The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
WITNESS DECLARES
LUNBERNAN B0AsTED
Alleges Hines Said "We Put
Lorimer Over, but 1t Cost
Much Money"
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question of whether the duty will re-
main at two dollars or be reduced, re-
mains with but very few of us,
81 replied that ! thought that II
that was statement of fact, 1t was
extremely unfortunate. 1t was not
what the people wanted, and l knew
that il was not what the business IN
terests wanted, that what we wanted
was TO have the question settled so that
business could resume Its normal
sway
State Senator's Explanation.
Former State Senator Cyril r. Jan
dus of Chicago. one of the DEMOCRATIC
members Of the legislature who voted
for Lorimcr, was examined by the com
mittee along the line of possible DIS
tribution OF the alleged slush fund
,Jandus admitted he had paid $4,000
for four share Of parcel of Mon
tana land in MAY, juno and July, l"o9
He produced bank book which
showed deposits of $3.50, May 90;
5000, June 5. Sl025, July s; $1,000.
July 9, and $1096, july II, 1909.
He told the committee he had pre-
viously kept this money IN a strong
box in his office vault. He said it rep,
resented the savings OF number OF
years He stated that his only reason
for taking it TO bank was to get
AT the same time he admitted that he
had used bank account for other
moneys for several years.
This particular sum, Jandns told the
committee, represented an accumulation
of bills of 800 denomination. The
witness said that he had been IN the
habit whenever he received SloO bill
10 place it in the office vault rather
than in a bank.
More Subpoenas Issued.
More subpoenas were placed IN the
hands of deputy sergeants-at-arms OF
the senate. A dozen former members
of the legislature, u is SAID. VIII be
served with committee subpoenas in va
rous quarters Of the state tomorrow.
James Forester OF Duquoin, III, man.
ager OF the Muddy Valley Mining com
panv. was the first witness called be
fore the senate bribery investigating
committee at the hearing this after
noon. Mr.. Forester was asked If he
met and held conversation with
Charles Ward of Duquoin and John /.
Hughes Of Chicago in a Springfield ho-
t,I in the spring of 1909.
He was asked if ne was in a room
in the hotel about this time when a
bag or satchcl was displayed contain
ing $4,000 or s35,0 900.
The witness said he had no recollec
ton of any such occurrences.
Herman II. Hettler of Chicago, pres
ident of the Herman II. Hettler Lum
her company. followed Forester on the
stand. Mr.. Hettler said he met Ed
ward Hines of Chicago in the Union
League club in Chicago on May 20,
1909.
81 stopped in the Union League club
on the dav of Senator Lorjmer' s cleo
ton said Mr. Hctter. 81 was leav-
ing Chicago for trip to Toronto. AS
I was buying cigars 1 felt tap on
my shoulder. looked around and saw
Mr.. Hines.
Elation Of Hines.
''Mr. Hines was apparently elated.
call from Springfield and l have elect
ed our next senator Mr.. Hines was
emphatic in his statement that he per
sonaly had effected the election of
Mr. Lorimer
81 was not interested in the sena-
torial fight. aud with a view Of chang
ing the subject | brought up the sub
.lect of the tariff.
"Mr. Hines said he had been having
great time in Washington and that
he (Hines) had beaten President Taft
On the tariff
Mr.. Hettler declared under cross.
examination that Mr.. Hines had said
nothing in regard 10 money or the use
of improper methods iii the election
of Lorimer.
81 simply took Mr. Hines's actions
on the day that j met him in the Union
League club as an outburst Of personal
vanity or egotism, He was Dragging
more or less about the election of Mr..
Lorimer'
n. B. Coan. special investigator for
the senate bribery committee, followed
Mr.. Hettler. Mr.. Coan related his ex.
periences on recent trip to Marquette,
Mich He told of seeing and talking
with Frank j. Russell. Robert c.. Lowe.
2. D. Moscr, Rush Culver and Shelby
3. Jones
Afhdavits Presented.
Coan said that ne obtained affidavits
from the first three of the five men.
The investigator stated that these men
said they had met Hines in the Mar
quette hotel IN the summer of 1909 and
that Hines had boasted of putting
over William Lorimer as senator from
Illinois.
Mr.. Jones refused to make an afi-
davit, said Mr.. Coan. "but he told
substantially the same story as the
other men" According to this story,
Hines while drinking with these Mar
quette men declared that he had fin
anced the election of Lorimer and per
.''"ulIS iIeu iSlSSi a ldTBe sum Oh money
TO effect his election.
Attorney Healy then read an affida.
vat from Frank J. Russell
Inns afhdavlt stated that Hines had
declared, We put Lorimer over and
1t cost us A lot of money, but he is
well worth all Of it to us -
The affidavit further stated that this
conversation resulted from discussion
Of the tariff on lumber
Money Raised for Tariff Vote.
Lowe S affidavit, which was the next
read. stated that Hines had declared
the reason forSraising the 100000 fund
70 elect Lorlmer was to assure high
tariff on lumber.
William Checkley. postmaster at Mat.
toon,. Ill, was the next witness. Mr..
Checkley said he discussed Lorimcr S
election with various members of the
legislature.
He was asked if former Representa-.
tive Carl Burgett. a friend of Check.
ley's, had ever spoken of receiving
money for VOTING for T,ori,nar