The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02
cHEATHAM INQUEST
ANDERs0N MAKES CHARGES BE-
 FORE COMMITTEE.
Allegations That Secretary of Southern Cotton Growers, Association Play cd Future Market Heard by
 OfaciaIs in Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 1.--Before conn mittee of investigation named by Pres l ident Harvie Jordan to hear evidence that certain officers of the Association | brokerage concern and also have been l speculating in cotton futures, Repre- l sentative l. R. Anderson, of Chatham County repeated the charges made by him on the floor of the House last
 week.
 l He charged that Richard Cheatham
 Secretary of the Association. speculated in cotton futures, carrying the accounts | in names of Mike OGrady and P. A Lee. Mir. Anderson also charges that Arthur A. Fairchild. who appears as manager of the bureau of publicity of | the Association. owned one-eishth oi | the stock of the Piedmont Brokerage Company, a concern which makes a speciality of cotton futures. l To support these charges MT. Ander- son submitted number of affidavits and declared that an order from Mir Cheathann on certain brokers would
 bring forth further evidence in proof of the charges.
 MT Cheatham produced in ,his de-
 fense statement in which he de- clared:
 T do not at the present time. nor have directly or indirectly in any
 manner. owned any part of or interest in a bucket shop or wire gambling house.
 1'.I have never speculated in cotton futures for my own personal gain" Mir. oGrady of Chattanooga, was on hand to ossubstantiate the statement of
 MT. Cheatham that the "o'Grady ac- count was handled for him by Mir {. Cheatharn.' merely as a personal act of friendship Mir. Cheatham refused to reveal the identity of P. A. Lee. in whose name the other account was car- ried.
 The charge that Fairchiid owned an
 Company, was not denied. although it was declared that the interest was dls-
 posed of some time ago.
 Mir Pagan. manager of local ex- change, was the first witness at the afternoon session. He testified as to Mir Cheatham having opened an ae- count under the name of Mike o'Grady.
 Mir Pagan admitted having given Mr.
 Anderson the information on which he
 based the charges.
 The next witness was B. c. Cothran. local manager of q brokerage office. He told about FraSier telling Dr. Craw- l fora that Mir. Cheatham was stock holder in the Piedmont exchange. Holland Curran, who was bookkeeper TOT Drokeregel Iirm With omces m | this city. was the star witness of the day. He declined to testify without Mir cheaxham's consent, whereupon Mir cheatham jumped to his feet and ex-
 claimed. "You are just here for a trick. This thing has been tried on me before and am tired of 1t. You
 are trying to play at the wrong game. MT. Cnrran flushed up angrily and
 proceeded to tell what he claimed he knew. and 1t was that Mir. Cheatham had bought cotton futures three times at his offce. "7e came to the office.'' he said and wanted to open an account. He did so. and when we asked in what rame to put the account, he said: oh. Mike will do.' Mike whoT he was ask ed. and said Jones was good name.
 end 90 the account now stands on our
 books as Mike Jones'"
 Dr. J. M. Crawford took the stand and said he was a stockholder In the
 Piedmont Exchange. He said he was
 always positive Mir. Cheatham owned
 stock although he never said so direct ly.
 A. A. Fairchiid. manager of the pub fishing bureau of the association, was
 the last witness cf the day and sub mitted. a written statemen.