The sun., 1897-05-02
SPALDING ON THE STAND.
rur CHICAGO DEFAUJTER BEFORE
Nv INyESTIGhTING COMMITTEE.

,.u, . pincrent story from Miss Erwin ne t.
,.r Relations TO Hin, with Regard TO
uopsy-me Maae Her Rich from small
I,ys.tmsnt-iiis Association with Altscld.
cy,c,oo. May LIN view OF tho developments
Il, IN, case against cx.Treasurer Spalding. the
..,h.,zler of the Illinois University's funds, in
Ma relations with his former typewriter, Sarah
Iouise Erwin, mis- story told to the Senate in
vestirating committee to-day was generally re-
garicd as absurd
In most OF It's details It contradicted the evi.
dance given yesterday by Miss Erwin, who 40
hnowledged that she had sustained moro than
pIntonIc relations with Spalding.
snaldinr, President OF the Globe Savings
p,nk. Who according to Miss Erwin. had settled
. fortune Of fully 100000 on her. told the
senate committee that ho never gave any
money to Miss Erwin. He also said that
Attorney John w. Lanehart. President
puckineham of the Northwestern National
Rank; Mr. Drummer. yice.President Of
that bank, and n. w. Graham President Of the
BOARD OF Trustees of the University of Illinois,
had advised him that tho hypothecation of en-
dowment bonds OF the State University was not
Illegal He further said that ex-Gov. Alteeld
and he had never talked of Spaldings becoming
treasurer of the university before his election
to that office.
spalding was brought before the committee
from the county Jail in charge Of q deputy
eriff. When he entered. accompanied by his
private secretary and w. Berry Erwin, the wit
ness stand was occupied by DR.. A. w. Harlan,
and the prisoner was taken into an adjoining
room until the conclusion Of Mr.. Harlan's testi-
mony
When Spalding took the stand he had the op-
tion to tell his story in his own words or to bo
.x,l
with the organization Of the Globe Savings
Rank and gave a long account of its rise and
fall. When, asked about gifts to Miss Erwin
Spelding said:
and sys MSS
long TO her. She gave mo several hundred dol
lars and reinyested y a as her attorney"
"In the rst place by her own exertion. Sho
GAME to mo as a stenosraphcr and worked for
What did you pay herr
"I don't remember.
About what did you pay hort,
"she had worked how longf'
.out of that. how much did she saveT"
she saved few hundred dollars, and took
It and laid 1t out and invested 1t for her. She
and after a year or two could not say when.
but should say about two years after eho came
to us, she had accumulated few hundred dol:
lars and asked me to invest 1t for her, which
did
who first asked you to be Treasurer Of the
Unversityf
"The Finance Committee"
"Who were the memborsf
II don't know now.
Had you made any application for the place r.
II had not"
Had you been recommended for tho place r.
Not that know Of
Didn't Gov. Altged recommend your
~ do not know; I think not"
Did you ever talk to Altgeld about being
Treasurer.
II did not, prior to my election"
Spalding declared that he supposed he had a
right to hypothecate the university's bonds, and
swore that he had been so advised by John W.
Lanehart, Altgeld's brother-in-law. who was his
attorney. When Spalding first came before the
committee he wore a largo diamond ring. He
soon turned the stone to the inside OF his hand,
where 1t could not be seen.