New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-05
THE SILVER POOL INQUIRY.
no MORE IMPORTANT FACTS BROUGHT OUT.
owvprv,s TESTIMONY ENDED-MR. LITTIER
ApuEREs TO HIS FORMER STATEMENTS
THE INVESTIGATION MAY BE

owyREY'S TESTIMONY ENDED-MR LITTER
ApuEREs TO HIS FORMER STATEMENTS
THE INVESTIGATION MAY BE
TRANSFERRED TO NETWORK.
fgY TELEGRAPH THE TkIDUSE.l
Washington, Feb. 1.-The proceedings OF the SILVER
Pool. Investigating Committee to-day did not bring
ont any facts which be regarded as OF great puDc
interest or significance. Neither Colonel Dorsey nor
Iudco Perkins could be found when they were sent
for TO explain and supplement their former testimony
and no other Representative senator appeared 70
testify. The examination OF Ownbey was ended ana
two witnesses were examined apparently with view
10 test Ownbeys veracity. Mr.. Litter, in whose name
Senator Cameron carried his silver speculation.
could rot recOect. did he specifically deny certain
conversations between himself and Ownbey 10 which
tho latter had testified but Mr. Litter did reiteate his
former testimony. t. the effect that he knew OF no
senator or Representative, except Senator cameron,
who had been in silver speculation.
The cashier OF a bank in which Ownbey kept an
account while silver legislation pending cor
roborited far as his memory and partial examlha
ton OF the books of the bank served him the testimony
of Ownbey regarding the transactions OF the latter
through that bank The cashiers testimony, so iar
.as ii went. indicated that Cashier Donald, OF the
Hanover Bank. of New-Yorl City, may have been in
error in his narrative OF OF the particulars OF
his transactions with Ownbcy pending the silver
legislation OF last year. These errors, II any 1heic
be, Mr. Donald will have opportunity To correct
under oath. 1t is understood that the committee mas
already taken steps to recall him.
so far known neither Senator Cameron nor
Senator Vest has yet been invited to appear to cor
roborste deny the testimony OF Representative
Dockery which to the effect that two Representa-
lives had expressed desire to have the proposed
Investigation dropped prevented. 1t was stated
today that Of the most influential leaders in
the House irrespective of party have formed the
opinion that it will be necessary for the investigating
Committee in order to get all the facts, TO obtain
the testimony OF every senator and Representative
that the committee a sub committee,
will 20 to NewYork City with the expectation or IN
the hope Of obtaining valuable Information ana
useful cews by an examination OF the books and
officials of certain banks and trust companies, through
or by whom, it has been alleged, silver speculauons
were conducted in which Senators or Representatives,
or both, were concerned There does not seem to
be much ground TO expect that any great amount
of definite information will he thus obtained, III view OF
the of the transactions and the ease with which
they might be concealed, If the persons concerned
so desire The fact is that the best If not the only
satisfactory evidence which the committee can hope TO
obtain is the testimony Of senators and Representatives
themselves.
When the committee met this morning Ownbey
voluntarily stated that note of his had become over
due and that he had been arrested and acquitted the
prosecuting attorney declaring he would not have
issued the warrant had he known the facts
David T. Litter then resummoned. lie SAID
he did not remember having stated TO Ownbey
that any and Representatives were interested
in silver and did believe he did for 1t would
not have been true except as TO senator cameron.
Mr. Litter declared lie knew nothing In addition 10
what he had stated when ;i:c stand before
Charles s. Bradley cashier of the National Eank
of the Republic of this city, presented checks on ,he
Hanover Bank aggregating S211 which had been
paid by him TO Ownbey; but it was developed 10y
Questions put by Ownbey that draft Of $500, not
Included in his deposit account might have been PAID
on Geographic order and not be among the CHECKS.
Witness had no knowledge VITA regard to silver
speculation.