Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-09
JUNK DEALER TURNED DOWN
Philadelphiln Desired the lob Of Transporting
War Prisoners 10 Spain.
rariy 10y tho Name 81 Ryan 10 wanted to
Testify Regarding some Alleged
Crooked Work.

waahlngton Dec. 9--rhe transporia-
/ tion so spain By she uHl,ci states q;
she spanish prisoners surrendered a.
/ Saniiaso Nus taken ~ by the war ia
vcr,igagon committee today and Ccl.
/ licckcr, who made thc contract Tor che
/ United States. was recalled 20 testify
"a this point. IIt ha.d shore had been
| a combine ~ Sew YoTg shipping son-
cttnu whlen would nave caused 40 cut
| lay u 81 400. 900. while the actual out-
lay made waa $4,000. The lowest bid
was from Philadelphia Junk dealer,
who, however, had 90 visible means %
executing she CONTRACT. and admitted
his own douiH a. 90 gc'ting sufficient
bond. This Philadelphia, col. iieckcr
ter,iHed, protested against not being
awarded the contract VI fhc ground
ghas he had "a "chnnce 60 make noine
money Out Of a."
The mcsi feasible bidder was fhe
Spanish iransaslaugle company Their
bid, unllk. the oihcra, relieved she g1y-
.Tumeni u all medical attendance. and
finally on the governments representa-
e5ous ghe cccnpany agreed 10 reduce lts
WHAT Induced the government 20
send those people "a spalny" was
asked.
"D1r't know. The terms OF surren-
der provided g."
COL Iiecker read "a long statement
slgEei by VIM. T., Ryan, detailing the
methods - the frunspor,aglnn bureau
IN connection with ghr attempted sale
of certain fhipF 90 the governmont. col.
llecker said he dl1 no; know Ryan.
Several members OF the cOmmistilu
1l.d fhey wucid De gidd 20 summon
Ryan II h. could be- found. Asked Ii
h. WAS ever approached by Abner Me-
kinney r,ltiiye 60 me purchase of ships
"Noyvr but once. lie spoke % me
once about a water barge for which
fhere was No use az she dime and 1 ~
Informed him. I never had any other
communication from him either direct
~ or Indirectly"
what part dli ,he nrm Of which
Ahner Mckinley u "a member play In
the yale Of shlpsg' asked ex.Governor
Woodbury..
None at all, ~ 70 the army" r.plled
o5l ilecker. u do not know as 10 thc
navy"
Asked as 60 Ryan'a charges aha,
ihrre was a subordinate In Col Heck
cr's uillce VINO exercised much influence
and could De approached. Col. Hecker
replied ,hat negotiations were conduct.
cd directly and fhht no auporiluaf- in
the uiiice could have exercised any IN
ilufurf, That VAS the nrst direct
charge - c0rruplon chat he had se.n
against hlmalf AZ he considered him.
sclf responsible Tor what wens an IN hla
office. fl- should, he said. like ID be
confronted with Ryan. The commits
son decided 10 summon I,-ln II he
could De found.
surgeon A. w. Apple. eho newt viii
ness was examined az - the camp 80
and division hospital OF Miami Fla.
lie did ~, ih.nk thaf Miami was a
hood place Tor . camp, but knew noth- |
Ing about the WAGONS f0r rs selecilnn
The oqulpnerf ~ she hospital qhcre
was good. but az she closr the Nrlter |
supply was lnsnnolcW.. Witness said |
he had requested same Red CriSs |
nurses Of Dr. Kent for scrvices with |
the typhoid paslents, hlr, bsfore ghey |
arrived he had been instructed by Chief |
Surgeon Aoss ~. ~ aeeeW shem.