The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-28
HINES UNDER FIRE
BUSINESS RIVAL TELLS OF IUM-
sERMAN's BOAST ABOUT
LoRIMER's ELECTION.
THOUGHT IT WAS EGoTlSM
Packer Tilden Objects 70 Giving In
curry Committee Access 20 His
Bank Deposit rquette
Developments Are Related.

Springfield. III. April Edward
Ilcen. the packer. who has been
named as treasurer OF the alleged
100000 Lorimer fund. appeared be
fore the Helm investigating committee
here.
After naming the different banks in
which he carries accounts. he declared
ne had strenuous objections 70 giving
up his records OF deposits in the bro
veEs' Deposit National bank. OF which
he Is president The questions OF At
toruey Healy, conducting the eNamina-
ton FOR the committee. brought out
that q subpoena had been issued for
these papers. but that they had not
ben obtained
Mr. Tiiden was served with a sub
poena duces tecum TO produce the
books and accounts OF his bank de-
sired by the committee. This sub
poena vas served as Mr.. Tilden left
the stand
Repeats Hines Alleged Beast.
Herman H. Hettler OF Chicago. pres
ident OF the Herman II. Hettler Lum-
Der company. told the committee that
Edward Hines declared 70 him be had
elected Lorimer He said he met Mr.
hines al the Union League club in
Chicago May 20. 1909.
This meeting" said Mr.. Het,ler.
occurred by accident al the cigar
stand In the club. | stopped in the
! Mon League club on the day OF Sen
ator Lorimer's election. was leaving
Chicago for trip 10 Toronto. AS 1
was buying some cigars / felt a tap
on M shoulder. ] looked around and
met Mr.. Hines.
Mr.. Hines was apparently elated
and happy. He said. I have lust had
telephone call from Springfield and
have elected our next senator. Mr.
Hines was emphatic in his remarks" 4
Said He HAD Beaten Taft.
was not much interested in the
senatorial fight and with a view OF
changing the subject | brought up the
subject Of the tariff" Mr. Hettler add
ed Mr.. Hines said that he had been
having a great time in Washington
md that he (Hinesl had beaten Presi-
lent Taft on the tarin."
Mr. Hettler declared under crossex-
imination that Mr.. Hines had said
iothing 70 him regarding money or the
ise OF improper methods In the eIec-
ion Of Lorimer.
simply took Mr.. Hines actions on
ne day that met him in the Union
league club as an Outburst Of personal
ahity or egotism- He vas Dragging.
mere or less. about the election of Mr.
-o-imer~
MsrqUet;s Developments Given
NJ 3. Coar, investigator for the com
nittee. followed Mr. Hettler with a
tom Of conversation OF Mr.. Hines
'ith several citizens OF Ma-ouette
iich-. In which the Chicago lumber. (
IAN IS said 10 have boosted how ha
ose from poor boy 20 millionaire
nd crowned his career by electing
William Lorimer senator.
Mr.. Coan declared that the Mar.
uette men who had given him the
tory had refused 20 come 10 Illinois
: witnesses because OF their friend
MP Tor Mr.. Hines. As a substitute ,
Or their testimony Mr.. Hcalv read p.
from Frank Russell. Robert
+ Lowe and / d. Mosher. The Hines
onversstion was supposed TO haze
cen at either Bush's saloon or at a
otel bar Russell. Shelby B. Jones !,
nd Russ Culver are said in the afH-
avits to have been with Mr. Hines.
We have put Lorimer over. but n
DIST Us lot OF money" was alleged N
ave been Hines boae+