The Washington times., 1901-10-05

time to get my papers together. I can
get them up tonight. and be ready in the
morning.
A recess of fifteen minutes was taken
and at 3:2O p. r.. Mr.. Michener was sworn.
Senator CO,4>rsll-TeH all you know
about this heEIp transaction since you
first met Colon Heistand.
A-Colonei fieistand and Major Hawks
came to Ou1 Office TO engage our services
professionally IN connection with the pro
posed organiZa of this company. They
then asked If lHe would go into it. 1t was
agreed then that We would. so far as our
services were needed, and that we would
take stock in the company IN the way
of compensation. Major Hawks said that
he knew some gentlemen VINO hau ,. inh he
chinery in their possession and that ne
thought they would take stock III pay
ment for the machinery.
Continuing. Mr.. Michener said;
Colonel Heistand said that ne woulu
like to take the privilege to ASK som, s9lne
friends of his-General COrbin. Mr Alien,
and Mr. Meiklejohn among them-to TAKE
Then AZ this point Colonel Heistand
asked us the propriety of his being con-
nected with the proposed concern peih6
Government official We discussed tne
matter generally. and decided that there
would be no impropriety in 1t.
The witness stated that the second
meeting, several weeks later, was heln
chiefly for the purpose of comparing notes
and noting the progress made. MT
Michener continued:
with regard to this claim settlement
one morning in December Major HAWKS
came into my office with claim against
General Corbin Meiklejohn, and Alien ior
expenses incurred in the efforts to organ
ize this company. | told him he had no
claims against these men whatever He
then asked II l would represent MIN
against Colonel Heistand. ! told MN
would not and that If ! represented any any
one in the matter ii would be Colonel
Heistand.
Later he came to me with a bill
amounting. to over Sl.SC9 for expenses and
four months services He then sent Mr.
Mcintyre to me his Attorney"
The witness then told of how the set
tlement had been negotiated for $3.50, upon
over to Dudley & Kitchener, accom-
panied by a sworn statement that he had
done so, all papers and letters relating
to the company that had passed between
Major Hawks and Colonel Heistand.
The witness also told about endorsing,
at the repeated request of Mr.. Mcintyre,
Major Hawks for a position under the
Government, which he received and after
ward lost. Then Mr.. Michener described,
in detail, how Major Hawks had ap-
preached him in threatening attitude;
called attention to certain alleged damag-
ing evidence relating to General Corbin,
MIR. Meiklejohn, Mr.. Allen and Colonel
Heistand, all of whom the witness knew
to be applicants for favors at the hands
of the United States Senate. The evil
dence Major Hawks claimed, he still
held in his possession. Notwithstanding
his sworn statement to the contrary, and
demanded that Mr.. Kitchener would see
that he secured an appointment under
the Government.
Major Hawks declared to him, Mr..
MiChenCr said, that 1t was in his power
TO bring the evidence he had before the
Senate for investigation, or to keep it to
himself. This latter he certainly would
not do, he said, if he was refused a good
position under the Government
The subcommittee adjourned at 4:3O
o'clock to continue the investigation this
morning.