The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-11
GARFIELD ON THE STAND
TEsTITIE> RIG lRDING CIN-
4, NINGHiM COIL CLANS.
lnfsrentiaIIS connects naIlinger win th,
aseps TO Get tue ClaiHas clear listed
An NmdaNtt which We Presented 10
Garfield o. Denounced A. Per Jur,.

|, Garfield L. Denounced A. Per mr,.
|, wAsHIxaTJV. March 10 The Ballinger-
rinohot Investigation turned again to-day
20 the alleged activity - Nr. BalilngeT IN
behalf q the Cunningham coal claimants
When the committee adjourned for the
day LOUIS 81 lndsis. counsel for CLAWS,
had introduced evidence intended infer
r,atially 70 connect Mr. Iialiinger with the
Z several steps tsAen by the claimants 20
Nwt their claims cisnr listed
Ons OF the Cunningham afidavits. when
spreAd upon the records alongside the
tsatimony given recently Nv representa-
! nves "a the MoSxln-Gusgenhe!m syn6i.
: GATE before tns SslI:s Con nittos on
I. Territories. drsS from Representative
/ bladisen the statement that II the afiSdavit
did not constitute a violation OF the Laws
~ the United states u was high time a
SneH persuTy stat ate wIs eaa1ts1.
\ Former Secretary GIri~ll ~ the ia
terror department was on the stand for .
, sre1Rer part OF the day Reviewing the
connection between the Cunningham
elsims and the Morgan -Guggeuheim syn-
dicate. Nj Braudeis showed that the
ounninghans FIRST gave an Option on
filsG coal claims 10 ghe syndicate On
glaIy ~. 1907. that he option was exer-
Used On December :, 1907: that the coal
k,AiTns we're clear listci On December y.
4poi although vhe clear listing WAS asis-
Hsnded IN January following 81 receipt
ii a telegram of protest from, CLAWS. that
a. Altidavit was prepared oy the Cunning
pflams n September =. 10. and that this
knsdayit wac presented 60 Secretary Gar
held on September II Of the same wear.
'.-,s..g -. NJ R,II,,e.r :, ,,,.rc,,,,,e o.
ttnVA0SU ~ ~ -. ~ ~
eeeSions % previous siIloaVN ~n'ch nso
ARSE agsd.v,, read.
I'VE nave an understanding that whsn
fths nstsata ma basn secured We would
gEorn A company for the development OF
me coal 3elo.s o,it none 81 tne c,alms were
taken 40 Tor the benefit OF q corporation.
sssrs Occurred We would combine oaIr own
glains and work Ih., coal nelds for our
s.Ivoa-
4 A oSor,i,, NJ IN. an,endsd aHdav,, a.
,rs.ar,,et "a Secretary Carried read.
sInat no coI,D,natIoa or Jolnt astercsi
Ia sas eontl'Ynst.d v hich would re-
81, eitn.r d,re~fiv ~ indirectly in mart
M vim title or any interest in any OF
IA emf les
- Clavs 8 lawyer then introduced into evil
y,.csr,,1 nefore the SENATE CoFnyittee
on Tsr-itoriea That testimony was -
the .sYsct THAT AZ the time the second
sfHiavit was drawn an option mad bNen
T~~@nI Wv tbs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and a ,cap'pd
~ DanIei Ousc@nheirl on behan oil the
Woreag .Gu9r-nneIIu syndicate
sKhNn CInnincha.n sore that there
wa no optiou on these clains that vas
false statement Was IL not ask q Rep
! i tbink - r@oiied Mr. Garfield
: IL thaf !. nat ucT = unde- q AZ STAT
. t,,os' ryinsI ksd Mr. mad sou. then Ne
c,aCnt to hsvs statutes which make u
lerpry-
10 amended aHfdavi,. according 70
Mr. Garfi,ld. n as presented 10 him az his
hS,.,c a. Ns,to~ 1nio nv Mr. balinse-
5he oaneys 20 y eion h vas attacned lad
sSint.'d On thorn the name uE NIr. BaI-
inssr's Az arm
, " sMbsJT Mr. B.llinRer presented that
ne,slaVit asa he telI vo'i that nc rad dram
{, n 90 or susgested aIus0dnIsnts 20 itls
/. srkr5 Mr. BPsnrssts
.ga IA nos Sn-~ered Mr. oara.,d
4 AID nut know about II until cad the
ss.ss. Sacuiosni now before the com
rnItfee
= NJ CaeSeld dsurlarad thar Vhe afldavis
r,,.ess.,t@d 81 hiIn Was incInsistent ~ith
re CONTRACT mat has since been d,aclossd
a. navIns ex,st..d All the time BET 4 e~n tne
C,,9ninSSaT,s ard the Nor9an-On9sen-
hSIrr svn5ics,s
Theys Ia No sy,stsnes 20 .ho,s ,la, s~c-
rs,ary Railinysr bad anvth;n.r 90 A. ,sith
,,oS ayy,s, dposyt or orersrat,oS 81 Ire e.
tion "a lie aSIsdayi, a,iotsd
II cn1,,nsn,inr a,tiier In the dav uoop
hls r,est,ng vr,thMr palIingar in Nantor
Okin H. Sao,sT,6Sr Ie1Is Mr n, rsssId
,a-sia.J ,hs, RsIIin~.r had ,sie 49,
80, - ,vsn,.i y, Later SS,n RIM sbor,
;en.rt1,.nf,i nStisrs A. thIt S,rs
-R.fgnger MA rssTred a. Conn, is.i,nsr
~ ,hs Gsrsrs 4 ma Oescs R.IIin~nr 80,
tiREirpd him 70 present an affidavit signed