The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-11
(From a stan corresponden..)

tuesday. 49,
(From a star correspondent)
LANSING, Mich, Feb. 10.--Testi,
mons OF several newspaper men, yes
terday afternoon, as To their CONVEX.
sations with Senator William III.
Bradley. after the attempted bribery
charges OF Sherman NJ. Townsend,
came public, let an element oil
ton. which has obtruded It's serious
ness on the senate for week.
The session at which the scribes
were called In was the last one for
taking testimony. The attorneys viii
sum up this morning, and the tests
mony will then be printed and sub
mitted to the senate with the findings
OF the committee.
What will be the action of the sent
ate is a matter OF pure speculat.on4
Bradley has friends on the floor of
the house, and II is probable that
there will be a division OF opinion,
which will last as long as the session.
Senators are comparing this TO the
Lorimer case.
when the investigating COMMITTEES,
reconvened yesterday afternoon, al
large delegation OF Ionians were pres
ent to testify TO their high esteem forf
Townsend, who is a trustee OF the
lodge OF Elks in that city. The dele
CATION was headed by Mayor Kidder,
and former Mayor John Bible. Four
were permitted to testify, Maj.
Loomis and Frank Montgomery hay-
ing previously given character testi-
mony Those yesterday were Mayor
Kidder, r. B. Preston, A. M. Welsh
and W. C. Smell.
Sergeant-at-Arms II. ID. O'Keefe and
Chief Janitor James Murray Of the
senate, testified as to conversations
with Townsend. Then the newspaper
men were put on the stand, the reason
being that Bradley had denied an In
terview which he gave to three OF
them Bradley had also pulled him
self up over the fact that some tune
back in his career lie had been
printers devil" and risen to be fore
man OF an Office, and pointing over
at the reporters had declared that
they didn't know anything about the
real work of getting out paper., III
happened that at least four OF them
had served full time at the case, and
when the first OF them was sworn
and asked his occupation, he replied,
Reporter and practical printer" AS
sistant Atty.-Gen. Chase entered into
the spirit OF the occasion and asked
him how long he had served at the
business, and he replied seven years
as a printer and three and one-half
as a reporter Bradley joined In the
laugh. otherwise, the appearance OF
both principals was depressing. Brad
ley, who usually is the life OF any
party, loked as one might after a long
cry. His face was as white as his
bair, and occasionally he breathed
little sigh that expressed the amount
the affair has cost him in the blight
ing OF his career, for no one In the
senate thinks that he ever will be
able to land another political Office,
whatever the verdict of his associates
may be on the direct matter at issue.
Townsend, ever since he finished his
testimony, has occupied the same
seat at the side of the room, where
he presses the back OF his head
against the wall, draws down the cor
ners of his mouth. closes his eyes.
P.Ild looks ike tuc Suici houhhci 81
funeral.
Every one who has had anything to
do with the hearing Is glad 1t Is over.
How the affair is considered In
1ownsends home town, Is shown by
This clipping from the Ionia Daily
Standard:
"Whatever may be the outcome IA
the finding of the senatorial commit
tee as to the charges OF Sherman NJ.
Townsend against Senator Bradley.
there Is no doubt in the minds OF
citizens OF Ionia county, and there is
very little IL any elsewhere. SO far as
can be ascertained, as to the truth
of the charge made by Mr.. Townsend,
who is known as man OF truth. IL
Is difficult to conceive why he should
concoct a story OF this kind, and IL
Is hardly supposable that he would
do so. On the contrary, the accused
has every motive to deny IL, and
could not be expected TO do otherwise
so long as there was chance TO save
himself The senator has been quite
prominent In Lansing this year, but
his activity has not contributed 10
any general feeling of confidence In
the general integrity of his purposes,
or admiration for his ideals in poll
tics" "a