Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-31
THE SILVER POOL.
Heidelberg Says He Was After Informatio
and Nat Afx.r xnS.s


and Not After Votes.
]. NJ. Donald, cashier Of the Hanover Ma
tional Bank Of New YORK. appeared before the
silver pool investigation committee this morn
Ing and testified that he had paid Owenby $3.50
| for information with regard to the progresSpf
! silver legislation last session, but that Owenby
had not furnished any earlier information than
was published in the newspapers. The in
formation was desired not for speculative pur-
poses. but for the purpose enabling the bank
to keep track of affairs.
HEDESBKRe on THE STAND.
John ". Heidelberg, the Chicago real estate
dealer, whose name has been connected with
speculation in silver, testified that he was in
Washington about a month last winter and
spring and advertised for ready writer familiar
with bimetaliism. For several years witness
had secured Che introduction Of financial bills
intended to carry out his views, and, as the
subject was under consideration he wanted
some one TO write articles in the Washington
papers advocating the use by the government
OF a joint legal tender indiscriminately
other than either gold or silver. man named
Hill responded to it and said he could do what
writing was wanted; but Witness as soon as he
saw him, was satisfied that Hill would not suit
him. he did not wish to offend the man and
probably said that he would defer decision.
He had no knowledge be said, of any Con-
IN silver speculation in any form. He had
talked with numbers of Congressman on the
general subject OF silver, but never with
any view OF inducing them to pur-
chase He had shown silver certificates
to Congressman Dorsey, Payson and Taylor,
all of whom he knew pretty well, rs the certifi-
Gates were "a new form of money about which
there Was naturally some curiosity.
AFTER IMPORTATION.
The witness said Mr.. Hopkins Of the Arm Of
S. V. White Co. of New York told him he did
not think they we're buying silver for Congress-
men; that their orders came through their
Washington dealer, and that they
did not know for whom they were buying
This interview was in New York. Mr.. Hop
kins said lie was coming to Was hington. when
L reached my hotel, the witness said, Il found
1t desirable 10 go to Washington Immediately
on private business not connected with silver
l wrote Nhile Il Co. letter stating
that 1 was going and would be glad
to be put in communication with their repre-
sentative In Washington. and that l might
want to buy silver. l got letter from Mr.
Hopkins. Ill which he said he was surprised
az my inquiry, and thought 1t better
to drop correspondence on the subject. wrote
reply apologizing and stating that did not
desire TO KNOW anything about their private
affairs. That was the strongest evidence of the
existence OF i pool which l could obtain.
was at that time terrifying myself to buy silver
largely and that made anxious to ind out
about any pool which might exist"
Mr. PERKINS DENIES.
The silver pool investigation was resumed at
o'clock, when Congressman Perkins Of Kan
sas appeared as II witness and made a general
and specific denial of the published intimation
and Charge that he had any information re-
garding the alleged silver pool, and also that
he had influenced the Speaker i'll regard to the
appointment of MIR. Peel as momber OF the
committee.
Mr.. Bishop denied this statement absolutely
and also said that he had had no knowledge
whatever in regard to the operations OF the
silver poo. called; nor had he ever had trans
actions with any silver ring or any dealings
with respect to silver speculation OF any sort
The committee then went into secret session.