Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-17
THE SUGAR INQUIRY.
Ransom EIplodes tho Sensational RI.
mors About Him.
n VAS THE SENATOR'S son.
;sOrg. and His Friend Barnes Took a
Flyer or Two.
OUAY AND VEST TESTIFY.
The Latter Tells How The Saccharine
Schedule Was Made.
sHRIVER AND EDWARDS
III. Newspaper Men and Broker Chap
nan. who Refused To Answer Questions,
60 Bs Arraigned Tuesday.
sHRIVER AND EDWARDS

DIS between the Sugar Trust and
...1rs When the committee adjourned
l.i heard the testimony of "A OF the
a. rfmacrs OF the Senate. The eleven
$40 are get 10 be examined are Messrs.
r..r Cameron. Dixon. German. Irby.
,ciou Of Oregon. Pettigrew. Walsh.
n..abprn. Wilson. and Wolcott. Most of
arc out Of town.
AL. committee developed no sensations
.. bat managed TO explode one
some time past there have been
That Senator Ransom. OF North
aa. had been specializing In sugar
.. but the reputation for integrity
o. him has effectually prevented
.4 publication. To-day the basis for
. o. umors WAS shown by the state
. % The Senator to the committee
DIS son. George, who is his clerk.
sittin Barnes. his messenger. had
I'd small sums in buckci-shops. The
tl.n of General Ransom was n
.e yindicaton for him from the
us contained IN the rumors
ai ;he senators who testified
made negative answers TO the
owed 10 20 without further cX-
"a. All those. however. whose
.sd been mentioned by witnesses
e .t.0u with sugar legislation were
....d at length. They were the
r- II the Finance Committee aud
,.. Smith OF New Jersey Murphy
..A York. and few others. The
.t ..I questions asked by the COM
lf every senator who appeared be-
were as follows:
... YOU given any Information TO
.. ... Interested in sugar stock or In
is ~ the American Sugar Refining
r...ry that was intended or calculated
i,s value?
.e- you bought or sold. directly or
/. rety. since the beginning of this
~ Congress- any so-cailed sugar
.... or stocks. or stock certificates OF
' American STRENGTHENING Company"
4vr you been concerned with any one
q, .terest, direct or indirect. contingent
.. .th,rwlsc. In any operation. whether
purchase or sale Of said stocks or Ger
Res?
.I.ls any one bought or sold for your
..u, or in your interest. any OF such
s. Es. or speculated In any Of such
as four your account. or given you
.. understand that you would share in
profits 90 any operation in such stocks,
placed any money 10 your credit as
a.. proceeds of the purchds- or sale of
ID stocks. or promised or agreed to
such money 20 your credit
LAS any member OF your family or
arv person IN your employ or any
U.rk employed under the laws Of tho
, aitea States IN your service, been. to
your knowIeire interested. In any Of the
e. tys Indicated iu auy OF the preceding
q rstious. IN any transactions In sugar
stocks fo~ your account, or given you
r.. Ucrcl9
Iiayr you. or has any member Of your
rUv. or any such clerk. owned or held
rt'ratcs of the American Sugar-iRe-
Ir- Company during the period hereto
,.. mrnaoncd'
Have You az any time been connected
r... the American Susar-i;efining Com
... or have you at any time been
employ ass attorney, agent. or
-N.ser'
EANsOMS TESTIMONY.
testimony OF Senator Ransom is as
u-. Chairman Cray asking Mr. Ran
l-- tts question:
any member % your family. or
poisson in your employ. or any clerk
F.l under the laws Of the United
m vour service. been interested in
fr.asactiou IN sugar stocks or Ger
o.. during the period mentioned?
Ransom. l want TO make "A state
Du last Thursday night. the Nth.
.s. SIR. Rowland. the cOrrespon-
The NeW York Press. sent me
ri and called TO see me at my
49, the Metropolitan. with a ste
.- hr tho name Of Robinson. He
.- D.,-ti0us very Ike those that
I4t 10 me. ] mean the sub
.E tlrm la then informed me
.a Nrw York Press did not wish
any other senator any in
a1ut giving us an opportunity TO
ana be felt Il 10 be his duty
ae that they had IN their posses
Dee had. or somebody had.
fp upon which were recorded
..s Of different gentlemen or
rons IN buying stocks. and
ttat scrip I had been a fire.
'ctaser Of sugar stock in this
ring the sugar debate here
fo lin as positively as man
.l- 90 doing that IL was impos-
10 could be so: that / never
.e certificate, or piece OF ii GER
sugar stock in my life: that. in
/ had been in the Senate
'raici IN one dollars worth OF
Insisted upon his seeing the
We told upon my asking him that
ry & Co. who had a house
atn street. on Pennsylvania ave
thai this thing was certainly
.t him 20 telegraph 10 his
.- that there was not a word
.l Tie asked me IL this could
work ~ some malicious enemy OF
fYll him / could hardly believe
D. ! could not account for IL. 10
-
would be glad II you could see
.- again before you indulge in
ilcu Of this sort. and find out
Ga no al. safa IA
t.'.1u-as false as il can be-"
would DO that. and then said:
General, this is very clear state
yours. DO you know any other
't tar name OF Ransom in the
m I knew OF but one person In
ht Tho name Of Ransom now.
w4s my son George. who was
IT. asked me where he was,
"He Is in the parior now. l
'n ana bring him here" | was.
moro cautious than the occa-
ID. and ] said: II would thank
with me 10 the door here.
N.I can see that 10 communi-
.s place between me and my
wont 20 the parlor and beckoned
to come ~. / did not speak 20
nm between the parlor and
H and when he got into my
ktI the gentlemen 10 state
ltes 10 him. and told my son.
ne matter Was. TO tell the
'.a- a. lie then said that he
ai some Sugar stock on the 18th
e' April lie put up margin OF
Ae paid the broker on Sugar
lie fad that on the same day
-y margin Of SIS on cotton. lie
lose The money on the cotton
SO on the sugar; that after
.. repeated the bet on sugar. but
on cotton; and j think he lost
.nl
,l stated that he and a Captain
messenger here for the Com
'lmmi,lee after that. on two oc-
bought SO worth OF sugar stock
Tney went In together and asked
pOnGent TO examine my son
SOMETHING trough"
Atoa' twO weeks ago Captain Barnes
10 me. lie Is messenger OF the
"crce Committee. North caroiinian,
Dec been here for some time, ana hs
~ ne BE- had something 10 tell me, ana
"e rough that friend OF MS mac
Dim That they had paper on when
lame was down for 40 mucn susss
ana that / was deeply In II. 4 loaa
ho" absolutely false VI WAS. s n