The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-27
SLEUTHS SHADOWED
 HIM FOR WEEK SAYS FUNK IN TESTIMONY
Detectives Were Instructed to Get Anything Possi-
 ble Against Him
EDWARD HINES NAME
 BROUGHT IN MATTER
Manager of the Harvester Company Also Tells of Hines Request for One Hundred Thousand
 Dollar Donation


 Dollar Donation
 Washington, June 2s.--Shadowed for weeks by detectives instructed to get anything possible against him. was the alleged experience of which Clarence s. Funk of Chicago, star witness in the present Lorimer investigation, complained today to the senate committee inquiring | into the Lorimer election. The state | ment produced a sensation, because the name of Edward Hines, whom Mir. Funk had testified had asked him to contribute sl0000 toward s1oo000 used to put Lori mer over at Springfield" was mentioned | in connection with the services of the detectives.
 MT. Funk declared four detectives had followed him to Washington and two had watched him during luncheon today One of them, he said, had been compelled to give his name and that of his employer when caught in a tight place. MT. Funk declined to break his word to the de- | tectve and reveal his name. He said | the employer was not Senator Lorimer. The committee ended the days hearing by going into executive session to con- slider the situation.
 At the executive session MT. Funk is said to have revealed the detectives name and promised to produce him before the committee tomorrow if possible. The | committee then took up consideration of what steps to take to prevent detectives interfering with witnesses before the | committee.
 MT Funk's statement about the detec- 1 tiVes came at the close of long ex- | animation on the witness stand. He re- ] told the story he related to the Helm l Investigating committee in Illinois about ho@ Mp Hines ia alleged to have asked him. as general manager of the Inter- | national Harvester company to contribute 1 Sl0,o00 to the Lorimer fund For hours | attorneys and members of the cofnmit- 1 tee had asked question after question of him about this conversation. the report of which probably led to the present in- yestigation of the Lorimer election. The witness had described his personal rea- | tions to Senator Lorimer, Mir. Hines and many others figuring in the case.
 Promised "Unpleasantness"
 Rather incidentally MT. Funk remarked
 
 thing but pleasant, and that he had been l promised more ''unpleasantness."
 Promised more," repeated Senator Jones.
 "Yes over the telephone and by anony- ! nous communications, indirect threats have been made Then MT. Funk said he had been followed by detectives ever since he testified at Springfield before | the Helm committee.
 | MT. Funk told about the detectives fol- ] lowing him to Washington and about get ting the name of one of them. He said the detective he had cornered claimed to be employed by a detective agency in | Chicago and had been instructed to get anything he could on MT. Funk. He pro- tested against being made to reveal the l detectives name because he seemed like | a nice fellow, who said he was not proud of what he was doing and had a l family to support
 To tell his name. MT. Funk said, would l mean his dismissal.
 If you don't tell it. all four will prob ably lose their pobs,' suggested Senator Gamble.
 William J. Hynes of counsel for Sena- tor Lormer and Edward Hines urged the | witness to reveal the name.
 Put MT Edward Hines on the stand | and ask him to whom the detectives re- port each night responded Mr Funk.
 Attorney Elbridge Hanecy of counsel for Senator Lorimer asked if the de- tective said the senator employed them.
 NO. Senator Lorimer did not employ them" declared the witness.
 The committee then went into execu- tive session.
 Meeting With LOrimer
 Washington, June 26.-CIarence S Funk, general manager of the In 1 ternational Harvester company, whose
 
 1 him by Edward Hines of Chicago for $10.O00 contribution toward a $100,O0O Lori mer election fund, caused an investigation by the Illinois senate committee, ap- peared today before the Senate Lorimer investigation committee.
 Edgar Farrar of New Orleans had been added to the counsel for Lorimer and Hines. and joined with his associates, Elbridge Hanecy and w. J. Hynes of 1 Chicago, in cross-examining the witness l John H. Marble of counsel for the com mittee began the direct examination
 MT. Funk testified as general manager of the Harvester concern 1t was one of | his duties to keep in touch with politi- | cal affairs. He declared, however that never to his knowledge had the company used money to get members in legislatures or Congress He said as far as he could he had always avoided discussing Lori mer personally.
 Have you regarded MT Lorimer as a factor opposed to the International Har- vester company" asked MT. Marble. No sir"
 | Just how he was introduced to Sena- tor Lorimer was described by MT. Funk He said the meeting occurred in Wash ing about IS months ago.
 MT. Hynes came up to Mir. Mccormick and myself in a hotel here,' explained Mir. Funk We talked for few mo- ments when MT Hines said that Sena- tor Lorimer was in his room and he, l'Hines. wished we would meet him."
 What did you do?'' asked MT Marble. | "I looked at MT. Mccormick and MT. Mccormick looked at me and we both looked out of the window. l waited for Mir Mccormick to Nay something. Finally we went upstairs and were in- troduced to the senator.'
 He told of another meeting with MT. Lorimer and added: ~''
 The senator was very kind on both occasions"
 The witness said he had never heard Senator Lorimers name mem
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