The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-04-03
FALSE, SAYS GREENE
Head Of Asphalt Company
Denies Helping Matos.
ClSIROS CHARGES TRUNPED UP.
solicitor Of state Department Reports
That Accusations Made ~ Neae-
suela's President Are tatFae.
Ne Assistance Given Rebels.

Ne Assistance Given hebeis.
WASHINGTON. April Solicitor
Penheld OF the state department a..
ported last night that the charges
made Ia Venezuela against General
Francis v. Greene and the asphalt
company OF which be- lGreenel was the
head 10 the eject that be aud the
asphalt people had aided the Mates
revolution were false. Some months
ago General Greene submitted 10 the
state department a sworn denial ~
the truth Of these reports aud had
backed bis denial by afiidavlis from
responsible officers ~ the asphalt com.
pnny. denying that they or the com
pnny had aided the Mates revolution.
lists In any way
General Francis V. Greene has r..
ltcrnied his denial u the charge Of the
attorney general ~ Venezuela that he
had paid the sum of Li30.0p0 10 Matos,
the revolutionary leader.
II was charged by President Castro
that General Greene. ns one ~ the
officers OF the asphalt trust. paid $780,.
OOO Tor the support Of the Nluios revo.
lutl0n against President Castro and
that the New York aud Bcrmudez com.
pany entered into nn alliance with the
rcyolutlonsis 10 defeat the Castro adj
mlnisirntIon The charges were pub.
llshsd 10 a decision ~ the federal dis
trict court ~ Venezuela on March IL
iisi5. This decision WIS in denial of
the motion made by the New York and
Bermndez company Tor dismissal Of
the action u the court % compel the
company 10 pay damages 10 Venezuela
Tor having aided the revolution.
The charges against Greene say:
Upon the definite conclusion of the
alliance between the New York and
Bcrmudez company aud the chief ~
the lihcrating revolution when the lat.
ter was In New York during the month
~ June. 1891. the company began 10
supply him with the necessary funds
10 carry on the campaign. II was thus
that when General Matos returned 90
Europe General Francis v. Greene.
then president Of the National Asphalt
company and one OF the directors OF
the New York and Bermudez company.
IN charge Of the direction Of all the NJ.
fairs Of the company In Venezuela.
went 20 meet him during the month of
July IN order 20 contract FOR the pur.
chase 81 steamer and her necessary
elements Of wat
"They first met IN Paris. General
Greene going aficrward to London aud
then to Glasgow. where be arrived IN
the early part Of August TO examine
several steamships then on sale. Up
on his return TO Paris he drew. through
the Credit Lyonnais. on the Scahoard
National hank ~ New York. OF which
bank General Greene was q director
and where the trust 10 which the New
York and Bcrmudcz company belonged
kept its account said draft. amount
ing to the sum Of Sl0OO00 was OF.
dcrcd 10 Doe paid hy Mr. Sewall secre
tary Of the trust. who directed his cash
Ter 10 charge that amount 10 an ace
count under the name OF governments
relations. which contained without de
tails all The money expended on Nene.
zuela. \ Few days afterward a draft
FOR $4,000 was drawn aud entered In
the same manner
a few months later. rs the result OF
General Greene's work ia Europe the
fatally celebrated steamship Ban Righ
whose history Of pirate Expectations is
known 10 all. came to the coast OF
Venezuela. carrying an immense
amount Of munitions Of war and hav-
ing on board the chief Of the revolu-
ton"