The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-28
FUNK FURNISHES
DRAMATIC SCENE
Points Out SIeuthS Who Have
Been on His Trail.
SUMMONED TO TESTIFY

Detectives Who Are Alleged to Have
Shadowed Star Witness in Lorimer
Probe Present at Sensational Hear
ing-W. H. Cook, Duluth Lumber
man, Repeats Testimony Given at
Springfield.
Washington, June 2S.-There was
another dramatic episode in the hear
ing of the Lorimer case when Clar-
ence S. Funk, general manager of the
International Harvester company, an
nounced that three of the four detec-
tives about whose surveillance he told
the committee were present at the
session. The committee summoned
the detectives as witnesses.
Mr.. Funk called attention to the
matter at the opening of the days
hearing before the senate committee.
No time was fixed for the testimony
of the detectives who, Mr. Funk de-
clared, were hired by a Chicago de-
tective agency to trail him and one of
whom Mr. Funk declared had con-
fessed the nature of his employment
and the identity of his employer.
Mr.. Funk announced that the detec-
tive who admitted he had been en-
ployed to shadow him was named
Blaine and belonged to a Chicago
agency. At the instance of Mr.. Hynes
the witness discussed his experience
with Blaine.
Mr. Funk said that when he came
to Washington he recognized young
man standing by him on the street.
He had last seen him in Chicago.
Not Proud of His Work.
81 spoke to him." declared Mr.. Funk.
"It was on Pennsylvania avenue and
j was waiting for a car. He crossed
the street as | did and when | got on
the car he did so. ! asked him to sit
by me.
"'You are back on the job | said.
Yes he responded.
"'How do you enjoy it?' | asked.
"T am not proud of my work. he
replied
Then | gave him some fatherly ad-
vice, telling him / didn't think much
of the detective business and that he
had better get into something that
had future.
Just before we got up to the SEN
ate Office building he said that | had
'ditched' two of his associates and he
supposed that he would lose his job
IL he lost me. / told him | thought
we could fix it up all right and that
/ would promise not to ditch him."
1t was in his room, Mr.. Funk said,
that the detective told him the name
of his employer.
Attorney Hynes asked the witness
further about his testimony that Mr.
Hines did not seem to be under the
influence of liquor when the alleged
request for Lorimer contribution
was made and Mr.. Funk said he had
never seen Hines take drink.
Duluth Man on the Stand.
w. H. Cook, lumberman, of Duluth
was the next witness. His testimony
was largely a repetition of his testi'
mony before the Helm committee al
Springfield, Ill.
He related an alleged conversation
with Mr.. Hines at the Grand Pacific
hotel in Chicago, in May, 1909. 1t was
at that time, Mr.. Cook declared, Mr.
Hines remarked he was having q
h-ll of a time" at Washington.
Now, for instance" Mr.. Cook testi
fed, "Mr. Hines said, there is old Ste
phenson. After / got him elected he
has gone down there ard started work
ing for free lumber. The Southern
Democrats are the worst of the whole
lot
He (Hines) said he would have
them all fixed up one day and the mex
day they would flop"
Mr. Cook reiterated his Springfield
testimony regarding an alleged tele
phone conversation Hines had from
Cooks hotel room to Springfield thu
day Senator Lorimer was elected, O
the day before.
"Lorimer must be elected" Cook de
clared Hines said over the telephone
Don't leave anything undone. | will
be down on the next train with al