The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-09

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. S.-The sub
committee Of the house judiciary com.
mittec continued its inquiry into the
whisky trust to-day with the examina-
tion Of Thomas DewaE He testified
that he was approached by Mr. Gibson,
secretary OF the Dlstilllng and Cattle
Feeding Company, and requested to as
sist in de,troying the shuleldt distil.
lery,
Before Mr., Dewar was allowed to pro-
ceed, Mr.. Boatner, of Louisiana, said
this was very serious matter and
ought not to be entered into unless the
parties affected were here and had an
opportunity 10 cross.examine witness.
Mr.. Bynum said that the president OF
the Distilllng and Cattle Feeding Com
pany was in Canada.
Mr.. Boatner did not object to pro-
ceeding, provided the witness was held
until the other side was able to be
here and cross examine him. Mr..
Bynum said that President Greenhut
and Mr.. Hobart, OF the company had
been telegraphed for and would be
here on Monday.
Mr.. Boatner moved that the witness
be allowed to proceed, with the under.
standing that he was to be held until
representatives Of the company arrived.
This was agreed to and Mr.. Dewar
proceeded.
BOLD oPFER.
He had left the DistilIing and Cattle
Feeding Company on being appointed a
United States gauger, and was ordered
to Chicago. He had been in this city
about q week when he received letter
from Mr., Gibson, secretary OF the Dis
tilling and Cattle Feeding Company,
stating that he would like to see him in
Chicago He mentioned the fact to
Mr.. Brooks, internal revenue agent at
Chicago (who was his superior), and he
(Brooksl advised him to SEQ Mr.. Glib
son. He met Mr.. Gibson and talked
over number OF matters regarding
business. In the course OF the CONVEX
sation Gibson said that he (Dewar)
might be able to do considerable good
for the company at an advantage to
himself There was something crooked
In Chicago and the distilling company
could not do business there. Witness
replied that II was his business to see
that things went right and he would do
what he could in n,the matter Gibson
replied that his (Dewar's) salary was
nothing and he could make $4,000 by
assisting them-in fact it would be
worth S25,000if the matter went right.
Gibson inquired II his business took
him around distilleries and asked es-
pecially about the cistern room of the
Shufeldt distillery.
WEAVING A WEB.
Witness felt much ashamed at being
offered money and spoke to Brooks
about it. Brooks replied not to mind
it; that it was only another tack tho
company was taking; told him to stick
to Gibson and that he might find out
something. Brooks also cautioned him
to make notes OF his conversations with
Gibson. This he did. He had other
important interviews with Mr.. Gibson.
Witness had met Gibson on January
25 Gibson stated that he could give
him (Dewer) something that ii put un-
der tank of alcohol in the cistern
room, would go of IN few Nhours, and
no one would know anything about II,
and the difficulty OF his company in
Chicago would be done away with. Wit
mesa was TO receive $4,000 cash in case
OF success. In order to show some in
terest in tho matter he asked Gibson
what he was TO get in case OF failure.
He replied $1,000.
GOT THE MACHINE.
Mr., Gibson showed him common
tin oyster can, divided into several COM
partments, with tin tube in one cor
ner and a gum tube in the center Mr..
Gibson also had powder and ball in his
room. Tho principal thing exhibited
by Gibson, however, was quantity OF
yellow liquid, which when exposed to
tho air and a temperature Of certain
degree would give flame.
Witness said that the job would pro-
badly cause a row. Gibson replied,
"Yos, one Of these once under the els.
tern all would go." Witness saw Glib
son later and accepted tine thing"
Gibson explained 1t; told him how to
use, and placed 1t in the outside pocket
OF his (DewOr's) overcoat. He then left
agreeing 10 meet Gibon the next morn
ing about o'clock. Ho called on Glib
son the noxt day and told him he had
not received his orders for tho day, but
would probably have to 60 to other dis