New-York tribune., 1890-06-04
VAIL FROM BRECKINRIDGE.
HE WANTS THE CLAYTON COMMITTEE IL
co OFT TO ARKANSAS AGAIN.
AN 1MPERrIyENT DEMAND THAT TESTIMONY
ne TAKEN IN THAT STATE AND IN
CALIFORNIA REFUSED BY THE
SUBCOMMITTEE
nv TELEGRAPH TO THE TaIDUSE.I

v..btrpton June 3.-Thc subcommittee oi VIC
uo,se Con,rittec on Elections. which l. stan engaeen
'' , .,.;do,co and testimony I'm the OF
C,or,on against Breckinridgc. today refused the aP
nl,cation of thc conescc for the further cAaniha'o
of witnesses in Arkansas California ana c!'c"he'c
Mr. Breckinridge, with the ehrohfy ihat hd'
characterized his conduct in This case ever since '
5r,I tou bv tine hands Of as,as-ins, demanded the
ovamnation Of about thousand Witnesses III Nrh""
sas lie made the demand. not while inc c"mihi''eo
a. in Ittlc Rock but after its return To Washington
Tho committee properly refused To grant thls request
Mr. Breckinridge will probably shrek now ana oe
clare that freedom lies bleeding In the encr because
bc cannot postpone the day when he shall be
Icuomniously thrust out Of his seat III the House
His Shricks however will deceive no one Every
day that this political Pccksnf Is permitted to retain
his seat is reproach to those OF his colleagues who
prefer honesty manlness and fair play 70 fraud
felony and assassination. The decision OF the SID
committee is follows
The application of the concstee to take further
testimony i'm Arkansas IS denied. Full opportunity
was given TO take such testimony at Ltilc ROCK,
and the case there closed a. 10 such testimony
with the consent Of the contestcc. The closing oi
the cs.e however al that point only related To the
taking Of testimony in Little ROCK. eaVh- thr SUP
icct of further testimony at Washington 70 be consid
Greg 2s 0 70 ihrec Of the wnc.se, asked for Dr. C.
Taylor C. Il. Brecknrdge and Powell Clay ton. while
the committee know of reason why their testimony
was not sufficiently taken at Little Rock set A. AL
thrcc Of said witnesses in Washington - day. the
committee will hear their further testimony If con
tcstee desires to have the same taken. -. ,ho
As 10 all Documentary evidence caIcd iOr tH'
committee viii receive the and place the same
in the record, subject 10 all proper objection, as t TO
rsGe IS furnished before the record is ky printed
The record nov being % S RnS Sraca ana the o b prc
scned at early day. If contestce desires to have II
As to the Meechans Arms Company evidence, the
committee have fully examined the correspondence
q s9 dsIe the 'RPGsa II mSa IL '~So or sncy S
but the committee deem 1t proper 20 say t.at rom
such correspondence thoy are informed tnat ,ne COM ,
pany did not keep the numbers Ci me r5V.vers soli
al that time. and have no record by which c saic oI
this revolver could be traced IeV9ver & % mo y"
same pattern. however. seems 10 have been 500 20
one Vsndcrmculen. al Pala sons and by nm SoII To
party whose name was 70 nm & mm"'9", 'l u.v "''5
was en- route 10 Montana. and thcIc i DO way >,
ascertaning whether the revolver was or vas no,
pattern. As to the testimony Of Mr. lishoa,A ana
Mr Roots. they were both present during con.
siderable portion Of the hearing At L'c RocK ana ano
no reason ia given why the testimony was not tnoro
taken II desired. ,r.
tse q 2t jsSse rs. c"4R G!9 sas% b:ols Sss
tho committee It was not explained oY t"'tu"Iy'
snq 9sT..S itsr' Is The he s other witnesses living in Arkansas
should hayo been examined iGcrc. ., ..,.o, &.
r4vcn Shy me evidence and that OF Nlr. Alnutt. al
ready taken does not fully describe the particulars
Of the killing Of Mr. CLAYTON. o.,,,.-.,. .,o.o
As 10 IN. testimony of parties IN California, thcre
is no showing A. to the character Of th'ir tsu
as e 70 sss s rssvoy & Sc oa5 -fa a"Ga @aI in n
manner conflict with the testimony ALREADY taken ~
- the whcrcabouts ~ Hooper Al W" IH' ~ 1''
murder There IA showing thai SAID trsunghy
would CONFLICT with that Of the Hoop family tahcH
a, little R0cb owing ~, faet That th" s''All.d
Hooper theory was brought out about the tlne ths
invrstigation began AZ Little hock, there hal
heen no previous OppOrtunty - investigate the sane
upon the part ~ persons representing tnc con
md With partles a, Los Augres %" results Of wuch
arc not eet ont In th, apph alton although cNhlh.
tied ~ the cOmwit.c" while A. li' h"' In ll'"
testIrnony will throw any further light up!n tal
theory ot Tho case the committee dos not deem ~
,roncr 10 delay tho case tahc the proposed tcsu
nony of the California wiincs-cs - 49, . -
1 AZ To the testimony NJ Jones ana Fordtce m r.
gard ~ their Investigation "a the revolver ti're
Is M showing that the same would throw any hsht
upon the identify ~ tho revolver .
AZ 10 Judge Hemingwav'S testimony. Vc % nov
believe Il 10 be competent or material or. II com
ne,,n, there * no reason why the came was ~" taken
~ arliansas II conteStee desire, 10 take the i"-t
mony Of Dr. Taylor cr Mr. hrcchnndge or ,. T,neIa.
CLAYTON the witnesses present 100 INC Guy ne
sho,id 80 notify the committee Immediately.