Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-27
Hogan Denounces Bennet.


Several people who were in the board
room smiled when the letter was read
but il had different effect upon Franz
J. Hogan. attorney for Mr.. kalbfus. III
jumped to his feet, denounced Mr.. Ben
net as "a cipher of Information and de
clarng that the attack on MIR. kalbfu:
waa cowardly, and that Mr.. Bennett hae
no right to hide himself and not give Mr.
Kalbfus the benefit of the same puDlicit,
in retraction as he had given him in his
attack on the floor of the House.
Col. John Biddle. Engineer Corps. L
S. A.. was the first witness. and took oni,
five minutes In giving his connection witt
the District government. dwelling In par
ticular on his relations with Mr.. Rich
ards. who at that time was in charge o
Rock Creek Park, and who was mad
surveyor by Col. Biddle. There coul'
probably be no higher terms of prais
than those used for Mr.. Richards by th'
former Commissioners.
Thomas lie Cuyer. formerly proprietor
of the Columbia Hotel. was a witnes!
about whom considerable mystery ha
been thrown since the opening of the In
vestigation. An anonymous letter or tive
has been sent TO MIR. White intimatns
that Mr. lie Cuyer had a lot of valuable
information, but Mr.. lie Cuyer has con
with the attorneys. For a few minute:
this morning the line of questioning seem
ed to indicate that some one suspected
that another attempt to fix the excise
board was to be recited.
License Refused in 1907.
Mr. lie Cuyer's license was taken away
from him by the action of the excise
board in 1907. He told the story Of
how he had heard that a former District
employe had great weight with the ex-
else board. He said he had sent tn
Atlantic city to get this man, and met
him in Washington one day later. He
said the man had offered TO lend his
efforts toward getting a license. and
would charge $500 At this questions
and cross-uuestions began to fly thick
and fast Mr.. Le Cuyer. who was not d
voIuble witness. said in effect that the
man who offered to act as attorney
agreed not to take a cent unless the
license was procured. After A great
deal Of questioning. Mr.. lie Cuyer said
that the man had simply offered to do
the work before the excise board as
an attorney.
William J. Dugan. who was mentioned
in the hearing two days ago in connection
with the Piedmont Hotel and the I'd
wards case. was witness at his own
request.
1T has been said that YOU told man
named Edwards that II WAS necessary tn
get a thousand dollars to fix some one
on the excise board said Mr.. White. in
introducing Mr.. Dugan. is that COR
rect
1T is absolutely false" said Mr.. Dugan.
DR.. Childs Explains.
DR.. C. w .Childs who. according to the
testimony of a. +. Shoemaker, was re-
fused a hearing I'm the case OF the appli-
cation of Michael Casey. on G street
southwest. said he had gone to the excise
board as a protesting witness. and that
at, first Mr.. Kalbfus had refused to let
him be heard but later on. Mr.. Childs
said. Mr.. kalbfus consented.
..In Justice to Mr.. kalbfus. however
continued Dr. Chiids. 1T ought TO be said
that there vas something said at that
time about the other side not being there.
and IL may be that Mr.. kalbfus did not
want TO hear only one side.
In concluding DIR. Childs said:
Il have often thought the excise board
has not always protected the coiored cit
liens of this community the way 1t
should. But these gentlemen have minds
OF their own and are entitled To their
1Confinued On Eleventh PaEeD