Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-17
Felt That He Was Confidential
Clerk to the Government and
Not TO SeCy. BaIIinger.
FRIENDLY TO MR.. GARFIELD.
Had Had Conversation with Him Re-
garding His kcrby'~ Statement That
Caused the Commotion.

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''''. -'1 yesterday Tor puolshlug COM
| nd ulial Information of the depart
| meat Ou the stand TODAY before the
| Hauuger-PinChut investigating com
! mittoe. uudertook Zoo justify bis action
dis the unllmont of a public duty out
| Weighing the loyalty he owed 20 Mr.
! Haiugcr
! korby calmly underwent tho ordeal
! to which the Republican members ai
| the committee subjected him lie boz.
! sisted that there was mo- impropriatv boz
/ what bo had done declaring thar Dc
! ~e,y BaIlugrr had Responded Co the
I cau of Mr. Braudcis for the "Iav.lcr
/ memorandum It, would have been UNI
! necessary for him tp have taken tho
| course Doe did to get the information
! before the committee
! KERRY said his former chief. OK
seay Garfield had told him AT clifford
Irohots home iu this city last Feb
ruarv that 10 was his duty To tell tho
facts b. ht was called un to do So ID
was on that occasion he said that n,
bad nI-t told Garfield and piprhot of
the memorandum iu the presence OF
Atty. Braudois. to whom he had later
mentioned DE knew &c 90 b. MI BaI-
ungcre purpose 90 supulsnt Director
Newell OF the reclamation service, with
D. "A Thomson Of Seattle
Whom the first cau far the MONOGRAM
dunn came 90 the department. Kerry
said, Stenographer Massey. who also
assisted Asst Atty-Gen Iawler m
preparing hts memorandum for IN,
president. said to- Private Sccy. Carr.
You know what that means don't
yOur"
Cars reply. according to kerbv was.
Yes but they'll have "a hard time
getting IT,"
The name Of Hugh a. Brown. private
secretary TO Director of the Census Du-
rand. who formerly served secy
Garfield In the same capacity was
brought into the inquiry today
Kerby said he had mentioned to Brown
soon after the publication of the presi-
dents letter exoneratinV RalIinger and
dismissing CLAWS that eve practically
wrote IL i'm the secrctarv'e office" he
said he told Brown I'm confidence but
tho latter mentioned 1t 10 Garfeld
TSerbv declined 40 ao-ros with senator
Sutherland tbaf he was n "cautioue"
p4trIot i'm making sure of a new lob
before no risked his ola one
Senator Root was PARTICULARLY bitter
I'm his questions 10 the witness
"Do Won think n was renutabls
transaction >" he demanded TO 20 10
porsons upfrien1lv 10 vour SUPERIOR
with confidential Information from hts
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orandum, was called to the stand soon
cbof inyostirati6p US r ,',,' t,ila,.
After CbairTuan Nelson hsd iqid trs
pregidaut's letter to him bae,ra "a.
committee. Mr.. Brandois said h.
thought Mr. Kerbv's statement ana tho
presidents denial of last SATURDAY.
should go into tho record with N
Mr. Nelson Said mo statement Of
kerby was before the committee
,yhcreupon MIR Rrand.is said Nj Eer,
by was present and was willing 10
testify.
Mr. Kcrby appeared confident when
he took DTS seat on the stand After
giving his name and age. ATTY. Ker-
trees. counsel for Mr.. Baliinger. ques
toned him about the position he held
in the interior department
"You were % confidential clerk 10 Mr.
Balunger were you not2'
II felt my self a confidential clerk 20
the government" replied Kerbv. "ratb-
en- than TO Mr. BauinEer"
Taking up the subject of Mr. Kerby's /
statement. Mr.. Nertreos asked him iI |
hc had ever before given out con |
ndcutial Information
II nave never considered 10 before |
was the reply.
kcrby said this was the only in- |
stance hc could recall in which he haJ |
done SD.
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