Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-24

Number Of Witnesses Examined By The
C0mmittee To-day.

A Number Of witnesses Exani,ed BIZ tn,
COmmittes To-day.
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DIRECTOR OF TEE MINT.
The silver pool investigation was resumed
this morning. Representative Geo. ". Dorsey
(Neb.) who Is also a banker, was the first Wit
ness. He testified that he had no knowledes of
any Congressman or other government ofacers
being interested in any silver poel or silver
speculation.
KNEW ONLY ONE SILVIA SPECULATION.
In response to Mr.. Oates the witness said that
he knew Of but one gentleman Of his scquaint-
snce who had any interest in silver speculation.
A real estate man in Chicago With whom he
had some years ago some dealings In Nebraska
real estate. On the strength Of that acauaint-
ance Heidelberg had called on him one day In
the summer.
Witness was chairman of the banking com.
mittee and Heidelberg had Q financial bill
which he regarded rs . pauacsa for all our ILLS.
witness, after suggesting some changes in the
bill, introduced il by request and Il was re-
ferred TO the banking committee, but was not
time about silver. Heidelberg showed Wit
suvKR CERTIFICATE,
which he said he had bought Witness, being
in the banking business, examined the esrtifi-
cate rather closely, ~ il was the only one he
bad ever seen. He thought HedsnberR
showed the certificate to hin because
witness had expressed . desire 10
know how the speculation w.s conducted.
The certificate was for thousand ounces and
Heidelberg said he had bought few thousand
ounces. Witness never did have any interest,
directly or indirectly, in silver bullion or silver
He did not think Heidelberg had ever pro-
though it was possible Hedenberg might have
remarked that silver was q good pur-
chase. Witness had no knowledge Of any
silver speculation and Heidelberg had never
suggested to him the propriety Of Offering sill
yer certincates to Congressman, and Heden-
wanted introduced talked more like Q philan-
thropist who wanted to help the country than .
speculator.
NAMES WITHDRAWN BY MR. sTEvEHa
Mr.. H. Y. Parsons Of Brooklyn was called to
the stand, but before he testified Mr.. Stevens,
the correspondent of the Globe Democrat, said
that he wished to withdraw one or two names
he had, at the request Of the committee, given
from recollection. They were those Of Mr..
NeWHuuS anu MI farsOne olnce peSu1y1nR ne
had received from Owenby letter dated the
Hotel Richelieu, Chicago, saying that he was in
error as to Parsons. Mr.. Stevens offered to
read the letter, but at the request Of the COM
mittee merely handed it to the clerk.
CAN'T GET owENBy.
Mr.. Dingley said the letter would be made
public Monday. Mr.. Dingley said Owenby
seemed to be willing to answer letters from
others but not from the committee and that
had haa fov dova ~
THE coLARADo POOL
Mr.. Stevens said, in answer to further ques-
lions, that in q conversation with Owenby
charge of the Colorado pool, and at the re-
quest Of the chairman Mr.. Stevens privately in
dicated this firm.
Mr. Stevens said he had received the letter from
Owenby two three DAYS ago, and in answer
to q number of questions as to why he had not
fore said that he had shown it to Mr.. Dockery,
who had suggested that he hold it for Q while
MR.. PARSONS ON THE STAND.
Mr.. Parsons, Who lie the New York agent Of
Wells. Fargo and 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
to the government itself, and knew absolutely
nothing about any silver speculation by gov
eminent officers. His opinion was that be-
tween Ss, 10000 aud s10 900, 900 Of silver was
held in New York and practically none outside
of that city. OF the amount held in New York,
perhaps, 1000, 900 was held by private and na-
tional banks, and the balance by
trust companies a small part Of
the holdings Of the latter being
on storage, aginst which warehouse receipts
were issued. Mr.. Parsons said he could give
absolutely no information about the reported
silver pool and silver lobby. He knew Owenby
slightly. Owenby, when in New York, fire.
quently came in the Office Of Wells, Fargo d
Co. and witness made his acquaintance in that
way.
TALKS WITH owHNBY.
In response to q large number Of questions
he gave the substance 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 informa-
ton furnished. Witness paid but little atten-
ton to it, but remembered that Owenby
said a cashier Of New York bank
was his associate in the enterprise.
Afterwards Owenby spoke in denunciatory
terms of this cashier and said he had repudi-
ated his (Owenby's) interest. After a number
of questions the witness finally said he could
not remember the name of the cashier, because
it was that of o man he did not know, but that
the bank mentioned was 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"
MINT DIRECTOR LEEcH's STATEMENT.