The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-30
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AN AMAZED COMMITTEE
4 w,,ue.s IN the Lessler Aueses
bribery Case Retr"rss Hs'"'"
Tic Had sotcmnty 1iNe"'

Al. I'm, he had approached Repre-
sentative Iesslcr, Of New orh' VIZ"
49,. ~ money TO influence Mt
I .eSsler's vote ON the submarine o'''
hin and who made the further STATE
.,.,,, hat he had been told therc
,,,;,,h, h. 81 900 in il for him. ni'ue
the astounding statement before nv
committee. Monday, that ne "'""e
statements on saturday "h'eh WY
NOT true. and that he wanted 10 r.
,r,., his statement that Mr.. Vu'ss
,,,1 ,e,aered a bribc to him.
The statement came without an,
pre,ious warning that D"plin ih.e"u
cd milking any srch retraction. Mem
hers of the committee looked a, o"e
,no,her in amazemcnt Is Dobiin went
on with his statement
Gustnvus Rogers. an attorney 49,
in The committee room after 'he "'s'
witness had left the stand MONDAY
morning and said he appeared i''
Mr. Dnhlin. who had stated 70 nun
that he 1Doblin) had made som"
statements Saturday when were w.
| and some that were faise- ina, "
held in his hand statement 10 WHY"
| Mr. Doblin had sworn. The commit
toe was unanimous in agreeing tha'
poblin appear in person forthwi,h'
II. x,s called. and made specihc ue-
NAL of all statements he had Prev
ouslv made. wherein ne alleged az
,cmnts M bribery. He was riginiy
eross-cxamined by practically every
,pemher of the committee and pressed
vigorously for an explanation Oh M
action. but persisted that ne was 'eh-
inc the truth and adhered to MS uc-
mails. ~
Mr. Doblin then proceeded 10 te.l
30 his comi-r to Washington ana OF
his appearance before the committee
He said when he came 10 WASHINGTON
70 appear before the fui committees
he dee ided ~ make the statement he
did.
~ nav retract." he said, every
.ord !, which said MIR Quigg tend
!, red me any bride in any way.
.Vill YOU state 10 the committee u
what respect your testimony l. no
true o. Doblin was asked.
an relation TO my being called Y
Washington and my conversation
. with Mr. lie ssler mt the hciel N"i
mandie at eight o'clock or there
about. The fact j. the statements
made regarding Mr.. Quigg are no
= INC read the article n il wa
!, handed to me and was "id ~ -
ler. You have got 70 stand Tor ,niS
aud | said. oh. that can not DC.
" ..Well.' he says, then am pom
- ically dead !.
- ~.Wcn,' | said you carry me wa
IL YOU
- "H,. said. You will ne all right
- Won will Just appear before tins COZ
H., mi.tee. | will 60 and sec the speak
- and | will fix il up lie goes out
- the room and comes back and saio
had seen the speaker and SAID. ~
he all right. All you have got 70
-, Is 10 90 before the committee "a
q; substantiate my story.
Continuing. Doblin said Il went
Ia the committee room. The gem
y. mon were standing about ana
said. This il Mr.. Doblin.' The OIL
gentlemen all shook hands with
=" and | sat down. and after III
while | was handed a cigar. whic
smoked They made me feel agr
-; able. took IL for granted tha'
-. was all right. The first thing XII
one of the gentlemen uf The conn
"a' TOO af,cr n conversation in whic
> explained my interests il politics
New York state. asked how long
49, been in politics. Then one "f me
m. tIemen said:
~ ~ Wasn't II Mr.. Quigg who sai'
'',N Won that there was 5000 in 1t
I.essler and - 900 for you?
- 81 said at that time. No. sir.
~. "Then all the gentlemen arc
80 said: oh. it's all right. You go
49, and then there was a discussio
the room as to how stood. rel
10 answer M that time ~ all.
EN- gentlemen seemed TO agrsc that
"A. was nothing to il. Feeling agree
-, Mt home. | made my statement
cordinp to the way | read in tn
per. ! felt that ! WAS in the =
I, ., Of nv friends and il was all 7
that would back up Lcsslcr here
il would be cinch. AMI that
was all there would bc 70 v; tha
IS" committee would report: that IL
~ would be vindicatcd and won
n. Of .'."''",'"' IL Ill, ,r,,
John N'' , ,,o ho,o
:, asked for Icsslcr. He was not
| telephoncd 10 the house. bnt
not get him and left the city,
ing il was all right.
~, Delaney Nicoll. attorney To-
'n''o Quigg. when interrupted u
u'' cross-cNamination Of Doblin. "a
~ s' consider that the wickedest AM
nv ~ est plot against the integrity
or '"' client. former member Of the
CIV y" has been revealed in this com
~, to-day. and ] want 10 prove :
entailing consequences which
ha," one Of us must depIorc 20 see !
simply ~, ,..n, "a probc il TO II
tom"
Black Tragedy In Bt"omin'
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