The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-12

recently escaped from the Tombs prison in New York city. The escape
 was one of the most spectacular in the history of the prison. Wilson
 made his way from his cell on the seventh tier to what is known as the
 utility well, a narrow open shaft in
 which are the pipes and wires furn-
 ishing the light and heat to the entire
 building. His finger prints were found on the pipes where he had made his
 desperate descent. At the bottom of 1 the shaft he found tool chest, from which he took chisel and this he
 used later to beat down guard.
 ...................... .........."......... mick and Kohlsaat--these are the men re- sponsible for the sentiment in the coun- l try today" cried Mir. Lorimer. "Oh, if it be true as stated in that let l ter, what man can escape? If 1t be true l as stated, of what consequence is 1t to prove that Lorimer is not here as the re- suit of corrupt methods and practices!' l :uoting MT. Taft's letter to Colonel Roosevelt, in which the President ex- pressed the hope that he Qlorimer) would 1 be busted, Lorimer complained of his 1 treatment by MT. Taft
 q have no i'll will or bitterness in my heart toward any senator who voted against me in the last Congress but it does hurt me that I should have been tried by the President or the ex-President of the United states he said bitterly. Attitude of Senators
 Referring to the attitudes. of the sena- tors. MT. Lorimer said
 I q object not to Senator Lodges vote 1 against me, but surely when a democratic | legislator votes for me and another dem- ocratic legislator votes for him, l think surely I am entitled to the same consider ation that he receives There were demo- crats in Massachusetts who agreed with MT Lodge as to his foreign policies and I had it been necessary enough of them would have voted for him to have in- sured his election. So in Illinois there were democrats who agreed with me" Here MT. Lorimer addressed the senior senator from New York.
 Senator Root" he said, ''I have only 1 one criticism of your actions and that 1 is that when they brought to you infor- nation that they had discovered tht source of the corruption. you should have 1 given me an opportunity to answer the | charge. In that case I would either then l have been turned out or I would have been here in my full right. Possibly am even too harsh when I say the informa- tion should not have been used against me without giving me a chance" 1 This had reference to Editor kohlsatt g letter to Mir. Root, telling him of the Funk s100 coco slush fund story. MT. Root listened attentively, but made no reply. l Reference also was made to MT. Kohl saat's revelations to Colonel Roosevelt concerning the Funk story.
 l Roosevelt, Lorimer declared, never had 1 read line of the record
 He wants to get rid of the bosses. He doesn't want them on his side, especially l if the people know them.'
 MT Lormer then had the Senate clerk read affidavits from three delegates tc the republican national convention say l ing that Charles Banks had tried to bribt them in Roosevelt's interest.
 Thornton Defends LOrimer At the beginning of today's session IMr. Thornton of Louisiana spoke for Senator Lorimer and referred to the res cent defeat in the primaries of Senator Cullom of Illinois, which he attributed to Cullom's vote for Lorirner on the first trial
 ''The state of Illinois dishonored her self and not him at whom the blow was struck he declared.
 1 Senator Thornton stoutly asserted that popular opinion or demands of his constituents would not cause him to change his opinion formed from reading the evidence.
 l Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee fol- l lowed with a vigorous attack on the validity of MT Lorimer's claim to his seat He declared the plea that the l case having once been disposed of by the Senate could not be reopened, was wholly inconsistent
 An election case is never finally de- cldcd until 1t is decided right he said.
  l of Edward Hines the Iumberman in Funk, general manager of the Inter- national Harvester company against him and discussed the yeracity of the l two men.
 | MT Lea charged the majority of the 1 investigation committee with refusing | to give credence to witnesses opposed to Lorimer and said the majority had discredited the laws for punishment of bribery.
 If both the briber and the bribe taker would confess he said both would be disbelieved and their story doubly discedited-"
 Lea Defends Press |. The Tennessee senator attacked the con 1 tention of the Lorimer adherents that | Chicago newspapers had persecuted Lori | mer.
 | 'I have never known of great newspa- pers conducted by great editors.'' he said, deliberately entering into conspiracy to fasten a foul crime on a man or to suborn perjury.
 | 'If the charges made in this case are not true. then it must be true that the | Chicago newspapers are in the hands -of knaves. I must have further proof be- fore I will accept that view. Such a de- 1 fense is proof to me that there is great lack of other and better defense" Edward Hines and Lee O'Neil Browne received much attention at the hands of Senator Reed. who followed Hines was denounced as an ..egotiAical bribe rnon- ger," and was charged with attempting to | influence tariff legislation and with di- recting the election of Mir Lorimer. 1 Senator Lorimer took up his critics in the Senate by name. Senator Meyers, he said, had made speech based on a lack of Knowledge of important facts He re- ferred to an interview by Senator Kenyo-, 1 in Des Moines. saying that he had de- terrnined after a partial study of the record to vote to oust Lorimer Let me say to the senator from Iowa ? said Senator Lorimer, that even if be- l fore becoming a member of this body he 1 had reached the decision to drive a man l out of the Senate, the part of decency at least would have compelled hin, 10 l keep 1t to himself. knowing that he would occupy the sole9e position of . judge