Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-19

came out in the paper. have no In
terest in the catalogue whatever; /
never was proposed should nave any
The Chairman-You've no STOCK II
be Catalogue Company? A.-No sir.
Q.-Do you know,
AS To GENERAL ST. GLAZE,
q to whether he has any interest II
hat company in any shape or formf
A.-Not that am aware Of dOn
think he has. do know, while Il
vas pending, he went away from here
Mr.. Massey would like to ask one
5uestion, Dir. fancy, 1 would like to ask
Won whether from the time this matter
9f a possible concession was first men
;ioned 10 YOU down to this moment,
has ever been intimated, suggested
m thought of with you or anybody
slse-either General st. Clair or any
9ne having authority for him, that he
,hould either have now or remotely in
my shape any pecuniary interest in
his undertaking or the fruits Of it? A.
70, sir, none whatever. There has
zen no such discussion on that point
Il any time from beginning TO the end.
O.-You say that he has no interest
m il. but I want to cover the other
round. Has there ever been any sUg-
{estion OF any kind that he should have
tny? A.-NO, sir, none whatever.
There has been a good deal OF talk
about our political relations here.
There has been nothing said on politics
In our connection with this matter. 1t
has been purely from the friendship
shat he had for me and my friend Stall
maker.
OIL want to ask you another Ques-
lion. In all the course of the proceed
.ngs up to this time has there or not
ever been made to you either by Gener-
al St. Clair or anyone acting for him
any suggestion that his connection in
this matter and his kindly interest in
behalf Of this concession on your &C
count was to have any consideration
politically or otherwise. A.-NO, sir,
none whatever, from the beginning to
the end which is now.
The Observation-Disclosures would
YOU like TO cross examine the witness?
The representatives of the Typo
graphical Union present, declined to
cross examine the witness.
The Observation-Disclosures, the wit
nesses are yours, either Labor Organ
izations, Typographical Union, Trades
Union or the public generally. The
committee
INVITES THE FULLEST INVESTIGATION.
The Chair from the sense Of the room
will consider there is no question to be
asked of Mr.. fancy.
Mr.. Taney-I want to say personally
that before l would have any row about
1t, would rather not have the contract.
The Chairman-Well, it has got be-
YOnd the row business. Now Mr.. St.
Clair considers he has been morally and
personally assailed. We have either to
convict him or justify him.
Mr.. Taney-So far as he is concerned
am ready 10 answer all question in re-
Iation TO General St. Clair.
Mr. ST. Clair-I would ask Mr.. fancy
what he means by row about il. You
made a statement there abOut rather
than have a row about it you would
rather give up the contract.
A. l mean the row that the Typo
graphical unions have raised fuss about
my concession.
Q.-You don't want any difficulty
with the Typographical Union? A
No, sir. I employ union men at homo.
l am interested in eDncern that does
employ them. l don't want to have
any trouble with them whatever.
The Chairman-That was the bearing
If that remark? A.-Yes, sir. There
vas no reference to anything else.
Mr.. ID. +. Stalnaker was sworn, and
testified, in the main, substantially as
lid Mr.. c. Il. fancy. The chairman
linen turned the witness over to Gen.
st. Clair
General st. Clair-I will ask you to
state whether or not when l wrote you
and gave you the first information
about IL, did not ask you in that COM
nupication to bring Charles II. fancy
with YOU TO Chicago? A.-You did, sir,
and I submitted the letter to Mr.. fancy
and be came on.
The Observation-Disclosures of the
union, do you wish to ask the witness
any questions. (No response.)
The Chairmau-Mr. st. Clair, do you
wish 10 question him any further?
Mr.. ST. Clair-Nothing further.
GEN. ST. CLAIR EXAMINED.
Mr.. Massey-Before a recess is taken
think il is due to the situation that
you should ask General st. Clair wheth
sr he desires TO be examined under
oath.
The Chairman-Gen. ST. Clair, would
YOU like TO be examined under oath
IN this matter,
Gen. ST. Ciair-YeS, sir.
After being duly sworn General st.
Clair made a detailed statement Of his
connection with the Conkey contract for
publishing the Worlds Fair catalogue
and directory which was that he had
no pecun,ary interest whatever ia those
publications, and that be knew nothing
whatever concerning the COnkey con-
tract. He testified to his long and in
innate acquaintance with d. E. Stall
maker and C. Il. fancy and his close
friendship for both, wishing to do all
he could for his friends in West Vr-
qinis and the best he could for the EX
position. General ST. Clair's statement
was quite creditable TO himself and ex-
onerates him completely from any i'm
proper connection with the works in
question.
NO FRAUD SHOWN.