Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-21
THE PENSION orrIcE ENQUIRY.
MI. Ford Denies TIat He In-uiied Mr..
MriEhi-Oihcr Mitn.sscs Testify.

hr. tord Denies Tat lie In-uited Mr..
Wright-oihcr Witnesses TestIfy.
The pension oAice investigating committee
yesterday heard statement from Vim. 7. Ford.
assistant chief OF the record division. IN vindi-
cation OF The Charges made against him IN rc!a-
t.oa TO Mrs. Wright, who was referred 20 m
having received advances trom Ford on the
street.
The witness said he met Mrs. Wright one dav
on the street aal walked a short distance
WITH her remarkIng ut tho time in a casual
way that they would walk lonesome road to-
gether He never though; 81 the incident
aiterwGrd Until Maj. Barker told him the lae.les
IN the Office did not like him. and Mrs. Wright
nad made allegations about a remark be Ford
had made TO her oae Cay on the street
lie deu:ed waiting for MIS-. Wright on tho
street ihe witness summed up the matter by
SAYING Tie charges were az the Instigation OF
parties who wanted TO get him ont of his diyi-
SION, and that he never offered an insult 20
MIS-. wright or any Other lady.
In answer 10 Mr.. Enioe the witness ex-
planned the statement in regard to has embrace
inS a LADY an the Office. He said that iIl a Dir
OF playfulness lac would approach the lady re-
fer.ed 10 and make a motion as II 10 embrace
hcr, BUS would throw both arms over her head
The lady IN question. he said was a grund-
mother, and the ladies about the Office appre-
cia:ed his friendlHess.
The witness volunteered the state,oa,. .has
Maj. Barker had habit of but;ouing mn ma
FRINGE Albert coat, adorned with a boaton-
mere ana strut;lng about the halls sweiied up
with self-importance.
Gen Dugan. whose reinstatement In the
pension ONCE Assistant Secretary Bussey uas
Instrumental IN defeating. took the stand 20
make statement IA Response 10 the charges
nc said were made against hun by GeH Dussey
ne charged That Gen. Bussey had specuiated
in cotton IN Louisiana, settled with his crcdi-
tors at 10 aud 20 cents on the dollar and had
poeketed the balance of the money!
40 various questions IN regard 90 Gen. Bus-
sey the witness said IN substance that instead
OF pelng assistant secretary of the interior
Gen. BGssey should be wearing conyict's stripes
at Eaton Rogue, and S5OOO0 would be no in
dacement for him 10 20 back TO Louisiana He
was an internal scoundrel, concluded Gen.
Dugan.
II. 5. Maddox. whom the witness Hersey
claimed mad received compensation for obtain
ing the status OF persion claims. testified he
WAS q clerk foz Representatives Cochran. Fell
lows, tnglsh, Byraes and Hartcr. lie mad ex-
amincd claims for all these gentlemen aud Tor
their constituents.
He represented to Mr. Harter that he could
increase his (Maddox's) compensation by ex-
aiming claims tor persons outside OF his dis
trlet, and Mr.. Harter. being a new member
and having perfect confidence ia him (wituess),
gave his assent lie therefore made applica-
uon FOR leave to examine claims but the pen-
SION ofhce refused 10 allow the privilege. He
did not then know that the congressional CALI
slip practice had been discontinued He fur
Their stated that he had never called up any
cases on the eall-slips OF Representatives Coch-
ran Fellows. Byrnes and English for which be
received compensation. As soon rs MIR Hartcr
learned that the practice had been discon-
unued he wiote witness a letter telling him 10
refuse the money to the claimants who had
cases called up by him. This ne did 10 two
persons. The committee then adjourned until
today.