Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-15
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syndicate? - Chairman clayton in
quired.
Il refer to the Alaska syndicate
composed OF ]. Pierpont Morgan, the
| Guggenheim brothers. Kuhn, Loeb a
Graves"
! who do you mean by the Gug-
genheim brothers." asked Represen-
tative Norris of Nebraska.
senator Guggenheim and his siN
brothers"
who is Graves" asked Represen-
tatiVe Graham of Illinois.
He represents Close brothers, the
English syndicate and other English
capitalists
Captain Jarvis" added the dele
gate, was the confidential agent of
Morgan in charge of the syndicate in
terests in Seattle. He committed sui
eide following the introduction of this
resolution you are now considering.
He knew that this resolution would
bring out the facts"
The Douglas affidavit charges that
when the war department advertised
for coal to supply the Alaska mill
tary post, Jarvis, treasurer OF the
Northwestern company. and John III.
Bullock of the Seanor Coal company,
a rival of the syndicate, agreed TO
submit bids which would insure the
award of the contract to one company
or the other, there being no competi-
tor, agreed to certain litherage charg-
es and fixed upon a division of the
profits.
The Seanor company got the con-
tract to furnish 1000 tons of coal at
$2S a ton, a price which Douglas
claimed was nearly twice too high,
and the profits We're divided, Douglas
himself entering 5000 from the
Seanor company on the books OF the
Northwestern company as the latter's
share of the profits. Both Bullock
and Jarvis, Douglas swears, made
false atiidavits to the government
that no one but the company which
each represented had any interest in
the contract.
The evidence submitted, indicating
an attempt to control government
witnesses, is fac simle copy of a
letter written by John A. Carson,
counsel for the Alaska syndicate. to
Captain Jarvis, under Seattle date.
May 8, 1908. The letter reads:
my Dear Captain:-The enclosed
account of Mr.. Nj. b. Morrisey has
been submitted to me by him. ! do
not claim to have personal know
ledge of all of the items therein
oned-necessarily l could not
have such, butsI do know that Mr..
Morrisey was taking care of several
of the governments witnesses Cease of
United States VS.. Hazy) | saw him
take them into restaurants very
many times Git was generally rumor-
ed around juneau that the majority
of the governments witnesses were
broke) and 1 have not the least doubt
that MI Morrisey cared for them iIS
the manner shown in his account.
"In addition to this | wish to ex-
press my appreciation OF the services
rendered by Mr. Morrisey, not only
In Juneau. but also at Valdez during
the session of the grand jury there
| found him very efficient and com
petent and his acquaintance with
many of the governments witnesses
and control over them placed him in
a position to be of the greatest pos
sible service in defending this action"
ne PADtilSt dNNuull ShbihiNltu ~
Morrisey dated May 6, 1908, contain
ing among others, the following en-
tries:
Occidental Cafe-for witnesses,
$75.
Alaska Grill--For witnesses, $195.
Expense entertaining witnesses
and jurymen, $500.
Expense Valdez during grand jury
session, $120."
There were many other items of
cash given to individuals, such as
Jimmie Kelly, j. E. O'Reilly," and
others, "all amounting to $l,l3S.4O.
These documents and other evidence,
Delegate Wickersham says, are in
possession of the attorney general.
The resolution asking the ottorney
general for documents in the Jarvis
matter will be reported to
The house early next week.