The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18

brief and the aneatiOTi raissd a. 10 th'
Oredihihty Of testimony offered hy SEQ
rotary nallinRer On roll cal the com
mittee sustained senator Roots .obiec
ton. the Democratic members voting Il
the negative.
Attorney Brandols started to make I
reply 10 the structures passed on him b.
Senator Root and Chairman Nelson tolS
him that HE reply was net in order.
PURRoSEs OF PROSECUTION.
sOh, yes. Il H.. interrupted Representa-
tive Madison. and senator Root and othe
members Of tho COMMITTEES agreeing with
the Kannan. Mr.. Brandsis was permitted
10 proceed. In an extended Statement
he cid that the prosecution u endeayOr
ing 10 show that President Taft's ending
in the case presented by the Claws charge,
against hallinger was erroneous, that ths
President did not have time personally
20 review the svidence; that he did NOT
have Attorney General WichershAm's ~
view % the evidence before him whom h
made his decision. although the Wicker
sham review was afterWard dated back In
order 10 make Il appear that the President
had considered u, and that the President
had aCoepled az the basis Of his decision
the LAWYER memorandum, - document,
said AR. Brandeis, -Of a character not
judicial. but extremely partisan
When Assistant Attorney General Law
Ter. the author Oi the sO-called Lawler
memorandum. took the stand. all signs
pointed 10 a storm. lie was angry and
quickly showed Il. Mr.. LAWYER told u
his return from Beverly under instruc-
tons from the President 10 prepare the
memorandum aud how he had set about
bis work with stenOgrapheTs kerby and
Massey.
The document was prepared without
consultation with a single person under
heaven.- declared LAWYER with his first
display Of heat. and the statement ire
ferring 20 Kerby's testimony that ] con-
suited with Secretary haliinger or Finney
or ochwarts "a fs1lsiSsss Ss sssssS - 81
absolute Ard uneaniynoal iaisehoodlr
Mr.. LAWYER said that Secretary Bal
linEer and Schwartz had gone over the
document with him after Il was COM
pleted 90 verify it and to AID him IN pre-
pairing an index of references % the
records. In explaining why he had
ordered the rough drafts OF the dOCu-
ment burned LAWYER said that no was
impressed with the idea that he should
leave no possible chance for anybody 10
learn anything about the preparation
Of the document.
LAwLER DENoUNCEs dUMsHOEAs.
-For months he said. Il had been
positive that men had been RumahoeinR
around after me. following every move I
made, and ! wasn't going 10 give them .
chance 20 learn anything q could haip IT,.
who were these gllmshoersi" inter-
rupted a member Of the committee.
There's one of them aaid Iswler.
pointing dramatically 20 Attorney Bran
deis. That man HnpgOOd lthe editor
Of CIiicr's). n anOtheA and that man
Connolly "a magazine writer Is another.
and to show you the kind they are. Con-
nelly is a man who grampled women and
children under his feet in a fight Tor the
lifeb0ats on a sinking steamer. RlIl that
man again pointing az BFandeis) u the
i0wer Of the foul nock that has bsen
setting Detectives 20 dog the steps Of
honest men and stopping al nothing in
\ despicable and cOwRFdly attempt %
laaassinate character
Mr.. LAWYER added that Kerry had been
corrupted 20 make he statement.
You realize that yOu are under oath.
md do you mean 20 have that statement
about corruptinR witnesses stand a. a
part 81 your testimony asked Repre-
sentative Graham.
I do replied LRwler emphatically
who are These corruptersl-
PINCHOT AND BRANnKD NAMED
Mr. LAWYER. with every evidsnce Of
intense feeling. raised his voice a. he
replied:
4 mean James r GarhsId and Clifford
Plnchot and their aeents-ths man
Before he could finish his sentence
: was drowned N storm Of hiasea and
from the women among the
sPectators. u was az this point thai Law
.er made has comment about anakeg and
geese making like NOISES. Tha assistant
,ergeRnt az arms Of tho committee called
o. order. hurried through the room and
leckOned 10 q betty policeman "a enter
He met the policeman IN the centre Of the
nom and ordered him 20 Sc that order
vas maintained
LAWYER denied emphaticaiIy that there
had been any suppression Of his meuaoran-
tum Nv the Interior Department He
characterized as an uneqmvocal fRlap-
lOad herby's statement that there had
zen copy Of the memorandum in the
Interior Department OF that Il had dis
from the dies.
Mr. lawler denied also that the publ
alton In the newspapers on SATURDAY. Of
Aerby.s statement had had anything 70
10 with eEpcditing the finding % ths At .
orney-eieneral copy OF the document
md ~ transmission 20 the committee on I
saturday afternoon. He said the copy
q the memorandum bad heen found 81
he Attorney General and was on is uav
q the investigating committee before tho I
Attorney General ever heard OF the Kefby 4
Itatement
LAWYER brandeis. In Cross-exanimnR |
awler. took up hls various calls Tor |
documents framed 10 bring about the pro .
luCtiOn ~ tho LAWYER memorandum
awleT recalled them all and said thew lad .
wen brought n his attention az the De- ,
artment, and he also identified his 70.
lies 10 tho committee. Z
In this answer Of YOURS" said Mr.. 1
'randeis. indicating one in the record. /
you knew. did YOU not, that you we're /
vading the call u the committee
tAwLER GIVES THE LIE.
1 did not evade IT, rstorted Iauler
ehemently. and your implication that /
was guilty Of an evasion Ia a he
Now | call upon the chairman 20 adj
nonish the witnsss.' began Mr.. Brandeis. \
mt there was a general' stir OF protest /
mong the members Of the committee. 4
I think the witness IL displaying undue
eat said Representative Denby. 4
hink the witness should withdraw that
emark.'
i move that tho Witneass remark re-
letting on council b. stricken from the
scoTd, said Representative James.
No. objected representative Graham,
| think i should remain IN the record,
: i gives character TO other testimony
{ the witness" -
-On that ground I withdraw nv mo-
ION. said James.
Finally Mr.. LAWYER offered his amends
D the committee. The Witneas's alton
ion was called by Representative James
o hrs earlier reference 70 4 man who had
trampied women and children under
is feet in a panic in a sinking steamer"