The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-27
DETECTIVES
 TAKE A HAND
WITNESS IN LoRlMER CASE SAYS SLEUTHS HAVE DOGGED
 HIS STEPS.
c, s. Funk Springs Surprise in the investigation Committee Exami- nation of Bribery Case.
 Before Senate.

Washington, June 26. -Shadowed for weeks by detectives instructed to get anything possible against him was the alleged experience of which Clar- ence s. Funk, of Chicago, star witt ness in the present Lorimer investi- gation, complained today to state committee inquiring into the Lorimer election.
 The statement produced a sensa- ton because the name of Edward Hines, whom MT, Funk had testified had asked him to contribute s10,O00 toward $100,000 used to put Lorimer over at Springfield, was mentioned in connection with service of the de- tective,
 MT. Funk declared four detectives had followed him to Washington and two had watched him during lunch con today. The committte ended the days hearing by going into legisla tive session to consider the situa- ton.
 At the executive session, Mir. Funk is said to have revealed the detect ives name and promised to produce him before the committee tomorrow if possible. The committee then took up consideration of what steps to take to prevent detectives interfering with witnesses before the commit tee.
 MT. Funk's statement about the de- tective came at the close of a long examinat ion on the witness stand. He retold the story he related to the Helm investigating committee in Iii- inois about now Mir. Hines is alleged to have asked him as general mana ger of the International Harvester Company to contribute $10,000 to the Lorimer fund. For hours attorneys and members of the committee had asked question after question of him about this conversation, the report of which probably led to the present in- vestigation of the Lorimer election. The witness had described his per- sonal relations to Senator Lorimer, Mir. Hines and many others figuring in the case.
 Rather incidentally, MT. Funk re- marked that his part in the case had been anything but pleasant and that he had been promised more "un- pleasantness. ."
 Promised more" repeated Senator Jones.
 "Yes, over the telephone and by anonymous communication indirect threats nave been made" then Mir. Funk said he had been followed by detectives ever since he testified at Springfield before the Helm commit tee.
 MT Funk told about detectives fol lowing him to Washington and about getting the name of one of them. He said the detectives he had cornered claimed to be employed by the Thiel Detective Agency in Chicago. and had been instructed to get anything he couli on MT. Fnuk.
 He protested against being made to reveal the detectives name, be- cause he seemed like nice fel- low. said he was not proud of wha' he was doing and had family tC support" to tell his name, MT. FunE said. would mean his dismissal.
 If you don't tell it, all four vii probably lose their jobs" suggested Senator Gamble.
 William J. Hynes, of counsel fo Senator Lorimer, and Edward Hinei urged the witness to reveal tn name.
 Put MT. Edward Hines on tn stand and ask him to whom the de tectives report each night" responde
 MT. Funk.
 Attorney Elbridge Hanecy, of cour 5 sel for Senator Lorimer, asked if tn r detective said the senator employe
 them.
 "No, Senator Lorimer did not em
 ploy them" declared the witness.
 The committee then went into leg ?. l t,fativa session