The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-12
RAUM'S MEN WON'T TESTIFY.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THAT
TWO or THEM BE DISMISSED.

= They Refused 70 Tell or Financial Transss
lions Between Employees In the Bureau
: on the Ground That They Were Privat
. Anhirs asd None OF the Committee'
BusIness-One OF them Admittea tha
lie Had Carsed an Old Soldier
WASHINGTON. April 11.-Ths special Pen
sion Office Investigating Committee re
sumcd its sessions to-day. Geo. W. Wayson
who was special examiner and assistant chic
OF the special examining division OF the Pen
sion Bureau. was asked by Mr.. Enloe II h
had ever borrowed or received money from
examiners in the Office who desired to secur
duty in the field. Witness said he never ha'
the authority to assign men to duty In Thu
field. When questioned about certain fnan
cial transactions with an examiner named
Conley. witness said that was his private affai
and his own business. His official business
was open to inspection. but not his private
affairs The witness persistently refused tc
answer such questions. but said his offlcia
actions we're never influenced by illegal money
transactions. and he declined to discuss his
private affairs. He declined to say whether he
had ever borrowed money from J. ". Latou-
rette. nor would he say that he obtained the
endorsement OF notes Of subordinates in the
office while assistant chief OF tho special ex-
aminers division.
Chairman Wheeler then proposed that the
record OF the witness be submitted to the
House. together with resolution asking
the Commissioner Of Pensions to discharge
the witness from the Office
Harvey Ellis. an examiner at the desk in the
Pension Bureau. declined to say whether he
had ever endorsed notes for Wayson. consid-
| ering 1t his private affairs and mono OF the
| Committees business. Witness admitted hav-
| Ing loaned Wayson $40 long time ago.
Mr.. Enloe said Ellis's case was similar to
that OF Wayson. and thought it should be
treated as was that Of the former witness.
Tho investigation. he said. could not proceed
while there was n paddock on the mouths OF
Judge Payson objected to this remark. which
he characterized as an, inference. and said
the witnesses refusing to answer. as they alone
were accountable. II was decided to include
m him or SO M Enoe psS
!osed that another resolution should be sub
m NIT to the House to REQUIRE Wayson and
Ems to answer questions asked thom before
the committee. This was also agreed to.
3. NJ TAYLOR; former special examiner OF
previous session OF the com mttee. was called.
He said that he was called upon to resign his
that his usefulness had become imp paired. but
Ea a t bis
rotary Bassey that his M was desired
Witness here, rcmarked that whenever the
Secretary, had any disagreeable work to be
William I. Ford assistant chief Of the 'l rec:
Interior since is4s wh een Il II w yss
Mr. Enios showed him D the affidavit that he
twitness) had fl ed against Mr. Engle. which
was av sK the Commissioner to the
Witness could not remember that the affl-
dayt had been sworn to by himself but he
stance OF the Commissioners. He made the
affidavit on account Of surrounding cjreum
ischsreed While he iwitness, hi" had been 1G rs
tanned in Office Engle had told him about his
LEneIe'sD dealings with woman in the Pen
the affidavit. He preferred not to give the
name Of the woman. as he could not see that
Would only make it public when i It became n an an
absolute , :, NECESSITY &c 9, IN self;;defence;
ness was Delivered in rather I sens ot M
manner accompanied by. vigorous gestures.
Hss Ssd a fs be had had Been no ss r
p9innted and that his discharge was tho result
anm he DID D Saf dste ' H for
soldier ose ss s s%Isf I'D a. a
because he was soldier but for another |
reason which was proved in court as justih-
Mr. Enloe asked witness If he had applied
vile epithets to old soldiers Witness denied
that he had.
Mr. Enloe asked witness II he had borrowed
money from Latomrette on the endorsement
of clerks in the Office. Witness said he could
not see that an answer to the question would
serve the ends of the investigation. He adj
mitted borrowing money from clerks in the
office when he WIS In financial straits. and said
he was still in the drag" Latourette loaned
him money. but did not charge him 10 per
cent, for it; No one under him in the office
ever loaned him money out OF fear that IL they
refused some calamity might befall them
Mr.. Lind asked witness to give the total
ployees under hi i'm. the mum Der borrowed from.
and how many he owed at one time. Witness
declined to state anything in regard to these
matters because nc said. 1t would be the talk
Of the office and would tend to disgrace him.
:. IL YOU look at It that way" said Mr.. Lind.
- why did you do it,"
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