New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-27
STOCKYARDS MEN MAY
TELL ABOUT LOR|MER
KeeIey informs Senate Commit
tee They May Know
of Lard"
TAWNEY WANTS TO TESTIFY
Demands Hearing on Insinuation
That He Was Concerned
in Lobbying for
Magazine.

WASHINGTON. July 2e.--The cross-exami-
nation Of James Keeley, general manager
and editor Of The Chicago Tribune. was
finished to-day before the Senate Lorimer
committee. Not since the beginning OF the
investigation has a witness been put
through the hard examination Kelley ex-
perienced at the hands of Eldridge Hanecy,
counsel 10 Senator Lorimer. Time after
time the editor let the sarcastic remarks OF
the attorney pass with nothing more than
q shrug Of the shoulders. but at others nc
retaliat.d. Throughout tho day the object
OF the attorney appeared TO be to establish
II possible. an ancient grudge Of THE Trib-
une" against LoTimer.
The COMMITTEES, after the cross-exaInina-
tor. asked the witness two questions
One was whether the editor believed the
story Of Charles \. White. state Repre-
sentative. whose alleged confession Of graft
in the Illinois Legislature first was printed
by The Tribune
Il did and do" was tho answer.
The other question was directed at what
KocIcv had I'm mind when nc said yester-
day IL had about changed his idea about
having been swiudlcd when he paid George
CLAWS $500 for books that CLAWS said
showed that Lorimer when in the House
received money from lobbyists in Wash
incton Keclev he'd no opportunity 10 OK
plain on cross-cvaminatiOn.
When 7 came 10 Washington few DAYS
ego" Kelley replied, mir. Green. attorney
for Claws. came to Inc and said that If
would ask the District ATTORNEY 20 be easy
on CLAWS he would tell ITO whore tho book
vas Tho trunbrul Of books had d~!ndled
10 a memorandum book. Mr.. Green said
that the book was In oXistenc" and that h
knew who bad IL. told him I could not
hc party 10 such an arrangement and
that Tho proper person for him 70 sec was
the District Attorney. lie said he would sec
his client and call on mo again, but lie has
not done So lie added that q search war
rant would n necessary 20 get the book
Reads Several Editorials.
One II tho points dwelt on by Hsnec'
in his cross-oyalniustion Was the repu'ed
criticism in Tribune editorials Of Senators
who voted for Lorimcr IN the recent fiSh
over MS seat IN the Senate. Kelley SAID
lie had no recollection Of such editorials
Hanecy thereupon read several editorials
THE first was entitled Don't Crowd MIR
BURROWS" and described tho chairman n
the first Lorimer committee a picking
noFAgsys.'
Another editorial. printed after the vote
on the Iorimer case, said that II fou'
ynore Senators had voted their honest con
victions on the Lonmer case, Lorimer
would have been uuseatod.
What four I'D you have In uind?'
"No four. The vote was i5 10 a.. Toul
from IS leaves a. and 4 added 70 70 makes
a."
Did you have any knowledge Of any
Senator casting a dishonest or corrupt
vote on the Lorlner case asked Soma
cor jones
n "Of course not. The editorial was a mere
1erithmetical figure Of speech"
~ Hsnecy had incorporated 81 the record
portion Of the I.orimer expense accoun
81 the Trbuncs Washington CORE
snondent John Cauan OIaushHn. ]
shower $3.50 had been paid for assistance
~ reporters on tho Lorimer case. and s32
for tho transcript Of stonographic reports
o. Lorimer speeches in the Senate.
How Governor Atgeld rardore1 Loui
A. Hillyer. former cashier 81 the "Chcag'
Tribune" convicted of cmbezzlemcnt. ant
the claim that knowledge Of underyalua
ton Of the Tribur"'s property for assess
mert purposes uieht have boon a facto
IN the Young mans fall. figured at tn
outset ot the hearing Kelley submitte
II evidence the Hillyor pardon. iu whic
the Governor said the cashiers mora
courage micht have been weakened ny sec
Ing thst the Tribune failed 10 pay. h,
ebout $3.50" wear enough rent for schoo
isrSs q occupied and also that II under
valued Us property so that II paid $500
q var TOO liIfLn IN tarae-