The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-02
CASE OF HEBTAND.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY
AFFAIRS CONTINUES IT'S IN
VESTIGATIoN
CHARGES MADE BY HAWKES.
Heistand's Accuser Tries to Drag
secretary ROOT into the In
quiry, but tile Com m1ttee
Won't Have lit.

WASHINGTON, Oct. ~i4.-The senate
committee on military affairs today con-
tinued its hearing of the charges against
Lieut.. Col Heistand. Nal Hawkes., con-
tinuing his testimony, asked that Col
Heistand produce a memorandum made IN
May, 1899, by the colonel and himself in
which $4,000 of the promoters STOCK of
the Manila Rope compansawa apportion-
ed. Counsel for Heistand said his client
had no knowledge Of such a document,
Dut would search for it. Hawkes. said
his recollection was that he and Heis-
tand, by the terms of the memorandum.
We're to have $4,000 of the stock, and that
Gen. Corbin, George d. Meklejohn,
! Charles H. Allen, James e. Boyd. w. w
Dudley and Lieut. Kitchener were1 to re-
| ce1ve the remainder in equal portions.
Only Hawkes. and Heistand were present
When the apportionment was made
hawkes. said that no testimony he should
give would connect Corbin, Meiklrohn.
Allen or Boyd personally with the tran
! sactlon. Hawkes. detailed converse ton
with Helstand in October, 1899, in which
f1elstand told him that Corbin and Allen
mad Withdrawn from the combination an
that Meiklejohn had. asked for the return
OF Hawkes., letter of introduction to
HelStand. Hawkes. returned it. and
Heistand suggested that he burn the en-
tlre correspondence, but he did not ac-
ceoe 10 that proposition.
Durlng the day it was developed that
the Telegram from Gen. Otis relating to
sites for the hemp factory at Manila was
addressed to the adjutant general
A letter from Acting Secretary Sanger
sdiu there was no record of a dispatc1
10 zen Otis which called for the ren-v
MAJ. Hawkes. told ef a CONVEX a len " +,
zen. Corbin relative to settlement win
Ills nsiseand 1or' his services in connection
no h.nv,1
VII" ~ilii the nemp company. He said Gen
CofDln told him the bill ought to b4 t,aid
and to make out his bill. and he Cor
pin would forward it through military
channels Gen. Corbin had Informed him
eniphdtcaily that he was not in the com
Pany and had nothing to do with If
IiaWKes said he made out the bin buf
Corb1n never forwarded it.
ne also said that In an interview with
tant secretary Allen, the latter en-
pialicdily Denied that he had any con-
| LectIon with the company Hawkes. said
he had numerous interviews with Assis+
an. secretary Meiklejohn, to Whom he
had presented his claim throueb +ho
liais. Me1kleJohn had said Heistand
ougnt TO pay it. Mr. MeikIeiohn he
sald, also appointed him in the customs
service In the Philippines. and also prom
- Llll promotion Mr.. MeikIejohn ask
eo MIN for recommendations before MI,
ing the appointment.
Wal MAJ. Hawkes. gave the details of bio
sf4er 70 70; tne philippines and his return,
oIter ms appointment was revoked H.
sa" secretary Root, but the comn,i+tao
would not permit him to tell anv+hiys,
~ ~ what e, passed between them. holdine
t .tlat secretary Root was not involved =,
me case. Hawkes. said he had internia,, -,
VIII win Mr.. Meiklejohn, in which the iatteT
~ toio INN nm 1t would be impossible for hin,
co To- $50 position under the government
oS WI Root was secretary of war