The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-30

mittee would adjourn, that l could go
on Monday just the same, it being, as
l thought, a friendly thing"
Continuing, Doblin said: when |
came on here it was a question of
whether l was going to s~ubstantiate
myself before a subcommittee of
friends and Lessler, or whether / was
then and there going to make Less
ler's statement appear untrue. I de-
cided with myself that I would just
make my same statement, as to that
which l spoke of before the subcom.
mittee. l made it, and I now retract
every word in which I said that Mr..
Quigg rendered me any bride in any
way"
He stated that after giving his
first testimony he had gone down to
the station with Mr.. Lessler, who had
address the following telegram to his
wife:
phil examined. Substantiates
story in every way. He is all right.
Will stop here for a time. MONTE"
The witness said that Simultaneous
ly with the receipt of Chairman Foss'
telegram he received n reading:
"Come on midnight train without
fail. MONTE"
Answering Mr.. Taylor, the witness
said he had decided to come to Wash
ington and make his statement today
on the advice of his counsel.
did you not know you were swear
ing falsely all along?" asked Mr.. Tay-
lor.
Eyes, sir"
did you not know it vas legally
punishable to swear to a lie?"
81 did not know about the law"
Did you not regard it as morally
reprehensible to give false testimony
in a matter being investigated in con-
gress?"
"At that time did not give it a
thought"
do you think it was right to come
| here and swear that Mr.. Quigg had
offered you a bride when he did not
do it?' Mr.. Taylor asked.
mo, SIR he replied.
The question being put to the wit
ness in another form he said he was
ready to believe what Mr.. Lessler told
him-that there was nothing to it.
Mr.. Butler-You absolutely are lost
to all n Of propriety or decency'
are you?
II was told by Mr.. LESSER that
there was nothing to it, and that II
would be all right" answered the wit
ness.
did he tell you that you would
commit perjury"
THAT telegram said everything was
all right"
did you understand by that that 1t
was all right to commit perjury
81 did not understand that"
He was questioned with a view to
developing what caused him to come
to Washington and make this retrac
ton. He told of consulting a lawyer
and of his decision to make his state
ment on his lawyers advice ana OF
making an afidavit-the affidavit Mr.
Rogers sought to offer when the com
mittee decided to have Doblin take
the stand and personally make Ms
statement.
Mr.. Nicholl, Mr.. Quigg's attorney
asked: did you consider yoursel
under such deep obligation to MI
LESSER that you were willing to &c
that for him."
eyes, sir"
.'And did you think you were rem
dering him a useful and substantial
service?"
Eyes, sir"
did you go back to New York sat
isfed that you had so nde MN
substantial service?"
"He said it was all right
Nichols Statement.
Delaney Nicholl, attorney for MI
Cuigg. when interrupted in the cross
examination of Doblin, said:
81 consider that the wickedest and
foulest plot against the integrity Of
my client, a former member of the
house. has been revealed in this com
mittee today and l want to prove il
here, entailing consequences which