The Washington times., 1902-05-22
MeSsrS. Patterson and
Dietrich Exchange
Amenities.
CAPTAIN CRCZIER A WITNESS
Denies That Bullets Produced by R. 7.
0'Brien Are Explosive-Latter Brings
Grave Charges Against Officers
Mentions Names Under Pressure.

The great bitterness OF feeling that
has shown itself several times recent
ly in the Senate Philippines Committee
hearings reached & sensational closing
yesterday.
Senators Patterson and Dietrich were
participants in very exciting passage.
The Colorado Senator. in a most ex
cited manner. accused Mr.. Dietrich OF
making a untrue statement. and added
that he had made al assertion that
10 gentleman would have made"
Nj Dietrich retalia;eu in kind. and
fo- : moment it was feared that there
might be q repetition O. the Tillman
McLagrin episode.
Order Restored.
Order was restored with difficulty by
NJ. Lodge. The chairman.
The trouble arose over some questions
asked the witness. r. T. o'Brlen. by
Senator Beverage. regarding the names
OF the officers ana soldiers whom be ac-
cused OF an outrage On Filipino woman
at previous hearing.
OBrien did not make direct replies.
When Mr.. Beveridge pressed him. Mr..
Patterson interposed repeated objections
to making public their names. He
claimed It would be great injustice
10 the officers and enlisted men to brand
them thus on hearsay testimony. which
was entirely incompetent.
Chairman Lodge recognized the injus-
tice OF the charges. but said as long
as they had been made 1t was better to
probe them and give the accused officers
an opportunity TO defend themselves
from the attacks on their honor.
An Attitude of Menace
Mr.. Beverage returned to the exam
ination and demanded an answer to his
question. After some further sparring
with Mir. Patterson. the latter. in OBJ
iecting to the question, declared that
the attitude OF the majority toward the
witness had been one OF menace.
Chairman Lodge remarked that the at
titude Of the minority throughout had
been that of defending the witnesses who
had testified to anything that reflected
on the army.
This statement was reinforced by that
Of Senator Dietrich. who asserted that
the Democratic minority. and Mr.. Patter-
son in particular. during the hearings.
had tried in every way possible to bring
cut everything bad regarding the army.
Mr.. Patterson holly denied the asser
ton. pacing back and forth around the
committee room. and stated that the Sem
ator from Nebraska knew TO the con-
trary. and knew that 1t was absolutely
untrue.
Mr.. Dietrich reiterated his charge,
shaking lis finger at Mr.. Patterson.
Ever since this Investigation began,
you have encouraged everything to be-
smirch the American army and have
never done anything to bring out any
thing to the honor of the army"
Mr.. Patterson Excited.
You ought TO be ashamed Of yourself:
lou ought TO be ashamed Of yourself"
cried Nj. Patterson, axcitedly, for raak-
ing such a statement II is absolutely
untrue" he continued. advancing toward
Nj. Dietrich.
81 say it is true reiterated Mr.. Dict
rich again.
Mr.. Lodge raped for order perempuor-
ily and the excitement subsidized.
O'Brien is the witness from Massa
chusetts. whose testimony Monday and
Tuesday regarding dum-dum bullets
and numerous other sensational charges
created such "a stir in the committee.
He was before the committee again yes
terday TO snow the alleged dum-dum
bullets which he had received from his
home.
Three Specimens Produced.
He produced three specimens OF the
bullets and testified that they had been
served out to him for use In the Philip
pines. and had been forwarded to him.
on his request, from his cartridge belt