St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-25
SILVER AND SILENCE.
Examination of Witnesses Who
Are Totally Ignorant.

congressman or any other government
officer being interested in any silver
pool. or silver speculation. In re-
Spouse to Mr.. Oates. the witness said
that he knew of but one gentleman OF
his acquaintance who had any interest
in silver speculation. His name was
Heidelberg or Hardenberg, real estate
man in Chicago, with whom he had
some years ago, some dealings in Neb
raska real estate. Witness never did
have any interest, directly or in
directly, in silver bullion, or silver
speculation. He did not think Heden-
berg had ever proposed to him TO 20 into
silver speculation, though it was pcs
sible Heidelberg might have remarked
that silver was a purchase. Witness
had no knowledge of any silver Specula-
ton, and Heidelberg had never sug-
gested to him the propriety of offering
Silver certificates to congressman.
III. V. Parsons, of Brooklyn, was
called to the stand, but before he teStl-
fed, Mr.. Stevens, the correspondent OF
the Globe-Democrat, said that he wished
to withdraw one or two names which
he had at the request of the committee
given from recollection. they were
those of Mr.. NewlandS and Mr.. Par
sons. Since testifying he had received
from Owenby letter dated the Hotel
Richelieu, Chicago, saying that he was IN
error as to Parsons. MIR. Stevens offered
to read the letter, but at the request OF
the committee, merely handed 1t to the
clerk.
Mr.. Dlngley said the letter would be
made public Monday. Mr.. Dlngley SAID
Owenby seemed to be willing to answer
L. III hn M from fha
committee, and that they had been try
ing for some days to gethim. Mr.. Stew
ems said. In answer to further questions,
that in conversation with OWenby
something was said about firm which
had charge of the Colorado pool, and
at the request of the chairman Mr..
Stevens privately indicated this firm.
Mr.. Stevens said he had received the
letter from Owenby two or three days
ago, and, in answer to number OF
questions as to why he had not shown
it to some member of the committee be-
fore, said that he had shown it to Mr.
Dockery, who had suggested that he
hold il for while Mr.. Parsons, who
is the New York agent OF Wells Fargo
g. Co.. then testified that part OF their
business was the sale, but not the pur-
chase of silver bullion on commission.
He had sold bullion for many years
from day to day to business houses. He
never, either directly or indirectly,
bought or sold silver for any one con
nected with the government, except the
government itself, and knew absolutely
nothing about any silver speculation by
government officers.
Mr.. Parsons said he knew Owenby
slightly. Owenby, when lii New York,
frequently came in the office OF Wells,
Fargo d Co., and witness made his ae-
quaintance III that way. In response to
a large number of questions. he gave
the substances of conversations with
Owenby. His testimony was, IN effect,
that Owenby had stated that he
had an interest in silver given
him in consideration of lnforma-
ton furnished. Witness paid but little
attention to it. but remembered that
Owenby said cashier of a New York
bank was his associate i'll the enter
Prise. Afterwards OWenby spoke In
denunciatory terms of this cashier, ana
said he had repudiated his (OWenby'S)
interest. After number OF questions,
the witness finally said he could not
remember the name of the cashier be-
cause it was that of man he did not
know, but that the bank mentioned was
the Hanover National. The witness
was questioned rather closely as to why
he had not paid much attention to
Owenby. and, after saying he should
prefer not to answer, finally said:
II would not like to give any man a
bad character"
Mr.. Leech. the director of the mint,
submitted statement of the domestic
supply of silver on December l and
January 1 last. On the former date
the visible supply, Mr.. Leeeh placed al
1852, 800 ounces, the largest holdings
being the Mercantile Safe DepOsite
COMPANY, 6,093, 800 ounces, New YORK
bank estimated $2,000.000 and Western
refiperies S2,OOO,000. He also submitted
list of concerns hat since the last
silver act was passed had offered l0,0Ot
ounces or more of silver to the govern
ment.
The regular sellers are given as the
consolidated Kansas City smelling ano
refining company of New York; Clark
Dodge q Co, Handy q Hartman, Tim
norman and Forshay, the Fourth
National bank, the Boston & Coora
do Smelling company, OF Denver
J. and w. Seligman q Co., O.
New York; Nesslage. Colgate &
Co., The American Exchange Nat
ional bank, of New York; the Bank O
| California, the Nevada bank. the Anglo
| California bank, the Selby Smelling
and Land company, and W. Loalza
| Co., all of San Francisco; Wells, Fargo
| 81 Co., of New York: l. q 5. Wormser
Heidelbach. Ickelheimer u Co., and l.
A. Cole, of New York.
At the instance OF Mr.. Oates. VIII
| stated that he had an engagement II
New York, an adjournment had thel
been taken until Wednesday,. Th,
committee had no idea that Senate
Vest was going to make any Statement
respecting Senator Cameron, and hat
no information on the subject unit
Senator Vest had testified. The com
mittee supposed Senator Vest wanted
| simply to disclaim any knowledge o
| silver speculation himself, and MI
Dinglev was, he said, as much SURPRISED
as any one else at the testimony. Hal
the committee any intimation of tn
testimony, it would have insisted Oh
Senator Vests appearing on Saturday
Mr. Dingley said he made the state
ment because it was the purpose OF tn
committee to obtain all legitimate ait
proper information as promptly as pos
sible; and because he knew the news
papers desired to be accurate, and be
cause the publication referred to dl
injury to the committee, to the hous
and to the country.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 24.-J. W
Heidelberg, the Chicago real estat
! dealer, whose name has recently bee
connected with the silver pool, is i'll tn
city. Talking about the investigation
he said:
81 have not been in Washington since las
winter. | have seen in the papers somethin
about silver investigation, but l know @
no such thing as silver pool. l do know c
silver bullion certificates issued by financis
institution of New York and which are regu
| larry quoted in Wall street reports. 1 neve
heard of any pool in them, however,
Did you have any dealings in them?"
ANY connection / may have had wit
these silver bullion certificates concerns In
private business"
"Do you know E. NJ. Hill and Jane
George of Washington?'
Eyes, know both men, and any bushes
relations had with Hill and George cor
Germs them and myself. l see what th
papers have to say about their alleged test
mony and have read the dispatches l wi
give my evidence before the committe
when l go to Washington. This will prot
ably be next week"
DO you know of any congressman {
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