The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27

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THAT IA u. S.
Martin Egan of J. F. Morgan & Co. Tells How Burns
and the Police Were Called Into the Seymour
& Seymour Investigation.

/, order. lie undertook to produce The
original Of their contract with us.'
Prindlc and Neems, Egan said, showed
him Il telegram sent by q. u. Phillips.
another OF the war brokers. who with
Hills aud Sultzer have desks III the
Seymour offices. to a Mr.. farrell, presi-
dent Ut the HUMBOLDT Fibre Company
o. humboldt. Tenn. which raraphrasod
a cablegram Morgan n 60. had received
from the French Government. Morgan
q 90. got the cable March .. and on
March 3 Phillips wired to Mr.. Jar
rcll.
1T was conclusive proof to me that
the men who wrote that telegram had
the contents of the original cablegram
from the French Government" said Mr..
t:gan.
He then read c~ablcpra,ns aud tcle-
grams. which he said he WAS sure
showed that somebody III seymour Il
Seyinour's office was getting quick in
formation from somebody in the Nor
gar Office on how to bid on the get war
orders for which the Morgan firm vas
agent.
Mr.. FARRELL had a considerable NUM-
Der of negotiations with these gentlemen.
and he said he had been surprised at
their Information" said Mr.. Egan "IIe
also said that they had proposed to hin,
that he contribute to a slush fund tu
. Nh' hNSl'NNoIt WHO Npulu navy W
pass on the contract. lie had buckcd OF
doing anything of the kind. farrell said
they had given him the UNDERSTANDING
that they were the confidential reprcscn.
tatives OF Morgan q CO."
For whom we're these inspectors act
ing-thc inspectors lie was asked u
bribe"' asked Magistrate McAdoo.
81 assume for the French Government
his contract was with the French Gov.
| pYnnllnf - .ngsNnYa. Y IFYAp
"lou didn't hear this"
NO. sir, | am repeating what these
gentlemen said, They said they Lad ere.
ated IN his mind the impression thai
there wdt a little underground passage
bJ which Morgan would do business. and
conveying a delicate imtimation that we
might take some of this money, that il
had to bc done this way
Burns called In.
Then MI. I,gan said he called In
William !. Burns. rs Mr.. FARRELL had
turned over to him copies Of all his cor.
resDondence. and he was satisfied that a
clerk in the Morgan office was selling
copies Of cablegrams the firm received
from France.
Did you tell Burns what re was tc
do" asked Mr.. Swami.
Not specifically. mo-" replied the wit.
ness. Il diiu't tell him To tap a tclc.
phone. install u J"tectarhoUc or cute
Seyinour n Scynour's office"
Mr.. Lgan said he first saw the grape
Vine letter after Burns had entered tn,
seymour office at night and copied II
This letter, from O X. Phillips to Mr.
FARRELL. gave Information a. tho lttcs
from the grapevine. about the statu.
Of the cotton llnters negotiation III whic!
the Humboldt Fibre Company Was in
;erestej.
Then came the questions that ~eliclte,
the about Means ana m
Mexican cartridge shipment.
Was there any otl"r reason WHY yol
wanted Burrs Ia supervise the converse
ton ot Seym-ur ~ seymour except a
you .ts'ed '' asked Mr.. Swami.
Absolutely rot. answered Mr.. Eg,u
Was any forei.n Government In
terested in any way"
BURNS told me one day answere,
Nj Exam slowly. that he had informa
toni thirh-as n result Of 'hc d|etects
phone a. TO a shipment of cartridges
"VVhe- %
T MEXICO. ! assume"
Had YOU any interest In that"
None whatever, except IS AN Amer
|. can citizen replied Nj. ESan. Their
Is n Other thing ! ssun.. BURNS 70
ported IL. Burns came u,ion the mann
Of a man generally assumed 20 be al
agent O. the German Government h
said he hai come upon it in the orc
Of SeN d Seymour.
4. Burns sim NJ Work.
: What was the name asked NJ.
| Il assume Il MAS Means replied tn
witness. IT assume he tBurnsl re
ported Il 70 the Federal authorities"