Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-07-26
.ffAyS HIGBPRICES
70 HIS WORKERS
nU1 EDITOR KELLEY GOT \
"IuGH PRICED SERVICE"
LOBBYIST fees CONE IN
CLAWS Had said Lorlmer and 1nwncy
Had Been Paid-Boutcllo De-
nirs Hines story.

Washington, July 25,-lames Kee-
ley general manager Of the Chicago
Tribune was subjected today to a
fire Of questions from Elbridge Han
ecy attorney for Senator Lorimer
about his testimony yesterday be-
fore the Scnate-Lorimer committee,
and when the committee adjourned,
the cross-eXamination had not been
concluded. The session was replete
with sharp passages between the at
torney and Witnesses
At adjournment. Mr. Hnnecy was
directing MIR, Keeleys attention to
the vouchers submitted to show how
the Tribune spent 100000 for the
White confession. The attorney called
attention to the bills of e o. Phil
lips and G. c. O'Dell, reporter on the
Tribune, who spent several hundred
dollars in work at Springfield.
did you know that Mike Link had
been in an insane asylum before he
was elected to the Legislature2' asked
Mr.. Hanecy, when Mr.. Links name
camo up.
u never heard it until you uttered
1t lust now
Here are the bills Of John Callan
OLaughlin." began Mr., Hanecy next,
"He was former assistant secretary
of state and is supposedly a high
paid man, isn't he?"
"He Is our representative in Wash
ington, and for his high priced work
he gets n high price"
Mr.. OLaughlins bills amounted To
I$1,181. Of which Mr.. Keeley said
more than $500 was for stenographiC
work In the Lorimer case.
Senator Fletcher asked II any bill
from NJ A. Coan was included In the
| list. When Mr.. Kelley said there was
not Mr. Hanecy asked If Mr., Coan
who went around gathering up wha'
he called information, had been en-
ployed by Mr.. Kelley on the case
The witness said he had not beer
employed.
Other remarks led Attorney Marble
to protest against such reference
to Mr. Coan.
81 don't know about that dc
|
him here to show what kind of a maj
was employed by the Helm commit
tee to gather evidence"
The greatest sensation yet develop
ed before the committee was brough
out today when Mr. Keeley testifie
that George O. CLAWS, whom tn
editor recently had arrested on
charge of embezzlement. had tol
him Senator Lorlmer and forme
Representative James Tawney ha
received fees paid by lobbyists I
Washington for congressional work.
Mr.. Tawney was the Republica
standpatter defeated in Minnesota /
the last election, During the las
session of Congress he was chairma
of the House committee on appro
pratlons
"You had a man by the name o
CLAWS arrested, did you not?" aske
llenecy.
Il did
What were the circumstances?
"Wen, George CLAWS came to m
in Chicago and represented that h
knew of certain books kept by
firm of lobbyists which had dealing
with Senator Lorimer and Represen
tatiye Tawney."
CLAWS, said Keeley, declared th'
he would be able to obtain the book
and papers to substantiate his stor!
and show that Lorimer and Tawne
were receiving percentage Of fec
paid to lobbyists for congression'
: work.
Claws represented he could oil
, tain these books from the wife Of on
of the members of a firm who Is no
in Washington.
, CLAWS failed to produce the bool
and approached Keeley asking
, withdraw from his agreement al
said he would refund the none
that had been advanced.
Thereupon Keeley informed hi
that unless he made good he wou
be indicted for embezzlement. CLAY
claimed he had turned the bool
. over to his brother Edward Claw
who had taken them to West VI
| ginia.
What did you expect to do Wi
these books2"
81 intended to present the info
o nation before this committee al
print the story"
Did you have no hesitancy in pr
senting evidence procured in n
way or printing the story acquir,
by that means?"'
n None whatever
a "Without making any inyestig
Il tion?
= ~ considered that | was making {
r Investigation and intended to pri
what these books showed"
10 "You did not get them?"
y 81 paid 5000 for gold brick"
d lie put one over on you, did
d he?"
o "He certainly did
n The committee took a recess b
2. fore the CLAWS matter was co
e cluded.
Boutcll Denies Hines Story,
d New York, Jul 25.--Whe tc
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