The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-04
IllE SILVER POOL MUDDLE.
o"sN6Y'S EvAsIvs TESTIMONY
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

!. Mr. stevens Report Cornoborat.d
q ness Says He is a Democrat, and v.
Mr. Payne sharp Reply-rhs In,
= CATION to be Continued TO-DAY.
e WASHINGTON. ID. C., FEB. 3.-Tho ,..,
, mony OF James Owenby before tho Sill.
Pool Investigating Committee w,s aas
} tinued today. Owenby explained Tho, a.
, books to which he referred yesterdo,.
which he said were locked up wers ors' ra'
nary memorandum books. Owennv wa.
questioned as to his conversation with n,n
aid, the Hanover Bank cashier. IN ~.
Donald, according to Owenby's testimony
mad told him that certain senator's aud -.
resentatives were interested in silver fra
actions. Owenby refused 10 give tho -.
but Messrs. Payne and Rowell obiSo,'.s'
Mr. Oates thought the names sbo1iG to
given. '"Ou'" ue
After some discussion Owenby was al.
lowed to proceed. lie said he couId a.,
! properly give the conversation withou,
mentioning names. He thought that sever
congressman were mentioned i'm tbo -
versatiOn. Donald stated that theso oo. oon'
gressmen were interested in silver th,o,,,t
certain parties and institutions. aod mo-, !
| toned the Fourth National Bank as co,
/ ducting the dealings for them. Donaid
also said that zimmerman. AMI,
| belmont, and Carson a Simonds ,Yor.
| interested, The orders for silver 49,
given through them, and il was houobt j.,
Lond1 N. as Donald said, 10 cover nm tbei,
IRA, rs Donald said that when be had an, |
doubts about matters he came over 10 Wnsb /
lngt'n ana saw representative and also /
en- iter. lie had close relation. with the 1
latter. The total AMOUNT Of silver IA n,.
nonsLt by the persons interested with Don. |
aldwa s,according TO Donald's statement e.
Uo,ldO worth.lle was 10 share with the Other.
ana was 70 furnish information from Mash !
lngton "a regard 20 the chances OF sil,e,
legislation in advance Of the newsponer.
witness explained code prepared fortele.
graph purposes IN regard 10 legislation
" ltne's showed check book Of Hanover
BANK. The stubs OF the checks were miss.
Ing. This he said was done under ins,,,c
tiols from Donald. The checks ba ssi1
were presented at the National Rank of NJ, |.
Republic IN This ciiy with a telegram :,
Donald inauiriug ii idey w,re good. and o,
DOnald's reply were cashCd.
THE WITNESS EyAslyE.
''. as ne Frad q Telegram nom Donald
10 "it"t"s 'ying, Dispatch true coDy re-
Geited' ana asked what it referred to
W ilncss replied that il referred ID a conv o,
the silver bill or portioa of il ~ - ,ra.
exp cted 10 be reported. in reply to- oiles
lloh me -aiG ,ha, tHe copy referred 10 wa.
obtained fom an outside party but IA.
Noilu hot give the persOus name.
witness ave The committee "A letter from
NJ Iaf7ons requesting him % induce
Mr.. Fowler to buy bonds Of silver ninc ia
New Mexico In which ne tlarsou,l was in.
lerested. " illness said he exhibited m.
letter 70 show his relations with Mr. Par.
sons ana to show that Parsons though.
soinethihS OF nm at this time, altaough ne
spoAe adversely oi him when before the
committee. witness was questioned furthe,
as 20 conversations with Donald about
persons VINO were speculation in silver. ana
IN repeating ta0 conversation tried % ei,,
the names OF some members of Convres.
whom he had heard Donald mention. but
me committee would not ALLOW him 20 do NJ.
" itncss spoke of further conferences with
Donald as 70 the agreement b tween him.
sell, Donald, and others for the pur .hase ol
100000 ounces OF silver, The silver wa
purchased through several firms. anon.
mem me chase and Fourth Nationai
banks, August Il .imOLt. and others Tn, !
lrms were not interested In the purchase
put Donald aid lhat they were purchasing
silver for ce.tain members Of Congress,
MIR. STEVENS CoRRoRoaArED.
MIR. Payne objected 10 the names Of IN,
peisoas referred to being given. Wines,
said that Donald claimed to have personal
knowledge that Representative ketct am. OF
New York. was dealing IL s,I,er. Wilnes,
tlso got ,n'2,ma,iou that members Ol
Congress were intere sted in silver ,
speculation from ID. l.. Littler. That is
witness mentioned tho names and Little
issenied 90 them. Mr.. Payne again object. Z
'd to witness mentioning names. Witness
'ald lhat he had no personal knowledge y
mat members Of Congress were speculatine
"a silver. O~snlI was examined, concur
ing IN the statement made IN the interview
win Mr. stevens, pubishel in the II lOui,
'lobe-DemOcrat, In which he said "A silva
Jopl had been organized. The witness saio
he Interview was substantially correct =
Ills conclusion that there was silver poo
lad been reached frcm Wha1 Messrs. Don.
tld, Cunningham and David I. Litter ha0
old him.
Mr.. Payne read an extract from the
Ilobe-Democrat inter, lew, quoting owen. :,
~ as saying that aD0dt $3.50 OK
iad been pat up bY ne silver =
lool for the he@fat OK senators and "
members who were too poor 10 buy sill =
'er. The witness said he said something =
,b0ut $3.50, ,0O0 but be did not remember eN- ''
lctly what BE- had sti'el. -
Toe witness Wa asked il that was moi "
'rihegy, aud an answer was demanded
ma OWcnby, bringing the paper IN BIZ
land sharply down on the table said, !
iad me Information that Mr.. Donald had n
aid the ambant had been put up. -
THE SENATOR SAT pQWS ON HIM. b,
While the examination was proceeding
)weuby said without solicitation that he
himself bad intimated 10 senator Cullom
nat be knew where the senator could get
Olne silver TO speculate with, and If Mr o
'ull0m did not have any money be (@it. "a
lrss) could get the silver for him. Tn, il
enatOr, witness said, had positively "sa e.
own on him. and declined 20 have any b.
hing to DO with the proposition.
several incidents occurred during the eX D
limitations. one Of these took place af'el j
Ia. Payne had read an extract quoting D
)wenby a. saying that the silycr-pOJl peo- f,
lie wanted nothing 10 do with the damn d
Dol Democrats, because they Wcdd Not' a
h.ir way anyhow. WHAT are your poll U
ics,' ask It Sir Oates. II am DcmO
rat,' answered he witness. Great lau.h-
er followed, aui Mr.. Payne asked: "Art
ou one OF TIE h.nd of Democrats ,0 which
on Ftiei:' no." answe4ed DNenhl, y
but / suppose yaa ale that kipi Of q Re- r
ublican %
ONenOy aaUsed another lau-h By stain. ,f
hat ne belle cd that the committee han -
rejudgtd BIN. lie had come TO this be- =
al from what be had read in the newspaper
nd irom hls general lack q: DolBdsnce D
)i icians.
The W.iurss said IN answer % question: y
hat he had 40 personal kn4w.edgc "a To- n
OF "A p0ol beyond What hc nae
tated 10 q committee.
The committee adjourned till tomorrow
APPROPRIATIONS. r