The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-09
they all appear to have been written by


Of this investigation. Mr.. Van Ripper states
| that all Of these letters we're received from
Mr.. Holmes, and that their contents, par
ticularly the one dated, have reference to
the state Of the cotton report at that time;
| further, that he had an arrangement with
Mr.. Holmes whereby the latter was to. and
| did from month to month. furnish Mr., Van
Ripper information obtained from the Bureau
of Statistics as to the condition of the cotton
crop prior @ the publication OF such informa-
| ton officially. Mr.. Holmes admitted that
he wrote the addresses on the envelopes
Of the three letters hereinbefore quoted,
| but he denies writing the last OF the three
! letters. He admits the authorship of the
| first two letters of the series, but claims
he has no recollection of the contents OF
written such letters to Mr.. Van Ripper at
that time.
"Five other letters were secured bearing
on the subject. They read as follows;
-soMETHISo DOING"
W. %ai Rp:9 G.s p los e. 4 HUs s'.
DEAR ,vssss; Abou, s.. |. will surprise
q best Experts. There viii be thinsS dong
sure. A drop Of only tabout) six points
Tbs is one Of the highest averages for this
DO all you can. F.
DESTROY SURE
WASHINGTON, d. c., s-8-ieo4.
| Party for Price here 10 night to make
sure Of figures: 1N-mSrrSw lThursday!!
out perhaps beioTej they cut loose. Sell,
saF Ss 10 sa aos as
MsSssS fs. !: :9 &. Sec.
'Atons Ss YER n"si unday colgn.
not not Ike Ike Is going yithoSt ;. Eso wing i
before ,s Then = figures show 70 fsy
WIN drop. beilsf here is you can get il soihs
nnd &. SomlnH bsstioS song to break b. later
There viii be depreciation Of 20 points IN
spring wheat on 10th. or froms7t last reports)
a. sy h hot sss
days. This is best chance VIII have on wheat
W. Rse *, F Pu c &c., Set Ys,A
Nothing new since telephonlns. WIN not
ssl h1ons at . morning unless something DE-
pEAn T1S sss,sd Sve phS91 .;J Ps,ty
did not say anything, definite us to movements.
but Inference was that he was eoIn to get
IL ard buy When said oyer phion n,elppsd
| duNiSca Noioh.i
not intended as my thinking. Regret can
not get at II more definitely. and that program
s s ous '0 From talks col has had d With
he believes they will start to buy tomorrow.
II, they did not today. Note prices have
Nn n - would not say over phone to Bait;
things he would II talking face to face. Hence
my aim on phone and In this to give you as
| good an idea as we have as to plans. No use
phonlng In A. NJ SO wired tonight. after
talking with Colonel. since talking to you
| OH phone. +.
Nine P. NJ Trying to get you on the phone.
This is since talking to you att l.. G. X;
At /? tonight parry goes to g. y =, before 10 d
1ised that drop viii BE- to IS ,Rs. is
from $40. Also tina, Texas report from, pres
ent date shows drop from 10 to 40 Some
informatiop which p; will get to.m9rEow
e. he ps w be viii be p IN o Fs
sand Deterioration promses to be big
very. Reports, not al in. bgt . important port ant
at once, Col. says he will put up 90 points
tomorrow sure to get in early and heavy
| and get all back and more.
L. c. Van s R'Se1' 10; Fuhon .lsesi Ssr York
| livery. FRED,
ALL LETTERS WRITTEN BY PEcKHAM.
All Of these letters but one are signed
Fl The above letters were surrendered
by Mr.. Van Ripper for the purposes OF this
investigation. Mr.. Van Ripper states that
all Of the above letters were written by MIR.
F. A. Peckham Of New York city, and that
the person mentioned in some OF the letters
and that the person referred to as man
Haas Of New York city.
mir. Peckham was interviewed at the
Hotel Breslin in New York city. He was
shown the above series Of letters and asked
for an explanation OF their contents. Mr.
Peckham stated that the only explanation
he had to give was that at the time the let
tiers were written he was trying TO make
some money IN the cotton market. Fur;
to give any information about his
relations with Mr.. Holmes, Mr.. Haas or
Mr.. Van Ripper that could throw any light
on the matter under consideration.
Shortly after Mr.. Peckham was inter-
and Immediately on his arrival in Wash
ington he held a con versation with Mr..
Holmes over the telephone, in which he
inquired whether Mr.. Holmes intended to
resign his position or whether he expected
to be dismissed from the Government SER
| vice.
| HOLINESS RELATIONS WITH PEcKHAM AND
| VAN RIPPER.
when Mr.. Holmes was questioned about
| his relations with Mr.. Peckham and Mr..
Van Ripper he said that they had all been
| on very intimate terms socially and that
when he had occasion to visit New York
he frequently found that his hotel bills had
been paid by Mr.. Van Ripper or by Mr..
| Peckham.
~Mr Holmes admits that he and Mr.. Peck
ham and Mr.. Haas were at one time ASSOC
ciated in a business venture In which
Mr. Holmes was to have an interest equal
to the sum of &6, 900, which he was to re-
ceive as gift from the other members Of
the firm. Subsequently, Mr.. Haas trans
ferred his interest in this concern to Mr.. L.
| c. Van Ripper. and Mr.. Van Ripper states that
the company was organized for the purpose
of handling cotton. Mr. Holmes says that
! this Is true, but that he was not aware Of
the nature Of the organization at the time
he was given an interest in it, and that
when he learned the object Of the company
was to handle cotton he withdrew from it.
-The Peckham letters were shown to
Mr. Holmes and ne recognized the hand
writing az that Of Mr.. Peckham, and ad-
mitted that the person referred TO as Colo
nell in the said letters probably meant him
self, as Mr.. Peckham and Mr.. Van Ripper had
been in the habit of calling him Colonel
Mr. Holmes also said that the person desig-
mated az man and party in the Peckham
letters was probably Mr. Haas.
HOLMES AND VAN RIPPER.