Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-15
THEY'VE LIED!
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Mr.. Lafontisee was then called, but the
committee took an adjournment for the
opening OF the Senate without proceed
ing far with his examination. He was
caiied TO corroborate the testimony of Mr.
Fisher.
In addition to his confederation of DR.
FISHERS testimony, Mr.. Lafontisse told OF
the manner in which he had learned of
Bellairs' character and swore also that
lien. Wood knew all about it. He said
he learned from persons who went TO Ha-
vana from Florida that Bellairs had
served five years. in Florida convict
camps. three years in one and two in an
other. The crime of which he had been
convicted was forgery on a branch of
the Bank of England
MI Lafontisse said that in May. 1900. a
convict from Florida, named johnson,
said to him that he had seen Bellairs and
Gen. Wood together at the races in Ia
vana and that he recognized and spoke
TO- Bellars AecSrd asa;, to Lafontsse
son. asking him to keep secret mis- Grim
inal record. After this incident testi-
fled Mr.; Lafontisse Cen. Wood sent for
lairs' record. Lafontisse said he told
Gen. Wood of his talk with johnson and
also that he had learned from other per-
sons in Florida. According to Lafontisse
Gen. Wood then asked him to see Johnson
and ascertain whether he would leave
Cuba and remain away if his passage
were paid to New York y and money given
leave? ! have too good a thing here
bleeding Bellairs.''
Lafontsse returned to Gen. Wood and
said that later Bellairs and Gen. Wood
went to New York.
Gen. Brooke presented two orders. to-
day. and underwent an examination CON
corning them. An order issued by the
war department directed that all funds
collected in the provinces of Cuba should
be sent to the military auditor Mt Ha-
vana. 1t was charged that the order had
been. issued by direction of Gen. Brooke
to get hold of the funds collected at San
tiago and deprive that province of its
the order was issued when he was sick
in bed and that he had no previous knowl-
edge concerning it. The other order flied
with the committee was issued by the
witness al ter his recovery. 1t directed
GEL. Wood*5A command of the province
public purp0xes in excess of $4,000 a
month without first submitting the queS-
ton to the military governor. General
Brooke said%today, that Gen. Wood had
ignored that order and had spent public
Gen. Brooke said that Santa
go had received all it's own revenues and
more than S2oo,oO0 additional.
Mr.: Morrison. a New York lawyer. tes-
tilted that he was interested in the Elec-
trosone Co of Havana, and that his COM i.
nany received contracts of Gen. Wood &
for disinfecting the city. He said that
there is still due to his company The sum
of $4,000 on contracts. and that Cuban off
Gals in Havana swear the money was 81
paid Gen. Wood to discharge the intlebt .ss
edness. Mr. Morrison said he believed 2
that Gen. Wood received that money aset
During the hearings today. Senator
Hanna made formal request of the CONS
mittee that Gen Wood be ssibpoenaed to s
come home from the Philippines In order
hat he may answer the clisrEes against
him and that he may be questioned con-
cerning his actions in Cuba. -