The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18
THE VICTIM
IN INVESTIGATIONS.
EXPERT TESTIFIES
Says HIS Typewriter Was
Used for Anonymous
Letters.
Evidence Given Commit
tee Came From Lake.
1t Is Said.

] IIo important facts were established
1 today By expert testimony before the
/ special committee Of the House which
I Is investigating the LiIIey charges OF
corruption OF Congress BY the Electric
T.oat Company.
/ I5Ile is that mucn Of the matter given
/ 20 the c0msaittee as evidence By LEley
was handed 10 hiE BY ar agent OF the
Lake Company. the Electric Boat Com
[ pany's bitter competitor for Govern
ulent submarine contracts.
The other IS that thu documents
/ which were prepared by the Lake Com
pany and turned in by Lilley we're writ
ten on the same typewriter as the two
/ anonymous letters that have been put
N evidence containing serious charges
against the character Of Representative
Loud Of Michigan BY This evidence
the cOrnInittee believes Il viii lss abls
before The day IS over 10 put its hands
on the author OF The anonymous letter
David CarvaliO. OF New YORK the
most famous expert IN this country in
Identifying rypewrlting. SWore uneguivo-
Cally that Liuey's documents submitted
by him 10 the committee as eVidencs
had been written on the same typewriter
as the two anonymous letters received
by Jesse l. Carmichael a neVgspe per man
Cf this city. and state Senator Frank
Eolnborough, OF Michigan. both OF
=
uVe Loud Of Michigan. had had i'm
prope- dealings with the Electric Boat
Company.
Quest for Author.
This astounding testimony came after
a statement by Chairman B0uteu that
added to the dramatic Ueuseness OF the
scene.
As no one has had the courage he
said, TO acknowledge naviz- written
these daSJardly attempts 70 bIackeD the
character OF Representative Loud and
10 defeat us denomination. the commit
tee has taken ulat steps u could 10
estabilsh tcelr authorship
Mr.. Lliley who had been recalled 10
the stand for some minor inquirlts.
stepped aside
call Mr- CarvaIIo.' said 9Ir. Bouteu-
Lilley Leaves Room
In the period OF suspense that FOL
lowed while the expert explained bow
he reached his conclusions. LiIIev sat
near ~ hand, listening attertIveIy AZ
times and at ether times pretending to
read a newspaper which lay on q table
AZ his elbow As soon as Carvauo an
nounced his conclusion, LiIIey hUrrieCly
left the room
David Caryauo. OF New YorH de-
scr15ed by Alr- BouLell as the leading
handwriting and IypewritlnE expert OF
this country took the stand and said
he hac testified in the Oberlin Carter
case and other famous cases. his ser
vices having been enlisted IN mere than
1,O50 cases IN The last thirty years
You appeared before this committee
in executive session April - asked
Mt Olus-ed-
7 did. sir" said CarvalIo.
Mr.. OlmsLsd then showed the witness
the Carmichael and EdiubOrOugh anon
ymous letters and asked him II he had
examined them fTlrI~1ffn hoH
The witness then explained that the
committee had submitted 70 him four
typewrittan documents signed IN lead
pencil George L LiIley."
Earned TO Be Careful.
I va tod by this committee he
said, TO exercise as much caution IN
this matter as If the life and liberty OF
an individual depended on my report
he exercised this caution. he said. and
examined tie typewritten matter by e
series Of photographs and enlarged pn0-
tographs- He submitted as exhibits
nlne pnOtJgra pllc negatives ana q chart
he had prepared TO show his conclusions
he also submitted Photographic prints
made from the negatives
I used 255 lines Of typewriter mat
ter TO make my studies" he said
Words Compared.
His chart consisted OF like words TAX
en- from the various documents and
anonymous letters and pasted. side by
side, on the rdooard. He also had
q chart OF Ike words occurring IN The
Carmichael and EdinbOroUSh letters
From a very careful examination of
all this matter" said CaVallo I have
been able 10 formulate an opinion Il
is a positive, unqualified opinion
7 am convinced that the Two anon
ymOus letters were written on the same
ma chine as that or which the documents
signe0 IIlley' were written"