The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
The ALLEGED HEMP COMBINE.
INQUIRY INTO CHANCES AGAINST
LIEUT-COL. HEISTAND.
Major HAWKES. Statements Denied by
Judge Boyd HAWKS Admits That
lie Sold his story to q N~ewppaper
n Tried TO sell 70
Democratic National Committee.

he Void Ills story to q Newrpape
and Tried to Sell IL q
Democratic National COMMITTEES
w~AsHISoros. Oct. Tho inquiry int.
CHARGE against Lieut. Col. II. o. s. HE'S
tand. U. \. A.. was resumed 10y the Sen at
Military Affairs Committee this morning
Attorney William G.. Mcintyre. who acte,
a. counsel for T.. L. Hawks, the oomplalnan
In the settlement with Col. Heistandis law
yers, was placed on the stand To bring GU
the circumstances attending the settlement
particularly regarding HAWKES. asserted
that the settlement was ~predicated upon hi
appointment To n plscc under the War De
partmcnt. Mr.. Mcintyre told OF an inter
view with Gen Corbin regarding the settle
ment. and said the latter had turned tn,
attorney over 20 Assistant Secretary Meikle
john. Mcintyre acknowledged that Meikle
John had denied having any connection
whatever with the proposed company be.
yond signing the letter recommending
Hawks, which no had lone AT the reques,
81 Col Hcistand.
Major Hawks then resumed the stand
and tried 10 explain why. after signing the
agreement. he failed TO deliver up all cor
rcspondence In connection with the pro-
posed company. He had not known, he
said. until after his return TO the Philip
pines that certified copies % the CORE
~spondence had been given him by Major
Edward Howard. an employee 81 the PEN
sion Oflce. who made the copies without
any suggestion or request fr ON him.
senator Harris read a letter written 10
Heis,and by Hawks from Manila. In which
he declares that he had retained copies %
the correspondence In question. and asked
Hawks how he reConciled that letter with
the statement lust made hat he did not
know Of the existence 81 tho cupies until
after his return. Hawks finally scknowl-
edged that the letter written from Manila
was incorreCt. Questioned regarding his
statement that Assistant Attorney-G General
Boyd had denied his conneCtion with the
proposed organization and for that reason
had bern released by Hawks from obli-
cations OF the expenses and ser vices OF the
latter, Hawks finally owned up. after much
pressing. that Boyd had never agreed Co 60
into the company
Capt ". Il Wharton. chief Of a division
In the Census Bureau. who gathered stats
tics for the proposed company, testified
Ia the collection Of data on hemp FOR Use
Of those Interested. lie was present at "A
meeting hetwesn Col. Heisiand and Major
Hawks, in which IA" naines of Bovd aud
Meiklcjohn werr mentioned IN connection
Will the proposed company. but did not
remember 10y whom.
To- Senator Cockrell he denied that any
hing was said al the meeting regarding
the manipulation Of the pnce Of hemp
through fixing the rate Of duty on the out
put by Government aid.
Adjutant General Corbin was then called.
He declared that he had never spoken 90 Mr.
Meikellohn. Assistant Attorney General
Boyd or MIR Haw ks on the subject Of or
ganizing the company. and the only time
Hawke ever talk~i - him regarding the
enterprise was when he presented the claim
lie had never heari anything with ref
erence To controlling the price Of Philip
pine hemp through Influence.
Former Assistant Attomey-General Boyd.
now Judge Of the United States Court
for the Western district Of North Caro-
lima. enphaticslly denied any con-
nection with the proposed continuation
He had known Hawks la North Carolina
many years and had hclPed secure him
an appointment In the Volunteer army.
Hawks had shown him a prospectus 81 the
Proposed company and asked him TO sub
scribe. hut BOYD had declined He never
heard anything about stock being ressrved
for him. a. Hawks alleged. and never old
the latter he would 20 into the company.
lie had never even spoken To Col. Heis-
tand. and had given Meth g Heistand nor
Hawks authority To u-c his name In con-
nection with the company
On cro~s-examinatiun Hawks acknowl-
edged selling a story based on the papers
In the case Ia a New York paper FOR 81 90
Just before the last Presidential election.
He had reSeived $3.50 for II. hut the story
was never published. and a suit Was now
pending Tor the balance Of $3.50.
Hawks reluctantly admitted that
he had also tried Ia sell the
story 10 the National Democratic Com
mitteo for usn In the election, the price
suggested being ten lie had Withdrawn
II. he said. on l-,ing promised that his case
Reinstatement in The Philippine s~arvice)
would he settled II" denied Offering for
$500 10 withhold the Iapes from puhlica-
ton when that action might defeat the
confirmation Of Judge Boyd by the senate
Hawks was then questioned AT great
length by Counse for Hcistand with re-
gard TO the men In New York with whom
he had endsaVorrd to float the company.
Under severe Examination Hawks said
his negotiations were with Charles X.
Flint and Mr.. Tobias Of Flint. Eddy A Co.
who, he said. We're large dealers In hemp.
that he had shown them the prospectus
Of the PROPOSED company. the purpose
Of which was the manufacture 81 cordage
AT Manila. hat they had suggested the
dropping Of the proposition to erect a fac
tory and taking up instead tho handling Of
hemp with a view To controlling the market
In the Philippines Then when the witness
some questions which the committee
did not consider pertinent Ia the inquiry.
Mr.. N~eedhan, attorney for Hcisiand. said
he was attempting to show that the enter
prise was legitimate up to the time his
client Withdrew from IL. and that all the
TO manipulating the Philippine
tanf ON hemp through official Influence
hnn Ufa4tnat.I In Ma Vel