New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-10
JAMESON TEsTIFIES AGAIN
AN EFFORT TO ABsoLvE THE IMPERIAL
AUTHORITIES.
HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH wILIoUGHBY DOHiS'
TUE pArp--MAJoR HEAVY, THE AMERICAN

,o,,,,r,sAr,oNs WITH wILLOUGHBY DURING
r,,rp.,n-NaJoR HEAVY THE AMERICAN.
ALSO BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
london April s-The Parliamentary Con'ln', ~.
which IL investigating the TransVaai ia'u ~
sixteenth sitting to-day. Ihere wa mr.
100000 ~ Peers and members OF parliament ~
,c,''" arr,ved with Sir John Willoushoy' the
u,,or,, commander of the raid. ana the ~. me-
was again placed in the witness-poN. ~ 80
man william l.. Jackson. member Ior w. Ir
Conservative explained TO Dr. Jan'e'o Al,
cumstances of Sir John Wiloughoy reiusa. =. q
,,,oo tho subjects Of the conversations Iesa'
.ue. t,oh had taken place between them IN
reply DR.. Jameson said that II tne co'.'' S,s.,r,
osrod Cir Iohn Willoughby to explain the circun'-
s,o,oos under which a certain letter 10 '''e w.
Omco was written he would propapy ""''
the whole story. DR.. Jameson addeu. d
"s,rno tuesday last Sir John Willoughby anu
myself have reviewed our whole conVers"',o" a..
thar civ months and the evidence nave II" 80
ma" IN On .. Tho true conclusions Sir john
1vu,oua,h,, learned that under certain circu"-
,oncos his officers would be deprived OF their COM
m,es,ons and he consulted me in regard 10 '"a'
fact He afterward guaranteed theH' is'
wrongly their commissions before .hey . =
Transvaal border, and. by my ad'ice' NC 81
letter to tho War Office with the we" u -
his officers careers from ruin. ala not sec III,
,,,or ho,ora +, was sent: but when ascertained
oh
&c ,orr,a IN the nrison grounds Of Holloway oo'
iected TO it's wording ~
The chairman then proceeded 10 que''"'
Jameson as to whether the lmperiai aut''o -
referred TO meant those of the Cape or OF 'on'o''
The witness replied that he had mostly IN mihd
those of the Cape: but he was wiilhs " "u'''',
that the officers might nave formed an exasseii'su
idea and have gathered more therefrom tnan he
intended 70 convey.
As 10 Sir John Wioughbys guaranteeing the oi.
hccrs' commissions DR. jameson admitted ne "ouip
havo done the same. because he expected the aiia'
to succeed and was confident In that case tha' MS
countrymen would have forgiven him ana "ou''
not have touched the officers commissions -,
mt TT doh That the scussed letter was drafted
by r. +. Hawksley. tho lawyer OK me brit i1
sa s0q ha snppSed DIP Jameson
fore It was posted and was Mortified TO discover ne
had not He admitted he was quite wrong III using
DR. Jameson during the course OF his replies, in
had the Queens Government at his back. remark
ing that II would have been dlotic and absolutely
'' Dr. 'e Jameson absolutely denied having had any
communication with England at that time either
In the cross-examination OF Dr. Jameson t Sr
Michael the b roma4k the that if
DR.. Jameson had done wrong he had been punished
Sir John Willoughby. in telling his story said ne
gathered from his talks with Dr. Sames91 r {hd Roa
missioner for South Africa would do the rest.
Ma Tor Heavy the American officer, was next ex-
amined. He denied that the message he took from
the Reform Committee to DR.. Jameson, asking for
a postponement Of the latter's action was SUB,
mltted TO or seen by Cecil Rhodes. as he expected
DR. jameson would refuse TO postpone taking &C,
tion The johannesburg Burghers Congress had
been held at Heidelberg, al which 1t was resolved
to petition the Government to nationalist the rail-
roads and cancel the dynamite monopoly, the for
mer being adopted on the motion OF Lieutenant
Eloff President Krtgers grandson.
| Dr. Wolf Of the Reform Committee. was the
next witness examined. He said he, wanted DR.;
Johannesburg were not ready. Part OF their plan
Div. which they badly needed of and am
munition. But. the witness added. the Beers got
The committee then adjourned until April 90.