The Washington herald., 1912-02-02
NJ 'GOWAN ALLEGES
!. GIANT CONSPIRACY
Burns Men Had Lied in Lori
mer Hearing, Says Ac-
cused Mans Father.
ATTACK BAILEY TO-DAY
Effort Will Be Made to Prove De.
tective Manufactured Evidence
to Suit Clarence Funk.

That a giant conspiracy, worse than
the intrigues of darkest Russia, was
hatched by the members of the Burns
detective agency for the purpose OF
substantiating Clarence Funk's story
of Charles A. McGowan's bribery by
"the Lorimer crowd" was the ASSET
| tion made by young McGowan's father,
who Is a member of the Canadian Par
lament, and others last night.
Frederick Upham Adams, who is pre-
pairing what he terms an expose OF
the Burns methods" and Mr.. McGow-
an, senior, declared that the evidence
of the younger MCGOWAN, Edward
Hines, and others, will completely re-
flute Detective A. c. Bailey's testimony
of yesterday and show that he and
Burns attempted to convict the young
man of perjury and bribery and fright
en- him away from. the Senate commit
tee investigating the Lorimer elections.
McGOwan AssniIH Detectives.
They have lied time after time about
my son." said the elder MCGOWAN, last
night, "ahd they must face the conse-
quences. Now they have brought the
AFFAIR to a head, / will remain and see
that they are repudiated and punished
for-their unspeakable treachery and
conspiracy to injure an innocent boy"
Uphams statement was no less positive:
THE case against Mr.. Hines. against
Mr.. Wiehe, and against Mr.. MCGOWAN"
said he, is predicated on the fact that
they could not resist an insane impulse
to advertise the fact that they had COM
mitted crimes which, IL proved against
them, would place them behind prison
bars. 1t is peculiar that ali three OF these
gentlemen-and each had previously con-
Quoted himself as a gentleman-should
have become the victims of this strange
mania Senator Kenyon was right when
he declared that perjury had been COM
mitted. l have confidence that the time
IS near when some OF the perjurers will
be Identified. but doubt II II will be on
their own confessions"
Detective Bailey ON stand.
These statements were the outcome OF
testimony given yesterday by Detective
Burns and his assistant A. C. Bailey, be-
fore the Senate committee Investigating
the i-orimer case Mr.. Burns was on
the stand in the morning under cross
examination, and he and Judge Hanecy.
Senator Lorimer's counsel. were in con-
slant clashes. 1t was difficult at times
to preserve order In the committee room.
The afternoon session was occupied by
the testimony OF Mr.. Bailey, who spent
two hours and a half reading from his
diary in order to demonstrate how he
trapped youhg MCGOWAN into admitting
that his previous evidence was false He
claimed that McGowan's admissions were
recorded by the dictograph and the con-
versation would be reproduced later be-
fore the committee.
Bailey went at great detail into the
manner In which he made McGowan's
acquaintance and secured his confidence
Among the information he claimed to
have ELECTED from MCGOWAN was that
McGowan had testified before the Lori
mer committee at the request Of one r.
g. Shields, for whom also he had made
an affidavit thaYwas used in the case.
McGOwan's Alleged Admissions.
Shields. according to the narrative, was
in the Hines Lumber Company's en-
ploy The young Canadian is alleged TO
have told the detective that he was as
sured the Hines company had plenty Of
money and that he should be repaid.
In one of his conversations he is al
legged to have said that Hines personally
assured him that he should be paid, and
that Wiehe, Hines brother-In-law, also
promised to pay him, and did actually
give him finally 1880
Bailey also testified that MCGOWAN
wanted $500 for perjuring himself"
according to the detectives notes.
Senator Kenyon asked the detective
whether MCGOWAN actually used such
language.
He repeatedly said that he had per-
jured himself" replied the witness.