New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
BAILEY AGAIN DENIES.
4Heges Perjury in 4ns1cer To At
tOrRey Generals CHARGES.

Dallas. Tex, Dec. s.-senator Bailey gave
open letter tonight addressed Attorney General
Davidson answering letter of the Attorney Gen
erai Issued last night setting out copies OF papers
of the Waters Pierce Oil Company which the At
torney General says are in his possession.
Senator Bailey at the outset says that the Attor-
ney General in his letter of yesterday has elm
mated very much from the discussion by confirm
ing what had said in my open letter you. The
documents. ne says. do support the infeTenCes
which the Attorney General previously made-in-
deed he saws the voucher for $500 and the nota-
tions upon II show conclusivey that this
lent to him by II. g. Pierce. and not by the Va
ters-Pierce Oil Company. and bills receivsb upon
It shows that Pierce borrowed money upon II from
the oil company and that II treated
item OF expense.
As 10 the alleged voucher purDortins show
that hte oil company had paid $3.50 to Henry &
stribbling and the memorandum that it had been
paid. upon draft OF Senator Bailey, he says that
II he had drawn such 2 draft it have
passed through at least two banks. leaving
ord behind He suggests that the Attorney General
apply 10 the banks and ascertain il there we're such
transaction. He says:
that S2 srsr M II gfov in Eaoy Of enrq
strbbling. or either Of them on the Waters Pierce
any other ndiyidgal rm In or GoTpoTstion for $50 800
Senate ate and retire % forever from public life ~
win GO fgrther than this II yOp can @ produce
Henry & stribhling. or either OF them bearing my
! forever.
He declares he never heard of .oan TO Henry &
stribbing by the oil company. Pierce or Johnson,
and that the alleged telegram published ny the At
torney General mentioned 10 him
motely any time by any
Quoting the voucher purporting 10 show loan
OF 81 75n him ny II. c. Pierce and the letter Of
Pierce requesting the Standard Oil Company TO
send Bailey exchange for the amount. Senator
| Bailey Draws attention TO what he terms curious
feature OF said letter-namely. the statement that
! the writer tPerceD had advanced the amount to
Bailey. but that Bailey had repaid 1t. followed by
the request that exchange should he TO Bailey
! for the amount and that the same should be
! charged upon the books Of the company.
Mr.. Bailey says this statement is preposterous.
He declares that he got the money only once, and
| Vet the purported letter would show that he
! ceived twice
/ Senator Bailey declares that the Attorney Gen
/ eral has wholly failed 10 produce shred Of evil
dence that he assisted in returning the Waters
! Pierce on Company 10 the after il had been
ousted. that he had acted attorney for or
received compensation from it. He declares that
ne had represented Pierce publicly in many mat
ters. and continues:
Of 60 in .0ms gsh % hn 6gre as s
others irrelevent. confused and confusing. dis
! They only tend to show that ] have had business
quentiy myself asserted and that | had borrowed
money from him, which money I repaid 10 the
I last dollar.
! Remarking that the Attorney General has talked
! much about his Of duty Senator Bailey
complains that he has been treated fairly in
! being denied opportunity TO examine the papers
in the possession Of the Attorney General. and
concerning which he mad public statements. He
says:
! believed that when asked YOU for permission
/ 10 examine the papers that they had been forged
in whole part, in connection the transac-
! tiOn of which ! had knowledge. and since read
! ing the documents in print am certain that some
Of them forgeres
J He SAYS the Attorney General must have known
/ that the man from whom he received the papers
! had stolen them from files of his employer.
and he should have known that i thief would not
! hesitate commit forgery. Senator Bailey
cludes:
! 7 willingly leave for the decent and fair-ninded
men OF Texas Eay how much weight they Will
Z attach TO documents furnished by A man who either
robbed the files Of his employers office forged
! the papers which you using ard the evidence
/ of whose false wearing deceive the officers
n he