The evening world., 1909-01-19
Presidents Brother-in-Law and
PreSident-Elect Brother
Before Jury.
WORLD MEN CALLED.
District-Attorney in Washing
ton Questions All on Pan
anna Publications.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-When the
Federal Grand Jury which Ia invest.
eating the Panama publications In the
| New York World and other newspapers
| met to-day Charles p Taft. brother OF
President-elect Taft. was ready to APP
pear as a witness in answer to sub
poena served on him in Augusta. Ga.
The corridors and witness room in the
United States Court were thronged with
newspaper men and others, summoned
10 give testimony before the Grand
Jury. In addition to the Washington
| correspondents subpoenaed there were
on hand A. W, Tracy, assistant to Mr..
Hornaday, o. the Indianapolis News
Douglas Robinson, the President broth
er-n-law; Fl. F. Tan. manager Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company: ]
W. Dunbar, John H. Becker and ]. o.
Spangler local news-dealers, and Will.
lam Smith. a newsboy.
Robinson First Witness.
Mr. Robinson was the first witness
For long time preceding the giving OF
his testimony he was closeted with Dis.
trict-Attorney Baker. He was in the
Grand Jury room only five minutes He
declined to give any information regard.
ing his testimony.
Mr., Taft refused to produce copies OF
any kilograms or give any evidence
without an order OF the Court. In con-
sequence the Grand Jury accom-.
panied by United States D!strlct-At.
torney Baker, and with Mr.. Taft
In custody, proceeded to the Grim.
inal Court, where Justice Gould IT,.
sued the necessary order Mr. TAN
explained to the Court that the West
ern Union Telegraph Company held all
messages to be confidential and private
and that he would not make any state
ment unless the Court so directed him
The jury then went back to their room
and MIR. Tan underwent his eXamina-
ton.
Otto Carmichael. the head of the
Washington bureau OF the New York
World, was subjected TO rigid exam
nation and was on the stand for
considerable time. He Identified GER
tain editions OF the New York World
and stories appearing In them bearing
on the Panama Canal purchase. HIS
assistants, Messrs Albert and Conway,
were called and gave corroborative
testimony.
In addition to identifying the several
editions of The New York World the
District Attorney offered proof to the
Grand Jury that Messrs. Carmichael,
Albert and Conway were salaried en-
plOyees OF The World. engaged in the
gathering Of and writing OF news for
that paper.
The newsboy Willie Smith. as we'll
as the three newsdealers. all testified
to their having received numerous
copies of The New York World OF the
dates named In the subpoena and 70
having sold them to the general public
Taft Testifies.
Charles p. Taft, brother Of President.
elect w. H. raft, against whom some
Of the articles are said In some quar-
ters to have been directed, arrived a,
the Court House al 1870 and after a
brief conference with D!strlct-Attorney
Bake entered the Grand jury room
" hen Mr. Taft made his appearance a
number Of -hotoeraphers had their
cameras ready 10 take his picture. but
several detectives. acting Under orders
OF Mr., Baker, prevented their doing so
The testimony OF Mr. TAFT consumes
but five minutes time. He declined tc
discuss the case In any way and imme-
diately let. the COURTHOUSE.
The examination Of James p. Horna-
day lasted but few minutes. His testi-
mony was confined simply to the fact
that he was the Washington correspond
ent of the indianapolis News and to the
identification OF files OF his paper. The
Grand Jury then adjourned until to-mor-
row.
number OF witnesses are yet to be
examined.