The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-28
AS OF A SERPENT
SAYS MAJ, LANIER
So Refers on Stand to Friendship
OF Upshur-Mr Stuart
on Stand.

The second GdS IS SeSaipu ul tile ieblS-
latvc committee. charge. ;asith the in
ycstigation Of Ike stete Corporation Com
mission. began at 3 O'Clock yesterday in
the COURTROOM Of the commission. in the
Capitol.
Major A. s. ttnier. who had not con-
GUIDED his testimony 1T the last session,
tnai, tho stand lie placed in evidence
s;atemcnt made by Judge Crump TO
newspaper some time ago, TO which his
printed statement filed on Monday night
Major I.anier tlSn went into discuss
sion az Tic charge that on the same day
he wrote to corporations in his official
capacity his company wrote TO the same
corporations. lilo said that this work
WAS done exclusively BY Mr. Tyler. Ma
for Ianier praised the loyalty and zeal
ot both Mr. Tyler and Mr.. Newly, say
Ing that Mr.. Tyler had done moro work
ia locating foreign corporations and
bringing in revenue TO the State than ali
the rest az the force OF the State Corpo-
ration Commission together. Mr.. Tyler
one day went down town and returned
with the names OF about n dozen cor
po.ations which We're not paying tax TO
tho State. gave carbon copy Of these
names 20 Mr.. Campbell. That was all the
significance Of the charge.
By Mr. Byrd:
oues was not this significance then
that Won gave to an officer of your COM
pany q list Of names that had come Off
ciaIly into your Office?
Ans. Yes.
CUES Was not this your custom?
Ans Yes Ny reason for giving these
names TO Mr. campbcli was to have the
Virginia Corporation Company send lit
IA wa
all. These companies did not have to
give Mr. Campbell the business.
Helpful to Company.
oues. Do YOU consider that your posi-
,ion with the commission was helpful to
your company?
ANS. Yes.
Mr.. Byrd then stated he had written
10 the commissioner about telegraph
company and that before he got an an
swer from the commissioner, he received
letter from the Virginia Corporation
Company. Was this Intentional or
not? asked Mr.. Byrd.
Ans. ! did not write such a letter.
might have made memorandum and
handed it 10 Mr.. Campbell The COM
i:any spent vast amount of money IN
advertising the laws of Virginia. and
possibly the company may have written
10 YOU.
CUES What do you mean by vast
amount of money!
Ans. About 5000.
CUES. What had Mr.. Tyler 10 do with
this company?
Ans. He held no Office and owned no
stock.
Mr.. Tyler had charge of soliciting bust
ness He hit upon Il plan OF suggesting
TO various companies that they could re-
duce taxation by reducing the amount of
their capital stock.
Major Ianier then told why the CONF
pany had entered this business, to help,
he said, Mr.. Tyler, who had "a large
family and only small salary
Cues Tyler was then paid Cor this
work.
Ans Yes, but very little.
CUES. You Were then actuated by n
desire to help Mr. Tyler only, and not
to help your company?
Ans. 1 was actunted by mixed motives
wanted to help Mr.. Tyler and also
hoped that the business would hsip the
company.
Major then alluded to Mr.. upshur's
attitude towards him. lie said: Mr.. Up
fhur's pretended friendship for me was
the act of a serpent
Mr. Byrd-1Ae do ,..ot care to hear such
Senunciatit.fis.'" WE are here for facts.
Major Lanler-T thinl; Hshould have tho
right TO draw deductions and speculate
Mt length.
Mr.. Byrd-Yoit can argue the case later.
but we prefer you 10 state facts now ana
trgue the case later.
Major Lanierf VIII then cut out spccu-
mtions and talk of facts.
Mr.. Byrd-please do.
Major I.anier then continued: That he
had done all in his power TO keen the
corporation matters from being made
public. and that It was only AFTER bo
felt that his honor had been attacked TINT
nc made the matters public.
lie then read letter from himself 10
Mr upsAur asking him for a cow ~
INC charges" and stating that :1udgo
Erump had stated that all tho Comics
destroyed. D'e''
Reputation Suffering.
BY Mr.. Byrd:
CUES VIII You please state n 1uorc
trump told you that these copies had
been destroyed?
Ans ] met Judge Crump NJ the Com
monweaith Climb and we dseuseea dc
matter in friendly spirit. / told Judge
Gfpnip that my reputation WAS surferIn,,
from these clmrges Of misconduct in Of
nee; that could not look m honest man