The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-28
Detectives I'D itche !"
in Novel Way by
Star w itness.
ALL SUMMONED
BY COM MITTEE
Will Appear as Witnesses in Lor-
inner observation-disclosures in
Testimony Concerning Pecu-
mary Assistance Rendered
by Edward Hines Mark
Days Proceedings.

Washington. June 27.-Three detec-
tives who are said to have been en-
ployed to shadow Clarence s. Funk,
general manager of the International
Harvester Company and star witness
at the present inquiry into the election
OF Senator Lorimer. were "ditched" to-
| day in novel way by MIR. Funk.
Ditching is the technical phrase for
being thrown off the trail. Mr. Funk
had the detectives subpoenaed as wit
nesses before the Senate committee in
vesttgatng the Lorlmer case and left
the witness stand unshadowed for the.
first time In weeks. 1t is claimed.
Contradictions In testimony concern
ing pecuniary assistance Edward
Hines. the Chicago lumber millionaire,
| may have rendered in the election or
senator Lorimer marked to-day's ses-
! sion of the committee. The most sig
nincant of these was the direct de-
NAL by Shelly B. Jones' a druggist IN
Marquette, Mich. that he had ever
said that Mr.. Hines had remarked in
: his presence that he had put Lori
mcr over" as United States Senator,
and that he had collected a fund of
| 100000 to do It.
Contradicts Amdnvits
| In SO testifying. the witness con-
i tradicted afidavits of f. p. Moshcr.
deputy United States marshal at Mar
quette; Frank j. Russell, editor of the
! Mining Journal of Marquette. and
| Roberto. Lowe. a Chicago newspaper
reporter before the committee APP
pointed by the Illinois Senate TO in
Vestigate the Lorimer election His
| statement also contradlcted the testi-
/ mony given by Meris B. Coan, an in
| yestigator for the committee at that
| hearing.
According to Mr.. Jones's statement
! to the committee to-day, the CONVEX
! sation in which Mr.. Hines figured oc-
| Cured in Marquette in 1907, or about
! two years before the senatorial cleo
| ton. He said Mr.. Hines remarked that
! he was friend of AIR. Lorimer, and
| something was said about the latter's
| election. ii
| F II suppose II cost barrel Of money"
remarked one of the men with Mr..
Hines, but whose name the witness
could net recall
Yes sir" the witness said Hines
responded. All those elections cost
lot OF money"
ITO what election were they re-
ferring?" inquired Senator Kenyon.
Il suppose to Mr.. Lorimer's election
to the House,"
Never Heard Name before.
Senator Kern asked II he had ever
heard senator Lorimer's name before
the conversation. The witness said
that he had not and could not have
told whether he was Senator or a
Congressman.
Don't you think It rather peculiar
| that YOU should have remembered an
unknown mans name casually men
| toned In conversation for four years 2"
inquired the Indiana Senator The
witness said he did not.
Further testimony intended to show
that Edward Hines. president OF the
Edward Hines Lumber Company, of
Chicago, played an important part In
the election of Senator Lorimer and
was interested In the Senator cleo
ton was given to the committee by
w. H. Cook lumber man of Duluth.
MINI. Mr.. Cook acknowledged his
bitterness toward Mr. Hines, and de-
clared he had never felt friendly to-
ward him.
81 know his way of doing business
he explained. Hines has way Of
going about business that do not
think is honorable When he wants
TO buy timber, he gets an option and
then goes around trying to hurt the
credit of the seller
"Cite an instance challenged At
torney William ]. Hynes. for Mir.
Hines.
John Mellen, of 4Alger- Smith Com
pany. Of Duluth retorted Cook
Mr. Funk left the stand before the
morning session concluded
Detectives mt IlcarinE.
Mr.. Funk made the announcement
that the detectives were in attendance
at the opening OF to-day's hearing. MIR.
Funk testified yesterday that the de-
tectives were hired by a Chicago detec-
tive agency to Trail him, and one OF
them, MIR. Funk declared, had confessed
the nature OF his employment and the
identity of his employer.
Counsel Immediately proceeded with
the cross-eXaminatlon of Mr.. Funk re-
Sarding the alleged request 10 him by
Edward Hines for an international
Harvester Company contribution of
81 0. 600 to reimburse those who Con
tributed 100000 to put Lorimer across
at Springfield"
DEMONSTRATING n Detective.
How he domesticated hostile de-
tective hired to trail him was told by
Mr.. Funk. The detective Is named
Blaine, and Is connected with the Chi
cago agency. At the instance OF MIR
Hynes the witness discussed his recent
~ acquired friendship with Blaine.
Mr.. Funk said that when no came to