Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-27
poBLIN RETRAcTs.
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decided to make the statement he did.
II now retract," he said, every word
in which 1 said Mr.. Quigg rendered Inc
any bride in anyway"
ssWiu YOU state to the committee in
what respect your testimony is not
true?" Doblin was asked.
SIT is in relation to my being called
| to Washington and my conversation
with Mr.. LESSER at the Hotel Norman
die at o'clock or thereabouts.
.4rhe fact is the statements I made
regarding Mr.. Quigg are not true.
read the article as it was handed me
and I was told by Lessler: You have
got to stand for this.
| "And I said: oh, that cannot be-
| ".Well'. he says, then I am polite
ally dead
".Well.' I said, you carry me with
you
He said: You would be all right if
YOU will just appear before this com.
mittee. l will go and see the Speaker
and l will fix it up. He goes out for a
moment. comes back and said he had
seen the Speaker and said, it will be
all right. All you have got to do is go
! before the committee and subStantiate
my story
when 1 was called to Washington,
1 got this telegram:
Take midnight train and come to
me- Want to see you, keep this con-
fidential. (SigneO Monte"
Doblin then told of telegram he re-
ceived when he got home which read:
oil iubt hav no
| (SigneO M"
| He told of receiving telegram from
Chairman Foss of the naval committee
summoning him before the committee
and said:
Il replied to that, thinking the COM
mittee would adjourn, that 1 could go
on Monday just the same. it being, as
l thought friendly thing"
| Continuing Doblin said: when 1
came on here it was a question of
whether l was going to substantiate
myself before subcommittee of
/ friends and Lessler or whether 1 was
then and there going to make Lesslers
statement appear untrue. l decided
with myself that would just make my
same statement as to that which l
spoke Of before the sub committee.
made it and now l retract every word
in that 1 said that Mr.. Quigg rendered
me any bribe in any way"
He stated that after giving his testi-
mony he had gone down to the station
with Mr.. Lessler who had addressed
the following telegram to his wife:
"'Phl examined. Substantiates story
in every way. He is all right will stay
here for a time. (SigneO Monte"
The witness said that simultaneously
with the receipt of chairman FoSS
telegram he received one reading as
follows: Come on midnight without
fail. (Signed) Monte
Mr. Taylor for the committee quoted
witness testimony that Mr.. Quigg had
made an offer of money and asked if
Mr. Quigg had done so. Witness re-
piled in the negative. Doblin also said
his statement was false when he testi-
| fed at the previous hearing that he had
| told Mr.. Lessler that there was $4,000
in it if he could see his way clear to be
| friendly disposed to the submarine boat
| bill.
| You did not say anything to LESSER
about any money that would or might
| be paid to him if he would change his
attitude on this bill?"
Il spoke to him about the question at
that time but l did not say any about
him.
That is you spoke to him about the
| Holland torpedo boats proposition but
you made no improper proposal of any
kind to him."
''I did not
You did not intimate that anybody
either through you or in any way Of
fered money for his support of the bill
| or proposition"
Il have the conversation. I spoke
to him about his future and generally
| on the subject of submarine torpedo
boats and said nothing about money at
any time to the congressman. The
conversation was as to Lessler's fu-
turc l said: Now here, Monte, Mr..
Quigg has sent for me and has talked
with me about this thing / don't know
whether that is it exactly, but it is as
near as | can get to it"
so that the statement of Lessler
| that you mentioned $4,000 or any other
sum in connection with this is abso-
| lutely false?"
"Well, as to his impression I don't
know, but as to his statement, it is
false
Mr.. Taylor had the witness identify the
story he had read in newspaper and
which he said was the first intimation he
had had of any money proposition.
Dobin then said that on the morning
!, at,