The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
HOLMES IS STILL IN HIDING.
ALLEGED COTTON. LEAK" FAILS
TO APPEAR IN. COURT.

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C,unsei Declares Deisy os Mails 10 hespon.
.,hIe FOR EIii Absence and That He WIN
Appear eu Monday-6su Helmcs 10
Innocent and Courts Full Investigated.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 3s.-Edwin 8. Holmes.
=. FORMER associate statistician In the
n.partneut Of Agriculture, who b under
,ndictn,ent for conspiracy In connection
-i,h the Government crop reports. did not
..ooar Ia tho Criminal Court to-day and
.vs bond a. was promised BY his attorney
yesterday.
to-day before noon, and District Attorney
Norsan b. Beach was very muoh aus
tnybed BY Holiness failure to appear. Mr..
Hs.ch waited patiently until noon. Two
houra later he sworo out warrant upon
~. Indictment handed down BY tho Fed
srs, Grand Jury on Tuesday. Up TO late
.a.n,oht the warrant had not been served.
Hoines IL understood to b here. but his
-h.,eabouts has not been made known
~ ,he authorities. W. e. Lester, OF counsel
~ Holmes. has assured District Attorney
n".cb that Holmes will be produced on
Tonday, The District Attorney Is evil
I.n,,v determined to have the former
.,stistician arrested as soon a. he can DO
,...,ad Detectives were stationed at
IN depots tonight, and It Ia understood
~. detail was made at the request OF tho
district Attorney.
sreakine OF the case to-day attorney
r..ter. who with A. s. Worthington Is
,.nresenting Holiness interests, said his
- I'M a yvtna ar
and that he had no fear Of the outcome
then the case was taken into the courts.
Holiness failure to appear to file bond
today he said was due to misunder-
standing. Mr.. Lester said:
"Mr. Holmes was in far Western State
vben the first publicity was given to what
|. called the cotton leak He at once
r,turned to this city and notified the Dis
trict Attorney OF his presence and that he
vo,ld be on hand II he was wanted. He
t.ved here for some time and then took
snsxtensive trip West. going as far IS Wash
inston State where he remained several
dsvs He has never thought OF leaving
the country, but, on the contrary, courts
an Investigation which will disclose the
RAJ facts and which he knows will establish
His whereabouts for the past several
d.ys has not been known to the authorities.
but he has at all times bold himself ready
10 answer any charges. and as soon as
harped he was wanted / notified him,
and no will be here Monday morning to
rive such bond as may be required.
Il told Mr.. Beach that would have him
here to-day, but forgot at that time that
today was but really half day, and
oould not get him hero before II O'Clock.
did not say that l would have him here by
10 O'Clock; but he should have been here
bsfore noon but for an unusual and I'M
accountable delay in the mails:
against him and he has given no advance
Information concerning cotton crops, which
fact is well known TO all those who
nov the workings Of the Office he hold,
because all such persons know very well
DAT such information could not be given
md condition OF the cotton crop as furnished
By the Department. represented the united
Judgment Of 1t least four persons. one Of
vhom was the Secretary OF Agriculture
himself, and that this judgment was formed
only after the reports from the various
.nt.; all over The, country r hsd been
done IL the same hour the report was made
public. The contents OF these reports
which came from these many agents and
which were tabulated were unknown to
any person until they were known to all
four: J., ...,,. .,.. a. n,uoh
c,edibility should have been given to the
unsupported testimony OF man who says
that he bribed Government Official and
nom the information he. received for his
money made great profits. 1t Is moon
oefvable that such q man should have
confessed without q strong motive for
I, but would have preferred to continue
making money had 1t been true he was
making any or was receiving such informa-
don.
7 understand that warrant was issued
for Mr.. Holmes because he was not here
before II o'clock. II true, this was wholly
Unnecessary. for Mr.. Beach knew very well
with my promise. He also knew very we'll
vhsre MI. Holmes has been since Aug. 1
until the last few days, for ! conveyed to
him that information. repeat that Mr..
Holmes would be on hand Monday morn
ing
- there are against Peokham and Haas
both charging conspiracy to defraud the
Government under section $40 OF the re-
vsed statutes. The witnesses named a. hav-
nS given testimony before the Grand Jury
eSQn6t the cotton ConeptraLorB arc
Richard Chatham, secretary OF the South
ern Cotton Association; William h. Moran,
and William R. Walsh Of the Secret Service;
Louis c. Van Ripper OF New York William
u. Judd OF New York; Frederick A. Peck
ham Of New York, Moses Haas Of Nev York,
Victor Olmstead, William P. McCabe and
8. D. Fessenden OF the Department OF
Agriculture, James Y Blodget, HArvie Jor-
dan, president Of the Southern Cotton
Association; h. W. Desgranges, Samuel p.
bsnsif and Wilson. Secretary Of Agricul-
hlre.
New Workers Did on philippine Naval work.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3s.-Bids wore opened
to-day at the Navy Department for tho
construction Of hreproof plant for the
rceiving, storing and delivering Of coal
G0longapo, P. l., and fresh water supply
ssystem. Congress has appropriated $500. /,
goo for the work. Designs were submitted
BY ]. G. White 4 Co. Of New York, who
presented bid Of s.ss. 800, and by the Snare
ATrtest Company, also Of New York, which
oh $500 900 on each Of four designs pre-
sented. The specifications require that the
york Re completed thirty months after the
cate OF contract.
Movements q Naval Vessels.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 2o.-The following
movements OF naval vessels have been re-