Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-26
Attorney for Accused Senator
Puts Chicago Newspaper
Man Through GdIIing Cross
Examination,
EXPOSE COST HIS PAPER
MANY THOUSAND DOLLARS
Kelley Tells Committee He
Caused Arrest Of CLAWS for
Holding Out Books Contain
ing Graft Evidence,
rBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire,

tBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire. I
Washington. July 25.-James kee-
lev. general manager of the Chicago
Tribune. was subjected today to a
fire of questions from Elbridge Han
ecy. attorney for Senator Lorimer,
about his testimony yesterday before
the Senate Lorimer committee and
when the committee adjourn +Ne
cross-eXamination tad not ht
cuded. The session was reple,v win
sharp passages between attorney and
witness
AT adjournment Attorney Hanecy
was directing Mr. Keeley's attention
to the vouchers, submitted to show
that the Tribune spent $4,000 in
yestgating the White confession. The
attorney called attention to the bills
Of e. O, Phillips and q. t. Oden. re-
porters on the Tribune, who spent
several hundred dollars in visiting
members Of the legislature.
Did you know that Mike Link had
been in an insane asylum before he
was elected to tbs legislature?' asked
Mr. Hanecy when Mr.. Links name
came up In this connection.
y never heard it until you uttered
il just now"
Here are the bills of John Callahan
0Iaughlin,' began Mr.. Hanecy, next
He is former assistant secretary of
state and | suppose a high paid man.
isn't he?"
He is our representative in Wash
ington and for his high priced work
he gets a high price"
Mr.. OLaushlns bills am 3unted TO
NlSl of which Mr. Keeley said more
than $500 was for stenographic work
In the Lorimer case.
Senator Fletcher asked if any bill
from NJ. A. Coan was included In the
list When Mr.. Keeley said there was
not, Mr.. Hanecy asked If Mr.. Coan,
who went around gathering up what
he called information, had been en-
plOyed by Mr.. Kelley on the case. The
witness said he had not been employ
ed, Other remarks led Attorney Mar
Bile to protest against such references
to Mr. COan.
4 don't know about that" declar-
ed Mr.. Hanecy. Il may summon him
here to show what kind of a man
was employed by the Helm commit
tee to gather evidence"
Mr.. Ianecy said Coan had sought
employment by the present Lorimer
committee and when he failed, talked
about the matters.
Mr.. Hanecy asked Mr.. Kelley when
he had his second talk with Mr.. Kohl
saat in regard to the Funk-Hines con-
yersation at the Union League club in
Chlcago, in which a Lorimer election
iuhd was mentioned.
Il have no distant recollection
was the response.
We'll, let us have your indistinct
recollection"
Mr. kceley replied it probably was
month later but he could not re-
call what was said. One thing he had
ID mind during the conversation, he
sad, was what made the fifty-three
uemocrats vote for Lorimer.
You We're thinking of the fifty
.nree democrats rather than of the
slVV'OOO that was supposed to have
been rased?"
My mind doesn't assimilate that
Question:
Is that because of the 100000 OF
tue llfty-three democrats"
II is because of the question:
Dld you think there was assimila-
uon between the fifty-three democrats
and the S100,000?r
think there was both assimilation
ana digestion"
- MI Kelley said he belonged to a
nule club in the Union League club
uat mad room or two there, but he
sou'o not recall that the Funk story
was discussed by it.
=. was not discussed at the dining
.aple' but it must have been at the
y.ner table, / don't know" said Mr..
what other table,"
The round table You know what
mean"
Wen If it has not embarrassed YOU,
imnsWer muer the question" continued Mr..
tiaheey Mr.. keeley interjeoted that
"c was not embarrassed.
Al am ahead of the game" he add
ssu tflumphantly,. without describing
ruItler Just what kind of a table he
meant.
:, Mr. Kelley gave the White con-
,osSl9n as his authority for an edl-
tv ".'al about bribery in the legisla-
~, and that has been discredited in
pn'ery court, in which White has ap-
pprraated, pra suggested Mr.. Hanecy.
mere mere have been acquittals or nolle
p'osSlns of eases"
"a. ne slate has been cleared off ex-
Tppt up IN the offices of the Chicago
Probably"
nc
tboIs rs mat the only unelean thing up
hooW Vel don't know. You have
0een up there
tha Neeiey today told the committee
! ~ george @. CLAWS recent arrest on
renarge of embexzlement was at his
ant antoley s. request. CLAWS had been
Whit viii Ized to buy lobbyists books
loimun Glavis claimed would show that
ner lsts paid Lorimer twenty-five
fph, eeht Of fund of $4,000 in
dr. niaue by the "Flreproof" maya
lege. '"so lor the mail priW-
Rcnreelley said CLAWS told him former
- eseh'ative Tawney Of Minnesota.