The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
PRIVATE LIFE
OF WITNESS
IS EXPOSED
Safker-Lsg|sIatoT, Testiliag in
LoTlmer Case, VIII Have 10
Explain to Wife
CRY Associated Press.r

Chicago, Oct 13.-Consideration
for the private life Of witnesses was
pushed aside by the committee OF
United States senators investigating
the Lorlmer case, when Henry A..
Sheppard. Jerseyville, Ill, banker
and former state representative was
subjected to rapid fire eXamlna-
tion of five hours duration.
Despite his protests, sheppard was
forced to strip bare eseapades which
he had managed to keep secret
through two grand jury inquiries and
a previous senator al Investigation of
the I4oriner election,
Sheppard admitted, under close in
tcrrogation by United States Senator
Luke Lea that he used fictitious
name in registering at a Chicago ho-
tel in April, 1870 because he wasl
accompanied by a Woman who was
not his " de Until this time, Shep-
pard had insisted that his object in
using the fictitious name was to
avoid newspaper rcborters.
Members of the senatorial COM
mittee Indicated their purpose to get
at the aXact facts in the tangled
history of the llinos S senatorshP
with greater emphasis than at any
time since the inquiry resumed III
Chicago
Sheppard recalled his experiences
before the grand jury. He said that
Assistant states Attorney Arnold
took him to private room i'll the
Grim nal court room. Arnold told
me that Bob Wilson had given eyi
dence before the grand jury that
would convict me and that the grand
jury had voted a perjury Indictment
against me, but II | would 20 before
the grand jury and make a full con-
fession he would see that | was then
granted immunity
II told Arnold that | did not care
what he or Bob Wilson or anybody
said that had no confession to make
a that they could so ahead and
do What they wanted to. did not
fear prosecut on"
Was Promised Postmastership.
Senator Kern asked Sheppard di-
rectly If his vote for Lorimer was
cast in for Lorimers promise to ap-
point a postmaster OF Sheppards
choice at Jerseyville
Yes, ! voted for Mr.. Lorimer for
that purpose" replied Sheppard.
Your Interest in the postmaster
ship at Jerseyyille, them as d Sen
ator Kenyon, was greater than your
in the election of Demo
cratic United States senator was
itg"
Yes, ! guess it was" replied shep
pard.
When you registered at the ho-
tel La Sale on the occasion of your
visit to Chicago when you met Mr.
Browne and Wilson, what name did
you use2' asked Senator Lea
"a J. Shafer, ! think ,ot ST.
Lou s.
Was that al you wrote on the reg
lster?"
We'll, | guess I registered as A. J. |
Shater and wife, ST Louis, Mo"
Were you accompanied by your
wifel"
No [ was not"
Wasn't that the real reason you
registered under an assumed
lame2"
"Well, partly, yes.
At this juncture Sheppard protest
ed TO Senator Lea, saying he did not
consider this line of questioning ex
tctly fair.
! merely wanted to discover the
real reascn you used fict tious
name at that time, replied Senator
Lea
Attorney Marble then produced
register of the Hotel La Sale for
April %, 1910, and Shep.
lard identified the signature "a. J.
Shafer and wife, St Louis, Mo" as
mat written by the witness.
The committee members then pro-
'eeded TO close questioning OF the
witness regarding his financial az
airs.