Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-02
CAT -AND-DOG FIGHT At
LORIMER INVESTIGATION
Burns and Hancey Spit WOrdy
Defiance in Each
Others Faces
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-wordy hos
tilities between Detective William
Burns and Attorney nancy. Senator
Lorimer's counsel. were renewed today
when Burns continued under cross-ex-
animation before the senate committee
investigating Senator Lorimer's cleo
ton. Burns had attacked the CREDIBLE
ity of Charles MCGOWAN. a witness for
Lorimer, who had testified relative to
alleged conversations about the $780,
900 jackpot fund to put "Lorimer over"
Hancey and Burns got into a wrangle
as soon as the examination began.
This man has been insulting me-" be-
gan Burns when Chairman Dillingham;
requested him1 not to interference in
discussions between counsel.
you call him or will stop him.
retorted Burns.
I'll do just as I please" the chair
man announced.
Can't the witness protect himself?''
flared Senator Kenyon, as he turned
toward the chairman
This man has been bully-ragging
everybody who has been on the witness
stand" insisted Burns. IT don't pro-
pose to be insulted. If he keeps on I'll
tell something about his reputation
"Oh, I guess my reputation is all
right" interposed Attorney Hancey.
The committee said the attorneys must
cease using language which could be
regarded as insulting.
Attorney Hancey wanted to know II
Burns had given the information on
which an Associated Press dispatch OF
January 81, 1912. announcing his work
on the case, had been based. Burns
said he had not.
Senator Jones took exception in the
dispatch that Burns had reported to
the committee and that his services
had been dispensed with only to be con-
tinued by the Chicago Tribune.
81 never heard about it" declared
Senator Jones, land as understand IL,
counsel for the committee were never
told by the Burns people that they
had evidence against MCGOWAN and
then the services were discontinued.
Isn't that soT'
mo, we knew about it," replied At
torney Healy. Then / am sorry to
hear it." returned Senator Jones.
Attorney Healy told of the Burns re-
port to the committees counsel and of
the detectives report to the COMMITTEES
when Senator Jones was absent.
about the time MCGOWAN testified
here in Julyy' explained Attorney Healy
MIR. Beck, of the Chicago Tribune, told
us that a man named Stuart, who
claimed he was chum of McGowan's was
talking in Chicago about McGowan's tes-
timony.
Detective Bailey, Burns operative, re-
ported that Stuart intimated that Nc
Gowan had testified falsely and received
money.
Bailey went on hunting trip with
MCGOWAN, we were told, and got admis-
sions from him. We considered, however,
that II would be just a detectives word
against McGowan's, and as the expenses
were great and we were getting nowhere
we recommended that the detective be
dispensed with"
Burns objected to the statement that
his men had "gotten nowhere"
They had worked two or three
months and didn't claim to have gotten
more than alleged admissions from sin
gle man, uncorroborated," snapped Sena-
tor Jones.
Attorney Hencey twitted Burns fol
believing what a private detective had
told him.
.'The lawyers have not been able "a
convince you that all detectives are
crooked?" asked Hencey.
mo; I include lawyers with crooked
detectives"
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