The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-07
LYON TO TELL ABOUT GLOVES.
INSPECTOR CANNOT COMPEL AT
TENDANCE or WITNESSES.
Representative Llttaner May Sail for
Europe TO-tiay--COl. II. A. Darlington
to Make the Hnyestlgat iOn--Repre-
sentative sherman Makes Inquiries.

sentative sherman Makes inquiries.
WASHINGTON, July Representative
James 5. Sherman Of Utica was in Washing
ton to-day and called at the War Depart
ment, presumably to see Secretary Root
In regard to the proposed investigation
Of Representative Littauer's connection
with the Lyon glove and gauntlet con-
tracts.
Mr. Sherman was told that the Secretary
OF War was out Of the city and would not
return before tomorrow morning. He
then called upon Judge Advocate General
Davis and discussed various features of
the Littauer case.
Mr.. Sherman was of the opinion that
Representative Littauer's interest in the
glove contracts was only that Of a manu-
facturer selling to a jobber and that he
had not violated the spirit Of the law. He
was told by the officials of the War Depart
ment that nothing further in the matter
would be done until the return of Secretary
koOt and hut the Judge Advocate General
won d not be Gale dup III to pass ON the legal
plases OF the case until after the investiga-
ton by the lnspector-G General IL concluded.
Inspect r-General Burton, who spent
the Fourth OF July with his family in the
country, returned TO Washington this
evening. Gen. Burton was personally
instructed by Secretary Root ON Friday
to arrange for the investigations but the
papers, including Representative Littauer's
letter and clippings from THE sun, We're
not referred to him until after his de-
par ure, 80 that he has not had an oppor-
tunity to examine them.
They will be brought to his attention
Tomorrow. and he will have another inter-
view with the Secretary Of War before
detailing an officer to conduct the inquiry
II IL thought very probable that Col. f. A.
Darlington, Inspector-General Of the De-
partment Of the East, will be detailed to
| make the investigation, but that he will
do so under the personal direction of In
spector- General Burton.
II developed to-day that the Inspector
General may meet with some difficulty
IN probing the affair, owing to the absence
OF any authority to require the attendance
Of witnesses. Officers of the Inspector
Generals department are authorized to
administer oaths but there il no law which
gives them authority to compel the at
tendance of Witnesses
Should the testimony of certain persons
be desired 1t may be difficult 10 secure
IT IN case they refuse TO appear, Repre-
sentative Littauer has already signified his
ment, If desired, but i'll his letter to Secre-
tary Root he explained that he had en-
gagged passage on the Kronprinz Wilhelm
to sail July for Europe.
Should he carry out his intention he will
probably be absent from the country dur
ing the period Of the investigation, al
though his testimony could be secured
upon his return should he he willing to APP
pear before an officer of the Inspector
Generals department for examination
One OF the first witnesses 10 be examined
viii be +. h. Lyon, the contractor. Among
the papers referred to Inspector General
Burton there is published abstract of
some Of Mr. Lyons testimony, in which
he alleges that Representative Littauer
had an interest In some OF the contracts,
while with other contracts the gloves and
Eauntlets were purchased as they would
be In the open market
While some difficulty ia looked for in
compelling the examination of witnesses,
none IL expected In regard to the examina-
tion of documents filed with the referee
In bankruptcy proceedings, and II Is from
these that officials hope TO get much valua-
BILE information.