The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-08-26
IRON HALL MONEY,
Supreme Waterman Harris on Hos
mer'S Testimony.

Many members of the Iron Hall
who usually spend the Sabbath in
attending divine service and enjoy
ing themselves at home or the river
resorts, spent yesterday in discuss
ing the sensational testimony of
Vice-Supreme Justice Hosmer Civ
en- before Judge Taylor's court at
Indianapolis.
People have always looked upon
Mr.. Hosmer as a conservative bus
mess man, and his testimony Gre
ated great deal of surprise and
any amount of comment. His
disclosures in regard to money
spent for travelling expenses were
especially talked about by men,
bers, and Mr.. Hosmer's confession
that S155 had been paid to an at
torney during the last session of
the Maryland Legislature created
much surprise.
Mr.. Hosmer testified that the
money had been paid by him to
Supreme Waterman Joseph Harris
and by the latter to the said attor-
ney.
After considerable trouble
Herald reporter succeeded in find
ing Mr.. Harris and getting his
side of the story.
Il don't know what in the deuce
that mans thinking about" said
Harris. 81 never paid $155 to any
attorney or any one else to infu-
ence legislation at Annapolis |
see that Mr.. Hosmer SAYS the mon
ey was paid to Mr. Joyce. Now,
| know the only Mr.. Joyce who is
a member of the Maryland legisla-
ture, and | never paid him one
cent or said one word to HIM to in
duce him to report any bill, favor
ably or unfavorably, from his COM
mlttee.'
"Did you receive s155 Mr.. Hos
mer says he paid you?" Asked the
reporter.
"Yes; did receive that amount
from him out of the funds of the
order" said Mr.. Harris, emphat-
ically. Il was told to watch care
fully every bill likely to influence
the Iron Hall introduced at Annap-
oils. No such bills were intro
duced. Two or three were prepar-
ed, but they never were reported.
| took several trips to Annapolis
during the session to watch these
bills, but this was tlresome and eX.
penslve.
"While at the capitol | met
gentleman who said he would
watch the bills for me, and send
copies OF all new bills, for consid-
Grafton. | made arrangements
with him to do this. and he did it.
| paid him for his service, but !
never gave HIM anything like $155.
The remainder of this sum was
used in my trips to Annapolis
"Do you remember the name of
the gentleman to whom you paid
the money!"
"No, | am unable to recall It,
He was almost a stranger to me
and | would hardly know him if
he walked into the room. But /
do know it was not Martin Joyce
nor anybody by the name of Joyce.
All that the attorney as Mr..
Hosmer calls him, ever did Tor us
was to send us copies of the bills.
There were a number of Iron Hall
members in the legislature and |
was pretty sure that our interests
down there would be protected.
Mr.. Joyce is himself member of
the order. Now this is all ! have
to say about Mr.. Hosmer and the
Sl55 attorney fee"
"What do you think of the evil
dence produced so far" asked the
reporter.
"The men fling the bill have
utterly failed to make out case.
was the reply. They swore to
two things which they have failed
to prove. In the first place it was
charged that the order was insol-
vent. That has not been proved
for there is lots of money in the
treasury to pay off all maturing
claims for the next two years, and
every death and sick claim up to
June has been paid.
"Then they charge that the af-
fairs of the order are mis-
managed. | don't think this has
been proven. 1t is true that mon
ey has been lost, but what business
man does not loose money at some
time during his career. The
managers of the order are business
men, there judgement is not in
fallible, and they are as apt to lose
money as any one else.-Baltlmore
Herald.
A RECEIVER DEMANDED.