The Washington times., 1911-08-04
COUNSEL
SAYAGELY ESSAItS
WHITES VERAC|TY
Witness Forced To Admit
the "Lie" In Matter Of
Morris Fund.

With savage frankness Judge Hanecy,
Lorimer's attorney, spent couple hours
attacking Representative Whites verac-
ity today before the Lortmer investga-
ton committee.
In the first place 1t appeared that
Representative James F. Morris, la
Dor representative in the Legislature,
had an ambition which Lee O'Neill
Browne desired to promote. He asked
White, who pretended to be a friend
of Morris, If he thought 1t advisable to
raise a fund of $1,000 to help Morris.
White said he advised against raising
the money because he was in fact op-
posed to MorEis.
You lied TO Browne as to favorinG
Morris, didn't your" asked Hanecy.
Yes" answered the witness.
You lied deliberately, didn't your"
The witness again answered in the
affirmative.
Signed Against Will.
In answer to questions about a con-
tract with the Chicago Tribune White
said that in a way he was induced
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to it as a 80 called" contract.
why so called?'" asked Hanecy.
Ibid you think that contract was no
more binding on you than is the
truth?''
In a way, do not regard the con-
tract binding on me-" answered White.
In a letter to Senator LoT1mer you
said that he had not closed with any
publisher, but an offer was received
Indicating that the story of his ex-
perience in the legislature was worth
$1,000.
that you had received an offer that
the story was worth $4,000. You wrote
cold, bald lie, didn't your
IF you want to express 1t that way,
III say it was a he," said White.
As to Lorimer's Trip.
Don't you know that your statement
that Senator Lorimer, before answering
your letter about writing a book, went
from Washington to Chicago to con-
suit politicians is a cold-b -blooded lie?'
Il know he went to Chicago before
answering the letter."
You know all those statements in
the letter to Lorimer were lies?"
II wrote that letter to Lorimer in the
mission of corruption in the legislature
that l could use in the publication of
the book, in which form I then intended
TO make my story public"
Not Thinking of Sales.
You knew that your book would have
q much larger sale II you could unseat
Mr.. Lorimer by your testimony" asked
Judge Hanecy.
Il never thought of anything like
that. l did not bring any proceedings
lsner atVNe-f III VNnT
| 7'You said you had heard Of two labor
men who had taken bribes; who were
they?'
| of q local OF the International Street
Railway Association that ne had taken
IS, 900 offered as a bribe- Pratt was In
| charge for the men in e controversy
with the Aurora and Elgin Electric
| lead to q strike. He said some men
| came to his room in the Briggs HOUSE,
| Chicago. and gave him 5000, He placed
| Il itt a safe deposit box and advertised
| for the owner to claim it No one ap-
| peared, Pratt rendered the money to
the international Association, but II was
| refused, the association saying II be-
! longed to Pratt, who accordingly KEPT
WHO was the other man who took
money!
WAS he a real general?'
| General In a Riot.
He was in a way. He led a riot in q
mine strike in Illinois. Bradley told me
he took $4,000 from the mine operators
and turned II into the treasury OF the
union for use in fighting the operators
WAS the money paid before he lee
the mob in a riot?'
| THAT was my understanding. If you
cali in General Bradley he will tell yor
all about; ne Is quite an orator.
| An effort was made by Hanecy TO gel
the details of the 500 a day spent BY
White and Browne, in 1909, in Chicago
and vicinity. The witness spoke OF ex'
penditures on the boardwalk at st
Joseph, Mich.
bition on the boardwalk for or II
| cents, suggested Hanecy.
| There were other chances to spenC
| money, bowling alleys, shooting CALLER
les, and dancing floors.
| AS to railroad passes, White testified
that he and other legislators altered a
will the names of the two cities be,
| tween which the cardboards were good
for transportation. They did not know
he said in answer 10 a question, thai
| to change a pass was crime under tn,
laws of Illinois. He and others had
freely loaned their passes to friends
| White said
| A controversy arose between HanecJ
and Marble when Hanecy asked White
whether he had visited disreputabl'
houses in Chicago. Marble protested
against that line of questions, and
Hanecy insisted they should be per
mitted in the case of the witness. Tht
committee took the question under con