The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-26
SHARP T|LTS
WITH WITNESS
Lorimer's Counsel Has Run-ln
With Editor of the Chi
cagO Tribune.
JOURNALIST LEADS IN
EXCHANGE OF SARCASM
Newspaper Spent Large Sums
in Investigating Whites
Confession.

WASHINGTON. July 25.-James kee-
lev. general manager Of the Chicago It'd
une was subjected today to nre oil
questions from Elbredge Hanecy. attor-
nev for Senator Lorlnier, about his tes-
timony Yesterday before the senate Lori
uer committee, and when the committee
adjourned the cross eXamiDauon had not
been concluded. The session was replete
with sharp passages between attorney and
witness At adjournment, Attorney Ham
ecy was directing Mr.. Keclcys attention
10 the vouchers submitted to show that
the Tribune spent 500. 900 investigating
the White confession The attorney
called attention TO the bills OF T. O. Phil
lips and G. T ODe!l. reporters on the
Tribune. who spent several hundred dol
lars In visiting members of the legisla-
ture.
Did you know that Mike Link had
been In an Insane asvlum before re was
elected TO the legislature" asked MT
Hanecy when Mr.. Links name came up
in this connection. .
Il never heard It until you uttered 1t
Just now.
O'Laughlin,' began Mr.. Hanecy next.
He is former assistant secretary OF state
and suppose high paid man. Ism heY
''He is our representative in Washing
a high price
Mr.. OLaughln's bills amounted to
Sll31, of which Mr.. Kelley said more
than $500 was for stenographic work in
the Jorjrner case
May Summon Coan.
Senator Fletcher asked II any bill from
NJ. A. Coan was included in the list,
When Mr.. Keeley said there was not.
Mr. Hanecy asked II Mr., Coan, who went
around gathering up what he called in
formation. had been employed by Mr.:
Kelley on the case. The witness said
ne had not been employed Other re.
against references TO Mr.. Eoan;
Il don't know about that" declared
Mr. Hanecy. II may summon him here
to show what kind OF a man was EN-,
ployed by the Helm committee to gather
evidence
Mr.. Hanecy said Coan had sought en-
ployment by the present senate Loriner
committee. and when ne failed. talked
about the members.
Mr.. Hanecy asked Mr. Kelley when he
had his second talk with Mr.. Kohsaat
in regard TO the Funk Hines converse
ton al the Union League club in Chi
cago. in which a Lorimes election fund
was mentioned.
IT have no distinct recollection" was
''well, let us have your indistinct rec
election
Mr.; Keeley replied 1t probably was a
was said, One thing he had in mind
during the conversation, he said. was
what made the hfty-three Democrats
You were thinking of the fifty three
Democrats rather than of the 800. 900
that was supposed 10 have been raised?"
MY mind does not assimilate that
question
rs that because OF the 100000 OF the
ffty-three Democrats?"
1T is because Of the question"
Did you think there was assimilation
between the hfty-three Democrats and
the 800. 00O?"
Il think there was both assimilation
and digestion"
At the Card Table.
Mr.. Keeley said he belonged to a little
club in the Union League club that had
A room or two there but he could not
recall that the Funk story was discussed
by 1t.
table but II might have been at the
other table. I don't know said Mr..
Keeley.
What other table,"
We'll. IL It has not embarrassed you.
answer this. continued Mr.. Hanecy, Mr..
hee!ey interJected that he was not en-
81 am ahead OF the game" he added.
triumphantly without describing further
Mr.. Kceley gave the White confession
as his authority for an editorial about
bribery in the legislature"
And that has been discredted In ey-
cry court In which White has appeared, Z"
suggested Mr.. Hanecy. There have
been acquittals or nollc pressing OF
cases"
The slate has been cleaned off except
mp IN the Offices OF the Chicago Trib-
une?''
Probably"
there?"
well. don't know. You have been
up there"