The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-19

 CONFLICTING
|LoRiMER COMMITTEE IS STILL FURTHER MuDDLEp IN
 INvE ESTiGATIoN.
Four Witnesses Contradict Testimony of Former Witnesses as the Fam ous Conversation of c. J.
 Wiehe, of Hines Co.

Washington, D. C., July lS.--More contradictions in testimony before the Senate Lorimer committee today be- muddled the Lorimer investigation far worse than at any time since the Inew inquiry began. Each Of the four witnesses today contradicted import- ant testimony previously given to the Ieommittee.
 Charles McGowan, young Cana- dian contractor. testified that c. F. Wiehe. secretary of the Edward Hines Lumber Company, did not remark on tine Winnipeg Flier'' on the way from Duluth to Virginia, Minn.. in March. 1911. that there was a Jack pot raised to elect Lorimer and that he subscribed Sl0,00O to it. William H. Burgess testified yesterday thas IWiehe did make this remark in the presence of himself and "a young lCanadian, which description applies to McGowan.
 B. A. Johnson, of Chicago, until July 1st, 1911, general staff represen- ltative of the American Lumbermen, testified that Wiehe made no such lstatement.
 Isaac Baker buyer for the Edward Hines Lumber Company, denied that Edward Hines president of this com- pany said over long distance tele- phone to Springfield from ". H. Cooks room in Chicago hotel on May 26, ls03, that nr rS;s.S. Ss;;;s.S >>e...e so Springfield with all the money neces-
 sary for Lorimer's election, Cook itestified Hines did so state.
 Bakers testimony regarding the Testimony agreed almost verbatim with that given by Hines. Baker lagreed with Hines account of Hines meeting Clarence s. Funk, general manager of fine International Harves- lter Company, who claims Hines ask led him for $10,OOO Lorimer election lcontribution. Hines says Funk asked ito be introduced to Lorimer and for lthe privilege of contributing to his Icampaign expenses.
 Baker told about the introduction lre1uest just as Hines had testified.
 nonallad N France. cigar stand am- Iployee in the Union League Club. testified that Hines once remarked to H. II. Hettler that he (Iiines) lelected Lorimer, thus corroborating Bettler's testimony and contradicting Hines.
 McGowan was subjected to rigid Icross examination. He asserted that Iall the men in the smoking car, wihea Burgess said the Wiehe conversation took place were strangers to him at that time. and that he remembered where each sat and the order in which lthey left the smoker. Instead of Wiehe remaining in the smoker until all the party of eight of ten men left except Burgess and McGowan the witness said Wiehe was the first to leave. ,i 1.~hA. !
 Later McGowan declared to be cor lrect in an affidavit he had made few weeks ago, in which he said Wiehe lwas continually in the presence of lsome of his party all the way from Duluth to Virginia. Minn. Attorney John H. Marble for the committee. pointed out that the witness could mot know with whom Wiehe was af- tier he left the smoker.
 T must have misunderstood the laffidavit,' McGowan said.
 l The witness was positive he heard leverything said during the trip and ne was sure nothing was said about Lorimer. The tariff and reciprocity Iwere discussed. but he was unable to tell what anyone said about eith- Ter.
 Johnson disagreed with Burgess about Wiehe remainng in the smoker after the witness had left it.
 Where did you sit ?a one of the at torneys inquired.
 "Oh. l sat in two or three seata." said the witness but he was not ah1e to finish the sentence. Johneon n a large man aud his remark caused an uproar of laughter.
 T meant at different times.p John~ son explained laughing. Johneon wxA be cross examined tomorrow.