The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-17
A CASE OF PERJURY
*. L.. ROWE, n OF THE SENTINEL'S
WITNESSES, ADMITS HE LIED.
Acknowledges He Swore Falsely in
Every Detail Against MIR. Henry
elimination of Bribery.

The Journal presents to-day an affidavit
which shows the lying nature of the
charges against Charles L. Henry in the
Sentinel with reference 10 the relations
that Mr.. Henry ~sustains to organized labor
1t had been considered that these charges
were shattered by affidavits printed in the
Journal of oct. 3. and no further attention
would have been paid to them except that
evidence was obtained yesterday which
stamps one of the sworn statements of the
Sentinel as rank perjury. 1t Is not often
that a liar of this brand becomes so pliable
a tool.
The last affidavits printed contained one
by HENDERSON L. Rowe, who was unknown
TO Mr.. Henry or to any one connected with
organized labor or with the street-railway
company ot Anderson. He was an utter
stranger and the story printed and apparent
~ sworn to over his name was on its face
apparently a bare forgery. 1t was not until
yesterday that the man was found. He was
at work In one of the factories and proved
to be an absolute stranger. He was ques-
toned as to why he had made the affidavit
and what induced him TO sign such a state
ment, when he knew that he had never seen
Mr.. Henry in his office or conversed with
him any place else. He saw that he had
been caught in a perjury and denied that he
was SWOTu 10 llt SldlcAiCht III ~ I
He denied every other allegation which APP
pared over his name, and said he was will
ing to make oath to that effect. His sworn
statement, to which his name appears in
his own handwriting, was obtained. His
former readiness to make oath to state
from anything he would say, but 1t proves
that his latest assertions, the denlals, are
true not because he said them, but because
in them he acknowledges palpable. false
hood in the first statement. HIS affldavit IS
as follows:
State of Indiana, Madison county, SIS.
Personally appeared before me, the under
signed, who, being duly sworn on his oath
makes the Following statement:
signed sd th 1ee af samy h pnbIished in the neT issue of
the 1noianpaoliS Sentinel OF the date or
Oct. u. 1894. of which the following is a
Personally came before me HENDERSON
L. Rowe, who. being duly sworn, ~testifes
II am a railroader by occupation and
have been a resident of Anderson for the
past year or more. AT present L am at
l.. Henry and Len Cox. the superintendent
of the Anderson Street-railway Company.
In June 1873, was the nrst time 1 ever
his motormen and conductors into a union
had been considered by the Madison Coun-
ty Federation of Labor, and as one OF the
Henry to see about this matter L called at
his office in the postoftice block and then
NAa ~ tAN~ 49,
matter of organizing his motormen and
other employees. He said he would not give
his consent TO such a movement, and
furthermore stated that he. would not have
a dollar invested in any kind OF an enter
prise controlled by organized labor or where
he had to deal with IT.
The interview did not last more than a
few minutes, but it was sufficient to con-
vince myself and other members OF the
committee that it was no use to talk with
him about the matter, as ne was bitterly
opposed to the matter of organizing his con-
AafnfnFS and rnnfnrmpn DnrinU ThiS TalR
he said that he did not think workingmen
should organize because 1t was really a
detriment to their own interests. The la
boring men OF Anderson who belonged to
organizations talked a great deal about
this matter, and it was generally known
among them that he was opposed to labor
organization in all its forms.
After the motormen and conductors had
been dismissed from the service of the
labor circles that these men had been dis
missed because of their known sympathy
known TO have figured in the attempt TO
organize a union. L have noticed that
matter have Since been discharged by
superintendent Cox and presumably upon
Mr.. Henrys orders.
Il am also personally acquainted with
Len Cox, the superintendent of the electric
railroad in Anderson, owned and operated
by Mr.. Henry. / nave heard hlm state on
numerous occasions that Mr.. Henry had
no use for organized labor and that when
he (Henry) could not run his business with
L Odl NA4C III "a OAltOAAo AC nOAl4 4Oll.
Il will state further that from my posi-
ton in the local labor circles L had every
opportunity TO Know OF an movements
looking to the organization of new unions,
and that L took a prominent part in at
tempting to organize a number of the men
..KEMERSON L.. ROWE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Sth day OF October, 1894.
GATES, Notary Public"
81 now state upon my oath that the
above affidavit, published in said Indianapo-
lis Sentinel, is false in every particular. L
never acted upon a committee appointed
to wait upon Charles l.. Henry, president
of the Electric Street-railway Company of
this city, to ascertain his views upon the
organization of his motormen and other
employees into a union labor organization;
neither did L ever hear of any such COM
mittee ever having been appointed by the
/, the purpose OF interviewing Mr.. Henry on
the subject of, labor organizations or to
ascertain his views relative 10 the organi-
a labor union. 1 never was, as aLeged
in the above affidavit, in Mr.. Henry's Of
flee at any time, nor have l ever fneid any
upon any subject. L may nave spoken 10
hin in bidding him the time of day. but
davit that / heard Len Cox, the superin-
tendent of the electric street railway, say
that Mr.. Henry was opposed TO organized
had any conversation with Mr.. Cox relative
to Mr.. Henry's position in regard to labor
unions. L further state that i have not
heard Mr.. Henry condemned in labor cir
cles, but, on the contrary, have heard the
statement frequently made that he has fur
nished employment for large numbers Of
men at remunerative wages.
Il desire to state that in signing the
above affidavit, so published in the Indian
apolis Sentinel, that 1 was taken to the
Office of the Anderson Democrat, where I
signed the affidavit as published in the In
dianapolis Sentinel. L die not know, per-
sonally, any one of the gentlemen who were
present when / signed said affidavit. nor
the ones who asked me TO sign said afh-
davit, and l further state that they never
read to me said affidavit, nor did they fully
state to me its contents.
"KEMERSON L. ROWE.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before the
undersigned, this 10th day of October. 1894.
IS. NJ. KELTNER, Notary Public"