New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12
PANAMA WITNESSES DO NOT APPEAR.
Mr.. CoLNE TEsTITES AGArN-TuE COMMITTEES
COMING TO NETWORK.

Washington Feb. II.-Mr. Colne the Secretary OF
tho American Committee. was again put on the
witness stand this morning by the Panama lnvesti-
eating Committee, the other witnesses having iaeo
10 PIT In an appearance Mr.. Colne was examined
with reference TO accounts IN tho botter heretofore
laid before tn" committee. His testimony threw no
light on the entries made. Ne stated that he had
not seen the books Tor four years and That b"
could not explain the meaning of ccrtoin numbers,
similar in character to the numbers TO denote pages
I'm ledgcrs usually used in "botter" account books.
Witness said that It could not refer TO ledger,
for none was kept. An order system had been
adopted and II possible that II might .efer to
number OF orders.
Representative Gcarv evidently though I, possible
that the numbers might really refer To dollars and
that they either represented the amount actually
paid while another amount was put under th" regular
dollar mark else HAT they represented IN" amount
turned In and the Other the amount actually spent
In the Inecr,oll account Geary said that there wa
5000 marked down and two numbers there
amounted 10 1880. Under the head Of "p"tty
cash. there va, 500 down and also the number
=. was marked ia the account Mr.
Gearv asked II So was not the amount actually
expended and The ohc" tie amount turned in.
The witness asserted that his theory was not
plauille o. good, and tie number might refer 10
something else.
To Mr.. Gcary b. said hat whom The financial
statement was submitted to Paris II was accompanied
by Il letter. A letter book was Kept. lie und":
stood If was now In possession Of counsel. They
were Mr.. Brist"w Lyndr stc,>on and one Of The
firm oi -cleman.
The Committee then got into n Discussion over tn"
failure Of Witnesses 10 appear. Ia" statement Of
the officer Of The House showed that number OF
New Yo,k Witnesses had been subpo"nard - hc
present Tuesday. and that subsequently Mr.. B"yard
hal b-cn subpocnatd - b" present today. with all
hi, books ana pli"rS. and mad IT. in'-"d =" come
but had not done There was considerable dts
ctssion abo,t What should BE- done under III cir
rmn,iancrs. lnl Il MS suggested rnai warrant ."
asked ~ the House for witnesses and also that the
committee 90 10 Indiana and examine eN >.crra'y
Thompson NJ t,cary said that Mr.. Thompson
va, evidently the who had transacted N"
business who cond throw the most light on affairs
and who handled The money. s.lgnan being merely
the banker. lie might b" examined. and then Tie
other witnesses should be- heard 10 confirm rciup
Hs testimony Mr.. Colnr aid 10 IA" committee
that Mr.. Thompson knew scarcely hing ahoni
the accounts, and that he (Colnel attended 10 them.
Of course submitting u statement 10 NJ. TnompSon
when he came into the once three four lines
year.
Mr. Powers. Of Vermont. thought IT might BE- we'll
to examine the Ncw-York books before getting MIR.
Thompson, testimony, they might give them In
formation on winch TO question him. II WAS nnally
ccdcd /, go 10 Sew \ DIRK Monday. aud 10 have new
N. ~ ihe p1siofice bulldigg Monday morning. Mr..
Toynra J,,se sci Omar v T. Ad0ms Of Wnsow
La.cr q 20. and Nathan AppletoD' Oh BOSTON, arc
wanted ~ witnesses Ia New-lork.
to m. living IN Of Two conlinS stations we for
mcrlv possessed In colombia for the purpo-" Of con
G.e taken down. aud vessels ordered away Just
before HE American comm,e" was or ,hc ANN " NV
nuenccs which had resulted ia he lolha'loh Vi 'he
American committee