Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-29
THAT rwENrY-FIvE DOLLARS.
Examiner Greenewalt Furnished It to Nor
gan to Give to ME-. Cooper.

gan to Give to MT. Cooper.
TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE TIE SPECIAL PENSION
OFFICE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE TODAY
Mr.. DE ARSAUD's LETTER DENYING THAT HE
EVER PERsoSATED AMI ONE ELSE IN ORDER
TO GET PENSION.
The pension Office Investigation was resumed
today very quietly after the stormy close of
| the last meeting. Commissioner Raum was
| not present, though il was understood he
would again appear.
Representative Enloe read o letter from
Charles A. dc Arnaud, who was charged by
Commissioner Raum with having personated
| another De Arnaud in order to secure pen
sion. The letter denied that the writer had
ever personated or needed to personate any
one else to secure pension.
He wrote that he had applied for a pension
In his own behalf as a captain, appointed to de-
tached service as a member of the fifth Mis-
souri, volunteers by Gen. Fremont. and named
Gen. Grant Admiral Foote and others as per-
sons who had commended his service.
By a mistake OF the government officers thew
mad confounded him with another De Arnaud
and by reason OF their mistake had wrongfully
accused him OF persopating another man. He
declared that Commissioner Raum knew the
charge was untrue, and alleged that the reiec-
ton OF his claim and his prosecution was due
TO nance on the part of Commissioner Raum
because he Ode Arnaud) had refused to
accept $4,000 the Senate military committee
had agreed to allow him as payment sor a
claim of $4,000 he had agai,!s. the govern
ment. De Arnaud wrote that he lad con-
tract with Gen. Haum by which he agreed to
pay Gen. Rsum so per cent of the claim if al
lowed, aud MIR. Raum wanted him TO accept the
$1,000 offered.
The letter closed by asking an oppor:u nity
to appear and prove the statements made
Mr.. Crounse of the New York World testified
to the accuracy of an interview with Commits
sloner RGum. in which the commissioner had
described Morgan, the Bloomington Ind ar
torney, as faint-hearted witness.
SPECIAL EXAMINER GgEENRwALTs TESTIMONY
j. G. Greenewalt, the special pension Office
examiner who made the investigation
which resulted in Commissioner Raum's
preferring the charges against Represen-
tatlve Cooper was asked if he had furnished
the S25 to Morgan which Representative
Cooper refused to accept and returned.
Greenewalt declined TO answer, ON the ground
thaf III an interview Mr.. Cooper had Haid
ne intended to prosecute in court the
parties TO the affair. Mr.. Cooper sail he
would, If necessary to get at the whole truth of
the matter. relieve the witness himself of any
fear. MIR. Enioe asked if the witness declined 10
answer on the ground shat it might criminate
him. The witness replied that he made the in
tons to do anything he might think necessary
to elicit everything connected with the trans
action.
The witness did not want to make further
answer because il might furnish Mr.. Cooper
with Information he could use in the prosecu-
ton of others Finally. however. he admit
ted that he had furnished Morgan the
SIS to send to MIR. Cooper in order to draw out
the information he wanted. He had done this
In good faith. believing Morgan's statements
Mr.. Raum had told witness he should not suffer
pecuniary loss through the payment of money
10 get information. Witness understood Mr..
Raum would reimburse him out of his own
pocket If necessary for witness knew it could
not be paid from the public funds. Witness
was still ont the 925, as Mr.. Morgan had not
returned the S25 after Mr.. Cooper had de-
ciined to accept 1t. Supposed Morgan still had
it.
There are several letters in the Morgan cor
respOndence which have not yet been produced.
The witness said he had destroyed one letter
from Morgan because it made charges against
men in the office who were above suspicion,
and two other letters he had mislaid.
MIR. Cooper wanted TO know if witness was
acting officially what right ne had to destroy
letters. Greenewalt replied that the letters
were addressed to him personally and he re-
gardod them as personal.