Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-01
Attorney Haneoy Represent
ing Senator Lorimer Arous-
es Noted Sleuth to Point Of
Fighting.
LITTLE NEW DEVELOPS
FROM INQUIRY TODAY
One of Burns Men Took Nc
Gowan on Hunting Trip
and Asserted He Secured
Damaging Admissions.

(By evening Herald A. y. Leased vvtre)
Washington, h. g.. Feb. Wordy
hostilltles between Detective william
}. Burns aud Attorney Hauccy. Som
ator Lorimer's counsel. we're renewed
today whom Burns continued under
CROSS examination before the senate
committee in investigating Senator
Lorimors election Burns had at
tackled tho creditability OF McGowan.
a. witness for Lorimcr who had testi-
fled relative TO alleged conversations
about the 100000 Jackpot" fund
To- put Lorimer over"
Hanccy and Burns got into
Wranglu as soon as the examination
began,
This maa has been insulting me-"
bcgaE Burns, bat Chairman Dlning-
ham requested him not to interfere
IN discussions between counsel.
You call him or / will stop him."
retortod Burns.
II u do just as | please" the chair
man answered
Can't tho witness protect hlmself?"
ilared Senator kenyon. as he turned
toward the chairman
This man has been bullyraEging
everybody who has boen on the wit
ness stand" insisted BURNS. II don't
propose TO be insulted. N he keeps
ON III tell something about his repu-
tation."
"oh, ! guess my reputation is all
| right" interposed Attorney aanecy.
The committee decided the attor-
neys must cease using language which
could be regarded az insulting.
Attorney Hanecy wanted to know N
Burns had given the Information on
which an Associated Press dispatch
on January -. 1912, announcing his
work on che case. had been based.
Burns said he had not
Senntor Jones took exception 10 n
statement Ia the dispatch that Burns
had reported 90 the committee and
that his services had been dispensed
with only TO be continued by the Chi.
cago Tribune.
II never heard about it," declared
senator Jones, and as ! uud tstand
A. counsel for the committee were
never told by tho Burns people that
they had evidence against McGOwan
ana then the services were discon-
| tinuod. Isn't that SO"
"No. we knew about It," replied
Attorney Healy.
Then am sorry 20 hear H." re-
turned senator Jones.
Attorney Healy told OF the Burns
report 10 the committees counsel and
Of the detectives report 10 the conn
mittee when senator Jones was alb
sent
About the time McGowau testified
here IN July" explained Attorney
Iiealy. Mr. Beck of the Chicago
Tribune told us that a man numed
stuart who claimed he was chum
~ McGowan's. WAS talking Ia Chicago
about McGowGn's testimony
Detective Bailey. Burns oper-
ative. reported that stuart intimatcd
that McGowan had testified falsely
ana received money.
'liiiley went On "A hunting trip
with McGowan. we were told. ana got
| admissions from him We consider red
however, that Il would be Just a de-
tectiycs word against McGowan's.
ana as tho expenses were great and
wc wore getting nowhere. we rocom-
monded that the detective be- dis-
ponsed with
'N'H WNW MNfhNU TWO or kNNff
months ana didn't claim 20 have got-
sen more than alleged admissions 10
a single man, unc0rrohoratcd snup-
ped senator Jones
Attorney Hanccy twittcd Burns for
believing Whist private detective had
told him
"rho lawyers have not been able to
convince YOU that an detectives are
crooked asked Hanecy.
"No. ! include lawyers with crook
ga detectives"
The attorneys asked II detective
agencies ala not at times employ
ycggmen"
"Ycs, sometimes for crooked law
yors. to blow up safes and get papers
that lawyers want"
"iy the way Mr Burns, you have
noastod publicly since you have been
lea Washington that you ne 90 news
paper men and others suggested At
torney Hanecy
we call q finosslng or using sub
torfuge.' was the response
The ordinary man would call Il
lying
"You do Il yourself" retorted
Burns
Burns cross examination was con-
cludcd just before recess.