The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18


ducea-IAwier Deaounces Garaeld.
PInchot and nrAndeis a. cOrruptera
- Ksrby-Wants n On the Beeosa a.
sWoFA TO-Thsn tie Gives the l.la
10 nrAnaeh-Tafrs Name Brguuht
IN ten-CsmmittCemen lFritated
wAsHrN0roS. May IT.-Frodsrick n
Ksrby. tho stenographsr who vas die
missed by Secretary Rallingsr bscanss
Of hh charges IN regard h the so-callsd
IAwler memorandum. took the stand be-
fore the Ballinger-Pinchot investigating
COMMITTEES to-day and under tho Euid-
ancs Of Attorney Brandeis embelliahsd
his previous statement
Oscar LAWYER. tho Assistant Attorney
General for the interior Department. Who
was designated by President Taft 10
write the eNoneFation letter az Il he hin-
self were President. also was on the VIII
ness stand. and between the two they pro-
duoed the greatest stir that has occurred
at any session Of the committee.
Before the day was over the Presideut's
name had frequently been drawn into tho
controversy. the lie had been passed be.
tween witness and counsel members %
the committee hal clashsi. a wit-sls
had been OOmpellsl 10 apologize for ia
temperate language, and the women specs
tators had been aroused 10 a demOnStFa-
ton which led 20 y call for a Capitol
policeman 10 maintain order.
stump speeches from the witness stand:
from attorneys and from the COMMITTEES
table were common occurrences In the
course Of the day. and 40 intense was the
feeling aroused over the attempt Of A.
tomey Brandeis 70 discredit President
Taft In the present muddle that senator
Root was twice stirred 20 the point where
he thumped the table vigorously and de-
nOunoed the attack upon the President.
WHERE KERBT COMES IN.
The developments Of the day showed
plainly that the -Garfisld-P inchot
combination intend 10 use Ksrby 10 bring
out further confidential Information which
he has In his possession in regard 10 tho
Affairs Of the Interior Department To-
day Kerby testified that Mr.. Ballingsr had
planned 10 supplant p. II. Newell. director
Of the reclamation service. by r. H.
Thomson. former city engineer Of
seattle
This testimony furnished ths prsssxt
for calling Tor letters that had passed
between Mr. Thomson and Mr. Ballinger
and between Secretary BallinRer and
George W. Perkins Of the firm Of j. P.
Morgan A Co. The letters showed that
Secretary BaIlinger had endeavored 10
get Engineer Thomson 10 accompany
George W. Perkins on an Alaskan trip
last ~ MINER This trip. az Secretary
Ballinger outlined Il In confidential COM
mmications, was 20 exploit Alaskan min
ing and railroad properties. Later. how
sver. a. shown by the correspondence.
Secretary Ballinger advised Thomson
not 20 60 but arranged with Thomson
" recommend another engineer 10 ac-
company Mr. Perkins
Il has been the contention Of the Claws
Pinchot combination that Secretary
Ballinger was playing into the hands %
the Morgan Guggenheim syndicate In tho
matter Of the Cunningham Alaskan coal
claims. ana the introduction OF to-day's
letters Is regarded a. a sharp move on the
part 81 Attorney Brandeis to emphasizes
this charge
Young Kerby appeared almost like a
fanatic on the witness stand. declaring
again and again that he was a martyr 10
the truth. He seems a level headed young
man and held his own in fencing with
senator Root and other able lawyers on
the committee.
LAwLER LOSES Wis TEMPER
Assistant Attorney General LAWYER. on
the other hand was spectacular. historical
and denunciatory and made a poor i'm
preston as a witness. Il was after Law
ler had accused Garfield and PinchOt Of
having corrupted the youthful stsnog-
rapher that the women supporters % the
former Secretary Of the Interior and tho
former forester Kissed. This irritatad
LAWYER n such degree that be turned an
them with this remark:
Snakes and geese make noises Ike
that'
Kerbys testimony tended 10 show that
Garfield and Pinchot had both had hand
IN obtaining from him information Whlch
he had got IN a confidential capacity a.
stenOgraphsr % Secretary BallinRer.
Ksrby admitted that he had met GARFIELD
In PinohOts home, but he denied that he
had been induced by either Mr.. Pinchot
or Mr. Garfisld 10 give up hiH Information.
Kerby was the first witness to-day and
J. J. Yertrees. Mr.. Ballinger's attorney.
AZ once started line OF Questions 20 show
that ex-Secrstary Of the Interior James Il.
Garfield had inspired Ksrby's charEes on
Ksrby said be had had an interview with
Mr.. Garfield about February IS last az
Clifford Pinohotls house In Washington
At which he had aalsd that he BE- not
called a. a witness inthS case II Il could %
avoided.
Il wished 10 retain my position said
Ksrby. and Mr.. Garfield told me toe navy
men had already bean sacFinSed Ia this
controversy
REA1KAfBERED GLAvIs's CASE
why did you assume that your tss,i-
mony would cause your diEEnissaiP' inter-
ieCtsd Representative DENLY.
4 knew what had happened % Claws"