New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-01
HINES ENDS TESTIMONY
Insists AldriCh Told Him Presl.
dent Favored [orlmer.
MORE CONTRADICTIONS
Roth Sides Express Satisfaction
with Results OF Long
Cross Examination.

A,ncton June 3O-For five hours TO-
r-5u.ard Hines, the wealthy chicago
oaS man whose name has been con-
-, with an alleged Lorimer elecuoh
80 underwent cross-examinalon peloro
,hn senate committee as to his part III ''',
.,oot,on When the commute adJouiiiou
80 tomorrow the witness was toiu 'i'"'
So. ,,vo-day ordeal was ended the COM
,,.+o will probably take recess to-n'oi-
-ou. for several days.
Senator Iorimers friends ana op-
,,orts expressed satisfaction with inc re-
-. ~ the cross-examination Johh H.
80 Who conducted it for the commit
.,rounced that he would follow up a."
- ,,n,cb had been suggested 10 mn"
- with a view OF getting at t"'
.-,,.b and not TO prosecute any one
-. .,o ust Of those whose testimony MI
- ,o,+radicted yesterday he ADDED To-
a., tho name Of Herman II. He''er' "e"0
80 hio connecting lumber company pear
- ,is name who testified at Spnhsnelu'
49,, -. ,,,,roes said a reporter Of The I'm
- r,tor Ocean" which. he adneu' ~
generally friendly 20 him. mlSquo',N A..
-, two or three points. {. H. Nie"'' -
tIi,ss.s hrother-in-law and secretary % w
r6v,ard w. Hines Lumber 'o"'P""''
-so,5 IN have misunderstood
49,, md q discrepancy between the WI
- testimony and Mr Wiehe'S at ",s
..oo-t Helm investigation az SP'iIiH'''
was dwelt on ,.,,,. of ad-
-r,~,. and again up 10 the hour ol
,..,.,,-,+ the witness was asked
-,,ebt not have been mistaken HOo" -
80 ,aricp having told him that =
re, ,,oulf do anything possible "
assist Mr. Lori ner's e'echon' ,ioi,
- senate, Aldrich's words so plan,
W.. LII NOT rc Mistaken insisted
Vt" .1. u,as impossible for me TO have oeen
-, because ] put the substance OF
1T he said in telegram, "nlcn
-. d. ronlied the witness. He said ne mao
2 - eeen a denial OF his testimony from
tho White House A..
~ st Springfield. and the witness
80 ont I'm connection with MT. tll''o'
Ar yyiebe 20 q hotel in Chicago
-. " y Cook to stop talking ABOUT
~, s,,,,ous telephone conversation hines
,.15 from Cooks room. IN when 'ooN
..,s r5iDss spoke about taking money to
e...s,,~eold 10 assist Lorimer IN his heht
fo~ the senatorship. Hines hao aiie"U'
cold no wanted the talk stopped because II
,.,,,rd he embarrassing 10 have the STATE
Attorney get hold Of the conVersaI 'o"'
yviebo testified that he was to see po'N
coli and his associate. Brien' WINE MI
r1,,ez said TODAY ne was merely 10 see
Cook ,,-u.., los,
tIo,el hills for rooms in Washington last
r,srr,,arv were introduced by Mr.. Hines
20 show. II possible, that ne was HoI III
C,ricago in that month, which was aoou.
49,. ,,r,e he is ALLEGED. in the testimony "l
,,,.-o,ca : Funk, general manager OF the
1r,.r,ationaI Harvester Company 10 nave
oalie5 ON Funk to refresh Funks MEM
,.r,. about the famous Union League con-
,.arsatjon between the two men.
ON cross-examination Hines said he was
o.. N-evr York. Philadelphia and Baltimore
g., the period he had a room in washington,
"a that the bills would not show Il
"a had gone to Chicago He INSISTED
,',,..s,.er that he was not in Chicago I'M
IN March. ..... 80
r1are was long cross-eXaminauon re-
rarding the Union League conversation Il,
700 At which Funk charged Hlnes asAeu
t5,, 70 contribute $4,000 to a 100000 Lor-
,r,s, election fund and at which hines
lid FINK asked for the privilege OF con-
.,,,,,+irg n the L.oriner election fund.
The witness described minuteiy no"
rr1k took hold Of Illness elbow MAIN
,ainine that position three-fourths Of the
way 10 the door.
Did any Of these other gentlemen sen
s+or Aldrich. Senator Penrose. Mr.. bor-
,r,er etc. ever touch YOU on the elbow
asked the attorney
Not that ] recall
How do you happen to rememoer SO
oistinctlv that Mr.. Funk did them
BECAUSE 1 have gone over the occur
rsDca very carefully in my mind Hines
rorlled