Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
Alleged Tempter Declares Sena-
tor Agreed Not to Bid for
Land Against Him
TELLS OF REQUESTED LOAN
Witness States That His ACCuser
Wanted $4,000 to Pay
Debt to Owen
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to the Indians. DO you think that was
honorable toward the Indians?
Hamon: We did not look at it that
way. In fact, we don't do things out
west just in the same way you do In
the east.
In some of his business transactions
with Senator Gore, Hamon testified
money loans were involved.
WANTED $4,000 LOAN
Just before congress adjourned"
said Hamon, "the senator came to me
and said he had to pay $4,000 which he
owed to Senator owen. lie had $1,000 OF
cash, and wanted me to raise the other
$4,000 for him from a client of mine
Explaining what he was doing in
Washington when Senator Gore said
he was Offering bribes, Hamon stated
that he was attending, among other
things, to the interests of Governor
Haskell of Oklahoma, who was under
federal Indictment in the Muskogee
town lot cases.
Senator Gore had introduced reso-
luton asking that the senate commit
tee appointed to investigate third de-
gree" methods practiced in various
parts of the country be also empowered
to investigate the circumstances lead
ing up to the indictment or Governor
Haskell.
More evidence from Senator Gore
pprobablv will be heard. The senator
announced he intended to accompany
the committee to McAlester, where ses-
sions will be held Monday.
CURTIS TO TESTIFY
Senator Curtis and Congressman Nc
CURE probably will testify tomorrow
Detailing the plans of the investiga-
ton committee, Chairman Burke TO-
night said:
''Under the house resolution ordering
the investigation, the committee is en-
nowered to Investigate not only the Nc
Murray contracts. but all contracts
made with the Indians Of the Five
Civilized tribes in this state.
almost every tribe has a contract
with an attorney. For instance, one
attorney with headquarters in New
York receives a salary of $4,000 a year.
Such a contract is made with the In
dams and approved by the government.
1t shall be our purpose to investigate
the conditions behind all contracts.
I'm regard to the Gore bribery
charges, we are also expected to gather
all available data and if possible to
come to some conclusion so that our
findings may be of use to congress. SO
far as any action in the bribery matter
is concerned, that of course would be
a question for grand jury to take up.
Our investigation could be of use only
in suggesting legislation.
"We will probably be a week or ten
DAYS longer in this state, visiting every
section where information is to be
had"
In a statement late tonight District
Attorney Lea said the discovery of a
blooIy trail leading from the gate of the
ranch to the creek confirms the theory
that Tom Kendall was shot from am
bush, as he was returning from Cros-
pers. Kendall, desperately wounded,
had evidently leaped from his horse
and had sought the shelter of the
creek as the bloody trail bears the
footprints of a running man. 1t is evil
dent from the trail that the fleeing
man was overtaken and slain as he
turned up the creek toward the house.
A telegram to the sheriff from w. A.
Kendall of Cynthiana, KY, late to-
night instructed him to ship the re-
mains of the Kendall family to him.