Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-10
NO. 2II
OWENBY IS ANGRY
At TAB TREATMENT OF THg SILVER POOL
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
BE Claims That the Members OF ,hs COMMITTEES
Made Every EaoH 70 Throw Ridicgls on bis
TssiiHony-Hs viii &c, Eysu VIII
Them il Suit hr Damages.

CHICAGO, February 9.-Jame, A
OwenOy, OF this city. who was called DAB
Washington 10 testify before the CON.
greSsional Silver Pool luve,ugatinr
Committee, returned to-day. 81 don'f
want to do the baby act" said Mr.
Owenby, "but my treatment before the
inquisitlon was terrible. Several the
Congressman made every effort 10 ron.
der my testimony as farcical as their in-
yestigation. They asked me hypothet-
! zeal questions, most OF them long ones
and abOunding In technical terms. four
and five At time. and then refused 90
repeat them. was not allowed 90 ,it
within ten feet Of my attorney. and 900
my attempts 10 have the >teuographer
repeat my answers and questions met
with sneers. My arrest, ! claim, wa,
part OF the plan OF the committee t0
ruin my character and break down my
testimony. | was honorably acquitted
when the ease came % trial. aud now
am pertecting negotiations with au at-
torney to bring suit against the Ser
geant-at-Arms OF the House of Repre-
sentatiyeS. They cannot prevent the
/ truth Of this silver pool matter from come
ing 10 light. ! will make a clean breast
OF il In the proceedings against the
Sergeant-atArms OF the House
Cashier j. NJ. Donald did not tci
the facts in his testimony When
swore that he was acting As the Treas
urer Of the Congressional speculation,
who were TO make money upon the ,i.-
Yer measure had proof 10 that effect
Mr.. Donald engaged me t0 look after
the Washington end 0f the affair hr-
cause he said he could not trust any one
connected with Congress. Here +, th.
/ cipher agreed upon between us. which
! was 10 use loo tciegaphing him 900
! New York. This matter the invest
eating committee refused 90 allow mr
| 10 place in evidence. u consists 0i Htc
words, the meaning of which is as fl.-
lows: Cumberland bill killed for
this session. "Penn>yNania b.I
killed for this week" "Ncw York.
House Bill passed. with new certificate
as sgal tender" New Jersey -liou,.
Bill passed but certificates to bc bullion
values" ''COnnectlcut Conference
Committee disagrecs"
Acting upon these tips. Mr. D0ua.d
was 10 do the purchasing oi silver fur
the gentlemen here represented. l.mcr-
toned two OF them, Cameron and kotci-
am, and will give the other, n due
time. have a great quantity OF ct.-
dence whick was not permitted 90 give
that will show that Donald and ! had 900
explicit understanding iu this matter
Here are some OF the telogram- and .ct-
terS sent TO me by Donald:
June Do, l,a0.
j. 4. Ow0ibG
Dispatch true copy received. Don't
understand twelve hours.
Signed. DoNAip.
June d., ls9N.
Cannot come; called on jury.
DONALD.
November JO. ls,g.
FRIEND OwENM The Wadeli paper
20 forward To Washington to-day. D.
not in order don wire unic,, absolutely
necessary. DONALD.
December %. lss9.
FRIEND OWENWG Yours yesterday
received and Rcpubiic is wired. WI
be glad to see you when you get here.
DoNAtp.
Owcnby added. Il had not been iu
Washington an hour when C0ugro,>-
man lnaming well known Nebraska
memberj came to me aud said. owen
by, II before You go on the stand you
manage 70 forget what you know of thc
silver pool there will be- -. 800 boo 10 for
you told him that did not need hI-
money"