St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-23
HILL is A GENIUS.
He Can Write Speeches for the
Noblest Toga Wearer.


Noblest Toga Wearer.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Stew
art was the first witness before the sill
yer pool investigating committee this
morning. He testified that he had e
bought or sold silver bullion, except
years ago, when he was mining and
sold his product. He had never been
asked to go into any silver speculation.
E. n. Hill testified that he was a
lawyer and writer. He answered an
advertisement last spring for a ready
writer familiar with bi-metallism. The
next day a man called on him and said
he was satisfied there was going to be a
difference between the senate and house
bills, and he wanted the question
The mans nam was Heidelberg;
and Mr.. George, who was present at the
ime. said he Vas a wealthy real estate
man from Chicago. Subsequently, in
comp ny with Mr.. George, he met
Heidelberg again and was told the bill
was satisfactory and nc writing was
needed. Heidelberg then remarked:
Here's something perhaps you can
make money out Of" and pulled out of
his pocket a book in which he said were
certificates for 1000 ounces of silver
each, though witness did not examine
them. Heidelberg suggested that wit
ness could sell some of the certificates
on a margin OF $25 a LOCO ounces, and
he would be paid one certificate for
every four shares sold. Witness replied
that he might sell some to his business
friends. Heidelberg interrupted him
with the statement that he wanted
the certificates sold to members
the members OF congress he knew
were so id poor they could not put up
$25 margin (laughter). He did not want
to 90 into the thing. and turned it Off
with a laugh. Witness had not the
slightest knowledge of a single certifi-
cate being offered to members of con-
greSs. He had written a number Of
bi-metaliist articles, and had written
some essays on the subject, which he
believed appeared in the Congressional
Record.
Mr.. Dingley-Do you mean that they were
delivered as speeches?
Witness-I do not know what was done
with them.
Mr.. Oates-What do you usually get for q
speech?
Witness-1f you desire, I will make terms
with you, Mr.. Oates.
James A. George, who said he ran a
provision store in this city, testified TO
being present at the conversations be-
tween Hill and Hedenburg. His general
statements of these conversations agreed
with HIPS. Hedenburg(he also testified
had told him he (Hedenburg) had got a
2oDl ornopi1n6 fhat hnl6 Of tho{ f;,na n
million ounces of silver. Hedenburg
wanted witness to see Southern members
in the interest of the house bill, and
said he did not want free coinage. Wit
ness replied that he was a free coinage
man, and that if he knew Of a southern
man going the other way he would ex-
pose him and get him expelled from
| congress-. Hedenburg in reply to sug-
/ gestion from witness that Hedenburg,
coming from ChicogO, ought to see lii
nois, replied that he would look after
them and wanted witness to see South
ern members. Senators Teller and
Wolcott, who had requested to be sum-
moned then appeared. Senator Teller
first took the stand.
He had never heard of any pool or
syndicate having any silver or propos-
ing to buy, sell OF handle silver IN any
| Shape ulLll IG lldu ICdu III III VIC DCWS-
papers and heard of Mr.. Conger's
heard of any pool, and had never sup
posed there was any. He had never
been approached. Of course he had
heard there was speculation in silver
certificates in New York, as there was
speculation in everything else, but he
had never heard of it here, or of any
senator being engaged in it. Senator
Teller added:
II never dealt in silver; never bought an
ounce of silver in my life; never mined and
never expect TO mine an ounce. Nobods
ever suggested to me TO go into silver specu'
lation.'
CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-David T. LittleI
in an interview questioned the existence
of a silver pool. He said, however, thai
he was going to Washington to testify
before the investigating committee. To
use his W words:
I'll rip some of those rascals up the back
when | go before that committee. I'll tel
what know and it will be under OATH
He declined to say what points his
testimony would cover.
The senator said that he was n
speculator; knew absolutely nothing OF
the modus operandi of speculation and
did not understand the railroad system
of puts and calls.
Senator Wolcott, the next witness
said he had no knowledge of any silver
speculation, directly or indirectly, either
before, pending or since the last legis
lation. He knew absolutely nothing OF
any one in official life being in any way
interested in the purchase or sale o.
silver. He had never even heard j
mentioned in the cloak rooms. As tt
himself he had not since he had hoe,
in the senate %speculated in any way
He wished he was as innocent as hi
colleague about speculation and gam
bling of that kind; but unfortunately
he had known something OF it, to hi
l co1rnn