The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-19

ton, the said Robinson gave 10 aftiant
A1O OF 93OJ-he is not certain WhiCh-fOr
the purpose aforesaid, and aftiant
agreed with him "a that time tC put in
money enough 10 make up $500 and in
vest IN that stock. and whatever profit
was made should be divided between
them In proportion 20 the money con
lrlbutCG Alhant added 10 the money
Robinson handed him enough 10 make
up 500, and Invested thet in the stock
aforesaid. through the firm OF FOulkc
& Co. but instead of that stock going
up, as had been anticipated Il went
DOWN, and both he and Robinson iOHJ
the money they put into a. This was
dealing on margins, and the stock was
not really purchased or transferred 10
aihani,, nor was IL anticipated that il
would be-
'Afhant further says that the said
Robinson never complained To him IN
relation TO the matter, but both of them
accepted IL as an inevitable loss-the
failure Of a speculative transaction. Am
ant further says that that is the only
business transaction OF any kind or
character he ever had in connection
win The urn Of Lilly & Robinson, or
either member Of it.
At the Hearing.
AT the hearing this morning Stutler
was represented by Attorneys Cole and
Donaldson. Robinson had no attorneys
II was remarked during the proceed
ings that Commissioner Macfarland
made IL rule 10 subject Robinson 10
unusually searching examinations. APP
parently attempting 10 break down the
witness assertions.
Robinson. the first witness called. said.
in referring 10 Suffers assertion con-
corning stock transactions between
them:
Il have never engaged In my life In
any stock transactions in any way on
my own or anybOdy's else account"
Witness also said Mr.. Lily had shown
lin Suffers note 10 Lilly for 500 for
l2J days. For the later loan Of SI3O he
said Stutler asked him IN Suffers Of
fee and made excuses for not having
met the 800 note Of six months before.
Witnrss loaned tho sl2O as requested by
StutleT. Lilly had no connection with
the second loan.
Replying 10 questions from the Com
missiouers, Robinson said Lilly, his for
mer partner, is nOW In Paris. France.
and will not return 10 this country until
next April
Robinson then said that Ssutler, when
asking for the 500 told him he had lost
money gambling IN cotton. Witness re-
thought Fit had invested enough IA Mr.
Stutler' Besides, Stutler had pat him
self under obligations TO the firm by Dor
rowing the other money.
Thought it Blackmail.
He and Lilly talked over the plan Of
leaning Stutler money and they had
concluded it was a sort OF blackmaiI.
bat thought they had better submit AZ
first
lie explained that Stutler In asking
for money for West Virginia campaign
funds. said Senator Elkins might be de-
toated, and, therefore, StutIer might lose
his position. He said Stutler had men
toned The pleasant relations between
SJutler and Lilly and Robinson.
Robinson then said that when StutleI
asked him for the unredeemed notes,
Stutier was angry. lie assured Stutler
lac would not get into trouble from the
notes.
lie surrendered the notes day or two
later because Stutler was the Street
Cleaning Superintendent. Here the wit
ness corrected his affidavit by saving he
handed back 20 StutleT only one unrc-
seemed note. This note was for $3.50,
lac sad.
Robinson here gave as his reason for
surrendering the note without payment
the following assertion.
we had never expected. when we