Evening star., 1901-10-05

pany?''
| Certainly not
Then according to your recollection you
| never had any such conversation with Colo
mel Heistand."
Il did not" answered Governor Allen, en-
/ phatically.
| the matters related occurred, and told wit
| ness that Colonel Heistand had told him
| (Hawks) that witness was interested in the
company. Upon witness stating that such
| representations, IL made, were false, Hawks
| said he believed what witness said was
| true.
! did you ever authorize Colonel Heistand
| to put your name down one of the In
| corporatorS of the company queried Mr..
| Hawks
81 did not"
Ex-Gov. Allen said that when he called
on Gen. Corbin in connection with the -un-
warranted use of his name Gen. Corbin
sent for Col. Heistand. and the latter said:
This matter must be stopped.
Mr.: Allen was then discharged. and after
making some pleasant interchanges with
members of the committee and Col Heis-
tand departed.
Col. Heistand Recalled.
Col. Heistand was then recalled and ques-
toned by his accuser as to what persons
| he had written to regarding stock in the
company. and said there were two-G. N
Bush of Atlantic City and Sim K. Dono-
| van of Columbus Ohio. Bush replied, say
| ing he didn't think he would take any
stock. and Mr.. Donovan never replied.
Witness also spoke to W. G. Brown of New
York in behalf of the company. To none
| of these people did witness ever represent
that the interests of the company would
| be advanced by reason OF the connection Of
War Department officials with 1t. He con-
| fined his arguments to the advantages of
| such factory where hemp was grown and
labor was cheap.
Regarding Col. Heistand's declaration
hot fhnr hl ndx-nr ficfr L oavbu
asked vehemently:
why did you want such secrecy?'
Simply because didn't want any other
company to get into the field" was the
quiet response
The ever-present list of names on
the Dudley & Michener letterhead was
brought up again and threshed around by
Mr.. Hawks In a series of interroga tionS.
He wanted to know when how and where
it was made for at least the thirtieth time
during the hearing. Colonel Heistand re-
iterating that his recollection as to the ex-
act time of writing the names was not
precise.
Mr.. Hawks continued to catechise Col
onei Heistand on points in the latter's direct
testimony, but nothing material was de-
veioped. Colonel Heistand said he did not
recollect ever having the stock SUBJ
scription list. but would not deny having
seen it. The course pursued by Mr.. Hawks
in his examination evidently wearied the
committee members but they bore up pa
tiently,
Did Mr. Meiklejohn understand that he
was to pay for his stock queried Hawks
at last.
absolutely was the reply. Il was en-
deavoring to sell stock. There was no in
tention to let subscribers get stock except
by buying it,
Asked at one point if he was as absolute
ly certain that he was the last to sign
the Ito whom it may concern letter as
he was that Assistant Secretary Allen had
agreed to take $4,000 worth of the stock"
Col. Heistand replied:
Just as certain of 1t: absolutely as GER
tain of it"
This positive declaration in view of Mr..
Aliens testimony of short time previous
renewed the interest which was at low
ebb.
Asked why he did not want to sign his
name officially to the Ito whom it may con-
Germ letter. If the enterprise was legiti-
mate. Col Heistand said he would not re-
gard 1t as legitimate to have used his offi-
ciaf position in behalf of any private enter
prise such as the hemp company distinc-
lively was
Mr. Fred w Evans being recalled said
he was positive Major Edward Howard
had told him that he (Howard) had made
the copies of Hawks papers without the
latters knowledge while Hawks was In the
Philippines.
Mai. Howard Recalled.
Major Howard. who was present, asked
| to be called at this point and read por-
tIofi VI fette1 WTiLttU nlIu Dy f1dWhS
from noiio, Philippines, May ii. 1900 which
said: DO not under any circumstances
give our hand away until settlement is
made with me for this trip
Mrs Hawks, said witness, had written
her husband about the letters:
Witness than read from Hawks testi-
mony that the papers had been placed In
Howard's hands when he went away, and
said: 81 never had those copies of his pa
pers in my possession until after Major
Hawks was removed from his place in the
Philippines from the time they were made
at his request the day before he made the
settlement January II.
IT informed Mrs. Hawks of her hus-
bands removal and went home with her
that night. This was In May after I had
been told by Mr. Mcintyre that he had
been removed. That night. at Mrs. Hawks
request. | took the copies of the papers
home with me- and after that, until Major
Hawks returned, had them In nv CUSTODY
This concluded Major Howard's testi-
mouy, and Mr.. Hawks continued his cross
examination of Col. Heistand along his
usual lines. always coming back to the
ITO whom 1t may concern letter.
Col. Heistand Again.
Did you destroy that letter before show
ing it to General Corbin and Messrs. Allen
and Meiklejohn?' was asked.
II destroyed it without showing it to
any one was the reply.
heH why ulu you HItfrWaTu say you
would meet me in New York;
Il told you that II you had done nothing
wrong l would help YOU.
Col Heistand denied positively that he
had made any engagement with Hawks to
meet Flint, Eddy Co. Mr.. Hawks was
asking constantly of Col. Heistand why he
(Hawks} was doing so and so if such and
such was the case, when Senator Cockrell
told him that while the committee desired
to give him all latitude permissible he
must stop that line of questioning. He
could not expect any one to give the mo-
tives that Influenced him, Hawks, or any
one else. remarked the senator. Despite this
Mr.. Hawks continued to overstep the limits
thus placed and was as constantly called
back.
The Lie Passed.
Having asked Colonel Heistand for the
fortieth time why he had said that he
Hawks) was "discredited" and having
been told that he had used the term HIM
self. Senator Cockreil interposed. saying:
Don't ask that any more. II you want
to tell how You were discredited. you can
tell it yourself
Colonel Heistand denied that Hawks said
when told that Corbin. Allen and Meikte-
John had withdrawn, that he, Hawks