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Show MR. SEARS, Sr,, EXONERATED Resolutions of Confidence Passed bj Iho Chamber ol Csmmtrci. inuvi sriizs .St lowiuik. Tin Ullfi'j 111 eieoliotila l.nkiiotr i. lie l llrlletrd 11 Sown to lie a Zljtli But Hero Is n tlcullly. The loanl of dlrrrton of 111 si Chain-her Chain-her tf C mmCrc- hU n epi clal incvt lng laat lilht for thupurpoio of linking link-ing a thorough lntatlgillon of tho allegtd cnntrlraey (u litray, the chamler to the railway cnninnlta. l'rcildint John ,V, Uunellnti occti-pie occti-pie I the chair, while a iliort ban 1 reporter re-porter reJucaJ all rpieillone and nnawira to wrlllnj. s. vr. a k a us, jn. admlllcd hl conaoillon with tho whole allalr, lilt garo hi. naeonaaa tlug other than lluauclal. Un hal known I:. II. LdnarJa for MiTtral i rarf,yel bo knew Lut little- about Mm. Ho bad flr'tmcthluiluHiu rnuclx-o. lMnnrdi tin, 1 euiceetled lu getting completo control over tho wltneaa by rouaou of oblalnlug damaging Information Infor-mation agaluat till private life. In titti I(iNCIco.dwarda waakiiownai baudaomo Jack J.llaworlh, aud waa tuppoael to lu In the employ or tho Houlhern P.iclUc Haalwajt wore a I lack rult and ellu bat, and la about Iwenty.flre yiara old. Hjmo three yean bad paiird alnco wllncta bad ten blm, when very unox;tckdly he walkod lilthaaecrotirj'a office on IhoSOiliof July lilt and announced that Mr. I .celt of the Union l'aclllo had made a roiosltloli to him luokl'ng to tho arcurlng of certain awr of gleat Table lu tho coiitett ponding here concerulng freight talea. Holding ua he did thla unixplalned power over wltneaa be (tightened blm Into the acheim. Many iiifttlon woro niked young Htara and among othiri tblt one: "Waa ary money pahl yotiT" "Ho, lut I underlined from l.d-warda l.d-warda that Mr. Koike bad i Her til to pay t'ZfiO) for certain documeiiU." At thla Juncture tho wltueta woa told that, while not under oath nnd hi. tUlcmetiti purely voluntary, jet he waa lu no wl.o bound to alato any. thing that would cniulnalo litm-eif, I I reema that early lu the inorimif; Mr. Hlnioii, ol tho tramporlallou loiumll-let, loiumll-let, unuer the rm of tho excite-lurnt, excite-lurnt, mauo eomo Ibrenta that might i'hii.u the )ouuic mm tu biillate In making a titan ureit. However, Mr. Himou w llhdrow all tich rnuarka uud thu Humiliation riiiuiku. "Wluru l Hdwardi?" be waa aaked. "I don't know, uulna bu la lu Chicago. Chica-go. Ho told mo lu let blm hear from mo tLere. 1 lal anr blm In Denvir." " here tho tapera ever given to l.d-wntd7 l.d-wntd7 If eo, by wbomT" "Nut tiuleaa he took tuplea of them Ho nad aoceu to time rooua aud knew what) atari hu required. The original i are ail here and love never Ueti taken nwaylu my knowledge," "Do you know of your lather linv-lii linv-lii any knowled(u of thla trautau-tlou?" trautau-tlou?" ".Sol hi tig furlhor than thlti IM-wnrdi IM-wnrdi told mo bo had met in) father ouo uay ltt the ullloo and told blm abuut It. '.lut I never talked with blm nbvutll, and do not now lellotu that ho bad any knowledge of tho dial." "What about that elghteoti.piu icethnnd oilier pupere J Hi wero to deliver, etl.7" "1 waa not to deliver anything. Huth t m ra aa were ttuntud woru to l lelt lu a diawir here, and eomu riprebentutlve of tho railroad would luuio 111 and tike them. Tlili ei eech or urgument on the tumi wna to be among them when n pared." l'realdent lloiiuellau heruitalcd that the board bud no aafe, but at the tug-giitlju tug-giitlju of HiHitUiy rttara the latter aa er milted to phico bit own tafe In theuflliojuttnfew diyao;o. "Did )uu ahow thepaiera to Ud-word7" Ud-word7" "No; bo told mu ho had been lu horo and Men ltn.rn. lie gemrally dropped In when my lather would goto lunch-ion." lunch-ion." lhe wltnrai waa thou ahown tho buuuluof letteri now In thu puki-itlon nl 1. 1 1. Wllllami, attorney of the Union rarlllu. "1 recognlre every ono of thiru They are lu ml handwriting anl wero written at tho luallgatloii of Ldwardt. While theru aro a intently tevernl hunda hack uud ruuulug 1 utod both." Iho documente were then shown to Heber M. Weill, W. II. It Jive, .Mr, Ubiarmannudothuri, who for man) j eira had I nou familiar with the banu-writing banu-writing of H. W.diaii, Hr., nnd they all tratllleU that uouo ol theao docuiueuta were nl iruductlou, "What of tho lVcatillo letter?" "Allthelettore wire wrllteu lur.i. Thla one wni gotten up at tho tuggti. tlou of Kdtvardr, lu Denver, If .Mr. l-cetee oeked mu for authority, 1 waa lo wrllo thin kind of a Utter giving It, and It would Lt followed by ono cou Ilrmiiig It. l.dwardawaa not In l'oca-tello. l'oca-tello. Uoweutet." "Wero you tu get uuy money out of thla ileal?" "Nut u cent, lMvturJe held mo dow ii, and prointsid If 1 would do thU ho would lurevor keep quiet uu lhat other matter, I wax afruid of thle inau nnd for that reason only 1 tonientud lo do the net. I taw him often at out uoou lu IhlaiflUeund woul t meet him ill thu Walker, but never okn to hlui lu the pretuiiftt of n third ereoD." "la thriu uuy tucli mau tu V 11. Kdwardt." t "UiKm my honor tboro U. I knew dim Hi Hun iune'ltci,aUo In HI. I,oui, lu Deuvtrahd lierr. What I tu) now I tin' Until. What I lay now la ilouu nt the sttggi tlou ol Mr. Donnulaii and Mr. rituarmiu and my father, all of whom udleed mu to tell tho whole ttntl . " Wh ) got the mall for the Chamber nt Coinmetoi, uud what uuuut time lellert?" "1 uld, nud whenever Ihero wcio letteiafor l.dwarda I gave litem to blm, up to the time we git n box, 1 uevtr vialltd hhiruijni. One lettertent hint had a potlolllce order lull, bull knew It uai riot for him, an I ro en-elotid en-elotid It ami utltback lu tho e,uner! delivery. Ku tuch litter na the ouu tatdtoliau beau pULud out of tho watte latkit waa ever received by mi. Theto leltera wero almily 'built up' uu I w elo nil uia lo here." . "1)1 1 you ever put ni 1 tliranlaV "No, I never did, nor ai any other arsuined perren." "WUtt wero you to do with the monty cotnlrg from l.crle"" "I waa to ibrwjirJ It to I.lwanla at C'blueg 1 1 tha general dellwry." "What did you tell 1 ci ct about your fnthorV clmuco to tell out In u alnillaruh?" "When I wi nl to hl office I al I 'uf ontinHt you eoke lo I iwar la' to whlcli bo replied 'I toier raw Kd-wurln.'" Kd-wurln.'" "I wan mil h jftinlt'ii'l at thla ant In aienklnit of the nrjouLt may ba nld my father mco had 1 chan v lo tell out lu a tlinllar cae for J'J.OUU, but don't reull II lininfiuirUI' warda with anyone exeepl n rttnufo woman, wnlle ho am here." 1'. la, Wllllami Thn railway peapio have nil along tupKeI llJwardito lio a til'on anl upon Ihlvtl eory.tLo doteotivn bavn been wnralng. Voting Biura waathaliwol for Iho urie of llndlng liltu, a we dealred tohetnt Iho tierMii who wa thn author of fill I aiu proKtnl. Wo did not thjnk young Heart waa tlio man. Mr. Hlnnii We want b git at tho trutb.aiid I'll glvo $1' 0 to lu Ip And hint. H. W. Henr, Jr KdwarJi know what he wautod and puke J out the rieclaleheet. J. very thing needed by tlio rallnay wanlobo place! where they ujuld be reached, Av to tho eo oalitd hllndor decoy letter,! never eaw It. In rci)y tnnquentlon by Mr. Weill young Hialaexplllaod hit wlllluguen to write or wire a letter mill war it or urn any meant of I Jeulll lug tho inya. tcrlU9ter9iiage. When aakeil If bo had anything tu nay, Hear', Hr., replleJt "All 1 ean tiy It, I have no statement to mtbo, I huow no inoro about thla than nnouu of tho directors direc-tors never sinr any of theM letteri aud hail no Intimation of tha matter until It waa lu rlnt,aud never told auy en ah nit Ik . Un motion tho board then went Into cxeeullvutertluu. Mil. tiHAIIS EXIlNFIlATl.n. When the doora of the executive scmIou wiro opened tha following run-lutlout run-lutlout had Uen ndopted on motion of 1' n d Hlmon, seconded by U. W, Morrison: Morri-son: Itosolva.1, Tlitt we, the tioant ol directors direc-tors ut thu Chamber nf Colntnerco end members ol tho trAuiporUilon bureuti, lit ttew of theovldoncusitlimltto'J to ut and alter having duly couvllerod tho same, i xtetid to Neptllnut W, hcr, ba, hec-reury hec-reury ottho Chtuibcrof Coiumerce ami cotniuliloner nf ilio trauaporuitloii bit-riMit, bit-riMit, a vo nt f roundenco for Iho work carrleil on by him it ttioh eorrclary aud cotuiuNiloncr and tender hlui imrailp-rort imrailp-rort and lymiiathy, and pledo ouraolvct tu contlnuo our uttUtanco and supphrt lu tbo a IJutttnont of the grlovancot of tho iwilu of tlilt city ami 'lerrltorv airaltul tho rallnayeomiiauloatnarlnal l.tuo. JoniW Doi.im.AS, rreaklont. ritrnHlMiiv. Chairman I ranttiorlatlon Iluresu, llmrilM. Wi ii, Vlce-Preoldont Ch mil or of Commerce, Ne-ru M loituiio(, Mocon I ico 1'rokldent Clumber of Commerce. Com-merce. M. J.tlllAY, Joikiii HeooiiHiA-r. W.ll. llowi, Joiik II Uiiitx, 11,1'. Mlsuv, A. I hi i r, 1. II. W II KS, ticoitan Ohmo-iii, riiutuii.T. UllKLL, V . Cl. 11. AI t K.1, IIIOUUK A. I1WI, Wit.iiAM II. am iitMit. Tho follow rig tUturacnt uau bo fill. ly relied uton and appears to throw aomo light ou tho mystery about Iho man Kdwards: Tin: an ail i tous vibitoii. "I'or nearly eighteen months bavo been lu tho li dm of eallltig dally at thoolllcoof ttieCouuty Clerk for Items for rubllcitlou. Home time In Msy or Juno laat, thu Chief lldllor uf the 1)1 JritlT Nl3 tui,giited that I hud bet'er call nt thu Chamber of Com. nn no on my way from or to tha Cuuuly Court, nnd obtain any Hems Secretary heart might have for uhll-cation. uhll-cation. I did to. My time ol irl.lt-lug irl.lt-lug thu Chtimlsir waa Invariably bo. twecti 1 and " p.m. I bad been Koing foraoraoweelaand had never met Mr. hears, Hr., nnd as I did not get aorue Items whlcli other 1 a pert bad Icon eluded Mr, Htnrt, Jr., wai nut fully eouvoriaut with the details of the office. Cue day I nikod young riean what III" lather's office hours wire, lie told me that lilt dinner hour w from 1 to 2 Invariably, and that 1 would In future got whst there was for I ubllostlou. "In the early (art of July I noticed a young man lu thu office with H W. rtears, Jr , who ma le hlmtelr eo much nt homo that 1 concluded bewni lu soino official woy counctol with the Chaintior of Commerce. For n full week In aticcintlon I noticed tbliicr-ton tbliicr-ton In the ulllce uvery daj from I to 2 p. m. 'Ihen 1 called ono day aud thu j noli m at nbttutit, 1 naked ) ouug Bears wbu his frlerul wa. He told me hu was aiouug man recently from Ihe raclllo coait; that hu waa n rallto d man exctiug euilo)mint of tmin kind In rialt Lake, 1 ktliid several iturallone lu relation to bit fnulom In Hie office, lut noting hears rrplled ly saying tills man was n articular frlenl. "Next day on my vltltl found Iho I'uclllccotti manat.aln In tbo office. I enlured lulu lunwt-utloii with him without an liilrulucllou Ho lie me bu woiked un u railroad lu Call nils, that be hid nltu worked lu ralroAii cilices lu Chltngo. Ho iiatnid thu load,", Willi oru uf wl ich limtvrry familiar, lie knew all tho olllclilr, nud all tho prominent railroad men f Illinois. ,. "During the whole month of July 1 & was lu the utllin aim ml every diy uiu. log my vlkliueiweenoriu mitt two. Due day It aati(Ar mupm. wlten I lulled utlhotiffi u, union my departure he arcoinpiiuied uu, walking with uu at htrnslhu "totllce. I vlsllid ouo Ua) whenhevts utttut, nud 1 mudo blm the sul jrtct of i convert ilton with ouug Hear-, I told tho mitig mati Hist his frit lid neeino I tu be rather n quier itmrscter, tut Hotrs chumuloiit ihluit sjjlnjthathe was all right.e xci it In thuiustlerot drink, rr unlcli he iifi a tarllcultr predl. hctioii. Hears lo'd no f luviral puciswhhh lohal vltilod In com pituy wltlithe 1'aiilto uaitt limn, I ruiuuiulordlttlnctl) tcllliu"rjeani tint II he kept ouiitiociitliuwitti tult per-ton per-ton hu would lln I bimtilf rutno morn, lug In H r In tho leu. "1 rimemb r tnteil.ig Hits person as Into at it ueecoiid weoit ln Aum1!, tmt a I eel luivu not tiuu blm, I u.kiil j ou ik Hears what btscvuu uf him, nnd hurilit I thai hu bud net run him lor a wieii, nnd wastul tu tee hlui tally unbuetmei. "At Liar nt I can rtmember, thii young man apretued "7 ortH yoars uf as,i, of eh tult r I "lid, uud ruther m utlj drewid lu dark, wel -lltllng alotUct, 'lie woru n muitacheofn rather dark I brown mtor, twitted n llltla at the emit, lie till n somewhat r'lAtlii npiiearaucc, but bis t)is cuve tho lm-iireislon lm-iireislon nr it toowl W bat kind of hat he w iru I can not now remember, ixi'eptthal I am suio It was a bard, I Uark hat, ' 1 might mention that I miilo some remit!.. alut th s ieia ti lu Mr. A. C tenia nl ch rtmtn '. Ii Tltlte.) Ibr ( hamlvr (olr.o.lmet In company wlUi oie, and I think mat ueutlrman'wlll aim romeiiiber Ihi vltlior who la hen spokinof. I)A.ti I. J Hiiiiwm: Dlnutr ,i.il " |
