Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-09
.LILLEY ON DECK
Not Prepared 10 Go Ahead Yet so Hearing is Postponed 10 {
 Thursday
SAYS HE IS SHADOWED

Washington, March 9.-The special
 committee of the house appointed by Speaker Cannon at the request of
 Representative Lilley of Connecticut,
 ito investigate the conduct of the ! Electric Boat company of New Jer- sey, and their predecessor, the Hol- land Boat company, respecting the
 methods employed by said companies
 in connection with past or proposed
 legislation before congress" began it's investigation to-day.
 The committee, which is composed of Representatives Boutell, of Illin- ois, chairman; Stevens, Minnesota; Olmsted, Pennsylvania. Broussam Louisiana. and Howard, Georgia, in q rom at the house office building at 10:30 o'clock. Before the committee had been called to order Chairman
 Boutel stated that no witnesses had yet been summoned, but that Repre- sentative LilIey had been requested to appear before the committee: that as yet the committee has nothing before
 it and will not be in position to summon witnesses until Mir Llley lays the facts before them.
 Washington, March 9.-Chairman Boutell called the committee to order and directed the clerk to read the report of the committee on rules, pursuant to which the Investigating committee was appointed. MT Lii- ley was then asked if he was pre- pared to go ahead and state his facts. He said he was not at this time, IS he desired to be represented by counsel and had not yet secured one. He, however, submitted number of documents to the committee. He said that he had been shadowed by detectives and that in order that the shadowing be stopped he would ask to have summoned three operatives connected with the local detective agency. He also submitted list of witnesses that he desired to be sum moned. Among them were Presl- dent Rice of the Electric Boat Co, who should bring with him all the books and accounts, showing pay ments made to attorneys and em- ployes for work performed or to be performed at Washington or in any congressional district of the United States; Secretary Frost and Treasur CT Barnett and Assistant Treasurer Norman Johnson of New York: Att torney S.. s. McNeir of this city, Dr Kerr of Chicago, Frank Meinbrough and w. B. Gordon of Michigan. Mir Lilley asked to be allowed to name the manner in which the witnesses should be called.
 /, Mir Boutell stated that it was the intention of the committee to have Mir Lilley state what he knew con cerning the charges. In order to allow him to secure an attorney, aI- journment was taken to Thursday af- ternoon. The committee went into executive session to consider Repre- sentative Lilley's request in the mat ter of witnesses whom he desired to have summoned. Mir Lilley said ho would if permitted by the commit- tee ana HsSlsleO DN du dNlOTneg, eH- anime the witnesses and help the committee to the fullest extent possi- ble fin bringing out all the facts.
 The committee decided that MT Lilley should be the first witness called next Thursday. and action on his request that other witnesses be called was deferred until an investi- gation discloses that the persons named are connected in some way within the scope of the inquiry. His request that his attorney be allowed to examine and cross-examine wit- nesses was denied The examination will be conducted by member of the committee. In addition to the request of Mir Lilley that his attOr- ney be allowed to examine witness es. the Electric Boat Co submitted a like request. Martin Littleton aud John E. Lindsay of New York were present at to-day's session as repre- sentatives Of the boat company.