Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27
SAYS LESSLER LIED
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home, | made my misunderstanding 10
the way / read in the paper. l felt that
| was in the hands Of my friends and II
was all right; that | would back up LESSER
here and Il would be q cinch and hat that
was all there would be TO IL; that the com
mittee would report so that Lessler would
be indicated and ! would be vindiclted, and
it would be all right. After l got cut Of
the committee room I went down to the
hotel and asked for Lessler. He was not
there. l telephoned the house, but
could not get him, and left the city, think
ing it was all right"
Never offered Money.
Mr.. Taylor. for the committee, quoted
witness testimony that Mr.. Quigg had
made an offer Of money and asked II that
was so. Witness replied in the negative.
Doblin also said his statement was false
when he said at the previous hearing that
he had told Mr.. Lessler there was $1,000
in 1t II he could see his way clear 20 be
friendly to the submarine boat bill.
You did not say anything to Lessler
about any money that would or might be
paid to him II he would change his atti-
tude on this bill?''
4 spoke to him about the question at
that time, but l did not say anything about
money"
THAT is, you spoke TO him about the
Holland torpedo boat proposition, but you
made no improper proposal Of any kind TO
him."
II did not. sir"
you did not intimate that anybody,
either through you or in airy way, offered
money for his support of the bill?"
~ have the conversation. | spoke to him
about his future and generally on the sub
ject Of submarine torpedo boats, and said
nothing about money at any time to the
congressman. The conversation was as to
Lessler's future. I said: Now here, Monte,
Mr.. Quigg has sent for me and has talked
with me about this thing I don't know
whether that it is exactly, but It is as near
as l can get it,"
LessIer's False.
80 that the statement OF Lessler that
you mentioned 81, 600 or any ether sum in
connection with this ia absolutely false? p
well as to his impression, l don't know
but as to his statement it Is false"
Mr.. Taylor had the witness Identify the
story he had read in a newspaper, and
which he said was the first intimation he
had had of any money proposition.
Doblin then said that on the morning
he arrived at Washington he Immediately
saw Lessler, who said to him:
1--WE got you into trouble"
II said: How is THAR Well he said
there's a subcommittee meeting this morn.
ing, and l will talk to you about IT,"
"Did Lessler tell you anything about
what you had sworn to-"
He said; Read it over; 1t will be all
right anC I read 1t over"
What else did be say?"
HE said that the Holland submarin,
torpedo boat business is up
"What else?
"fe did not say much; after that Sol
came in; he had some papers they wer
arranging"
when did you learn anything else?'
when he went to breakfast I said
What did you say, Monte?' He said
Can't you read that?' l looked it owe,
and we were talking about 5000. He said
L blurted it out I won't be positiv,
whether he said that at the table or in tn
room: He says 1 blurted 1t out and yo,
have got to help me out here"
'Is that all that occurred?"
He said: 4 mentioned your name; yol
simply have got to go and make your state
ment.'"
Witness went on to say he did not wan
to imply that the subcommittee had indi
Gated to him, when he first appeared, wha
to say, or had suggested what he shout
say.
After you saw Mr.. Rogers he told 20
that you had made yourself subject I
criminal prosecution, did he not?" aske
Mr.. Taylor.
sXae civ
And 1t was upon his advice you cam
here to make this statement this morning?
81 made the statement to him, which h
wrote out and / signed"
Mr.. Rixey-I want to ask whether in con
versation with Iessler in regard to sub
marine boats you mentioned the subject G
money?
Yes"
Witness explained that they spoke of tn
price Of the boats and what ten would cos
The committee then held an oXecutiv
session to consider what action was to b
taken in view of the remarkable develop
} ments and later announced that 1t woul
continue the investigation tomorrow, whe
another witness is expected to testify.
Calls 1t Wicked Plot.
Delaney NicoI, attorney for Mr.. Quigl
/, when interrupted in the cross-examinatio
: OF Doblin, said:
81 consider that the wickedest and fou.
p est plot against the honesty of my ellen
. a former member OF the house, has bee
revealed in this committee today, and
I want to prove it here. entsiling conse
, quences which everyone OF us must 81
' happen, and / want TO probe 1t to the BOZ
tom
q Representative LESSER. after the sui
committee took a recess. stated that /
Z had been as much surprised as anyoI
present at Doblin's testimony. 81 don
know what to think he said, and for II
present l have no statement to make"
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