Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-26
Keeley and HaneCy Engage
in Frequent Clashes
at Washington.
BATTLING SKELETONS
Tribune'S Former Cashier Is
Shown to Have Been Con-
viCted of EmbezzIement.

Washington, July 26.-How Cover
nor Altgeld pardoned former Cashier
Hillyer, Of the Chicago Tribune, con-
victed of embezzlement. and to claiTI
that knowledge of the undervaluation
of the Tribunes property for assess
ment purposes might have been a fac
tor in the young mans fall. figured aC
the Lorimer Investigation today. Lori
mer's counsel submitted the pardon in
evidence. The Tribune's printing of
the item concerning the opening OF
"Lorimer's bank" at the end of the
White confession story was taken up IN
the cross examination of James Keeley
of the Tribune
Clash after clash between Keeley and
Lorimers counsel occurred. Hanecy
asked Kelley If he was after Lori
mer."
II was not after Lorimer." replied
Kelley. Il believe Lorimer is not ~
his position in the United States SEN
ate by legal and proper means
Many questions were asked OF the
witness about men being killed and
MANNED" in the Tribune office. Keeley
said men 'had been hurt. but denied
that it was a lawless place.
BATTLE OF WITS.
Washington, July 26.-James Kelley.
general manager of the Chicago Trib-
une. was subjected to a fire of ques-
tions from Elbridge Hanecy, attorney
for Senator Lorimer. about his testi-
mony of the preceding day before the
senate Lorimer committee, and when
the committee adjourned last evening
the cross examination had not been
concluded The session was replete
with sharp passages between the at
torney and Witnesses.
At adjournment Attorney Hanecy
to the vouchers, submitted to show
how the Tribune spent $4,000 inves-
tigating the White confession. The
attorney called attention to the bills
of f. o. Phillips and G.. T. Odell, re-
porters on the Tribune. who spent sew
eral hundred dollars in visiting mem
bers OF the legislature
did you know that Mike Link had
been in an insane asylum before he
was elected to the legislature?"
81 never heard 1t until you uttered it
just now"
Here nre the bills Of John OLough-
lin," began Mr.. Hanecy next. He is
former assistant secretary of state and
is supposed TO be a high priced man,
isn't he?"
HE Is our representative in Wash
ington and for his high priced work he
gets high price"
KELLEY SUPPLIES WORD.
Throughout the day Mr.. Hanecy had
invariably repeated "the former as
sistant secretary of the state" when
he mentioned Mr.. OLoughlln. The first
time Mr.. Hanecy was saying the for
mer assistant secretary Of the state"
when Mr.. Keeley helped him out by
adding 'lamented" while Mr.. Hanecy
finished his sentence with the word
administration
Mr.. OLoughIin's bill amounted 10
$4,000, of which 5000 was for steno-
Senator Fletcher asked IL anybody
named F. NJ. Coan was included in the
list. He was told there was not
Mr.. Hanecy asked IL Mr.. Coan. who
went around gathering up what he
called information" had been employ
ed by Mr. Keeley on the case.
MARBLE PROTESTS.
The witness said he had not been
employed Other remarks led Attor.
ney Marble to protest against such ref.
erence to Mr.. Coan. Il don't know any
thing about IT," declared Mr.. Hanecy.
Il may summon him here to show
what kind of a man was employed by
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