The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-12-19
HEARST Tells Of
LETTERS SOURCE
Publisher Says He Got Copies
From John Eddy.
DID NOT SEE THE ORIGINALS
Appears Before clapp Committee az .
Witness In Campaign Funds In.
ssstisation and Produces
az. Communication.

Washington, Dec 1S.-William r
Hearst, who published the "Archbold
letters" gave the senate campaign
funds committe Photographic copies
of all letters in his possession indi.
eating a connection between John ID.
Archbold Of the Standard Oil com.
pany and legislative and campaign
activities. The list contained several
not heretofore published.
Mr. Hearst appeared as the first
witness at the reopening of the cam
paign investigation, which had come
to halt before election. The New
York publisher told the committee at
the outset that he had some other
letters that had not been made pub
lie. He first produced the photograph.
lie copies of the letters already pub
ltshed and identified them for the con-
venience of the committee.
Demands to Know Source.
Chairman Clapp asked Mr.. Hearst
II he ever saw the originals of the let
tiers published in his magazine. He
said he was not certain, but he be-
lfeved he had only seen the photo
graphic facsimile copies. 49,. -.
"Of whom did you i, get them?"
asked Senator Clapp g..-". a... E..
Mr.. Hearst hesitated a moment.
Il am anxious he began, ito tes
tify fully to everything that am per
sonally concerned in, and everything
of interest to this inquiry. Do you
feel that this is essential to the in.
quiry?" 81 II
Senator Clapp replied that the au-
thenticity of some Of the letters had
been questioned. aa r-..
s After members of the committee
had insisted upon the information,
MIR. Hearst responded that he got the
copies of John Eddy OF London, au-
thor of four of the articles published
in a magazine. He testified he did
not know of whom Eddy procured the
letters. "'s.-. =.
Denies Paying for Documents.
Pressed further to tell about get
ting the letters, Mr. Hearst, said that
MIR. Eddy was in his employ sas a
magazine writer at x the time he
brought him the letters, but that
Eddy had paid nothing to obtain pos
session of them.
Mr.. Hearst then produced the sew
eral letters and kilograms. The first
was from Senator Penrose to John d.
Archbold, dated December 4, 1903. at
Philadelphia, and read In part as fol-
lows:
Il have wired Senator Aldrich to
make an appointment with him to
discuss the matter referred to In your
letter" ....-.. -... j.
1t added that Senator Penrose him
self could meet Mr.. Archbold in New
York at any time. A letter from
John d. Archbold to ]. B. Foraker.
then senator from Ohio, expressed the
willingness of Mr.. Archbold to make
a loan of $4,000. The loan was to
bear interest al five per cent, and
was to be repaid in two installments
Of So. 1000 each: s.s.:...- p.
Foraker Returned $4,000.
Mr.. Hearst said he had accepted an
explanation by Senator Foraker that
he had returned $50900. Mr.. Hearst
said he believed he had seen letter
telling about the return OF the money
Another letter, dated January %,
1907, from Archbold to Foraker, trans
mitted a certificate of deposit for $50.
900. ,E e.. '..
Mr.. Hearst said he knew nothing of
the facts to which any OF the letters
referred. He did not know for what
purpose or under what circum-
stances the proposed loan was to be
made.
Tells Of Money for slbiey.
Another letter was from John ID.
Archbold to former Representative Jo-
seph c. Sibley In which he referred to
an inclosed certificate of deposit of
$4,000. sent you at the request of
Mr.. Griscom. the purpose of which
you no doubt understand with him"