Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-04
.,,,. the "siiyer Pool" invest'ga'
lion Committee. Introducing
another Witness.
.osAlp, TIE HAnNovra eANK
CASHIER.
:, had Told 0wenby that Certain
s,,,,or, aud Representatives. were
Interested In Silver.
r..,,,.a,Ious ard transactions he
,.eeu 0wenby and DouaId.

,.eeu Oweuby and Dountu.
w,uuNoruS, Feb. 3.-James a.
o.anbv resumed his testimony before
vs. .ii,.r pool investigating committee
s.,.s He fecurrcd to the convcrta.
,ions will Donald, the Hanover bank
s,Shlrr Donald, owcnby SAID, toiu
| IN, certain senators and representa-
80 No. vefe Interested In silver transac-
,i,n. lie offered TO give the names,
r., Me..fs. Payne and Isowell made
| Ssslled objections, and insisted ON
~hat was said at these conversations
| ,'lny given. hut no names should be-
s,re,,. and Owenby said he could not
,mpcfly give the conversation without
\. NAMES. About seven Congress
rssn. he thought, were mentioned.
p,n,ld stated that the Congressman
r,r. Interested In silver through GER
,.iu rafties or institutiops. The Fourth
National nnd tue Chase National banks
ver doing dealings for these Con:
sramen, Donald said. Donald
- stated that Zimmerman ~
Forhay. August Belmont and
c,uon & Slmmonds were Inter.
,.i,d. Orieg for silver were
rIycn them. 1t was bought In Lon.
Ia 10 cover up the tracks. Donald
Also told witness that he got his infor-
mstlon from a private agent whom he
| top, IN his employ. lilo did not know
I'M. name. Donald said that when he
| had any doubts about matters he came
over and saw q representative, also n
sna,or with whom he had close rela-
|lDns. Donald had two congressional
|lflends, hut witness understood him to
/ infer more particularly TO the repre-
|pnlalivc. Donald claimed to DO In
|ticsied In these silver transactions.
/ The total amount ofsllver agreed to DO
halght by the persons Interested with
Donald, was 1000, 900 worth.
lie could not remember the exact
|dh.e Of these conversations. There
was no one present at the conversa-
|tons, 10 tho lest Of witness recollec-
|ton, this silver was bought at 81 cents
and up tosl.03. Al one time Donald
|spohe Of salc Of silver, but did not
|tlAie how much was sold.
Before making thsec Inter answers
|Oxenby had examined two slips Of
|Isper he carried. Payne asked what
kthose siips wcru and witness said they
Ivere memoranda that he had made
halfan hour ago from romc letters and
kilograms from Donald, which no had
with him. Before handing 70 the
|commiiiec these letters and kilograms
he Insisted ON their return during the
LAY ~ soon as copies could DO made.
He also submitted n letter from Par
|sons, Of Wells, Fargo & Co.
Owenby was then examined m 10
his contract arrangements with Don
|hll. They were verbal, he said.
The letter from Parsons 10 Owcnby
WAS In regard 10 stock In tho topolis
|silning Company In Mexico. Parsons
wanted Owcnby TO induce n man
hanied Fowler to buy some Of tho
|conpany's bonds. Owenby had this
|fead merely 10 show that his standing
INlih Parsons was different from what
fanonu stated 10 the committee.
Owenby said his contract arrange.
pnsnt with Mcdonald were verbal.
|WiInoss was 10 give all tho informa.
ilon he could possibly get. His per-
onal expenses were 10 DO paid ami he
|NN TO share and share alike with those
sho went Into the purchase OF silver.
Donald was 10 carry the silver for him
Pun agfcod 10 carry 100000 ounces.
tof Ills personal expenses in Washing.
~ he lrrw on Donald. Donald never
~ witness anything on the silver
Wines said that Donald told him
hM he Donaldl had information OF
~ million ounces OF silver being talr-
nsed by i've banks and brokerage
ouses he had named. He believed
Donall named the name of Repmsen.
atlve ketchum OF New York as one OF
neni' lie insisted Oh this abatement
nv again wanted TO give names, NO as
MAKE ms story clear, but Payne re-
nsu lhat II would be little short OF an
uuage 10 permit the name OF any re.
pc'able man TO be given unless wilt
''S nAl other than hearsay testimony.
Donald, owenby said, told him that
ne PARTIES TO the silver pool got into n
,ssngie, That he tDopald) got out OF IL,
nui therefore, could not make nuy.
nlhs out OF II for witness. Donald
~ That method Of repudIatipg n.
iAngemcnt with witness. The silver
S ~,,ves were sold out at Si.l7, and
,'he.s figured that he ought 10 get
'vehts hn ounce Oh a45, 900 ounces. or
'sNeen 49, 900 and $40,
osenby said he also received infor.
k Ia,ioa irsm David n. Little, Bill
Sa assistant cashier Of the Hanover
A, anu J. Ia. Cunningham, OF ser.
v Interested IN silver spcculation.
C"'vh mentioned the naui,s of n.r.
interested and Littler asse,,ted
~ "sp gave the names of Conyr,.ss.
sn, owenby said he had no direct
,sonai knowledge OF any conares.
i hilVer speculation. Tbe state
snl III Correspondent Steyen,s mill.
oh, that the largest pooI wns
oi Senators and New YORK.
kpllalsts and that II was Interested
he extent Of 1000, 900 ounce was
Its,soy Witness principally on the
Iha nalhls made by Littler, who said
AIM men were ffequenters OF CHAMBER.
In,n.. ne had stated 10 Stevens TINT
Congressman were per-
klIn.i W porrow money on their iidi.
n. ual notes without security for nm.
nnp OF carrying silver. DonnId
Io MN the Information. n, aiso
kon aun en-, that Cuilom, Teller, Can.
FbI.u others We're not In tn. mol.
w. ..A'ssment about Cullom was from
6sn.,nal knowledge. Witness went IN
|n,ao. ,uliom and stated that he y.s
Ha,,i'e s.ed IN silver purchases and In n
go way stated that "A number NJ
foislesslnen were Interest.d, Senaior
.n.n stopped him ut once mai taid
"so ho further; that he (Cuiloml