The sun., 1891-01-23
SILVER POOR INVESTIGATION.


SILVER POOR INVESTIGATION.
Senators Stewart, Teller, md waicott
Knew Nothing OF Any FOOL or Syndicate.
WARRINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator stewart this
morning appeared before the silvor pool in-
vestigatloI committee. no having been mem
toned az making statements rather conlrma-
tory OF the existence OF u silver pool. Tho
Senator ead no had talked frequently with
various persons about the silver question, hut
he had mndc no reference In his conversations
to anr memt ers Of Congress and knew nothing
With regard to persons who had speculnted iu
silver. As y, himself Senator Stewart said that
he had mover bought or sold silver buli.n n,
except yenrs ago whom he wss mining aud
sold his product He had not for several yenrs
been interested in any silver mine. either
directly or indirectly. 1t might DO that he held
title to some abandoned silver lines. but lie
would sell oil his interest for $40. lie had
some little interest In gold mines. lie had no
knowledge Of any Senator or member being
Interested in silver speculation. and had no
knowledge OF outside efforts to promote egis-
laton lie had mover boon asked to 20 In o
any silver speculation.
T. N. Hill testified that he was a lawyer and
writer. lie answered an advert semeGt last
spring for a ready writer familiar with bl.
netallism. The next dnv man called Oh him
and said he WINS satisfied there was going to
be a difference between tho enato ard House
bills. and he wanted the question brought be.
ioie the people intellieenty. Tie mans
name wns Hedenberg. and Mr.. George. who
WAS present at tho time said he was wealthy
real estate man from Chicago. Suisse
Guently. In company with Mr.. George. lie met
neoenoers again ami WAS told that tho biil
Hedenbers then remarked: " Iere is ton O..
thing rerlans you can make m nsy out of, Of !.
were coriisSs"s for Or III thousand OUNCES S Of Ss s
.,,ps ihsmps; TGd'nests saS%estsa tRss bat Witness
margin, Of s25 aa thousand ounces. anu
he would receive one csr.,t cafe 70. every four
sell some to his business friends. Hedsnler9
said that he wanted the celit!cates sold to
81 nes Ss Tpsa h
gin .tLaneh,er.l He did not want to 70 Into
ness hal not The slightest knowcdso Of n Sin: ::
gle cer incate being offered TO members Of
me.sillst articles and had written soms essays
on the ubject. which:he believed appeared In
the egnGsiIs,o"Gl nnrisy Ee"9r% yon ma.
liyered as speeches?
,Witnofs-t do not know what was done with
'nsR ar' ostesHWSat a"sWSS do you usually se. for
Is heTj5s VII MAKE terms
James 4. George. who said he ran u provision
store In this s'tg ,n being a.
iii Hsdenbers ,oli Sm sGas
held at that time l.0Nooto ounces Of silver. liver
the interest Of the iouse sSs Ii and
said he did not want free coinage Witness
replied that he was u free coinage man, and
that II he knew OF q southern man going the
espeled from Gonsess % Stnesn % sna sueses.ed ese a
that he tHedenb;rx. coming rom Chicago.
HT Hs Mou asI Rss ,R. snI M 5ss
Senators Teller and |olcot. who had re-
ator TELLER il,st TOOK The stand. lie said that
be had never heard OF any pool or syndicate
handle silver in any shape until he bad
read II in the newspapers and heard OF Mr..
n on the hoo lie had
proaehea Of esprse he @ had heard l tSere re was S
but no had never heard OF it here or Of any
'fasa Senator Teer aaded never deal. in sill
yer; Lever bongh, H. ounce OF sil, er in my lie
mover mined and ueyor ex,ect to mine an
into silver spe:usti"n. lie hal heard iv stories an s
q a vast silver lobby being here to .promots
II
Senator Wolcott said he had no knowledc 90
Of any silver speculation. directly or Indirectly.
either before. pending. or since the last lecis.
la,ion. He knew absolutely nothing OF sny
one in official life being In any way interested
even heard 1t mentioned in the cloak rooms
AZ to himself. he had NOT. since he had been in
tho Senate. speculated In any way. He ex-
that there was in New York some large blocks
Of silver which could he handled, It would
to ascert ain who held it. Senator Stewart had
referred on the floor OF tho Senate TO a t OF
benefit. He. suggested that Mr.. Stewart might
have eome knowledge on the subject Tor the
committee.
Chairman DlnRley said that Senator Stewart
had already feen on the stand and dlsclaimel
knowing ANYTHING.
Oh. said Mr. Wolcott "he was srenkinc
generally. It is like ihs robber balols People
Before leaving. the room Sena tor Teller snid
he wanted 1t Understood that he meant by his
remark to cover trnnsac'iona for sct eral years
pAHt. and not aim Dly tha fApeDt sparula tinp