Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-28
ByWitness es,Chicago,
In Lorimer Inquiry.
Denies F|atIy Several important
Points Against Senator.
Witness 0'Brien Of Duluth Also Re.
flutes Evidence Of Others.

Washington, June 2h--Cohtradlc-
tons in testimony concerning peCun-
AIRY assistance Edvari Hines. the Chi
cago lumber millionaire. may have
rendered in the elestion of Senator
Lorimer, marked today's session OF the
Senate investigating committee The
most significant of these was the df-
rected denial by Shirley Jones. Il drug
giSt i'm Marquettes Mich. that he had
ever said Mr. Hines had remarked in
his presence that Nv had put Lorimer
over and that he had collected fund
of 100000 to do 1t.
In so testifying the witness contra
dicted afiidavits df +. D. Mosher,
deputy United States marshal at Mar
quette. Frank J. Rus sell. editor of the
Mining Journal of Marquette, and
Robert c. Lowe, a Chicago newspaper
reporter, before the eemmitte appoint
ed by the Illinois Senate to investigate
the Lorimer election. His statement
also contradicted the testimony given
by Meris &. Coan. an investigator for
the committee at that hearing.
According to Mr. Jones statement
to the committee today the conversa
ton in which Mr. Hines figured. oc-
two years before the senatorial cleo
ton. He said Mr.. Hines remarked
that he was afraid of Mr.. Lorimer and
something was said about the latter's
election. Il suppose it cost barrel
of money" remarked one of the men
with Mr.. Hines, but whose name the
witness could not recall.
Yes. sir" the witness said Mr..
Hines responded All those elections
cost a lot of money"
To what election were they re-
ferring?" inquired Senator Kenyon.
Il suppose to Mr.. Lorimer's election
to the House."
William O'Brien. d lumber man of
Duluth, Mimi. and vice president of
the Virginia and Rainy Lake Co., of
which Mr.. Hines is president and of
which w. II. Cook. another witness
of the day. was a director. contradict
ed the testimony given to the Helm
committee by Investigator Coan. He
denied that Mr.. Coan had requested
him to appear before the Helm com
mittee, as Mr.. Coan is credited with
having testified he did request.
He denied he had said to Mr. Coan
that he was mixed up with the Weyer-
heusers and Hines in deal and that
he felt that his testimony might con-
vict Mr. Hines of perjury.
Both Mr.. OBrieu and Mr.. Cook said
that they were in Mr.. Cooks room at
the Grand Pacific hotel in Chicago about
the time of Senator Lorimer's election
and that Mr. Hines held telephone
conversation from that room.
Mr. Cook reported the testimony he
gave to the committee concerning that.
varying it, however, by declaring that
when the telephone operator rang up
and asked if Mr.. Hines was there, she
| said: Here in Governor Dineen''
Mr.. Hines was quoted as saying Lori
mer must be elected and that he would
be down on the next train. prepared to
furnish all the money needed. Mr. o.
| Brien testified that he was expecting a
telephone call and heard Mr.. Cook say
when he answered the telephone:
Mr.. Hines, the governor wants to
speak to you
Did you hear the telephone CONVEX
sation?" Attorney J. ]. Healey for the
committee asked the witness.
mo. l am a little hard of hearing and
| it was none of my business"
The witness denied he had ever claimed
Mr. Hines was talking to Ex-Gov. Yates.
Another dramatic episode occurred in
| the hearing of the Lorimer case today
when Clarence S. Funk, general man
ager of the International Harvester Co,
announced that three of the four de-
| tectives about whose surveillance he told
| the committee yesterday. were present
at todays session. The committee sum-
moned the detectives as witnesses.