The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-07-27
KELLEY GRUE[LED
bYJUDGE HANECY
DECLARED FE ALWAYS HAD AND
DAD NOM BELIEVE Alleged
WRITE COME EsSlGn.
TrGhk Fall OF Books Ee Pretended
to Lave S9indied To One
Witness Declined Com.
promise.
Washington, July 26--Cross exam

Washington, July 26---Cross exam
fhat "a "a 4ames Keeley, editor and
Manager ai the i,iuaSo Tribune, was
eoal.ieIed Today before the Lorimer
committee. Not since the beginning
of the investigation has a witness
been put through the gruelling ex-
animation that he experienced at the
hands of Elbridge Hanecy, counsel
for Senator Lorimer
Time after time the editor let the
sarcastic remarks Of the attorney
pass With nothing more than shrug
of the shoulder, but at other times
countered and retaliated. through
.a the day the OBJECT Of the at
torney appeared to be to establish, ii
possible, grudge of the Tribune
against Lorimer.
The committee after the examina-
tion asked the editor just two ques-
ations. The first was whether the
8itor believed the statements of
state representative Charles A.
White, whose alleged confession OF
graft in the Illinois legislature was
first printed by the Tribune.
The other question was directed at
what Mr.. Kecley meant whes he said
yesterday he had about changed his
conclusion about being swindled
when he paid George Calvis 5000 for
books that Claws claimed showed
that Lorimer, when in the house, re-
ceived money from lobbyists in
Washington.
He. Kelley, had not gotten an op-
portunity to explain on cross exam
ination. When ! came to Washing
ton few days ago, Mr.. Green, at
toFpey fdr CLAWS. came to me and
said If | would ask the district attor-
ney to be easy on CLAWS he would
tell me where the book was.
THE trunk full of books dwindled
to a memorandum book.
"Gtcon said the book was in ex-
ietence and that he knew who had it.
I told him would not be a party to
such an arrangement and that the
proper PERSON. for him to see was
tho district attorney.
lie said he would see his client
and call on me again, but he has not
done so. He added that seach war
rant would be necessary to get the
book"
One of the points dwelt upon by
Attorney Hanecy in his cross exam
ination was the reputed criticism in
the Tribune's editorials Of senators
who voted for Mr.. Lorimer in the
recent fight over his seat in the sem
ate. Mr.. Kelley said he had no
recollection Of such editorials, Mr.
Eanedy thereupon read several. The
frst was entitled Don't Crowd Mr.
and described the chair-
man of the first Lorimer committee
as picking nosegays." Another edi-
torial printed after the vote on the
Lorimer case, said If four senator's
had voted their honest convictions
On the Lorimer case, Lorimer would
have been unseated.
"What four did you have in
mind?" Henecy asked.
"No four, the vote was 46 to 40;
four from 46 leaves AZ and four adj
led to 10 makes A."
"Did you have any knowledge of
any senator casting a dishonest vote
1n the lorimer case?" asked Senator
Jones.
"Of cours not, the editorial was
mere arithmetical figure of speec."
Mr., Hanecy had incorporated in
he records portion of the Lorimer
expense account of the Tribune's
correspondent, John
Callahan O'Laughlin, it showed $3.50
lad been paid for reportorial assis-
.ance for work in Washington on the
Lorimer case and $32o for the trans
script for stenographic reports Of the
4orimer speeches In the senate.
Mr.. keeley was asked to give the
'ull name Of Mr.. Green, attorney for
Claws.
II do not know it but Mr.. oLau gh-
in does"
what Mr.. O'Laughlin?" inquired
Ir. Henecy.
"The same one" the witness re-
,lied.