Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-03
Appears Before the "Silyer Pool" IL.
vcstlgatiny Committee: lie
knows Nothing,
Or Hr 10 ROT WILLING TO rcLL All
ne KNOWS.
His hooks aud Memoranda We're In His
Trunk, Bn. lie Forgot 10 Rrlng
Them Along.
Jnues owenby Doe. Nat Seem e
Know Very Much. Amer All.

wAsiuNoIoY, Felt. a.-lu the silver
FOOL investigation today Representative
Abnor Taylor, " Illinois, testified that
he had bought ON margin In Inst July
anu August 10000 ounces Of silver and
sold u ut a ptciit. lie wished II put on
rcconi That the purchase was made after
the silver bill became a law. He had
not fought any silver since.
Congressman FAVOR said he did not
know OF any senator or other fepresun-
tatlvo having bought silver. Witness
did not buy any silver before the law
went Into effect nor while legislation
WINS pending. lie had dealt In wheat
since lie Ind been IN Congttss. had,
after consultation with the President,
Secretary Of the Treasury and Director
" the Mint, by whom II was approved,
introduced bill nj the beginning "
the present session looking to the pur.
chase Of tho thirteen million ounces OF
surplus silver In the United States.
He did not hold nm ounce Of silver nj
that time aud did moi before the Intro.
duction Of the hill have any conference
with any man supposed TO own silver.
Representative Clunlc Of California
testified that he never dealt Ia silver
and lid not know any senator or rep
rcs.ntativc who had.
James A. Owcnby WIS sworn. He
resided, hc said. In New York, but
spent most Of his time In Washington.
His business last year wa. that OF n
broker. lie handled all sorts OF Nc.
curities, aud when he had opportunity
dealt In silver. His original business
was mining. lie had dcsk-room Ia
the office Of Wells, Fargo a Go. In New
York.
Payne asked II witness talked with
I Stevens. correspondent OF the GiOb..
Dcnocrai, abouta silver pool.
Witness--I probably have used the
word "pool" In speaking with parties
Ia conversation about silver. 4 hal
some knowledge Of different parties
who, | believed, were engaged In silv-i
trading, hut Of mn organized pool, |
don't believe ! did.
He had seen accounts upon the
hooks Of Wells, Fargo n Go. Witnes
was asked number OF questions 4
lind out II any names ON the w, X
! tfvcs. He evaded these questions, an
volunteered the suggestion that cou
! mittce Of experts examine the books o
Wells, Fargo 4 Co. During the te'
: timony witness at one time asked II tn
qucstioner "meant the books OF an,
BANK
Payne wanted 20 know after awhIl,
what witness meant by this question
aud finally learned that he referred 4
the books Of j. M. Donald, cashier u
the Hanover National Bank, and ol
Hall, assistant cashier.
Owcnby was asked " ON any Of thes,
books there was the name Of any Scna'
tor or Representative, and, after con
sidcring the question awhile, he re-.
piled that Donald had once picked up
n letter while they were canvasslng
the silver situation, aud said: "rhat
man In In II. know what he will do. Z"
Payne-He mentioned the name, did
he.
Owenby-YOu are very anxious TO
have me mention that, are you? Yes
! will STATE positively that II was a sem
atot's name. Excuse inc for not being
able TO give Information with regard 10
other questions asked.
owenby said the information WINS In
his books. The hooks referred 10 his
private affair, and ho would never
state how they could bc found unless
compelled 10 10 40. lie was doing bust
ness In Chicago aud Interested with the
firm II Field, NNcichcr & Killing. Their
business was OF "a personal nature and II
would probably be detrimental 10 the
firm 10 stato where the boolts, accounts
aud stocks were kept. He did not re-
member what was In tho books and did
not want 10.
Other questions brought out the fact
tina, outside Of these books witness had
In his trunk anu other receptacles
memoranda relating "a silver spcoula.
7 tiung A uputltN rucAnt -llt.ikrfus Ind
brought him 10 Washington In such =
hurry that ho forgot all about the papers
In his trunk.