The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-27
NO HIGH RATES
PAID BY SWAYNE
ACCORDING TO EVIDENCE
OF HOTEL KEEPERS WITH WHOM
THE JUDGE STOPPED.

one Hotel Man said $50 n Day was
the Judges Rate, While Mrs. Rus
sell of Texas said He Had Paid
Her $1.25 Day-It Had Been
shown That the Judge Charged
Up SO Day to His Expense Ac-
cOunt-The HOsIins Case Agnin.
Washington, Nov 26.-P. w. Chase,
a hotel manager of Tyler. Tex. tes-
titled in the Swayne inquiry to-day
that Judge Swayne was at his hotel
for twenty-six days, and was charged
$3.50 per day.
w. H. Hoskins was recalled to tes-
tify as to the loss of business, while
his property was seized in bankruptcy
proceedings. Hoskins said that dur
ing the time his property was held
he was ready to pay all his debts. but
was not allowed to do so.
w. H. H. Miller. Attorney General
during the administration of President
Harrison, when Swayne was appoint
ed, was called and denied the testi-
mony of John Wurts. who had said
that Miller had assured him (Wurts)
the Florida district. Wurts also had
said that Miller told him that the adj
ministration had determined to prose-
cute the election frauds, and that they
wanted a man who would secure the
conviction of those who were to be
indicted. Mr.. Miller denied that he
had ever made such a suggestion to
Wurts. He spoke of the careful man
ner in which the selection of Judge
was made, and said he would no more
have made an intimation of that kind
than he would have requested money
for securing the appointment.
Mr.. Miller said he could not remem-
Der Wurts and had no recollection of
the conversation which Wurts had de-
tailed. He did remember that a man
named Wurts was a candidate for
judge at that time.
E. p. Axtelle of Florida was called
and denied testimony of John Wurts
relative to the election cases before
Judge Swayne Axtelle was counsel
for Receiver Durkee of Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West Railroad. He
said that Durkee's private car was
sent but once to Delaware for Judge
Swayne. The car also was sent to the
Pacific Coast with Judge Swayne.
1925 a Day at That House.
Mrs. Annie E. Russell of Tyler
Tex, testified that Judge Swayne
stopped at her house some time in
January, 1903 for four or six weeks.
He was charged $1.25 a day for his
board and lodging
Robert j. Boone was recalled and
declared that a certain letter signed
by a rubber stamp with his signature
was a forgery. This letter was put in
evidence in Florida and stated that,
IF we can get young Hoskins at
tached for contempt we can break
the old man down." This related to
the bankruptcy proceedings against
w. H. Hoskins.
An attempt to introduce tax returns
showing that Hoskins was not worth
the amount he claims to be, provoked
a controversy. Part of the evidence
was admitted. 1t was shown by
Boone that Hoskins' settlement
with Boone's clients was for so cents
on the dollar.
Mr.. Higgins offered at various times
papers to show that Hoskins was a
bankrupt During the progress of
the examination of Boone on these
points, Mr.. Palmer of the Committee,
remarked that it had been shown in
previous testimony that a conspiracy
existed against Hoskins between
Boone and Calhoun to declare Hoskins
a bankrupt.
s'Yes, and So Are YOU" Said Boone.
When Attorney Liddon began the
cross-examination of Boone, he asked
if he was under indictment for fell
ony.
Yes" answered the witness, land so
are you"
The committee ordered the latter
part of the answer stricken out. in
answer to another question, Boone said
he was charged with embezzlement.
Boone was then examined regarding
the letter signed by a rubber stamp
with Boones name and also a tele-
gram in relation to the same. Boone
denied all knowledge of the letter and
could not recollect anything about the
telegram.
Boone was shown a number of tele-
grams relating to the Hoslxins bank
ruptcy proceedings. but could not re-
member whether he sent them. He
also was shown number of letters
from his Office signed with a rubber
stamp, some of which he acknowledged
as written by him or by his clerk.
These all related to the bankruptcv
proceedings against Hoskins
Without completing the cross-exam
ination of Boone, the committee ad-
Journed until Monday.
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