The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-26
CLASH AFTER CLASH.
War of Words Between Lorimer Attor-
ney and James Kelley.

Washington, July 26.-Clash after
clash between witness and attorney oc-
CURED again today at the senate Lori
mer committee hearing during the
ross-eXaminaticn of James Kelley,
general manager and editor Of the
Chicago Tribune, by Senator LOrimer
counsel. The proceedings largely CEN
tered around the publication of the SO
called confession Of State Representa-
tive White, of the Illinois legislature
Just before the committee recessed
Mr.. Hanecy asked if the Tribune en-
gagged Alfred Austrian for its counsel
in the White-Lorimer matter, because
Of any close relations of Austrians firm
to the state attorneys Office in Chi
cagO, from which many indictments in
the matter had emanated.
Mr.. Keeley responded that Mr. Aus
trian was employed by the Tribune as
it's counsel long before the White con-
fession or the Lorimer election ever
came up
How Governor Altgeld pardoned
former Cashier Louis A. HilIyer, of
the Chicago Tribune, convicted Of em-
beZzlement, and the claim that knowl-
edge of under-valuation of the Tri-
bune property for assessment purposes
might have been a factor in the young
mans fall, figured at the outset Of
the hearing today. Attorney Hanecy'
for Lorimer. continued the cross exam
ination of James Kelley, general man
dBoT OIL lne 1TlDun6. he SuBIlilleu III
evidence the Hillyer pardon. in which
the governor said the cashiers moral
courage might have been weakened by
seeing that the Tribune failed to pay,
by about $4,000 a year, enough rent for
school lands it occupied and also that
it under-valued its property SO that
it paid $4,000 a year too little in
taxes.
Smiling one minute and irritated the
! next, Mr.. Kelley countered OH many
] lOf 2
/ The Tribune's printing OF an item
about the opening of 'Lorimer's bank
at the end of the White confession
story was taken up. Mr. Hanecy pur-
/ ported to repeat what Mr.. Keeley had
testified to as to the way the Lorimer
bank item happened to fit the vacant
| newspaper space under the White con-
fession about the election bribery.
I when you quote me. please reao
from the record" Mr. keeley sharply
reminded 'Y on put words in my mouth
that [ did not say
Mr.. Hanecy said he was not pre-
tending to quote the witness words
but was calling attention to the Incl
dent. Mr.. Keeley insisted that the
juxtaposition of the Lorimer bank
| item and the White story was acciden-
! tai, that the former was picked from
other newspaper copy in the make
llp'' room in order to fit the hole in
the page and not because of the sub
jecs matter.
Mr.. Hanecy asked about the sending
out of detectives and reporters ''to
| strengthen the White story.
We did not send them , out It, to
said so. 1t was to investigate it"
well. you put it any way you want
| sStrengthen.' 'corroborate' and 'inves-
tiEate' are synonyms in this case An
aIyze, parse and diagram them if you
| want to-"
Another clash occurred when Han
ecy asked Kelley if he was after
Lorimer rather than Lee O'Neul
Browne.
'I was not after LoriTner." Keeley
explained Il believed that Senator
Lorimer was not in his position in the
United States senate by legal and
proper means
"Did you ever study law?"
mo. but I have studied civic hon
esty.
would you mind telling us where ?"
mot in association with you.
Such a roar of laughter from spec
tators filled the room that Senator
Fletcher declared there must be no
more such disturbances.