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Mr. Adams. — There is another thing about these letters I /.would 

 suggest and that is, please the committee, the contents of the letters 

 and telegrams were not given in it. The witness was asked if he 

 received letters and telegrams from Garmon; he stated he did. He 

 was asked the general subject to which they related; he stated. That 

 is all. Now, Mr. Garmon, if they desire to put him on to the stand 

 to contradict anything, any transaction or conversation between him 

 and Mr. Turner, that is all right. They are not entitled under any 

 rule of evidence or any rule of examination to the use of these letters 

 for the purpose of coaching Mr. Garmon as a witness. The only 

 security we have is to hold these letters so as to correct with them 

 any misrecollection or misstatement upon this subject that may be 

 made by Mr. Garmon. It is highly improper they should be turned 

 over to Mr. Garmon to enable him to prepare his testimony in contra- 

 diction to Mr. Turner; they belong to us as security to correct any 

 misstatement or forgetfulness on the part of Mr. Garmon, and I sug- 

 gest that the other side are not entitled to them and should not have 

 them. 



Mr. Anibal. — I would suggest this, that they are not to be put in 

 evidence then if they are not produced before Mr. Garmon is sworn, 

 are they, Mr. Chairman, under statement of the counsel ? 



Mr. Adams. — They can be put in evidence in answer to anything 

 Mr. Garmon states. , 



Mr. Anibal. — I understand it was so stated on the minutes and part 

 ■of the record before this committee, that they were not to be used 

 unless produced here before Mr, Garmon gave his testimony. 



Mr. Adams. — If Mr. Garmon should testify to anything that is con- 

 trary to what he states in those letters they will be produced to con- 

 tradict Mr. Garmon. 



Mr. Anibal. — I think the letters which they have we need to refute 

 the misstatements made by Mr. Turner with reference to the subject 

 they relate to. 



Mr. Adams. — The letters are not before the committee as evidence; 

 the other side have no right to them whatever. 



Mr. Anibal. — You have , characterized them and we say they will 

 not bear out the characterization nor the subject to which they refer; 

 we say they do not refer to that. 



Mr. Adams. — Mr. Garmon wrote the letters, he certainly ought to 

 know what he has written; if he states untruthfully about them we 

 have the letters to correct him. 



Mr. Anibal. — He wont state untruthfully about anything. 



Mr. Adams. — The rule of evidence, the regular rule of evidence, 

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