Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-18
William Burgess of Duluth
Repeats Testimony He
Gave Before Illinois Sen
ate Investigating Body
WAS TOLD OF LORIMER
LEGISLATIVE FUND
Witness Declares Wiehe
Said He Knew Jackpot
Was Raised Because He
Put up $4,000 Of Money.

which revolves charges affecting tho
election of Senator Lorimer figured In
the testimony at the opening Of to-
days hearing before the senate Lori
mer committee. William Burgess,
manager and treasurer Of an cleo
trical company at Duluth, Mimi, was
the first witness. Before the Helm
investigating committee Of the Illi-
nois senate he testified that on a
train running out Of Duluth, about
March, 1911, G. F. Wiehe. who Is as
ISOLATED In business with Edward
Hines. declared to him that there
was a Jackpot raised to elect Mr.,
Lorimer know what I am talkins
about because I subscribed $4,000
to 1t myself"
Mr.. Burgess testified today abou.
this conversation. Mr.. Burgess said
that he and Wiehe had not met be
fore that day. They began q conversa
tion In the smoking car. Burgess said
he made remark about the Lorimel
election which finally led the stranger
whom he said, was Wiehe. 10 remark
that Burgess did not know very
Shortly afterward. according toSthe
Nv
was jackpot for Lorimer's election.
! know what / am talking about be-
cause subscribed $4,000 to It my
SELF" !
Didn't you think It strange that :
perfect stranger should make . con-,
fession of wholesale corruption to
your" asked Senator Kern.
II always did. That was the rea-
son asked who the man was when
he got of the train"
On cross.examination Burgess testi-
fed that he was acquainted with w.
H. Cook OF Duluth, whose versions Of
conversations with Edward Hines
have been disputed by Hines. Bur.
CESS said he had talked with Cook
about coming to Washington to testi-
fy and Cook had merely remarked:
You'll have q hot time"
Didn't he say, give 'em help In
quired Attorney Hynes.
"He did not"
spurred by counsel. Witness Bur.
CESS said there was no ill.feeling be.
tween the Edward Hines Lumber Co.
and himself over a charge he made to
the company about ten years ago for
the use of dam In the Black river.
He said he was advised to ask for $3.50
from the Hines concern for the use OF
the dam, and to take $25 II he could
not get more. He was successfully
asked II he didn't ask $3.50, $1,000 and
$2,5OO, to which he answered that the
first figures might hAve been correct,
but as to the last he did not think II
was that bad" He received SIS.
Burgess declared that Wiehe said
500, 900 was raised to elect Lorimer.
But after Senator Jones had asked
why he did not tell that TO tho Helm
committee, and suggested that he
might have gotten the idea from the
newspapers subsequently, Burgess
told the committee he was not certain
whether Wiehe had said q Jackpot"
had been raised to elect Lorimer or
whether 100000 had been raised.
An afidavit by Burgess on April
|17, last, was produced at the after
noon session. It declared that during
the train conversation Wiehe said .
detective emplayed by Editor Kohl
saat had confessed to Father Green
that he was employed to get "trumped
up" charges against Loriner. The
priest was reputed to have refused
absolution unless the confession was
put In writing.
Mr.. Hynes asked why the witness
did not mention "trumped up" charges
today IN his direct examination.
II don't know" responded the wit.
ness. II cannot say whether he used
those words or not. but that was the
substance OF it."
Henry Turrish OF Duluth, Minn.. was
the next witness. According to Writ
H. Cook, Mr.. Turrish was present at
| the Grand Pacific hotel in Chicago
about May 1909 when Hines remarked
t he was having hell Of time in
Washington" and that ."old Stephen
son after elected him" was working
for free lumber and "the southern
democrats would not stay put. Hines
denied this alleged conversation when
on the stand.
Turrish testified that during this
conversation the tariff fight at Wash
ington was discussed, II said" declar-
led Mr.. Turrish, 81 suppose Senator
| Stephenson being lumber man was
| ~ Do~n