The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-29
THE RAGM INVESTIGATION.
Some Interesting Testimony from Formc
n CLERKS In tho Otilcc,

Some Interesting Testimony from Former
CLERKS In tho OtNoo.
WAsu,SGroN, D. c., March CSC. N.
Lockwood, patent attorney OF this city,
formerly chief clerk OF tho interior de-
partment, was tho first witness called by
the pension office Investigation COM
mittec to-day. Witness told OF a re-
quest from General Raum made to him
for a loan Of money for Z few days to
help him out. lie could no. loan the
commissioner the money himself, but
took him to Mr.. Thompson, the presi-
dent OF tho National Metropolitan bank,
who, he thought, might accommodate.
him. Mr.. Thompson refused to accom- :.
modate the commissioner, because OF
some personal feeling against him ithe
commissioner on account OF the lat
tCr's refusal TO promote Il clerk in the
pension office that he (Alr. thompson
and other persons, including Senator
Plumb, had asked him TO promote. Mr..
Thompson agreed subsequently, to lend
tho money to Mr.. Lockwood, who, in
turn, loaned it to the commissioner.
The loan was subsequently paid.
Mr.; John W. Thompson, the prcsi-
dent OF the National Metropolitan bank,
referred to by the previous witness,
testified that nc knew General Rum,
but not intimately. He detailed the
circumstances attending the request for
loan. Witness refused to give the
namc OF the lady clerk whose promo.
ton he had asked for. She said subse-
quently tha: she had not been pro.
NOTED and had been treated little
roughly by Green i. Raum, jr.
The witness declared that he did not
seek to compensate or bribe General
Raum to secure the promotion.
Wm. II. Barker, formerly chief OF the
record division OF the pension office,
was tho next witness. He had received,
he admitted, information from W. w.
Dudly. i'll regard to stocks, OH which lie
had acted. Mrs. Fithian had once
offered him (Barker) money in return
for promotion. Witness reported the
matter to Green B. Raum, jr., and Mrs.
Fithian was not promoted. Witness
said he had borrowed $50 from a clerk
named Donohue, whom he had made q
section chief, Donohue getting the
money from clerk named Morse. The
note not being paid, Donohuc wrote
witness letter during office hours say
ing that unless tho money we're paid
Immediately Morse would have him
(Barker) arrested. Witness paid him
the money and Immediately reduced
Donohuc to q clerkship (but without
reduction OF salary for INSTRUMENTATION
in writing such letter during office
hours. Alter good deal Of question
ing the witness said Green L. Raum, ir.,
probably got n part OF tho $50, as he
and witness were borrowing money
back and forth OF each other.
| Thomas Farcctt, an attorncv, and for
merly al employc OF the paus.on Office,
was the next witness. Ho told of the
circumstances attending his discharge
and his efforts to secure Reinstatement,
Heattributed his failure to get back to
his refusal to recognize John Raum, son
OF the commissioner, rs an attorney in
q case in which there was fee OF SO
involved, unless heobtained the consent
OF the attorney OF record.
In concluding 4 reply to a question
| witness remarked that he would like to
show In parallel columns his record in
contrast with that OF the commissioner,
in discharging him and at the same
time keeping Theodore Smith and n
number OF women rcputcd to be of bad
moral character, in Office. This remark
was finally stricken ont and the commit.
tee adjourned until Wednesday.