The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-18
DECLARES WEIHE
CAVE SNAP away
Burgess Makes Good Witness
For LOrimer PrOberS.
REPEATS CONVERSATION

Bb'uAU wan says OCC' cNdIy " E'"CS
Lumber Company Admitted Con-
trlbutlne $4,000 to Lorlmer Jack
pot Func--Aiso That Detective EN-
ployed to Secure Evidence Con.
fessed to Priest Who Prevented
Publication ef story.
Washington, July 1S.--Three wit
nesses were heard by the senate
committee which is investigating
charges OF corruption In the election
Of Senator Lorimer of Illinois. They
were William Burgess and Henry
Turrish CT Duluth and Herman IL.
Heittler Of Chicago.
The testimony of Mr.. Burgess was
the most important lie related 2
conversation which he said he had
with Christian F. Weihe. secretary Of
the Edward Hines Lumber company
of Chicago, on a train EN- route from
Duluth, to Virginia. Mimi. on March
6 last. in which Mr.. Weihe Is alleged
to have said that a jackpot fund Of
100000 had been raised to elect SEN
ator Lormer. because he tWeihe)
had contributed $4,000 to the fund.
Mr. Weihe is a brother.in.law Of Ed
ward Hines who is charged with So
liciting contributions. to the alleged
100000 Lorimer fund.
gy.II paf Nfts Tlnp.
CESS, that Senator Iorimer had not
spent any of his own money, but
there was a jackpot Of 100000
raised. Mr.. Weihe said he knew
what he was talking about because
he had contributed 10000" Accord
ing to Mr. Burgess, Mr.. Weihe also
told him of a private detective en-
ployed by a Chicago agency to get
evidence against Senator Lormer
"The detective" Mr.. Burgess said
that Weihe told him. went to a
Father Green Catholic priest. for
confession and told Of his efforts to
get evidence against the senator. The
priest wouldn't grant the detective
absolution until he lad made a clean
breast Of all his efforts to obtain evil
dence against Senator Lorlmer.
Newspaper Baekpedaled.
"a Chicago newspaper nm not
sure whether It was the Tribune or
the Record Herald-obtained this in
formation and got picture of Faith
or Green. which II threatened to
print with full rage rriicle II
Father Green would not retract GER
tain statements he was alleged to
have made. Before printing the arti-
Gle the newspaper telephoned to
Father Green about II. Mr.. Weihe
| told me tl'at Father Green informed
the newspaper that he believed It
was doing great injustice to Sena'
tor Lorlmer Moreover, Mr. Welhe
said that Father Green informed tho
newspaper that he had great lnflu-
ence and could cut the papers circu'
lation one-half The story was never
printed"
In reply 10 questions by John ].
Healey. counsel for the committee,
Mr.. Burgess said that Mr.. Weihe told
him he had obtained this story from
Father Green himself
what did Mr.. Weihe tell you
about the Illinois legislature?" asked
Mr.. Eoaley.
"He said that It was imnossible Ia
get legislation through tho Illinois
legislature without the use Of mon
| ey." the witness replied
Mr.. Turrish. who Is In the lumber
business at Duluth. testified 10 a con
versation in the lobby of the Grand
Pacific hotel in Chicago in 1903, be
tween himself ana Edward Hines and
Writ II. Cook, a Duluth lumberman
Mr.. Turrish said Mr.. Hines discussed
the lumber traffic IN the Payne
Aldrlch law. then pending in con
gress. Nh. Turrish could no. corrob
orate the testimony Of Mr. Cook, who
said that Mr. Hines referred TO Sen
ator Isaac Stephenson as old ste
phenson.'
Mr.. Heittler. Chicago lumber
dealer and competitor Of the Hines
lumber company, related converse
ion at the Union League club in Chi
cago on Nav 2G, 1909, with Hines. II
which Hines boasted Of brlnsinl
about the election of Lorimer.