Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
STEP HENSON
QUIZ GOES TO !.
WASHINGTON
Senate Committee Ends the
Hearings at Milwaukee
After Examining Hines:
Senator Confident.

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 1.-The
United States senate committee which
for a month has been investigating
charges of bribery in the election OF
Senator Isaac Stephenson, today ad-
journed it's hearings in Milwaukee, to
meet later in Washington. .s
Edward Hines, the lumberman, to-
day again denied before the committee
that he had had anything to do wrong
fully with the election Of Senator
Isaac Stephenson. ID
"A story has been told before this
committee that you attempted to OBJ
struct the election of Mr.. Stephenson
with view of obtaining money from
him; that you went to Washington
and suggested he put up half of $110.-
600 to put the election over Is that
true?'' Mr.. Hines was asked
1T is absolutely untrue" replied
Mr.. Hines.
"It has been stated that you had a
the amount Of money Shields was to
sons election; that in that dispute
penitentiary and that, when SO threat
ened Shields replied to you, I have
burnt your buildings for you, have
bribed the assessors for you and COM
mitted every crime in the calendar for
you except murder, and If l go to the
penitentiary you'll have to go too
Did any such dispute take placer"
Il never had dispute with Shields
over Senator Stephenson's election
nor did ever pay him any money in
connection with it,
Senator Stephenson, the last wit
ness, repeated his former testimony
that while he expended $107, ,793 in the
primary campaign of 1908 for nomina-
ton, he had given little attention as
to how the money was spent.
The senator declared he never knew
Robert J. Shields and that he never
had had any political dealings with
Edward Hines.
Senator Stephenson said after ad-
journment:
Il am confident there has not been
presented any evidence on which to
sustain any of the charges"
In Lorimer Case Lawyers Scrap.
Chicago, Nov. Attorney Henecy
Of counsel for Mr.. Lorimore and At
torney Healy of counsel for the COM
mittee. clashed sharply and were re-
primanded by Chairman Dillingham;
today before the federal senatorial
committee investigating the Lorimer
election.
The verbal bout between the two
lawyers occurred during the cross ex-
animation of States Attorney Burke of
Springfield, and continued several min
utes while Senator Dillingham; raped
for order and directed the attorneys
to cease the exchange of personalities.
The trouble began when Attorney
Healy interrupted Attorney Hanecy by
saying:
"The witness has answered that
question dozen times and make OBJ
lection to this delay"
Hanecy: II want to say that in
tend to get these answers in chron-
illogical order and don't intend to be
suppressed by this person over here
Indicating Attorney Healy)
Healy well, think the chairman
should suppress counsel for Mr.. Lori
more"
Hanecy: "You can't suppress me,
and will get these answers ~
Healy 81 think such railroading
tactics should be eliminated from the
hearings"
Hanecy: "Well, want to say that
you can't suppress me or railroad me,
and further | want to declare myself
now, that you are not going to railroad
my client either" .-.@E