The Caucasian., 1907-02-12
HENRY EXAMINED.
Congressman Testified Before the lr'
vestioation Committees Monday.

congress for ten years. He was part
ner of Stribling from March, 1895, until
his election in 1896 He said Henry d
Stribling were connected with the Wa
tersPierce penalty suits. He said he
was assistant attorney general under
the Hogg administration. and while he
was living in Texarkana he was direct
ed to go to Waco and investigate al
legged violations of the antitrust laws
He said he conferred with the grand
Jury, which decided to indict about
nine Standard and Waters-Pierce Off
cials He resigned as assistant attOT-
ney general and moved to Waco. At
that time Taylor was county attorney
Taylor agreed to bring suit against the
Waters-P Pierce company and turned the
proceedings over to Henry & Stribling
to handle the matter on a division or
fees Witness stated hard work was
required to get up the evidence. We
continued in the case until We were
invited out of it by County Attorney
C. M. Thomas" said H enry. That
was the last day of October, 1900"
Henry said he agreed with Thomas
that criminal indictments against
Pierce should not be dismissed. This
ended the conference. The witness
said he had read over testimony of &.
F. Thomas that the latter objected to
the fee of $4,000 for Henry & Strib,ing.
Henry stated emphatically that he
never knew of him objeeting to the
fee until Thomas issued newspaper
state Aug. 8, 1900, about ninety-five
af fhn ln Sai6
this Thomas statement severed their
personal relations. Henry had letter
of Oct. 13, 1900, to Henry & Stribling
from Cullen F. Thomas, which was read
by the clerk. This letter asked Henry
& Stribling to withdraw from the case
and offered to compromise on the fee.
Thomas believed that they could not
successfully continue the case because
of estranged relations.
Henry read the letter of reply to
Thomas in which they declined che
offer of Thomas and preferred, to con
tinue in the case under the old con-
tract. Witness stated they proceeded
to get ready to try the case and worked
overtime. He said that Thomas tried
to confer with him over the telephone
eAAo hC tAlShis ICluSCu W ldIh W HILL
He said friend of Thomas tried to i'll
tercede, but they refused to stack
arms" When the case came to trial
in October, 1900, Thomas appeared in
court and Henry & Stribling promptly
withdrew, leaving the courthouse.
Henry read a newspaper letter by
George Clark in which the writer said
the only obstacle in the way of set
tlement was the criminal Indictment
against Pierce. which Thomas refused
to withdraw
Henry denied emphatically that he
mad parted in anger with Thomas at
the Pacific hotel Witness declared he
knew nothing of the 81 500 draft or
the $1,000 voucher He had read about
them in the papers and said he wrote a
statement to the newspapers to this
erect Il wish to say that I never re.
celved any money from Pierce, the
Oil company or any at.
torney or agent said Henry.
witness said letter to him from
clark, In which the writer said that
In his opinion the letters supposed to
De from J. d. Johnson read by Thomas
IN the congressional campaign. were
forgeries. Clark exonerated Henry in
[nls letter and asserted that il the let
.ers We're genuine they were stolen and
Thomas knew they had been stolen.
witness also read letter from J. D.
Johnson OF Aug. Is, 1902, in which
Johnson stated that he had never of |
[ered to pay Henry or Stribling apy
sum of money for the dismissal of the
cases. |;
Henry was permitted to 60 over the
ihomas testimony, which had been
prepared in typewriter form. He de-
med that he said to Thomas: "You
10 not think We are dishonest. do |
sou? and Thomas reply, Il don't"
rms conversation, he said, never took |
place at the Pacific hotel
Henry said that on April 28 prima. |
les for congress were held in Lime. |
stone county and his opponent was IT
;. Henderson. He said he was on his
way to Bell county April 80, 1900. when
le went to see Stribling, who was SICK
q ped, Stribling showed telegram
rom abbey asking him (Stribling) to
meet him at Hillsboro. Henry met
3alley and was told about his interest
n the affair. Bailey was anxious to
lei phis friend Francis. Bailey stated
'lerce wanted to thorw up his hands
IND obey the laws Of Texas. Henry
aid he was unwilling to take any part
compromise until he was in the
presence of the district Judge and
county attorney. Henry insisted that
compromise was reached he want
q 1t given to the public through the
res, and he said Pierce was willing
Q compromise for $4,000.
Henry told of a conference with
'ierce in which Bailey was there q
'ood deal of the time He said that
the conference District Judge Scott
poke up and. said: Ten thousand
olars for the state and $4,000 for Hen
y q Stribling would be good settle.
nent. You know there may be ones.
lon of abatement since the old com.
any has dissolved"
On question from Cooke Mr. Hen.
said that the conference was held
n April 80, 1900 by Henry Stribling.
'eott, Bailey and others. Henry was
about this conference. not.
outstanding statement to the con.
rary- He said Bailey got OFF a regu-
ar PFiliman sleeping car and did not
hink it was a private ear. During his