Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-02
A DiCtagraph
 Under a Sofa
LoRtMER WITNESS TRAPPED BY A
 BURNS DETECTIVE.
A CONFESSION OF PERJURY
Detective Bailey Tsstifies Thst Charles McGowan Admitted Receiving fa,5oo for Giving False Testimony

Washington, Feb. How the dieta- graph was used to procure an alleged admission from Charles McGowan. the Hines-LOrimer witness, that he per 1ured'' himself when he swore he did not hear c. F. Wiehe tell of a L0rimer election fund, was explained to the senate Lorimer committee today by Detective A, c, Bailey, Burns oper- ative.
 Statements Made on Hunting TSip.
 Bailey took the stand after the fiery cross examination of Detective ". J. Burns. He will be cross examined to- morrow. For nearly two hours Bailey read from ''notes' made from day to day of remarks MoGowRn waS alleged to have made to Bailey, who posed as claims adjuster for the American Bridge company. These remarks were alleged to have been made principally on hunting trip in Canads, On one occasion the detective said AEcc3oGAn told him he wrote to Wefhs that he had to come across.7 He said Mc- Gowan told him he asked only for S5, ,000.
 Worth s5,o00 to Periars ons's Sell.
 You should have made it ten I told him." Bailey swors.
 Tt certainly is worth $d;00G to per jure one's self," McG0wan was quoted as replying.
 Later McGowan was credited with saying that he would fix 'rho whole Hines bunch, if they didn't come across.'
 Took Only a s5 5iH. On another day specifically dassssna4- ed Bailey said lcGowan remarked nat where he made mistake was when he made an affidavit for SftalAH. The name of R. J. Shields had 1Ezst been used.
 'Shields had a pile of money on tAs table before him when I signed the affidavit" McGOwan was quoted aS saying. Shields said: I do not want to give you money for making tlAGs aEi- davit but we want to do the taar thing with you; the Hines people have lots of money I only took & S5 bill was too green Or. I would heve talksH 1t all; that is wiIet it was there for"
 Spent Night at Hines House. The detective described his going with McGowRn to Chlcago and Me Gowan's alleged attempts to get money from Wfehe. McGowan was credited with saying he spent one night aH & guest at Hines residence.
 
 and me coming into the house she fainted,7 Bailey said McG0wan report l ed. Bailey added McGowan said Hines ] told him he would be compensated by ! Wle1le.
 Tt was the soTriest day for me when met Mir. LOEimer," Fines vas alleged to have said.
 Worked Dfctaaraph Under Ssfa. G n1A R0 . note for him that everything was % K.T and that he left for home It was here that Bslleyrs services were discontinued by the committee, only to be resumed by the Chicago Tribune in December. Tn again getting ia touch with McCsowan. Baifsy said lls wreta the "subject'' & letter telling of his presence in Detroit and his intention to visit Toronto.
 The dictsgraph was placed in q hotel room prepared for Mcf3Owsn. At Columbus, O., worked t under ! a sofa,' explained Bailey. Here we put the disks on a taaJ4e with a coveT over it. MT. McGowan will probably recall there was a cover on the table ! 4cGowan remained silent.
 Got $1,5oO for Periuring Himself.
 In the presence of H. E. Kerr, a De- troit, Mich, brass expert, and with Jimmy Sheridan on the dictaaHaph in an adjoining room, Baflay swoqe Mo GUwan said he got $1 800 from Weihe the day he left Chicago. Bailey quoted McGow8n RS SaYlnK that Weihe wanted to give hfm only two or three hundred dollars, but Mo Gowan told him he deserved more than his expenses for having psr1ured hsn- self.