Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-18

release from prison. Mr.. Summers testi-
mony was given with great elaboration
and frequently after long hesitation.
The committee will meet again tomorrow
morning, when It expects to examine ex-
Representative George Mead Of Omaha and
Former Governor POINTER, together with
some documentary evidence. Poynter will
be asked IL he was ever offered $35, 900 or
any other sum for the pardon of the de-
~faulting state treasurer. The documents
are pages taken from the books of the
Orleans bank that failed, having money on
deposit from BARLEY. This money at the
time the bank failed was represented as
amounting to 500, 2t0.50, secured partially
by eight notes given by the Salt Lake
company Of Lancaster county to BARLEY,
signed by Joseph Burns. Ed Bignell and
B. r. Cowdery, aggregating something over
5000. Up TO within a few days of the
time the bank broke the deposits only
showed SIS, 210O5, but the figures rs" had
been erased and "2O' written in their stead.
The occasion for this was said to have
been that the president of the bank, being
pressed by the approaching visit Of the
state bank examiners, had to get his books
in shape and sent a "hurry-up" call to
BARLEY to turn over these notes, which
were deposited as cash.
Frank A. Harrison, who at one time made
a detailed publication Of it in the State
Record, which he was then editing in Lin
coin, has given the committee some in
formation as to this matter and will be
again examined in secret session.
Testimony of Summers.
1.-THE committee intends to discontinue
the Introduction of testimony after Thurs
day unless something startling develops.
Mr.. Summers was examined By Represent
atives Kennedy and Nelson, the lawyers
on the committee. Summers said he met
hartley two or three days after his par
dpn at Thirteenth and Douglas streets,
Omaha, at night. The meeting was at the
Suggestion of Summers. He said he did
not talk with BARLEY then or thereafter
about state funds embe4zIed or loaned.
Fl wanted to see and talk with Mr.. Bart
ley that evening with reference to certain
Evidence In a case that was then and is
ntw PENDING Before the courts in which
the rational government is involved. l
sought to ascertain II there was any evil
dfnce In Bartley's possession on which In
dtctmehts could be made out" said Sum-
mers. -'A''
Proceeding. Summers said that BARLEY
never told him to whom he had loaned any
state funds and that he had no personal
knowledge OF anyone to whom state funds
had been loaned by BARLEY. When Sum
Mers and BARLEY met at Thirteenth and
Douglas that night Summers said BARLEY
asked to See Tom Dennison and that he
(summers) volunteered to find Dennison.
They went to Flynn & Stafrord's saloon
and finally met Dennison, and BARLEY,
Summers says. went out and held a CONVEX
GaffOn ~ uuhNnh he -. - -
details. Summers said he had never seen
that famous cigar box or talked Of 1t with
BARLEY or known anyone who had seen II.
Puts a Pointed Question.
At this iunetpre Kennedy interposed this
statement:
CAT our former session. Mr.. Summers,
MI. Frank Harrison told us that you once
told him that BARLEY told you the names
OF certain parties to whom part of these
state funds had been loaned and that YOU.
when the move was on to secure Bartley's
pardon, said that unless the pardon was
granted there would be some names ex-
posed. Can you tell us about this and
some OF these names?'
After considerable hesitation, Mr.. Sum-
mers said: Il cannot recall that conversa-
lion with Mr.. Harrison"
would you be able TO recall Il IL Won
had had it2" asked Kennedy.
IT think I would was the reply.
Then Summers again stated that BARLEY
had never told him anything about these
state funds; that he did not know the
names OF any persons or corporations to
whom any OF these funds had been loaned
and knew OF no one who did know this.
Nelson took the witness in hand and
asked him IL he was ever Bartley's at
torney. Again Mr.. Summers hesitated
some little time before answering and
then said;
Fl was a deputy in the attorney gen
erals once during Bartley's first term and
the first year of his second term, and he
used to frequently consult me then"
s'But were you ever retained by BARLEY
as his Attorney" asked Nelson.
'tNeyer." replied Summers.
Talked About Pardon.
Summers then proceeded to say that he
ives not Instrumental in procuring Bartley's
pardon, although he had talked with Gov
eFnor Savage in the i~latter's ONCE Of the
advisabillty OF paFdoning BARLEY. This
WAS after II. r. Goold had retired frou
the republican state ticket as nominee for
university regent and the republican state
convention had taken action urging the
recall OF Bartley's parole and the return
of the prisoner TO the state penitentiary
He said Savage did not send for him. bu.
that he went OF his own accord.
''What argument did you use on thiI