The evening world., 1911-06-27
NAB DETECTIVES
/ Who TRAIL FUNK
| NLOR|MERC CASE
Chief Witness Against Accused
Senator Points Out SleutllS
at Senate Inquiry.
THEY MUST TESTIFY.
Harvester Company Lawyer
"Sweated" One Himself and
Got a Confession.
THEY u T

WASHINGTON. juno a7-Three de-
Qcuves. who are said TO have boon
employed TO shadow Clarence s. Funk,
general manage OF the International
harvester Company, and star witness
~ the present inquiry into the election
n Senator Lorlmer. were ''dltched" TO-
Gay in n novel way by Mr.. Funk.
pitching Is the technical phrase for
ping thrown of the trail. Mr.. Funk
Mad the detectives subpoenaed as witt
Hstses before the Senate committee in
vestigating the Lorimer case and left
PIC witness stand unshadowed for the
qrst time in weeks. 1t is claimed.
FURTHER testimony Intended to show
pat Edward Hines. president OF The
Rdward Hines Lumber Company Of
Hhieago, played an important part IN
Ne election OF Senator Lorimer and
Vas Interested In the Senator's election
vas. given to the committee by W. II
Vook. n lumberman OF Duluth. MINI.
lMr. Cook acknowledged his bitterness
Vpward Mr.. Hines and declared he had
Htvsr felt very friendly toward him.
know his way of doing business"
Pc explained. Hines has n way OF go-
.pg about business that I do not think
honorable. When he wants TO buy
Timber he gets an option and then goes
around trying TO hurt the credit of the
delier."
i"cite an instance" challenged Attor.
Wy William J. Hynes, for Nj. Hines.
I"John Mellon OF Alger. Smith Com.
WaDy OF Duluth" retorted Cook.
IMr. Funk left the stand before the
morning session concluded.
,tThere was n dramatic episode In the
Maring when Mr.. Funk announced that
tbree OF the four detectives whom he
Nld the committee yesterday n been
Mailing him for weeks we-e present at
tN-day's session.
tAir. Funk called attention 70 the
r4attcr at the opening OF to-day's hear
Ag before the Senate Committee. No
trno was fxed for the testimony Of
De detectives. who. Mr.. Funk declared
yesterday. We're hired by II Chicago de-
ttctive agency TO trail him. and one of
Whom. Mr.. Funk declared. had con-
f<ssed the nature OF his employment
add the Identity OF his employer.
Mr. Funk to-day publicly announced
Tat the detective who admitted he had
been employed to shadow him was
Named Blaine and belonged to a Chi
otgo agency. At the Instance OF Mr..
Hynes. the witness discussed his ex-
perlences with Blaine.
HOTEL ROOM A SWEAT BOX FOR
DETECTIVE.
Mfr Funk said hat when no came 10
Washington he recognized a young man
Standing by him on the street. lie had
last seen him in Chicago.
RI spoke to him. declared Mr.. Funk
1T was on Pennsylvania avenue and
was waiting for a car. lie crossed the
street as | did and when I got on tn,
car he followed ne. / asked him to si
by me.
You are back on the Job I said.
"'Yes.' he responded.
SHOW do you enjoy IT. I asked.
"I am not proud OF my work. he re,
piled.
t''Then I gave hin some fatherly al
Vice. telling him l didn't think much o.
the detective business and that he Ia,
better get into some business that ha,
y future.
t"Just before we Rot up to the Sen
ate Office building he said that | ha,
tditcheT two Of his associates and n
supposed that'he would lose his job |
he lost me. told him thought W
GOULD hN It up all right, and that
would promise not to ditch him"
l"That isn't a swoa;box.' interrupte
Mr.. Hynes. Tell MS about that"
The witness said the sweathox pro
cess wae administered In his room AZ
local hotel.
Mr.. iiynes did not quite understand
ard he asked II the witness said IN
room was a swcatboX.
1T has been n gwcnihox for fou
nights declared Mr.. Funk. II was 1
his room. he added. that the dctrctlv
tcl~ him the name OF his employer.