The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-28
FATHER TOO I'LL 70 APPEAR
BEFORE C0MMITTEE-BLOW
TO FAMILY WHEN EX-
SENATOR SQUEALED.
DETECTIVE PAID TWICE
FOR PROBING ELECTION
Advanced Money to Charles a.
White for Latter's Board Bill
--Tawney Sends Letter Ex-
onerating Self-Attor-
S rey Hanecy Repri-
4 rnanded.

inanded.
Washington, July o7,g-Express-
ing his firm conviction that his
father. former State Senator ID. w.
Holstlaw received $500 from a
man who offered to pay him that
sum to vote for Lorimer for the
senate, Herschel f. Holstlaw OF
tuka, H., tsday appeared before the
senate Lorimer committee and sub
stantiated his fathers famous CON
fession"
His father is too i'll to appear and
the son produced Doctors certfh-
tes to that effect
The son was cashier of his faith
er's bank and June 16, 1909, the
date tho father claims to have re-
"eived the money from Senator
Frederick and from knowledge OBJ
tanned in that position and from
talking with his father he said to-
day on the stand that the deposit
slip he put in evidence proved that,
his father received the money. The
son told the story of how the Hoist
law family received the blow of the
fathers confession and of his father
falling nlm tnat every word of it
was true.
In cross examination Attorney
4anecyrrebf6seAting EoFfnsr said
that the deposit slip had been Jug
lied both at the present and at the
9rst Lorimer investigation.
In explanation he absolved attor-
VOWS or others connected with the
committee from his \ charge. The
"ross examination was terminated
-nddenly when Hanecy persisted in
-kin@ the witness after he had said
Ne had no knowledge on the subject
'bout indictments brought against
his father.
Chairman Dillinsham suggested
N"t other witnesses could give bet
y testimony on that point and as
''red Hanecv that every witness de-
''red would be compelled to attend
he hearing. il possible
Thomas Mcclure Of a Chicago de-
tective agency. told Of working on
he so-called White confession. He
'tas explaining the extent of his
'ork when the committee adjourned
or the day.
For the first ten days OF his serv-
res he was employed by the 'ChicaeaI
rrihune but when he turned over
s0 States Attorney Wayman in
.'0rmation that he obtained during
ut period he entered the services
the state attorney. that official
vt only paid him for his work DUR
ne the ten days he had been EN-
loved bv the Tribune but re~im-
I. "rsed $25 he had advanced to
''hite for bar bill at the sugges-
ION of the Tribunes counsel
At one time in his testimony the
illness said he knew both Senator
! orimer and Edward Hines because
cth had been his clients.
Later he explained that he did
rot know Senator Lorimer PERSONAL
" but Lorimer's bank.
Former Representative James A
rawney of Minnesota was today
feared from any q 'icism growing
nut of the testimony of James
xeeley and George CLAWS that
@eorge CLAWS had told him that
Tawney was mixed up in an alleged
na"azine lobbying matter.
/ Chairman Dillineham read an en-
,'h"tic denial from Mr. Tawney and
~njd as he considered there was no
testimony before 1t in any way inn
7licating Tawney ii would not ask
nm to appear before II as a witness
Hanecv's hostile attitude for
voune Holstlaw resulted in Chair
nan Dillingham; reprimanding the
attorney.
A charge that the Holstlaw. de-
'osit slip had been juggled both at
This hearing and at the former
Wearing were made by Hanecy and
Attorneys Marble and Keeley for the
committee demanded an explana-
ton.
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