The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-02-04
Official Stenographer Placed Under
Arrest, When he Refuses
to do Work
MINE DENOUNcES WITNESS SHERIDAN
DIumenberg Says MCGOWAN Notes
are Faked---ls Said to be
Very Ill

Washington, Feb. IA night
session, which the Senate Lorimar
committee was holding, came to a
sensational close, this evening, when
the Official stenographer, Milton Blu
mcnbeTg was adjudged In contempt
for ordering bis stenographers to,
cease work. BIamenberg was placed
in the custody Of the Senate SER
geant- alarms for production before
them on Monday.
This was preceded by dramatic
denunciation, from Blumenberg, OF
the stenosraphic notes made by J.
4. Sheridan, then on the witness
stand as faxed and "manufac-
tured."
The notes purported to have been
recorded from Photographic repro
duction of the, alleged admission by
Charles MCGOWAN at Toronto that
he swore falsely before the commit
! tee. ta
Gets Note Book.
Throughout the day, Blumenberg
thad peered over Sheridan's shoulder
as the witness read from his notes
TonightF Blumenberg, in an excited
Estate; pfea6eed ss4ofldnEfs noterb1gSa
After inspecting It, he whispered to
Edward Hines and, stepping in front
Of the 19-year%old witness, addressed
the committee.
He said he examined Sheridap's
Enotes and was prepared to denounce
them as a fake"
| what do you mean by that?" Dc.
manded Senator Jones. who was pre-
siding. 6.
! 81 mean that they have beer
manufactured anyL-ase not the report
of a conversation made as 1t tool
| place" .5 @
4 "Oh, you pfare mistaken about
that" young Sheridan declared.
/ Senator's Question Man.
! Senators Jones, Lea and Kenyon
the only members present questioned
him. He was asked TO whom he hat
4 talked about the notes. Blumenbert
named Mr.. Hines, Attorney Hynes
Miss Lawler, ia committee employ
and one or two others. /
IL tYou did not communicate viii
a. member of the cemnlittee?" Sena
tor Jones demanded.
"No."
why"
"oh they are not the most Import
ant people in the world
"It seems mot, when everyone !
t told except members Of the commit
tee, ;"
] Blumenberg was asked at who's
9 suggestion he appeared. He said
!. was his own volition. He exDresse
g the opinion that Sheridan was un
: able to make an accurate report Z
Q a running talk While members :
the committets conferred Bltimdr
berg took a sect beside Attorne
Hynes,
Healey Asks For Record:
:. Attorney HeHley for the commits
tee asked that. the records show tht
:. the official stenographer had take
! 4 seat beside counsel for Mr. Hine
g Senator Jones sent word for BIZ
Z menberg, who arose stated excited
he had BEEN requested to leave Ii
0 room and told his stenographer
t "quit work"
= Senator Jones explained he ha
/ merely requested BlHmenberg
t change hTs seat. Blumenberg the
left the roorn.
Confusion prevailed, capitol pt
licemen appeared at various door
the assistant sergeant-at-arms W;
e sent fof and finally the committt
went into executive session at whic
! EBlumenbers was adjudEed IN col
u tempt and placed In the hands of IL
y sergeant7at+arms. All persons WEI
a warned that an attempt to commun
!, cate with Blumenoerg would be r
n garded as In contempt.
\ Stenegrapher is I'll.
\ The committee which had expcc