The sun., 1905-05-23
NO END YET OF BOWEN CASE.
THE FINAL SETTLEMENT IN.
DEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Mr. Bowen Requests That W. W. Russell,
Late Minister 70 Colombia, Re Heard
in His Behalf, ana the Request 10
Granted-DateIs Testimony Heard

MIR. Bowen Requests That W. W, Russell
Late Minister 10 Colombia, BE Heard
in His Behalf, ana the Request 1,
Granted-DateIs Testimony Heard
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The final settle
ment of the Bowen -Loomis case which
was expected this week, has been indef-
nitely postponed. Mr.. Bowen to-day re-
quested that W. W. Russell, late Minister
to Colombia and now on his way to WASH
ington for conference prior to going to
Caracas to succeed Mr. Bowen, be called az
a witness In his behalf. The request was
granted by Secretary Taft.
Mr.. Russell was first secretary of tho
legation at Caracas from 1895 to 1904 and
was there throu ghout the time Mr.. LOOMS
served as Minister to Venezuela and also
for three years during the incumbency OF
Mr.. Bowen Mr.. Bowen evidently be.
lieves that Mr.. Russell can tell something
Of the alleged illegal transaction with which
Mr.. LOOMS has been charged, having been
CLOSELY connected with Mr. Loonis when
such transactions are said to have taken
place.
Secretary Taft to day heard the testi-
mony Of John g. Dater, New York news
paper man. who published, in a.letter from
Caracas to his paper the charges against
Mr.. Loonis and also the fact that Mr..
Bowen had laid the charges before the
State Department. The appearance Of
n the ho charges fs in np: print o brought The formal
was responsible for the publications re-
fiecting upon him.
Mr. Dater told Mr. Taft that while Mr..
Bowen had talked with him Of the charges
he had not asked him to publish them and
that lie secured information con oerning
he r9m fbat other
entirely deny that he talked Of the charges,
but he does deny that he was responsible
for or that he inspired their publication.
Among other thin gs in the evidence, there
is an affidavit from New York attorney,
who, it is understood, says that be was told
him his information. Mr.. Dater was greatly
surprised when this document was shown
him by Secretary Taft and denied it. in
part, in his statement.
There was an interesting incident in
Secretary Taft's reception room to-day
Mr.. Dater was eaying Mr., Taft's private
office. When Mr.. Bowen saw Mr.. Dater
he accused him Of having broken faith by
publishing the charges against Mr.. Loomis.
Mr.. Dater denied that he had violated any
confidence Mr.. Bowen had placed in him,
time talked with Mr.. Taft, admit ed that
he had been unjust in his remarks to Mr..
Dater.
Casper Whitney, who was asked to come
to Washington from New York on Satur-
day. when Secretary Taft made similar
requests of Richard Harding Davis and Mr..
Dater. has seen the President, but it is
suthoritatively asserted that he was unable
to throw any light on the case. Mr., Davis
has not appeared, but 1t is expected that he
will be here within day or two.
Secretary Taft issued the following state
ment relative to the postponement Of the
final settlement on account of the calling
of Mr.. Russell as a witness:
Mr.. Bowen having requested that Mr..
William W. Russell, late Minister to CO.
lombia be called as witness in the matter
pending between Messrs. Bowen and I,oomis,
the President has decided to postpone
his decision In the Bowen-Loomis contro-
versy until after Mr.. Russell's arrival in
Washington and his examination in full on
the matters in question. Mr.. Russell is on
his way from Bogota and will probably
not reach Washington for more than two
weeks. Mr.. Bowen has been advised that
he need not return to Washington until
Mr.. Russell reaches the country"