Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-12

csnsrtssmsn Testified Before the In.
vestieatIon Committees Monday.

was the first witness Monday before
the Bailey investigation committees
He stated he had been a member Of
congress for ten years. Ne was part
ner OF stribling from Ma~k 1885. until
his election In 1896. He. I'D ienry A
Stribling were connected mn the Wa
ters-Pierce penalty suits. lie said hf
was assistant attorney general under
the Hogg administration. and while he
was living In Texarkana he Was direct
ed to 20 To Waco and investigate al.
legged violations of the antitrust laws.
He said he conferred with the grand
jury. which decided 10 indici ahou,
nine Standard and Waters-pierce OF.
Gals. He resigned as assistant atior.
ney general and moved To Waco. Al
that time Taylor was county attorney.
Taylor agreed 20 hrlng Srlt against the
Waters.Pierce company and turned the
proceedings over TO Henry a Stribllng
TO handle the matter on division ~
fees. Witness stated hard work was
required 20 get up the evidence. we
continued In the case until we wefn
invited out OF IL By County ATTORNEY
C. NJ Thomas" said Henry. "Th-i
was the last day of October. 1900"
Henry sale he agreed with Thorn
that criminal Indictments against
Pierce should not be dismissed. This
endoe the conference. The witrc
said he had read over testimony OF G
j.. Thomas that the latter objected To-
the fee OF $4,000 for Henry q StrIbiins
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never knew OF him Directing to Tho
fee until Thomas issued a newspapr
state AUG. S. 1900. about ninety ~
days after the conference. He sni
this Thomas statement severed thci'
personal relations Henry had a lett
OF Oct. 10. 1900. 10 Henry q Strihin
from Cullen r. Thomas which was rca.
by the clerk. This letter asked Hens
a Strlbling 10 withdraw from the css,
and offered TO compromise on the Zee
Thomas believed that they could no.
successfully continue the case because
OF estranged relations.
Henry read the letter of reply to
Thomas In which they declined the
offer OF Thomas and preferred TO cor
tinue In the case under the old cor
tract. Witness stated they proceed
to get ready ro try the case and work.
overtime. He said that Thomas trie
To confer with him over the ts'se -o.f
and he Henry refused TO tax 10 hir
He said a friend II Thomas Tried g. q
tercede. but they refused To "s,a,t
arms" When the case came to ir,sl
In October. 1900. Thomas appearcr
art A.
withdrew. leaving the courthouse
Henry read n newspaper letter b.
.seorge Clark In which the writer said
the only obstacle in the way OF set
cement was the criminal indictment
against Pierce. which Thomas refused
10 withdraw.
Henry denied cmphatically that he
had parted in anger with Thomas a,
the Pacific hotel. Witness declared he
knew nothing of the $500 draf' or
the 81 800 voucher. He had read about
them In the papers and said he wrote
statement TO the newspapers 60 this
effect Il wish to say that | never To
ceived any money from Pierce. tn
Waters Pierce OIL company or any AT
torney or agent" said Henry.
Witness said a letter to him from
Clark. In which the writer said that
In his opinion the letters supposed 10
be from J. u. johnson read by Thoma.
In the congressional campaign. were
iorgeries. Clark cXonerated Henri q
this letter and asserted that II the ,,.:.
tiers were genuine they we're stolen ana
Thomas knew they had been stolen.
Witness also read letter from j. d.
Johnson of Aug. Is. 1909. IN which
Johnson stated that he hsd never of.
fered 10 pay Henry or s,rihlinp any
sum of money FOR the dismissal at the
cases.
Henry was permit, to go over the
Thomas testimony. mich had been
prepared ~ typCwr Cen form Hc De.
MED that Ec said 10 Thomas on
do not think We are dishonest do
you?' and Thomas reply. Il don't"
This conversation. Re said. never took
place at the Pacific hotel
Henry said that on April 2S prln.a
ries for congress we're held IN Limo.
stone county aud his opponent was -
5. Henderson. lie said he was q his
way to Bell county April %. 1906. when
he went TO see Siribling. who was sick
In bed, Stribling showed a TELEGRAM,
from abbey asking him (Stribllngl %
meet him AT Hillsboro. Henry met
Bailey and was told about his in,eres,
In the affair Bailey was anxious to
hel phis friend Francis. Bailey stated
Pierce wanted to thorw up his hands
and obey the laws of Texas. Henry
said he was unwilling to take any rar.
In a compromise until he was In the
presence OF the district Judge and
county attorney. Henry insisted that
II compromise was reached he want
ed Il given to the public through tn
pres. and he said Pierce was Willing
TO compromise for $4,000.
Henry told OF conference with
Pierce In which Bailey was there
good deal of ~ time" He said tina
In the conferoi q District Judge Scot
spoke up and sal Ten thnusanf
dollars for the state and 5000 Tor Hca
ry a Stribling would be good settle
ment You know there may be a que
ton OF abatement since the old coz.
pany has dissolved"
On a question from Cooke Mr.. Hen.
~ said thnt the conference was held
on April SO. 1900. by Henry. Strlbllng.
Scott. Bailey and others. Henry w-r
emphatic about this conference. rri
wlthstanding statement to the CA
trary. He said Bailey got on tp--.
lar Pullman sleeping car and did