The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-10
TEST M0NY LOOKS
BAD FOR LORI MER

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
THOMAS MCGUIRE. OF the Mcclure and
white Detective Agency, Of Chicago
was cross-examined this morning by
Suuge hanecy before the Lorimer In
NeSugating committee.
Mcclure told in detail of his con-
nection with the Charles A. White
confession. Judge Hanecy tried to es-
taolish the fact that Mcclure was
eInpioyed by the Chicago Tribune. and
not by States Attorney Wayman.
Mcclure asserted that before he
undertook the investigation of the
White matter for the States Attorney
ne received a full release from the
connected with il. The bill for his
services was paid by Cook county,
Ill, he said.
The CLAWS incident was again
dragged into the investigation this
morning. Mcclure described in de-
tail the movements and actions of
CLAWS, after James Kelley had wired
from Washington that he thought he
had been buncOed out of $3.50.
The witness said that CLAWS want
ed TO withdraw from his agreement
with Kelley If Kelley doubted his in
tegrlty in the matter. Mcclure told
CLAWS, he said, if he had entered into
the agreement in bad faith and that
n he knew when he entered into il
that no such books as he had told
Kelley of existed, Kelley had no right
TO withdraw. only the law could de
eide the matter.
CLAWS was arrested in Chicago on
a warrant sworn out i'm WASHINGTON
and brought here.
Mcguire denied that one Of his de-
tectiNes went into CLAWS house with
him and witnessed a scene between
CLAWS and his wife
When asked what Kelley said to
Mcclure on his return to Chicago af-
ter the arrest of CLAWS. Mcclure said:
keeIey had two theories in the
case. lie did not know whether he
had been buncOed out Of the money
or If the books had really existed.
and had been sold 20 someone else"
When questioned with reference to
another market for the books, Nc
CURE said Kelley meant the Lorimer
side.
Mcguire said Kelley was sure he
had been swindled. but whether it
was out OF the money or the books
he was not sure.
Witness Says Hines Elected IOrimer
Further confirmation of the activi-
ties Of Edward Hines in electing Sen
3tor Lorimer was also heard. Alfred
r.. McCordice. a Chicago attorney tes-
tined concerning conversation be-
tween himself and Vert II. Cook.
The conversation took place in Nc
Cordice's office. McCordice said Cook
tod or a conversation that he had
had with Edward A. Hines. Hines
SolN u the experiences he had ia
Washington.
Hines had come to Washington to
see about the lumber tariff. He re-
lated the difficulties he experienced
in approaching Senators.
The conversation then drifted to
the election of the new Senator from
Illinois
Hines said:
We have decided on Lorimer and
we will elect him"
McCordice related another CONVEX
saton that took place in his office
some weeks before Lorimer's election.
There were present at this conversa-
ton Mr. Cook and William E
O'Brien, n lumberman of st. Paul.
Mimi.
At this conversation Cook said that
he and O'Brien had just come from
the Grand Pacific Hotel. where they
had an engagement with Hines Hines
met them in Cooks room. Cook said
Hines told Of a conversation he had
just had with Governor Deneen over
the telephone Hines told the Gov
ernor that he had returned from
Washington. where he had seen the
President and Senator Aldrich. They
had agreed that Lorimer should be
elected.
Hines told the Governor Hopkins
must be defeated and that he would
come TO Springfield on the first train
the next day.
Hines said he had enough money
Ito fix it"