The evening times., 1897-05-25

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all found sIotless and immaculate by the
rerort of the committee, and they, being
purged of all Flemish, the question is now
| whether the defendant refused to answer
such quest ionsthat were edeemednecessary.
lob Jcct, . continued MIR johnson, ''on the
! erourd that the prosecution cannot prove
| bribery 10y the testimony to be given, show
| ing that a artieular industry would be
benefited by the legislation"
Justice Bradley said that he did not
think the point raised by Mr.. Davis was
at all pertinent. Thereupon the witness
| was allowed to step down.
Robert l.. Miller, another stenographer
was also called. During the examination
| the district attorney had quite lively
tilt with the witness, who was finally al
| lowed to read that part Of Havemeyer'S S
testimony, on which the present indictment
is based. and verbatim reading given by
MI Miller. This point is one OF the most
| essential to the defense and upon it the
district attorney bore especial emphasis.
TIE next witness was Senator Gray Of
| Delaware.
DO yaukrow Mr. Henry O Havemeyer?"
Well said the Senator, ''the only
time | saw Mr.. Henry .. Havemeyer
was in the committee room the day or the
investigation, but | could not recognize
him
District Attorney Davis then asked SEN
ator Gray if he could, from
| memory. recall the question pat to
| Mr.. Hevemeyer, the answer OF which Mr..
| Miller had the answer, but this he could
not do.
| Eis rcCollectiuns relative to the spe-
| cific quest ions were vague, and he could not
| give in dei all any of the questions put 10
| him other thanin genera lway. The gen
| eral purport OF the questions put to Have
meyer was, what were she amounts CON
tributed by the American Sugar Refining
Company TO certain local and State cam
paign funds.
Senator Gray was then asked other PER
| tinent questions, but they We're objected to
| 10y Mr.. johnson, who said that they Were
not admissible
lie said ne would proceed to show that
| the committee had never been dismissed,
| and that it stood today as ii stood on the
| day Of the investigation, ana that, there
| fore the defendants Were no report
| tempt OF the Senate of the United States
! for the reason that there was no report
agreed upon by the Senate as body,
Justice Bradley overruled the oDjec-
| tion.
| Mr.. johnson then asked senator u ray (
| herrCollected the questions put to Mr.. Have
meyer rega riding the contributions TO which
Senator Gray answered he did.
DO you remember his saying" (reGerring
| to Havemeyerl on several occasion that
| there had been no contributions to any
national, local or State campaign fundS?"
asked Mr.. Johnson
Il do said Senator Gray, with some
emphasis.
He was also asked whether Senator
| Lodge had not asked MI Havemeyer if
| any money had been contributed by the
| Sugar Trust or any OF its officers to any
national, local, or State campaign toward
securing or aiding the election Of any
United States Senator and that Mr. Have
meyer answered that ii had not.
At this JunCture District Attorney Davis
| objected, but Justice Bradley overruled
| the objection and Senator Gray said he
remembered the general purport OF the
| answers. but could not recall their exact
| words
Nj johnson then asked Was not
this question put?''
- senator AIlen-Have you been in the
habit of spending any money in connec-
! ton with elections?
AIR Havemeyer You mean in the cam
paign. You certainly DO not mean in the
| legislation?
senator Allen-I mean in influencing
elections
Mr. Havemeyer oh, never We never
have been in the habit of spending noucy
to influence legislation
DO you remember" asked Mr. John
son, that Mr.. Havemeyer returned the
day after this question was put to linn
| and had a conversation with Senator
Allen, regarding a question asked linn the
day bcfore?''
Il do remember Mr. Havemeyer ret urnfng
the day after and saying that upon tie
| advice OF his counsel he declined to an
swer certain questions put to him by
Senator Allen
DO you recall an opinion, Senator Gray.
expressed by you on the eth day OF Iune,
during the examination of Haveme yer, that
the question put to him by certain mem
Der Of the committee was Irrelevant und
! not gCrmane?'
Il object to that question as immateral,
| your honor said Mr.. Davis
The court sustained the objection. After
some argument on the part of MI johnson
| the court consented to allow the question,
and Senator Gray said that he recOllected
that there was a difference of opinion OK
pressed by the members Of the committee
regarding the relevance Of the question.
but that he had no specific recolIeCti IN
! Of all that bad passed.
Mr.. johnson then took occasion to quote
from the report Of the special ComuIttee
but District Attorney Davis objected, on
the ground that be had only a few minutes
before been overruled for doing the same
thing
Mr.. johnson put the question again as
to an opinion expressed by him regarding
the relevancy OF Senator Aliens lues-
tiCn, and Its being within the scope and
authority Of the committee, and could be
answered or declined, as Mr.. Havelneler
saw fit, hut District Attorney Davis OBJ
jected. holding the matter irrelevant.
A cross-fire Of legal pyrOtechnics passed
between the district attorney and Mr..
johnson, which resulted In the memory
OF Senator Gray being stretched back over
period Of three years The Senator's
memory proved quite vague and had TO
be supported time and again by reference
20 the Journal before him, and the upShDt
was IN admission by Senator Gray that
he had only an imperfect recollection of
the questions put to Mr. Havemeyer, but
that his recollection was that he refused to
answer certain questions put by Senator
Allen
At l:20 y. m. Justice Bradley announced
that recess would be taken until I:5O