The Washington times., 1910-01-13
Burrows and Hull Tell of
Giving Money to Obtain
Portraits.
WITNESSES THINK
THEY WERE WORKED
Alleged Newspaper Man Tried on
Charge of Making False
PTetenSeS.

Accused Of obtaining money from pub
lie men under false pretenses, Julius
Ford, alias Jules Waterbury. today
faced the testimony Of Representative
John A. T Hull Of Iowa, Senator J. c
Burrows Of Michigan, Representative
BarthOldt OF Missouri. and former As
sistsnt Secretary Of Commerce and La
Dor Ornsby AIcHarg. when he was
placed on trial in Criminal Court, 10. I,
Justice Gould presiding
The gist Of the charges against Water
bury. who after his first arrest in this
iUr5sdiCtior left the country 20 be pur-
sued through England ana France be
fore he was arrested in a New York
hotel last spring by special agents Of
the Department Of Justice, after a run
ming fight. is that by representing him
self as coming from the Associated
Press. he obtained orders from the Sen
ators for enEraviuzs OF their portraits,
which having been paid for were never
delivered. The Associated Press, repUdi-
ating WaJsrbury's alleged statements,
also appears as his accuser-
Hull Is First Wines
Congressman Hull vas the first wit
ness called this morning and testified
that after he received 4 telephone call
November ., 1905, requesting him to re-
Ceive a representative OF the Associated
Press Waterbury called, and explained
TO him that the Associated Press was
preparing 20 furnish sketches and pho
tozTaphs OF mon old in public service &c
the newspapers who Obtain the Asso-
ciated Press service
He declared he was shown list which
was headed by the name Of Mr. stone
general manager OF the Associated
Press. and that Waterbury also exhio-
tied what appeared 10 be a police badge
with the comment you can see Whai
the police think of me
On the strength Of his previous kuoWl-
edSe Of the Associated Press and Of the
bsdge. the witness said re accepted The
offer made MIN by Waterbury by which
he was to receive 100 copies Of the print
alter the plates were made by the pay
ment OF SO M HILL said he save his
check for the amount, bit never re-
ceired the prints
Testimony Not Shaken
z.ve-s crozs-examination by III
Davis only served TO emphasize IN
noziffve nature Of Mr.. HuI-s testimon-
that waterbury told him the Associate
Press had q new method Of taking va
frnuressfons from plates, making easie
the reproduction and distribution OF pho
tographs. He insisted that he did nc
know that members Of the press ger
orally are supplied with badges, but al
u1ftted-f that when the pictures were no
Forthcoming he went 70 Waterbury
office N the NUDsey Building and No
TO the Associated Press
when Senator Burrows was called Z
the stand. his failure TO identify waite
bury either as the man who called o
him during the forenoon OF day ]
MAJ 1Hls or as the prisoner led HenT
T Davis Waterbury s counsel TO OF
fect to the testimony Of M BurroW!
The witness was allowed 10 finish now
ever he said the man who called c
him proposed 4 similar offer 10 Jha
made 70 Mr.. Hull, but said he represent
cd the National Press Association
New York Mr. Burrows said ne Ore
a check on the Riggs Bank Tor $40 an
gave Il 10 the nan.
AZ the conclusion OF ms testimony N
LAWS moved that the entire LeSIiTnon
b. stricken from the record on tn
grounds that nothing connected Water
bury. with the man who called on th
senator The judge reserved his ruin
on tho motion
REPRESENTATIVE BarthOldt followed NJ
Burrows on the stand