The Washington times., 1894-06-12
The WARREN SHOE HOUSE,
CHAPMAN is RETICBNT,
He viii Probably Be a Co-defeudanf wit
Edwards and Schriyer,

Edwards and Schriyer,
e R Chapman, the New York broker and
member of the firm OF Moore & Schley, who
vas before Senator Gray's sugar trust inves-
tigating committee Saturday, was at the
the committees He said in an interview that
he should not volunteer another appearance,
as he could not see his way clear to answer
the questions put by the committee.
M. Chapman was excused on Saturday that
be might have opportunity to think over the
request of members Of the committee to state
whether they (the comm1tteemen) had been
,speculating In sugar stocks through his firm.
III can. Of course, see the purpose of the
committee" " said Mr.. Chapman, (which is, in
case break my rule for them, to have every
member Of the Senate make a little request.
do not think the Senate has any right to
make drag-net inquiry like this, and l
should resist it"
The committee has decided to report Mr.
Chapman's refusal to answer its questions to
the Senate, and will probably not ask him to
appear again. The proceedings will be SINH
lar to those In the cases o: Edwards and
Shriver. The committee will report the facts,
accompanying the report and full transcript
of Mr.. Chepman's testimony, with resolu-
ton directing the Vice President to certify
the facts to the District Attorney, who is e1-
pected to proceed against Mr.. Chapman by
taking the matter before the grand jury.
Senator Gallery went before the committee
to-day at his own request to amplify the
statement heretofore made by him concerning
his meeting with Mr.. Havemeyer at Senator
Brice's house. He was reported in his for
mer testimony to have said that he had been
requested to see Mr.. Havemeyer, "who hap
pened to be in Senator Brices house" but he
had not stated the manner in which Mr..
Havemeyer happened to be there, which he
wished to do to-day.
"Prior to seeing Mr.. Havemeyer," Mr.
Gallery said, ''there was discussion between
those present and ex-senator White and my
self as to the comparative merits of the ad
valorem and specific rates Of duty on sugar.
There was great deal of difference of opIn-
ION on this point, and Senator Brice stated
that there was gentleman in the city at the
Arlington hotel who knew more about the
operation OF any given rate OF duty on sugar
than perhaps any other man in the United
States, and that If it were agreeable he would
send for him.
''That man was Mr.. Havemeyer, who was
then. according to Mr.. Brice's statement, at
the Arlington. Senator Brice asked me il
had any objection to meeting Mr.. Havemeyer,
and having discussion with him on this
particular subject 1 told him 1 bad not"
Mr.. Caffery said that accordingly Mr.. Have
meyer was sent for, and in answer to ques-
ton as to what took place, Mr.. Gallery said;
IL was IAere ludt uaO u QlscuSslOn Will
him in room by myself, in Mr.. Brice's
library where l was invited by Mr.. Brice to
meet Mr.. Havemeyer, and discuss this sugar
schedule with him on the point of ad valorem
ami specific rates. 1 simply desire to state
that Mr.. Havemeyer came to the House in
pursuance Of the invitation of Mr.. Brice"
Mr.. Henry R. Reed was examined at some
length. He said before going into the COM
mittee room that he had been wrongly repre-
sented as a member OF the sugar trust. He
was, he said, member of the Revere COM
pany Of Boston, competing concern, land
that" he added. sis why am here, and I
have no apologies to make for being here in
that interest. OF course" he continued, 1--WE
have the same concern In the protection of
refined sugar that the trust has. Further
more, I may say that our firm own some Of
the trust stock, but that is not what We are
trying to protect. That stock we could sell
and get out II We wished, but ours is not a
CORPORATION"