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Under No Circumstances Would
He Have Asked About (Fs)
Appointment.
DID NOT ASK WHAT OFFICE PAID
Senator hoar Objected to francis's
Question About District
Attorney.

Washington, March l2--Jacob Fisher.
the present postmaster at Hastings.
Neb, resumed his statement today be-
fore the special senate committee APP
pointed TO investigate the charges
against Senator Dietrich. Senator
spooner attended today's meeting, but
Senator Cockrell was absent.
Mr.. Fisher said that at the time he
was appointed postmaster his relations
with Hahn had been rather unfriendly;
that previous 10 that time Hahn made
daily visits TO his (Fisher's) place Of
business, but that the visits stopped
when he received news NJ his appoint.
ment. He did not recall any visit By
Hahn on April %, and he was sure that
under the circumstances hat he would
not have asked Hahn hat he thought
OF his (Fishers) appointment as his
Hams successor as Hahl testified.
That statement ! abst lutey deny"
said the witness. He also said that he
had not asked Hahn what the Office
paid and fatty contradlcted Hahn's
statement that he had asked Hahn 10
consult lawyer for him to ascertain
whether he would have TO pay note
he might give to Dietrich 10 secure the
appointment.
II never asked him" he said, "and
no note was given"
Edwin G, Francis, deputy postmaster
general at Hastings under Fisher, was
the next witness. Replying to ques-
tons by Mr.. Plat he said that he had
agreed to pay half the rental OF the
back room Of the Dietrich building and
had done 80 for 1--WE months, the total
being Sil. The arrangement was that
he would have half OF any proceeds do.
rived from the room. They had made
an effort 10 rent the room to the West
ern Union Telegraph company, but had
failed. He said these ARRANGEMENTS ON
account OF the room had nothing 10 do
with his salary. He contradicted tho
statement Of Mr.. Hahn that
he assented TO n statement that no
lFrancis) had to pay 500 TO Mr. Die.
trich or that he had told Hamman TINT
Fisher had paid 5000 to Nv. Dietrich.
Mr. Francis testified that he had had
o conversation with Dist Atty. Sum.
mers relative 70 testfying before the
grand jury In the case OF Dietrich. Mr.,
Batty then asked for the particulars of
that conversation but before he could
reply, Mr., Hoar interposed with am In.
qulry as TO the purpose OF the examna.
ton
I'VE want" Mr.. Batty replied, 80
show the pressure that the district at
torney puts upon witnesses IN these
cases: that he told the witness that II
he did not testify he was himself liable
TO prosecution and imprisonment"
Mr., Hoar suggested that such n line
OF inquiry would broaden the inquiry
10 mn undesirable extent aud after con.
versatlon with Senator Dietrich the at.
torney temporarily withdrew the ques.
tlon.
Hardy Gregory, postofllCe inspector.
testified TO conversations he said ne
had last December with Fisher and
Francis relative 10 moneys paid to Die
trich on account OF the back room par
tltioned on from the postoflice. Fishers
statement. he said was that the orig.
inal lease was TO be knocked In the
head because OF the reduction OF the
rent from $500 to $500: that Die
trich said no (Fisher). and the citizens
q the place should take the fixtures