The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-02
COMBINE TO GO THROUGH.
Continued from Eighth Page.


cussed the matter freely. 81 was out walk
ing with my wife yesterday afternoon"
said Mr.. Chestnut, land passed three gen.
tlemen on Bull street. They were MIR.
Garnet. Mr.. John r. Young and Mr.. NJ.
B. Lane. The two latter lifted their hats,
but Mr.. Garrett did moi. When l ar
rived at my house the servant informed
me that three gentlemen had called and in
quired for me. She did not know their
names, but from her description, l judged
1t to be the same three l had just passed
A little later the door bell rang, and on
going to the door l found Mr.. Garnet sit
ting in a hack in front of the house. l,
invited him TO come in, but he declined TO
do So He said that he wished TO see
me and wished to make an engagement
20 meet me at the hotel or at the club that
night I told him that he could see me
at my house He was not willing to do
that and announced that he intended see
ing me anyway before he left town.
then told him that If he wished to make
an engagement that he could meet me at
my Office at 10 o'clock in the morning, to
which he agreed and drove off. From the
tone of his voice / could tell that he was
excited and wrought up. had no doubt
that his Irritation was because of the pub
LEGATION of the agreement"
Mr.. Chestnut sa d that he was in his Of
fee promptly at 10 o'clock and waited un-
til 1870 when Mr.. Garnet came in. The
latter asked for a private interview. He
was tcld nat there was no place for pri-
waite interview, the office being a small
enc, and that whatever business he desired
to discuss could be discussed IN the hear
ing of other members and employees of Il e
firm Mr.. GaTnett he expressed his d.s-
approval of Mr.. Ch9snutt's action in Itob-
fishing a paper VIII CHI had been 1T with
him in strict confidence to which Mr..
I CT e~Aa
ments which had been made In the public
prints which contradieted aud reflected
upon statements made by him with regard
to the proposed naval stores consolidation,
he had felt compelled in justice to himself
to make pub ic this agreement He ac-
knowledged that the paper was given In
confidence, but said that he felt justified
under the circumstances DIM acting as ne
did. Mr. Garnett was not inclined to uc-
cept this explanation as satisfactory.
Mr.. O'Neill Mr.. Chesnutts partner, en-
tered about this time, and stated to Mr..
G9rnett, while his partner had given out
these statements in his own name, that
he had been consulted and advised with
and had approved every STEP and that he
desired to assume his full share of what
ever responsibility that had been incurred.
Mr.. Garnett replied that what
ever he had said applied to both members
of the firm. and he considered that his con-
fidence had been abused by them. There
was little further said by either side Mr..
! Garnett left his seat, walked around the
office with his hands in his pockets,
| Messrs Chestnut and O'Neill said, and
then left, remarking as he did, that no
| gentleman would give away paper in
| trusted to him In confidence. This re-
mark, both gentlemep said, was made in
| a sort OF undertone.
| "I agreed with him in this last remark,
said Mr.. ONeill, in speaking of the mat
ter. mo gentleman would give away a
| paper intrusted to him under such circum-
| stances, but in the case where published
| staten ents had been made, which put us
| in g false position, felt that we were per
| fectly justified in the course taken"
Mr.. ONeill admitted that he had eX-
pected something more serious from Mr..
| Garnetts visit. From talk which had
heard on the streets about demands for a
retraction and things of that sort judged
that such a demand would be forthcom-
ing"
Mr.. O'Nein was very determined In what
~ said. "This firm has nothing to re-
1.ct," he said. I'VE stand by all that
we have said and done"
| MIR. Chestnut rehearsed the part which
he had taken in the public discussion OF
the naval stores combine and said that
after his statements had been assailed and
contradicted he felt that he was justified
in self-d4fense in producing the positive
! evidence which he had in his possession
of the correctness of his statements. Mr..
! Chestnut was Of the opinionth his pub
LEGATION had killed the trust. Whether nc
is correct in this view will probably be
known in few days.