The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-06

member of Congress, except what he had
seen In the newspaper. Wood had shown
witness a copy of Contract 1000' without
signatures. Wood said a number of promI-
nent lobbyists in Washington were going
to take hold of his bill. That was before
the publication of the forged paper. After
election witness saw Governor Foraker. al
his request. He reminded witness that
they had always been friends, and said that
he, was worried about the matter. lie
asked If witness could remember whether
there was q genuine paper like the forgery;
IL there was. he wanted to know it. Wit
ness replied that he had a recollection of
some paper, but he did not recall it suf-
ficiently to be able to say that it bore sig
natures. The Governor pressed him to re-
fresh his recollection, and give him a state
ment. which would not be published, and
would be returned TO him. But witness
could not do so, and the more he thought
about it the more vague his recollection be-
came; so. finally. in answer to another re-
quest, ne told the Governor that he could
not make any statement; that he had not
gotten him into trouble. and he feared he
conld not help HIM out.
When shown Contract 1000" by the
chairman, the witness said that he was now
confident that the paper shown by Wood
bore no signatures; II Mr.. Turner
the witness admitted that he was sorry
that he had ever signed the letter which
Wood showed to Governor Foraker to i'm
press his mind with the belief that he HALL
knew something of the matters described
by Wood. He had done it to help Wood
along In his application for the smoke in
spectorship.
Mrs. Wood was recalled, and, in answer
to Mr.. Turner, said that she had advised
her husband to have nothing to do with the
that Wood should secure recommendations
without such devices. and she regarded it
a dishonorable way to get a place-dishOn-
orable not only on the part of her husband,
but on the part of Governor Foraker. who
should not rave asked for such papers. and
he learned of the forgery.
Governor Foraker got the witness to adj
NIT that her admiration for him did not
waneu until he had dropped Wood.
John +. Benton, of New York, tes tined
that he had made some registers and boxes
for the ballot-box company. He produced
a letter from Governor Foraker, dated in
January last, requesting him to furnish Mr..
Kurtz this secretary with information.
Kurtz wanted to know If he knew anything
to onnect James Z. Campbell or John Nc
Lean with the ballot-box company. and
witness had replied that he did not.
George Campbell, a brother Oft. G. Camp
bell, was the next witness; MADDEN had
had given a signed contract to I. c. Camp
bell. and asked witness to get it for HIM.
Hadden added that L. G. Campbell was
bull headed; would not help him, and had
bdiu tUat bDer6 was no SUCH paper. WIZ
ness had written to his brother, and had
been advised to let the matter alone,
as both Campbell and Foraker were
friends of theirs. MADDEN told witness
that this was a good chance to make him
self stout and wanted to take him down
and introduce him to Halstead. Witness
wanted to help. Hadden. Hadden feared
that t. G. Campbell was coming back hot
from Washington, and explained to witness
that he tHadden) had had a chance to be
probate judge. but that he would be read
out OF the party if he did not swear that
there was such a paper as the forgery. Wit
ness understood from MADDEN that he had
come to Washington and sworn that there
was an original paper when there was no
such paper, and that he had it under
party if he did not.
Governor Foraker interposed to deny
that he had made any request of Hadden
touching his testimony, or knew that he
was a candidate for the probate judgeship.
At this point the committee adjourned
till tomorrow, when Hr. Halstead will be
examined.