St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-12
Is OWENBY A LIAR2
Congressman Dorsey Gently
RoastS the Gentleman.


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, ''whO was somewhat no.
torious and not unknown to fame" IN
which Owenby said a Nebraska con-
gressnan had told him there was $4,000
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 COnnell, had 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, tie 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 Office out of curiosity, and
found about dozen members around
OWenby, whom he recognized. OWenby
greeted witness, and said that he wanted
to see Mr.. Mason, of Illinois. Witness
went out, not being there thirty seconds.
The only otEer 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 DOrsev) pronounced hlm an in
famous liar.in all that the term implied
He had never discussed the question
with Owenby, and had never spoken
with him for weeks before he went with
the ser rIeant-at-arms and saw OWenby,
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. He expressed the
fear that the committee would never
get anything truthful out OF Owenby.
TO MI Payne, Air. 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 it stopped. MI. Dol
sey then described jocular cOnversa-
ton between himself, Senator Butler.
Senator Cameron ana others, IN which
the senator had l0kingly twltted the
members of the nous, about silver SDec-
uiation, in which the witness also jOk
ingiy upheld the house. Al that c0nver-
Sati0n something WsS said about the
Dockerey resolution, and hp, Mr.. Dor
Sey. had remarked that 1t was the inn
preston OH the house side that Dock
Grey was after one of the senator's col
leagues, whose election at that time was
pending. He had lau3 3iiilgly told the
senators to look out Tor Dockerey; that
lie was "bad man." He mad forgotten
ali ABOUT this talk until oie of the sena-
tors reminded him of it few nights
ago.
Ex-Reprsesentative 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 remancer.
l.. Zimmerman, of Zimmerman & For
shay, was examined with regard to
speculation through the house with
which was connected. He said he had
no knowledge whatever OF any kind OF
silver dealings 10y ms firm on account of
senators, representatives or government
employees. either directly or indirectly.
Adjourned.