St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-12
is OWENBY A LIAR?
Congressman Dorsey Gently
ROasts the Gentleman.

6OaStS the GenUicn1dn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE silver
pool investigating committee resumed
its sessions this morning, and Congress
man Dorsey, of Nebraska. said he de-
sired, under oath, to make statement.
He called attention to the interview
with OWenby, "wh0 was somewhat no
torouS and not unknown to fame" III
which Owenby said a Nebraska con-
gresham had told him there was $500
waiting for him if he would forget what
he knew when he went on the witness
stand. Mr.. Dorsey said he was sat
istied his colleagues, Messrs. Laws
and Council, mad never seen
Owenby. Mr. Dorsey said he him
self had known OWenby'S face three or
four years, but until OWenby came here
to testify had never known his name.
He had met Owenby i'll the hOtelS and
about the capitol. OWenby had asked
him about the tariff, the silver and other
bills. When OWenDy was brought here
under arrest Mr.. Holmes, the sergeant
alarms. met Witness about The house
and asked him ii he wanted to look at
OWneby. Witness went to the sergeant
alarms olnce out Of curiosity, and
found about Il dozen members around
greeted witness, and said that he wanted
to see Mr.. Mason, of Illinois. Witness
went out, not being there thirty seconds.
The only otter time he saw Owen
by was when Owenby was at
the bar of the house. If wit
ness was the man OWenby meant
he (Mr. Dorsey pronounced INN an In
famous llar.in AL that the term implied.
lie had never discussed the question
with OwenbN, and had never spoken
with him for weeks before he went with
the erLeant-at-arm> and saw OWenDY,
in the presence OF number OF con-
gressmen. Never offered Owenby a
cent, and never mad amy interest in the
investigation. He had never been in
terested himself in silver. either di-
rectly Or indirectly. lie expressed the
fear that the committee would never
get anything truthful out OF OWenDy.
70 MI. i'aynr, Mr. Dorsey said that
he had never gone To anybody to have
the investigation stopped; and had
never asked Senator Cameron or any
one else to have 1t stopped. Mr.. Dol
Sey then described a jucular CONVERSE
ton between himself, Senator Butler.
Senator Cameron AMI others, IN which
the Sena or mad i0kingly tWitted the
members OF the nous. about silver SDec-
uitti0h, in which thu witness also jOk-
ingty upheld the house. A that CONVEX
satiOn something VS. said about the
Dockerey resolution. and h., Mr.. Dor
Sey. had remarked tuat 1t was the i'm
preston OH the hulSe side that Dock
Grey was after one of the senator's col
leagues, whose el ctl0n at TIL time was
pending. liz had au-ningly told the
senators to look out fur D0ckerey; that
lie was bad NAH" He mad forgotten
ali ABOUT tni, talk until one of the sena-
tors reminded hun of it few nights
ago.
Representative Phil B. Thomp-
son, of Kentucky, and j. Rudd, of this
city, testified that OwenbY's reputation
was not good. Mr.. Thompson said that
those VINO knew OWenby regarded him
as a remancer.
l.. Zimmerman, of Zimmerman Il For
shay, was examined with regard to
speculation tnrougn the house with
which was connected. He said he had
no knowledge whatever OF any kind OF
silver DEALINGS ny his firm on account of
senator's, representatives OF government
employees, either directly or indirectly.
Adjourned.