The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-01

recting the force he had organized. All others were subordinate to him; they were his lieutenants.
 MT. Lorimer walk ed through a maze of most complicated and confusing manipulation at Springfield, proving himself a master adept in politics and came out at the end with a senatorial toga. He not only gathered a band Of republican legislators together, but he brought democrats as well as repub- licans into his combination and to- gether they wrought out his scheme Shurtleff and Browne were Lorimers $ chief lieutenants and reported to him. These three were a trinity in a close and most confidential alliance. There were no secrets between them and no reason for secrets. for the very neces- sities of the situation made the utmost frankness between them absolutely es- Sential."
 The Missouri senator would not con cede the soundness of MT. Bailey's de- duction that the Holtslaw bank de- posit slip had been forged
 This original deposits slip and the affidavit of MT. Newton were exhibited to numerous senators here on the floor, the senator from Texas among them." he said. That senator comparing the handwriting of the slip with Newton's g signature to the affidavit declared it to be his deliberate opinion that the two did not correspond and that the deposit slip was a forgery. l examined the same papers, and although I do not claim to be a Handwriting expert, I do not hes itate to say with all due deference to the senator from Texas. that to me the writing on the two papers is so striking ly similar that I have no doubt that the man wbo signed the affidavit wrote the slip. cannot at all agree with ths senator from Texas.
 MT. President, why would this bank officer want only to commit forgery of this kind, and then appear before the Senate committee and commit per- jury to bolster up the forgery? To my thinking that is wholly improbable. for there is an utter absence of motive for such a monstrous thing and was as- founded at the bold attack made by senators on this unoffending man. . "If the committee had the least doubt or suspicion that Holstlaw and Newton had sworn falsely as to his deposit they could have summoned the bookkeeper, the cashier and other officials of the bank and compelled them to produce their books showing whether this sum had been charged in the cash receipts and credits to the account of Holtslaw on the particular day named by the wit ness. But the committee had no doubt as to the veracity of Newtons statement. Can it be imagined that the executive officers of a representative institution like this bank would commit or sane ton such perjury or forgery or would tolerate a false entry on their books? Why, sir, there could be no possible mo- tive for such an act, and aside from every other consideration the exposure of such a crime would destroy the bank itself.'
 Mir Stone gave minute attention 10 various features of the testimony and drew the conclusion that ythe charges of corruption had been sustained.
 Judging this case by the testimony submitted, I am driven by the irresistible force of my conviction" he said. in con- clusion, "to say I do not believe MT. Lorimer is entitled to the seat he holds"