Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-28
Contradictions
 Were Numerous
SOMEBODY EVIDENTLY LYING IN
 LoRIMER CASE.
DRUGGIST JONES DENIALs
Repudiates Statement Credited to Him by Four Witnesses-Funk Gives De-
 tails of Experience With Detectives.

Washington, June 27-Contradic- tions in testimony concerning pecun- iary assistance Edward Hines, the Chicago lumber millionaire, may have rendered in the election of Senator LoriIner, marked tcday's session of the senate investigat ting committee.
 Druggist Jones Never Said It.
 The most significant of these was the direct denial by Shelly B.. Jones, a druggist in Marquette, Mich, that he had ever said MT. Hines had remarked in his presence that he had put Lorimer over'' as United States sen ator and that he had collected a fund of $100,000 to do it.
 Four Swear He Did Say It.
 In so testifying, the witness contra dicted affidavits of E. D. Mosher, dep- uty United States marshal at Mar quette; Frank J. Russell, editor of the Mining Journal of Marquette, and Robert C. Lowe, a Chicago newspaper reporter, before the committee ap- pointed by the Illinois senate to inves- tigatc the Lorimer election. His state ment also contradicted the testimony given by Meris B. Coan, an investiga- tor for the committee, at that hear ing.
 o'Brien Also contradiets.
 William OBrien, a lumber man of Duluth, Minn., and vice president of tte Virginia and Rainy Lake company, of which MT. Hines is president. and If which w. H. Cook, another witness of the day. was director, contradicted the testimony given to the Helm com mittee by Investigator Coan.
 Makes Several Deniais.
 He denied that MT. Coan had re- Quested him to appear before the Helm committee as MT. Coan is credited with having testified he did request He denied he had said to MT. Coan that he was mixed up with the Weyerhaus- felt that his testimony might convict Mir. Hines of perjury Witness denied that he had ever claimed MT. Hines was talking to ex-Governer Yates.
 Detective's Name Was Blaine.
 MT. Funk today publicly an- nounced that the detective who admitted that he had been em- ployed to shadow him was named Blaine and belonged to a Chicago the witness discussed his experiences with Blaine.
 Funk Recognized Him.
 MT. Funk said that when he came to Washington he recognized a young man standing by him on the street. He had last seen him in Chicago
 T spoke to him. declared Mr Funk. Tt was on Pennsylvania avenue and I was waiting for a car. He crossed the street as did and when I got on the ar he did SO. I asked him to sit by me.
 Conversation on Car.
 "You are back on the job,' I said.
 Yes, he responded.
 How do you enjoy ft?' I asked.
 :" T am not proud of my work he replied.
 Gave Him FatherIy Advice.
 Then I gave him some fatherly ad- vice, telling him I did not think much of the detective business and that he had better get into some business that had a future.
 Just before we got up to the sen- ate office building he said that I had .ditched' two of his associates and he supposed that he would lose his job if he lost me I told him I thought we could fix it up all right and that l would promise not to ditch him.
 In Detectives Room.
 T. was in his room at local hotel he added, that the detective told him the name of his employer.