The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-03-14
LILLEY PUTS IT
UP TO COMMITTEE
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witnesses and they VIII be sulnmoneu
at once by the sergeant alarms.
1.-THE committee has thus placed en-
tirely in the hands of Mr. Lilley ana
his attorneys the question of what
witnesses shall or shall not be called
at this time, and what papers and doc
uments shall or shall not be produced.
The committee will resume its sittings
next Monday ready to swear and to
hear such witnesses as Mr.. Lilley shall
have designated"
AT its executive session to-day the
committee besides deciding to ask Mr..
Iilley for a list of his witnesses reach
ed the decision to allow any one, whose
name has been mentioned or will be
mentioned during the investigation, to
appear before the committee to make
a statement.
Replying TO the statement made by
Chairman Boutell, Mr.. Lilley said to-
night: Referring to the first para
graph of the committees statement l
would say that If the Investigation
does develop into farce the RESPONSE
bility win rest with others, as ! per-
sonally begged to take the responsible
ity of the investigation and to furnish
the ablest counsel procurable. The COM
mittee has denied me this privilege,
and from this time on the committee
must assume the responsibility Of Sc
curing the evidence from the witnesses
whom ] have designated and will desig-
nate.
Regarding the second paragraph Of
the chalrman's statement / would say
that the legal phase OF the matter as
expressed by the chairman Is directly
contrary to the opinion of eminent law
yers with whom ! have consulted.
Regarding the third paragraph; We
are all glad to know that the chair
man of the investigating committee
proposes to probe this affair to the
very bottom
Referring to the fourth paragraph
of the statement. ! note that the COM
mittee has placed in the hands of my
self and my attorneys what witnesses
shall be called at this time. This Is
of no value to me without the priv.
lege Of direct examination and cross
examination and the privilege of call
ng the witnesses that will bring out the
evidence TO the best advantage"
Chairman Boutell will issue ordinary
subpoenas tomorrow for ex-United
States Senator Marion c. Butler OF
North Carolina and s. S. McNeir, OF
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Hey as attorneys Tor the Electric Boat
Co; c. B. Creecy, II. w. Creecy and
B, F. Sands, of this city, and Frank B.
Lord and Angus Erley, newspaper men
The names of all of these men were
mentioned by Mr.. Lilley in his sworn
statement to the investigating commit.
tee Thursday morning.
An important development tonight 1:
that Secretary OF the Navy Metcalf
the members of last years navy
board which presided over submarine
tests off Newport and other high Off.
cials Of the navy department will be
lcalled on by the committee 10 testify
and to produce government records o.
plans, specifications and contracts.
In a supplemental statement to the
Associated Press tonight Chairman
Bontell said:
Il do not wish to place myself In thu
light Of crlticizing Mr. Lilley for tn
committee and all Of Its members ar
as friendly TO him as TO any othe
member of the house but VII say tina
If Mr.. Lilley now proposes to stel
aside and no longer cooperate wit
the committee the investigation OF tn
charges he has made will go on new
. ertheless. These charges involve III
honor and the dignity of the Who'll
house Of repre- sentatives and they vii
be sifted TO the bottom with his all
or without.
"Mr Iilley in his sworn statement 4
the committee Thursday retracted prac
ticallv everything he had said befor
the committee on rules. He told III
latter committee that he expected I
prove that large sums Of money wer
contributed to the campaign funds o
certain representatives But under oat
before the investigating committee h
! declared with emphasis that be ha
, never had charged the corruption q
, any member Of the house. nor did
nroposeto make any such charge II
told the rules committee that II woul
not be surprising 10 find some dishon
est persons in a membership SO large a
that of the house of representative
and he spoke of the necessity Of weed
ing out 'scabes and rot II such mar,
diseases existed In the house. Thos
, were very strong words, very vigorou
expressions, Thy do not seem to hay
been backed up by Mr.. Lilley in this
: part of his sworn statement to the In
vestigating committee In which he sps
eiieally disavowed any charge Of 20,
fuption against his colleagues in III
house.
"lnasmueh as Mr. billey In his swor
+ charges averred that the governmer
: had already paid TO the Electric Ro,
company 81 0o0o)0 more than that cor
} Germ was entitled to. and that the prr
posed expenditures in pending appre
priations for ten submarines conten
plate a similar wrongful profit Of aho,
81 100000 for that company. tho infer
!. ence is very strong that, In the min
of Mr.. billey AT least. there is muc
! that should be explained blythe mon
hers of the committee on naval AFFAIR
the secretary of the navy and the men
bers of last years submarine boar
. 1t will he highly proper to reoue,
those Rentlement to appear before n
committee and bring their records an
testify 1t will not be necessary /
issue subpoenas for them"
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