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

ALLEGED "COTTON LEAK" FAILS
10, APPEAR IN COURT.
Counsel Declares Delay OF Mails 10 Respon'
sible for His Absence and That He VIII
Appear on Monday-says Holmes ID
Innocent and Courts Fun investigation.
WASHINGTON Aug. 2o.-Edwin 8. Holmes,
Jr.. former associate ststistioian In tho
Department Of Agriculture. who is under
Indictment for conspiracy In connection
with the Government crop reports, did not
appear in the Criminal Cosirt to-day and
give bond.as was promised by his attorney
yesterday. -,
Holmes was expected at the court room
to-day before noon, and District Attorney
Morgan H. Beach was very much dis
turbed by Holiness failure to appear. Mr.
Beach waited patiently until noon. Two
hours later he swore out warrant upon
the indictment handed down by the Fed
eral Grand Jury on Tuesday. Up to late
tonight the warrant had not been served.
Holmes is understood to be here. but his
xhereabouts has not been made known
70 the authorities. W. E. Lester, Of counsel
for Holmes, has assured District Attorney
Beach that Holmes will be produced on
Monday. The District Attorney IL evil
IDENTIFY determined to have the former
statistician arrested as soon as be can be
located Detectives were stationed at
both depots tonight, and It Is understood
the detail was made at tho request Of the
District Attorney.
Speaking Of the case to-day tAttorney
Lester, who with A. 8. Warrington Is
representing Holiness interests said his
client had no intention Of svading arrest.
and that he had no fear Of the outcome
when the case was taken into the courts.
Holiness failure to appear to file bond
to-day he said was due to a misunder-
standing. Mr.. Lester said:
"Mr Holmes was In far Western State
when the first publicity was given to what
Is called 1the cotton leak He at once
returned to this city and notified the Dis
trict Attorney Of his presence and that he
would be on hand II he was wanted. He
STAYED here for some time and then took
an extensive trip West, going as far a. WASH
ington State, where he remained several
DAYS He has never thought Of leaving
the country, but, on the contrary. courts
an investigation. which will disclose tho
real facts and which he knows viii establish
bis innocence.
His whereabouts for the past several
but be has at all times held himself ready
to answer any charges, and as soon as
learned he was wanted notified him,
and he will be here Monday morning to
give such bond as may be required.
Il told Mr.. Beach that would have him
here to-day. but forgot at that time that
to-day was but really q half day, and
could not get him here before IL O'Clock.
! did not say that would have him here by
10 o'clock; but he should have been hero
before noon but for an unusual. and un-
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
know the workings Of the Office he held,
because all such persons know very well
that such information could not DO given
and condition Of the cotton crop as furnished
by the Depar represented tho united
Judgment Of at least four persons, ono Of
whom was the Secretary of Agriculture
himself, and that this judgment was formed
only after the reports from the various
agents, al ONOI Iuc COuuIIyy Ldu U0cu
tabulated and averaged. all Of which was
done in the same hour tho 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.
1T is most remarkable that 80 much
credibility should have been given to the
testimony Of man who says
that he bribed q Government official and
from the information he received for his
money made great profits. It is incon-
ceivable that such man should have
Sss You'd Ssvs to oSs
making money had 1t boon true ho was
making any or was receiving such informa-
ton
Il understand that warrant was issued
for Mr. Holmes because he was not here
before u O'Clock; II true, this was wholly
that would produce him, IN accordance
with my promise. He also knew very we'll
where Mr.. Holmes has beeo 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 ..r
There are two indictments against Holmes
as there are against Peckham and Haas.
both charging conspiracy 70 defraud the |
Government under section $40 Of the re- |
vised statutes. The witnesses named as hav- |
ng given testimony before the Grand Jury |
against the cotton conspirators are
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 |
N. Judd Of New York; Frederick A. Peck
ham Of New York Moses Haas Of New York,
Victor Olmstead, William P. McCabe and
s. D. Fessenden Of the Department Of
Agriculture, James Y. Blodget, Harvie Jor-
dan, president OF tho Southern Cotton |
Association; q. W. Desgranges, Samuel P.
Baulsir and Wilson, Secretary OF Agricul-
ture. - &c.,.
New Workers Bid on Philippine Naval work. |
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2e.-Bids were opened
to-day at the Navy Department for the
OF fireproof plant for the
receiving storing and delivering Of coal