The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-27
DOBLIN A PERJURER.
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DOBL1N a PERI URER.
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this and 1 said, oh, that cannot be-
Well he says, then am politically dead
'Well,' L said, you carry me with YOU.
He said You will be all right if you will
just appear before this committee. | will
go and see the speaker and l will fix it up.
He went out of the room, came back, stated
he had seen the speaker and said, 1t will
be all right. All you have got to do is to
go before the committee and Substantiate
when was called to Washington got
this telegram
Take midnigh. train and come to me.
Want to see you. Keep this confidential.
Mr.; Roberts-signed by whom?
Monte
Mr.. Tayler-who is "Monte?' Your as
Monte is Congressman Lessler. have
had correspondence signed Monte"
Continuing, he said: while we were
eating breakfast was reading the article,
familiarizing myself as to the statement,
and when We got up stairs he said, DO as
you want about it.
AT THE COMMITTEE ROOM.
"'Well,' 1 said, L cannot stand for any
thing like this
"'Oh,' he said, you have got to- He
says: I'll be back in a minute. He went
out of the room and when he came back he
committee Just before that he said. You
need not have any fear. There is nothing
going to happen you. You appear before
this committee and they are friends of
mine, and all there will be to it, they will
report to the whole committee, and there
won't be anything further to it, The con-
gresham left the room. / laid on the sofa.
1 took the paper up again and read it over.
In about half an hour in came Som, who
said, You come along with me. We Will
get into the Capitol all right. Nobody VIII
see you. You will be able TO get up
through a side elevator, which is right close
to the naval committee door, and you can
get in, and 1 will see that nobody sees
YOU
Continuing Doblin said: ST went into the
committee room. The gentlemen were
standing about and Som said, This Is Mr..
Doblin.' The other gentlemen all shook
hands with me and / sat down, and after a
little while L was handed cigar. which
smoked They made me feel agreeable.
took II for granted that 1t was all rig ,1a-
men of the committee, after conversation
in which l explained my interest in politics
in New York, asked how long had been In
politics. Then one of the gentlemen said:
Wasn't it Mr.. Quigg who said to you
| that there was 5000 in it for Lessler and
$1,000 for you?
al said at that time, No, SIR Then all
| the gentlemen said. oh, it's all right; you
go on and then there was a discussion as
| to how 1 stood. / refused to answer at tnat
| time. The gentlemen seemed to agree that
| there was nothing to il. 1 made my state
ment according to the way read In the pa
| per- l felt that / was In the hands or my
| friends and 1t was all right; that l would
| and that that was all there would be to it;
| that the committee would report; that
| Lessler would be vindicated and that |
would be vindicated and II would n ne an an
| room l went down to the hotel and asked
| for Lessler. He was not there 1 teie-
phoned to the House, but could not get r;gh MN
Doblin then told of telegram he re-
| ceived when he got home which read:
| Statement all right. Have no fear
| He then told of receiving telegram from
| Chairman Foss, of the naval committee,
| summoning him before the committee.
| and said: IT replied to that, thinking the
| committee would adjourn, that could go
| on Monday just the same, 1t being as
| thought friendly thing"
| QUIGG OFFERED NO BRIBE.
| Continuing, Doblin said: when 1 came
| 1t was a question of whether / was going
| to substantiate myself before a subcom-
mittee of friends and Lessler. or whether
| 1 was then and there going to make Less
| ler's statement appear untrue. 1 decided
that would just make my same statement
| as to that which spoke of before the sub
| committee. / made it and l now retract
| every word in which said Mr. Quigg ten
dered me any bribe in any way"
He stated that after giving his first
testimony he had gone down to the sta
ton with Mr.. LESSER who had addressed
| the following telegram to his wife:
phil examined. Substantiates story in
every way. He is all right. Will stay
| here for a time MONTE"
| The witness said that simultaneously
| with the receipt of Chairman Foss's tele-
| gram he received one reading as follows:
-txrAT xx-ffh f1fl
MONTE"
Mr.. Taylor, for the committee, quoted
| witnesses testimony that Mr.. Quigg had
made an offer of money and asked If Mr..
l the negative. Doblin also said his state
ment was false when he testified at the
previous hearing that ne had told Mr.
| could see his way clear to be friendly dis
posed to the submarine boat bill.
You did not say awning to LessleI
paid TO him If he would change his attitude
on this billy"
Il spoke to him about the question al
that time, but did not say anything abou,
money"
THAT is. you spoke to him about the
| Holland torpedo-boat proposition, but you
made no improper proposal Of any kind tC
him?"
Il did not sir
You did not intimate that anybody
| either through you in any way Offered
sition?''
MONEY NOT MENTIONED.
ct have the conversation. 1 spoke t.
him about the future and generally on tn,
| subject of submarine torpedo boats anC
said nothing about money at any time Il
the congressman The conversation wai
as to Lesslers future. 1t said: Now
here. Monte. Mr. Quigg has sent for m,
| and has talked with me about this thing.
don't know whether that is IL exactly, bu
| Is near as 1 can get It,"
so that the statement OF Lessler tina