Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-10-12
HEIsTAND the ACCUSED
GIVES HIS TESTIMONY
ue Is Only Concerned About Maxi
ing Uncle Sam Pay for
CabIsgrams.
MESSAGES ABOUT HEMP FACTORY
Declares That None of tho Stock Was to
Go to Any of tho Government Of
6cials In Confederation for
Their Influence.

washington, Oct. 5. - Lieutenant
Colonel III. o. s. Heistand, the princi-
pal in the Heistand investigation, was
on the stand at yesterdays session of
the senate military affairs committee.
Heistand detailed his acquaintance
with Major Hawkes. and explained how
he began negotiations with him as to
the hemp company.
In response to Senator Cockrell wit
ness said this had no reference to the
hemp company, but to general condi-
lions in the islands. The cablegram
which Heistand sent to General Otis
asking him about a site for a hemp fac
tory, ii was shown had been sent as an
official dispatch, and the reply also
came as an afficial dispatch, both paid
for by the government. Colonel Heis-
tand sale the fact hat he had not paid
for these messages was the only mat
ter in the whole transaction that gave
him any concern. He intended the mes
sage to go as a private dispatch. He
had shown it to Mr.. Meiklejohn, who
told him it was all right If sent as a
private message.
AT a meeting Of several persons In
terested, he (Heistand) had said that
he wanted some friends to have an op-
portunity to take stock in the COM
pany, mentioning the names of General
Corbin, Assistant Secretary Meikle-
john n Assistant Secretary Allen.
Major Hawkes. mentioned the name of
Assistant Attorney General Boyd. AS
to the list OF names of persons In his
own handwriting, Colonel Heistand
thought he wrote the list as Hawkes.
manttOnn1 the names Witness
preached the matter to General Cor
bin. who seemed to think ~favorably OF
the proposition, but subsequently told
witness he could not go into the COM
pany. General Corbin had said hat 1t
would be all right for him (Heistand)
to go into 1t, but he did not think it
would be proper for him (Corbin) to do
so. That had ended his discussion of
the subject with General Corbin.
Mr.. Allen had told witness that II the
plan OF organization was all right and
proper he would take some stock. AS
sistant Secretary Meiklejohn had re-
sponded to his proposition in about the
same n Colonel Heistand to
each mentioned $40, 000 worth OF stock
being taken by each one approached.
They were assured their names were
not to be used for advertising purposes,
and there was no intimation that they
were to receive the stock for nothing.
Witness had a further conversation
with Mr.. Meiklejohn In which he (Hei-
stand) had shown him statistics which
Hawkes. had prepared.
Colonel Heistand then related his rec
objection of the I Whom 1t May Con-
Germ" letter, how 1t was written and
how the signatures were obtained. He
said the letter did not contain the titles
OF Meiklejohn, Boyd and himself. This
letter, he said, was not the same as
that presented by Major Hawkes.. Wit
ness SAID he went to Hawkes. and OBJ
tanned the letter because 1t was being
used in New York to indicate that gov
officials were promoters OF the
enterprise. When he withdrew this
letter from Major Hawkes. possession
witness had considered the hemp en-
terprise Ht an end.
Senator Cockrell questioned Colonel
Heistand closely regarding his rela-
lions with Hawkes. after the letter of
introduction was taken from him. Col
onel Heistand said he had told Hawkes.
tina he wanted nothing more to do with
him or the hemp company. Hawkes.
come to witness Office several times.
He wanted to see Mr.. Meikeljohn, but
witness would not present him. When
HeiStand went to New York he met
Hawkes. at n hotel. Hawkes. told him
he had made an appointment with
Flint, Eddy 81 Co, and witness told
Hawkes. that he would attend If he had
time, adding with a mental reserva-
ton" He explained that his meant
thai he would think it over before at
tending the meeting.
In q letter to Hawkes. relative to
sending him a pamphlet about Philip
pine duties, Colonel Heistand had used
the expression, "Of course, the needs
Of the future will be met as develop
ments require"
Colonel Heistand was asked about
the division OF the stock, and asserted
that none of the stock was to go to any
officials Of the government for inhu-
ence they might use In promoting the
interests OF the company.
Colonel Heistand was still on the
stand when the committee adjourned
for the day,