The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-27
Editor Kelley of the Chicago
Tribune Answers Question
Regarding Confession.
CR0SS-EXAMINATI0N
FINALLY COMPLETED
LOrimer Lawyer Bears Down
Hard Upon Witness, Who
Shrugs Shoulders.

ASHlNNlON, July 20 ne cioso'
examination Of James Keeley, general
manager and editor of the Chicago
Tribune, was completed today before
the senate Lorimer committee.
Not since the beginning of the in
yestigation has a witness been Put
through the gruelling examination that
Mr., Keeley experienced at the hands or
Elbridge Hanecy, counsel Tor Lori
ner,
Time after time the editor let the sar-
castle remarks Of the attorney pass
with nothing more than shrug OF the
shoulders, but at others he countered
and retaliated Throughout the day
the object of the attorney appeared 20
be to establish, if possible, srudge
of the Tribune against Lorimer.
The committee after cross-examina-
ton. asked the witness Just two ques-
tions One was whether the editor be-
lieved the story of State Representative
Charles A. White, whose alleged con
fession of graft in the Illinois legisla-
ture was first printed by the Tribune
al did and do was the answer.
Alleged CLAWS swindle.
The other question was directed AT
what Mr. keeIey had III mind when ne
said Yesterday he had about changed ms
conclusion about having been swlndled
when he paid George Claws SoUo ioI
| books that CLAWS claimed showed lnat
| Lorimer, when in the house, received
money from lobbyists In Washington
| He had not gotten An opportunity 10 ex'
plain on cross-eXaminatlon
"sWhen I came to Washington a iew
days ago. Mr. Keeley replied, . MI
Green, attorney for CLAWS, came TO me
and said if | would ask the district at
| torney to be easy on CLAWS, he wouio
tell me where the book was, The
| trunkful of books had dwindled to q
memorandum book. Mr.. Green said
| the book was in existence and that he
| knew who had 1t.
~ told him ! could not be party
| to such an arrangement and that the
proper person for him to see was the
| district attorney. He said ne would
see his client and call on me again, but
| he has not done so. He added that Il
search warrant would be Necessary TO
get the book. -
Tribune Editorials.
One of the points dwelt on by At
| tornev Hanecy in his DISCRIMINATION
was the reputed criticism in Tribune
| editorials of senators who voted tor
Lorimer in the recent fight over ms
| seat In the senate. Mr.. keeley sald
he had no recollection of such cditorl-
ais
Mr.. Hanecy thereupon read several
| editorials. The first was entitled
"Don t Crowd Mr.. Burrows, and de-
scribed the chairman of the first Lori
mer committee and picking nose
gays 81. .ho
vote on the Lorimer case, said II ronr
more senators had voted their honest
| convictions in the Lorimer case, Lori
mer would have been unseated,
"What four did you have in mindi -
rNo four. The vote was 46 10 40.
Four from 46 leaves 42 and four added
to 30 makes AZ
"Did YOU have any knowledge of
any senator casting a dishonest or cor,
rupt vote on the Lorimer casey asked
Senator Jones.
"Of course not. The editorial was
mere arithmatical figure of speech
Expense Account Put In.
Mr.. Hanecy had incorporated in the
record a portion of the Lorlmer e1-
pense account of the Tribune S Wash
ington correspondent. John Callahan
| o 'iaughlin. 1t showed $3.50 had been
paid for reportorial assistance on the
| I.orimer case and $500 for the tran
script of the stenographic report or
Lorimer speeches In the senate.
When Mr.. Kceley said that the Trlb-
une printed editorials about the use
of the "lard in the Lorimer election,
and that the editorials referred TO the
stock yards interests. Senator Fletcher
asked him If he could give the com
mittee the names of any one who might
be able to tell them about the use Of
Card in the Lorimer election. The
witness said he did not know what any
| one in the stock wards or packing com.
panies might know. but suggested that
| he call officials and representatives of
several Chicago packing companies.
Mr.. KeelcY referred 10 gossip that
the stock yards companies played no
favorites. but contributed to the cam
paign funds of both sides. Attorney
Marble, for the committee. announced
that the calling OF witnesses from these
companies was under consideration.
Told Story to La Toilette.
The name of Senator La Toilette of
! Wisconsin was brought into the case.
Mr.. Keelev testified that, thinking that
! he had made mistake by dropping
attempts to get the so-called Funk
story before the first senate Lorimcr
committee, after his counsel said the
committee would not receive hearsay
| evidence. he came to Washington in
! February. 1911. 10 tell II 10 Senator
La Toilette.
''I thought Senator La Toilette
might prY /, loose from Mr.. Kohlsnat
said Mr. Keeley. 81 began by telling
Senator La Toilette / was going 20 tell
him in confidence. and after got
through he said he would not receive
it in confidence.
"Why did not You give your infor.
nation TO Chairman Burrows or some
member of the committee asked
j Senator Gamble. n member Of both the
former and present committee.
81 thought the other course bet.
ter
CAS- n matter Of fact you were very
anxious 70 have the vote on the Lori.
mer cases postpOncd until new sen.
ate came in, when there would be more
! Democratic senators. whom you
thought might he opposed 10 Senator
I.orimer remaining in his seat, in.
qured Mr.. Hanecy,
Mr. Keelcy Ndcuied any such mo-
tivcs.
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