Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-06-28
CONFLICTING TALES
TOLD LOR|MER
COMMITTEE
MARQUETTE DRUGGIST
DENIES 100000 STORY
Declares Conversation Relied
Upon By Prosecution 0c-
cured Years Before Lorimer
Was Candidate for Senate.

tions In testimony concerning pecuni-
AIRY assistance Edward Hines, the Chi
cago lumber man, may have render
ed in the election of Senator Lorimer.
marked today's session of the senate
investigating committee.
The most sigr rificant was the direct
denial by shelby Il. Jones, a druggist
of Marquette, Mich. that he had ever
said Mr.. Hines had remarked In his
presence that he had put Lorimer
over as Unite States senator,
and that he had collected a fund of
s100, 900 to do Ii.
In so testifying the witness contra
dicted affidavits OF II. ID. Mosher,
deputy United States marshal at Mar
quette; Frank J. Russell editor OF
the Mining Journal of Marquette and
Robert c. Lowe, Chicago newspaper
reporter, before the committee APP
pointed by the Illinois senate to inves-
tigate the Lorimer election His re-
cital also contradicted the testimony
given by Morris b. Coan, an investi-
gator for the committee.
According to MIR. Jones statement
to the committee today the conversa-
tion In which Mr.. Hines figured oc-
CURED in Marquette in 1907, or about
two years before the senatorial cleo
tion. He said Mr.. Hines remarked he
was a friend OF Mr.. Lorimer and
something was said about the latters
election.
Il suppose it cost barrel Of
money. remarked one of the men
with Hines. but whose name the wit
ness could not recall
Yes, sir" she witness said Mr..
Hines responded.
'Al these elections cost lot of
money"
Mr.. Jones told the committee this
was the only report Of the conversa-
tion he had ever given
ITO what election were they refer
ring inquired Senator Kenyon.
Il suppose to Lorimer'- election to
the house,
| senator Kern sslcesi 81 be had ever
heard Senator Lortmers name before
the convention The witness said
that he had not and could not have
told whether he was q senator or
CONGRESSMAN.
Don't you think il rather peculiar
that you should have remembered
an unknown mans name casually
mentioned in conversation for four
years. inquired the Indiana senator.
The witness said he did not.
William O'Brfen. lumberman of
Duluth, Minn., and vice president of
the Virginia and Rainy Lake company
of which Mr.. Hines IL president and
of which W. H. Cook, another witness
of the day, was director contradicted
the testimony given to the Helm COM
mittee by Investigator Coan.
lie denied that Mr. Coan had re-
Oupgtpd him nDnenr hafnra the
Helm committee, as Mr.. Coan is
credited with having testified he did
request. He denied he had told Mr..
{ oan ne was mixed up with the Wey
erhausers and Hines in deal and
that he felt his testimony might con-
Wet Mr.. Hines of perjury.
Both Mr.. O'Brien and Mr. Cook
saiu they were in MIR. Cooks room at
the Grand Pacific hotel in Chicago
about the time OF Senator Lorimer's
election and that Mr.. Hines held
telephone conversation from that
room. Mr. Cook repeated the testi-
mony he gave to the Helm committee
concerning that varying 1t, however
by declaring that when the telephone
operator rang up and asked If Mr..
Hines was there. she said, Here rs
Governor Deneen. Mr.. Hines was
quoted as saying Lorimer must be
elected and that he would be down on
the next train prepared To furnish all
the money necessary.
Mr.. OBrien testified that he was
expecting a telephone call and heard
Mr.. Cook say when he anSbwerc the
telephone:
MIR. Hines, the governor wants to
speak to you"
did you hear the telephone con-
ersation?" Attorney J. J, healy for
the committee asked the witness
NO. | am 2 little nard of hearing
and 1t was none OF my business.
The witness denied ne had ever
claimed Mr.. Hines was talking to for
mer Governor Yates.
Mr.. Cook referred 10 several other
conversations directly bearing on the
Lorimer matter. When he quoted
Hines brother-in-law. c. #. Wiehe,
as saying that Hines talked too much
and they would get him yet" Mr..
Hines, who had been attending all the
hearings, laughed heartily
Attorney j. J. Healy OF counsel for
the committee, asked about Mr..
Cooks bitterness toward MIR. Hines
as the result of their relations to the
Virginia and Rainy Lake company, a
Minnesota lumber corporation. Mr..
Cook said that feeling had not color
cd his TESTIMONY. but Attorney Hines
further examined the witness along
this line with the purpose of showing
that animus was prompting. Mr. Cook.
did YOU ever say that unless
Hines sold for you your stock In the
Virginia and Rainy Lake company
that you would go before the grand
jury" asked Attorney Hines.
mo, that Is all bosh,' replied Mr.
Cook.
Another dramatic episode in the
hearing occurred this morning, when
Clarence $. Funk, general manager OF
the International Harvester company,
announced that three of the four detec- |
tives about whose surveillance he told |
the committee yesterday, were pres
ent at today's session. The committee
summoned the detectives as Witnesses. |
Mr.. Funk called attention to the |
matter at the opening of today's hear
Ing before the senate committee. No |
time was fixed for the testimony of |
the detectives who Mr.. Funk declar-
ed yesterday. were hired To trail him |
and one of whom Mr.. Funk declared |
had confessed the nagure of his EN-
ployment and identity of his employ
er.
Mr.. Funk stated that the detective !