The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-09
ATTEMPT ID
 BBRIBE GIRL
HOTEL TELEGRAPH OPERATOR CAUSES SENSATION IN LORI
 MFR INVESTIGATION.
Teetfies That Edward Hines Tried to Rribe Her to See - Message He Makes an Emphat-
 ic Denial.

Washington, D. C., Feb. S-A mild sensatica was produced today in the senate Lorimer committee hearing by Miss Helen Seavers, telegraph opera tor in a local hotel, who testified that Edward Hines, the millionaire lumberman, some two weeks ago, had offered her money to let him see telegram Detective Bailey had just sent to II. E Kerr.
 Under cr0ss-oxamination she de- clared it was not meant as q tip. The telegram annouaced a postponement of the hearing. Miss Seavers swore laat few minutes after Bailey sent the message Hines came to her booth and asked to see the message just sent to kerr.
 T told him it was against the rules said Miss Seavers. He said T will give you something if you will let-m see it. said, I won't take anything, or be bribed, when Know am doing wrong He said he would come back
 Miss seayers added that Mir Hines then said he would put something in your paw" if she would let him see the telegram, The witness de clared Hines had money in his hand, because she saw the green and that she ,shut the money drawer because she did not want him to drop the money in there.
 On cross,examinatic1, Miss Seavers was confusing in her statements as to whom she had talked about the Hines incident The next day, she testified, Detective Bailey remarked to her, Little girl, don't show my telegrams to anyone" At first she didnN tell of informing Bailey then that Hines had sought to see the telegram Later she testified that she did
 He asked me if Mr Hines was he man who wanted to see the tele- gram, declared the operator T re- piled that I didn't like to tell, be- cause didn't want to get anyone in trouble He said wouldn't get anyone in trouble He described man and | told him that was the one"
 Physical mostilties were threaten- cd when Miss seayers told of a visit paid to her Try Bailey and Attorney tIealey, associated with Attorney Mar ble in representing the committee. in regard to the Hines incident
 Did anybody else hold money in their hands while they were talking with you on this occasion while Mir Healey and Mir Bailey were taIkng with you?" inquired Attorney Han ecy?
 That is gratuitous insult" AL toyney Healey flashed
 Attorney Hanecy ret0Tted that he wanted it understood that Edward Hines was not the only one who could be insulted in the hearing.
 Attorney Healey sprang to his feet to demand ruling
 If that insinuation about the at torney for this committee is true l should be driven from it's doors as unfit to represent sit.' he shouted ex citedly,
 Chairman Dillingham; suggested that no ihsult had been intended but Senator Lea and others protest ed Attorney Marble enlivened the already tempestuous proceedings by declaring that Attorney Hanecys re- mark assumed money was in sight and that it was trick" question
 "He would not make that remark outside tbe committee room and ] protest he not be allowed to make 1t here.' flared Healey
 The committee struck out Hanecys question conta!ling Mr Healeys name, but held that it was not trick" question
 The witness was asked if she ever was given tips aed responded. once in long time
 You didn't understand this to be il tip?' inquired Attorney Hanecy
 No sir did not"
 Attorney Hanecy remarked that the testimony merely tended to show that Hines had money in his hand while he was sending a telegram, bui Senator Jones suggested that the