Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-19
THE RAUM INVESTIGATION.
Testimony Presented Before the House
Committee NJ Today's Session.

Testimony Presented Before the HOUSE
Coamissee NJ Todays Session.
The Rsum investigation Was resumed this
morning by the special House committee.
Miss Carrie J. Roush, q clerk in the pension
once, - recalled and examined with refer
ence TO work she had done for the refrigerat-
ing company. Her testimony was to the
effect that in addition 10 the letter she had pre-
viousiy testified TO having typewritten for
the refrieerating company she had copied
two or three local papers after
Office hours for the company at the request of
Bradley Tanner the commissioners secretary,
She could not give much information relative
to these matters, stating that she did so much
little Of what she had done. To Mr.. Raum
Miss Roush stated that she did not believe she
had devoted more than an hour and a
half all told to the commissioners private
work. Had no recollection Of As
sistant Secretary Bussey of the Interior
Department being shown by these papers to have
connection with the refrigerating company
and had never stated that Mr.. Bussey had pre-
sided over meeting Of the company in the
absence OF Commissioner Raum. Had heard
that Deputy Commissioner Lincoln was inter
ested IN the refrigersting company, but did not
know It to be so, and had never stated that it
was so to her own knowledge.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY BussEY rEsrrYrrs.
Assistant Secretary Bussey of the Interior
Department testified that he did not nov have
and never did have any interest in the re-
frigerating company. Mr.. Raum once asked
him to allow the use Of his name in organizing
company in order to comply with the law and
believing Commissioner Raum TO be a
thoroughly reputable man be had no hesitation
IN attending meeting at Alexandria. at which
company WAS organized. He did not intend
to be stakeholder; and. so far as he knew, no
stock had ever been assigned to him.
PRIVATE SECRETARY TANNEa GIVES SOME IN
FORMATION.
Bradley Tanner, Commissioner Raums pri-
vate secretary, testified that he was secretary
and treasurer Of the District of Columbia Re-
frigerator Company, of which the Universal
Kefri6erating Company is the parent company.
No stock had ever been issued. The incorpor-
ators were Commissioner Raum, Mr.. Bussey
Hallett kubourn, Joseph Tyssowski Richard
w. Tyler and himself
The Misses Georgianna Kenney, F. NJ. Sheri-
dan, Alice Shattuck, Carrie Maher, Libbey II.
Miller Mrs. Lucy L. Williams and Miss Wheel
wright, all pension Office clerks, were called TO
the stand. and each testified that they had
never done any work for the refrigcrating COM
panies.
GREEN B. RAUH, JR.'s HosrLER.
Green B. Raum, IT,, was asked by Mr.. Cooper
the name of the man who took care Of his
horses. He replied that his name was O'Don-
nell, and when asked if the man was in the
pension Office said: That's none of your bust
ness"
The committee admitted the questions and
Mr.. Raum stated that O'Donnell was a messen-
ger in the pension Office at SO a month. He
had been appointed by witness father. O'Don-
nell did his duty and attended to witness two
riding horses after Office hours. for which wit
ness paid him. He refused to tell the compen-
sation, stating that it was none of Mr. Cooper s
business, anil after some argument the COM
mittee decided that the questions had no rele-
vancy to the investigation.
ID. p. Gaines, employed in the law division of
the pension Office testified that in August last
he wrote one short letter after Office hours for
one of the refrigerator companies.
Adjourned until Thursday