Evening star., 1901-10-03

this letter. said Senator Harris when
Hawks told with detail how Col. fIeistand
in that letter had changed the verbiage
Hawks, late of the army" to Hawks,
late of the 10th United States Volunteer
Infantry" but you did not note an all
important change" Hawks had said sew
eral times that his remembrance about the
absence of the titles in the copy of the
testimonial letter was very indistinct.
Efforts to Sell Information.
Then Mr.. Needham piled Hawks with
scores of questions about efforts to sell the
Information to newspapers and others 1t
brought out that the negotiations were
closed with New York paper just before
the election Of 1900 to sell the Information
for 81 coo. Hawks eventually received $3.50
on account. and the matter was prepared
for publicati ton. but never appeared. At
torney j. H Ralston and other local peo~
pie figure in the negotiations. Hawks said
Col Mcintyre had suggested that the in
formation might be worth $4,000. Mr.
Ralston and Hawks both made trips to
New York, their expenses being paid. The
material was also submitted to the demo-
cratic national committee and a consid-
eratien of $500 therefor mentioned but
Hawks said he eventually withdrew it,
being promised by prominent official that
his claim would be settled after the cleo
ton
There was also a long examination as to
why Hawks had retained certified copies
of letters and often Photographic copies,
when he had made a specific agreement to
turn all papers over one of the terms of
settlement. Attention was called to the
date On which the copies were certified
January 80, the day before the document
was executed to tsIrn over all papers.
HAS claimed that he did not make the
certified copies and had'no knowledge of
them at the tiric.
Major Hawks was questioned at length
to whether he had not approached Law
renee S. Holt of North Carolina about the
charges, and whether he had not Gained
L Il knowledge of the hemp case would
prevent Col. Boyds confirmation as federal
judge by the United States Senate, and
also whether he had not intimated to Mr.
Holt that $500 would hush up the whole
thing.
Il never told anybody that $500 would
hush up anything shouted Hawks angri-
ly. Il did not so state, and any one who
says it is liar and / will so brand him"
Mr.. Holt, who is said to be related to
Judge Boyd. was forthwith summoned as
a witness in the case.
In the midst of one of the long arguments
of the afternoon Mr.. Needham exclaimed:
I'VE propose to show that Hawks inserted
in the letter of recommendation the words:
And the government will look with favor
on the same and that he also attached the
official titles of the signers for the purpose
of making this paper of financial value"
Major Hawks testified as to his inter-
views with Flint, Eddy & Co. of New York,
to whom he announced his purpose of or
ganizing company to control the hemp
trade of the Philippine Islands. both by
manufacturing hemp there and also by.
purchasing raw material to ship out" He
said Col Hestand had guaranteed that if
the combina ton were put through the tar
ifs could be fixed" Heistand had said
he could get a Mr.. Smith. at the head of
the iE5ular bureau of the War Department
into the combination.