Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-28
FUNK NAMES MEN
FOLLOWING HIM
Three Detectives Shadowing Witness
in Lorimer Case at Hearing
When - 5.
DRAMATIC EPIs0 ~ HEARING
Committee Summons Act as
t Witness, 80
DISCRIMINATION EEDS
Tells How He Got Acquail gith
f One of Them
DISCRIMINATION
TELLS ABOUT swEAT-BOx PROCESS
Harvester Man Tells of Talk with
detective Name Blaine, whom
Hs Had Seen In Chicago
and Washington.

WASHINGTON. Jtine Z.--There was an
other dramatic episode in the hearing Of the
Lorfmer case today when Clarence s. Funk,
general manager OF the International Har-
vester company announced that three OF the
four detectives about whose surveillance
no told the committee yesterday we're pres
ent at todays session. The committee sum
moned the detectives as witnesses.
Mr.. Funk called attention to the matter
at the opening of todsy's hearing before
the senate committee. No time was fixed
for the testimony OF the detectives, who
MIR. Funk declared yesterday were hired
to tran him and one of whom Mr.. Funk
declared had confessed the nature OF his
employment and the identity Of his em-
ployer. lt'f
Counsel for Mr.. Lorimer Immediately pro-
ceeded with the cross-examination Of Mr..
Funk regarding the alleged request to him
by Edward Hines for an International Har-
Vester company contribution of So 900 to
reimburse those who contributed $4,000
TO put I.orimcr across at Springfield"
Talks with Detective.
Mr.. Funk today publicly announced that
the detective who admitted he had been
employed TO shadow him was named Blaine
and belonged 20 a Chicago agency.
Mr. Funk said that when he came TO
Washington he recognized a young man
standing by him on the street. He had last
seen him in Chicago.
Il spoke to him." declared Mr.. Funk.
1T was on Pennsylvapia avenue and was
waiting for car. He crossed the street
as 1 did and whom i got on the car, he did
so. / asked him to sit by me.
You are back on the jobY said.
Yes. ne responded.
How do you enjoy it7 asked him.
Am not proud of my work. he said.
Then 1 gave him some fatherly advice.
telling him l did not think much OF the
detective business and that he had better
get into some business that had a future.
Just before We got up to the senate
office building, he said that 1 had 'ditched
two OF his asnociates apd he supposed tina,
he would lose his Job Il he lost me. told
him tiiegebs we could FIX It up all right
and that would promise not to ditch
him"
That isn't sweatbox." Interrupted Mr.
Hyneat TEL us about that"
The witness said the sweatbox process
was adopted in his room at a local hotel.
II was in his room, Mr.. Funk said, thai
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 Lorimei
contribution was made.
Mr.. Funk said he had never seen Hines
take a drink nor even smoke a cigar.
What has that got to do with this In
vestigation," Inquired Senator Kern.
''oh, no offense was meant" inter
rupted Mr. Hynes. Il smoke too"
Il didn't think II would be offensive ts
a man from Chicago to ask him II he. tool
q drink declared Senator Kenyon.
Mr., Funk left the witness stand and w
II. Cook Of Duluth. a lumber man, wal
sworn. His testimony was largely a reltera
tiOn OF his narrative before the Helm com
mittee at Springfield. ILL.,
Duluth Lumberman Called.
He reiterated an alleged conversation
with Mr.. Hines at the Grand Pacific hote
in Chicago IN May. 1909 1t was at tha
time. Ar. Cook declared. Mr.. Hines re
marked he was having - Of a time,
at Washington,
Now, for instance" Mr.. Cook testifie
Mr.. Hines said, there IL old Stephenson
After l got him elected he has gone dow
there and started working for free lumber
The southern democrats are the worst 0