The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-09
MoNxY IN THE PENSION BUsISEsa
Jersey Tells How Some Ceueressnsn's
Clerks Tara N Honest fesay.

Clsrks Tara a. Honest Fenay.
WASHINGTON. April 9.-The testimony sub
mltted By Commissioner Raum yesterday be-
| fore the Special Pension Investigating Com
| mlttee OF the House in regard to 8. r. Hersey's
action In selling information obtained from
| the Pension ONCE. he having access to the
| fles as private secretary to several Congress-
men. had the effect Of bringing Represent
alive Brookshire OF Indiana and Representa-
tive Gantz OF Ohio the two members who en-
ployed Hersey to do pension work for them.
before the committee this morning.
Mr.. Brookshire said that he had hired Her.
sey 10 attend to his pension business. for q
| time paying him $25 a month and postage.
| and then $40 per month and postage. He
knew Hersey had experience in the pen sion
| business and he had perfect confidence In his
| integrity. The soldiers seemed we'll satisfied
with the work Hersey was doing. and yester-
days complaint was the first he had heard
So far as receiving any compensation from q
soldier the matter never entered his head.
and II abuse OF privilege had occurred by Her.
sey he never heard Of It.
In answer to Judge Payson. Mr.. Brookshire
said that Jersey had no authority to use his
slips improperly.
Mr.. Gantz OF Ohio said that Mr.. Brook shire's
statement was about what he desired to make.
but would say in addition that he had been
sick during the winter and felt he needed some
one to help him in the soldiers interest and
he employed Hersey. Hersey had been Of
great service to him. but he had no knowledge
that Horsey violated the privileges OF his
position.
q. r. Hersey was In attendance at the in
vestigation and was called as witness. He
said he had been employed by Representa-
tives Durborrow. Perkins OF Iowa. Brookshire.
and Struble. but he had no understanding that
he was to receive pay from others than those
who employed him. Representative Cooper
and he did not have any such understanding.
Cooper. in his lHersey' 81 office. II Mr.: Cooper
Morgan had anything worth paying for he
!Hersey) would be the man t3 ,, DO it for him.
witness :. da not Witness said he
nothing that was wrong. He was benefitinH
an attorney. and that Was ali there was to
Il. He secured the status Of cases and gave in.
to aRs nsEE In
you'd receive nethins: h ala not tSipE tho he
fos 1a III JACK ss
Soopsr and and
ReIkins,s slips. but not on those Of ReDresen-
Judge Payson put the witness through
severe cross-examination: which brought out
members ot Congress RECEIVED pay for this
also that two clerks to members to his certain
knowledge were engaged In this business and
he believed that one, clerk to- Senator did
such work. These clerks had offices down
town and he had conversed with them about
the matter. They were H. 3. Maddox. who
was q clerk for Congressman Harter Of
OHIO, Cochran Of New York. and English
OF New Jersey. and Mr. Mcclellan. q son
Of Representative Mcclellan OF Indiana
and also SECRETARY to Rep pres tive, Martin
told Commissioner Raum or anybody else that
he was engaged in this business II they had
asked him. because he considered 1t honor
able. He believed he had a right to call up
cases over Congressmen's, signatures; and he
did not think they would object Witness
made an approximation Of cases for which he
bad received pay. and placed the number at
Judge Payson then went over the names Of
the various attorneys with whom the witness
had done business. and brought ont the facts
them he had used the eaIl slip Of Representa-
What was your method In obtaining the
status Of cases 2" asked Judge Payson.
BY presenting the slips at the Pension
ONCE as though were acting for member
Ct Congress and the claim was sent down. Mr..
c9SSpsr . Tsf the first member OF Congress
The committee adjourned until tomorrow.