, %, into that Witness Is
| ~" '"
| dl>'ii'r-'" ..,,,, O., ms. unon the
| '""'''" a., ,.,v,u,y Of the testimony
| question '"'''" It" . .,,.inr 10 IN, char
! 'Hr'" ,,., ,,p,n,n,'- ~,.ck and ruled
| "'F ." 80 ,,. ,,rr,rlry member entered his
| ,,,y , Marty vote the chairman ruling va
| PF"'N'' '"' ~
| >'''''''"' ,,, ,,,,r when the committee rc
y "'', " , 49,, h,,,rr n a Telegram from
| a>@''hh'" NV '""' 49,, ,...,.o,..I p.f,o,rnt or
| +. t HihI'h' '"c i' ;,,,, -. tho stand +,
| Demanding 'h' P'''" h,,,
| answer '"' '"" ,,,,, rho chairman declined
c. ";s r. ,. of the 1 rp, :,e o as we, ~: