The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-07
Under Hot Fire Of Cross Ex-
animation
APPEALS FOR PROTECTION
lie Calls It Insulting Some Of the Cues
lions Of Attorney Brandeis Cause
Clashes Between the SEN
ators.

Washington, May Suggesting q
duel between lion and wasp, the
ss-examination Of Secretary Ballinger
I By Attorney Brandies of counsel for the
prosecution" before the Ballinger Pin
chot investigating committee yesterday,
afforded the committee and the room
FUN Of spectators, mostly women, one
sensation after another
on tho one nand the secretary, indig-
nantly protesting bis consciousness Of
Innocence and loyalty to duty; on the
othar the attorney making little attempt
to conceal his intention OF exasperat-
I ing the witness 20 the utmost, fenced
back and forth, mimieine each other in
tone and gesture. Ballingcr repeated
by appealed to the committee for pro-
tectlon from what he termed the in
suits Of Mr. Bran6iss
DIR. Brandies bad proceeded only
short time when a snarp clash occurred.
The lawyer had asked Che witness why
he had gone 10 Beverly to see the presi-
dent after he had prepared In writing
lall Of the information IN the possession
d bis department bearing on the Cum
ningham cases
Mr. Ballingnr said he went to Beverly
because he had been invited BY letter.
whefeupon Mr.. Brsndies asked him 20
point ont the paragraph in the letter
containing the Invitation. Mr.. Balm
ger read a paragraph.
Does that contain any invitation to
come to BeverlyfH demanded Mr.. Bran.
dies
Strictly speaking, ne"
eThen why did you 70 70 Beverly r
Because ] wanted tor
Mr. DENLY lRepl broke ID inpatient
lyi y think this line Of cross examina-
tlon IS eXtraneous he said, "ana ! OBJ
ieet to Mr. Brandies further wasting
the committees time with irrelevant
questions Messrs James and Graham
took sharp issue wifi DENLY and a long
argument followed
Mr. Brandies continued his series of
questions concerning tho visit to Bever
Is IN September, 1909 Mr.. Ballineer
arrived there on the 18th and met The
president on the golf links
Mr. Brandies closely questioned the
witness as to the purpose Of biz visit.
Mr. Ballinger replying 70 question
that he declined % repeat his CONVERSE
zion with the president
Mr. Rrandeis asked Mr.. Ballinger II
CLAWS sc any time had an opportunity
10 see Die answers he and nis assist.
ants had prepared fer the president IN
reply to the CLAWS charges Mr. Bal
linger did not answer the question hi.
reetlv and the attorney had the sten0g-
raphsf read IL over to BIN twice.
That question implies an insult.
l. A..
convenience, replied the secretary hot
IS Il have said heretofore that we
sent to the president all Inc facts and
withhald nothing Gentlemen Of the
committee, appeal 70 you for pro
teotion from the inselenee of this man
who il trying To eFoss-examine me He
Is here W suffranee q the committee
and not ~ any other right ] asked
fer this Investigation, and want
searching one, but I think I am entitled
te Be free from TIRE ignputation She gen
tleman puts in his questions
Judge Madison tRepuhlicanl, iusur
gent, said That Il WIS obvious To see the
had not had an opportunity 10 zee the
answers 10 which the witnoss assented /
and the incident was passed over With !
ont Mr., Branaies making any reply to
Mr. Dalliuasr's outhust
Mr. Brandies also sought 10 show
shat the letter, i the president did
personally prepare it, was based up
Oh al incomplete record Of the Gun
cases He called the score
tary's attention To letters written By /
Special Agent Jones prior TO the clear I
listing Of the Cunningham claims BY I
1lr Ballinger, in which Jones urged a
full investigation Of the Alaska coal +
cases hefoe allowing any Of them toll
70 to patent he asked Mr.. Ballineer i
# BE did net think the president should /
have had these letters III order To have /
q complete record before him. Mr. Bal
lneer would not admit their impor
lance.