Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-07
NOR Threatened HOLD-UP
Tells Lorimer Committee of His Re.
lations With Wiehe.
HAD TRIED TO BORROW $4,000
Testifies He Sought Reimbursement
ness Before Committee.

HineS-LorimeV' witness who has been &C
cused by private detectives Of having ad
mitted that he perjured himself in giving
testimony in favor Of Senator Lorimel
before the Senate investigating committe,
last summer, was called to the witnes:
chair today when the investigation wa.
resumed
McGowan's appearance as witness a.
this stage was somewhat of a surprise
1t was thought attorneys for Senator Lor
inner and Edward Hines would introduce
other testimony, with intent to breal
down the allegations of the detectives
before swearing MCGOWAN.
The return of Senator Johnston tt
Washington resulted in the full commit
tee sitting today.
Chairman Dillingham; told the attor-
neys that the committee was anxious to
end the hearing and after all its expert
ence In the case felt able to judge some
what of the witnesses. Thereupon Attor
ney Hanecy, for LWimer, dismissed q
number Of character witnesses.
Denies Reported Admission.
MCGOWAN was then called. It was he
who the private detectives testified had
admitted he "perjured'' himself in swear
ing he did not hear C. F. Wiehe talk of a
Lorimer election fund on a Minnesota
train last March.
MCGOWAN told of meeting Detective
Bailey and their sojourns together.
Did you ever tell Bailey or anybody
else that you had perjured yourself ter
ribly for the Hines bunch. or that in
substance?" asked Attorney Hanecy.
mo. SIR"
did you ever say you were going to
hold the Hines bunch up for $4,000"
mo, SIR
on this case?'
mo, sir
Did you ever ask Mr.. wiehe for 5000
or H,JO0-"
mo, SIR
M. "Sfor .1 pe !: yourself?"
He denied r. J. Shields Showed money
toward MCGOWAN when he signed an affi-
davit In the case.
So through Bailey's testimony the at
torney went, MCGOWAN categorically de-
nying in short "No-sir' answers material
allegations by Bailey Of McGowan's ad-
missions.
Wiehe's Guarantee.
MCGOWAN said Wiehe had wired him
before coming to Washington that Wiehe
would guarantee my expenses"
Senator Kern objected to Attorney Han
ecy asking leading questions.
The witness could not produce the tele-
gram regarding Expenses"
Was anything said In the teleGram
about his bearing your losses?''
mo. ! didn't understand there would
De any losses. l thought my business
would go on
MCGOWAN had previously testified that
through the negligence of q hired man
his well-drilling machine Unexpectedly
remained idle during the five weeks he
was absent to testify before the COM
mittee in Washington. He testified he
made from so to 800 day with his
machine.
The witness explained that when he
left Washington after being excused as
q witness he looked to Wiehe to pay
He said he received from the committee
500 or $500 to cover actual railroad mile
age. ETC., and So a day for time. wiehe
paid his hotel bill in Washington, the
witness said.
Sought Reimbursement for Loss.
MCGOWAN said he went to Chicago in
October to get Wiehe to settle for his Toss
due to an idle machine while in Wash
ington. Never before. he said, had he
asked Wiehe to stand the loss. -
lou KNEW III July you SunSfeQ loss,
so why did you delay until October to
ask Wiehe to pay it," asked Senator
Kenyon.
Because 1 thought would be called
to Chicago to testify again in October
and would call his attention to it then,
was the answer.
Later the witness said he did not know
until August what he had lost during
his absence and even to this day he did
not know how much he lost.
7 % a rad vxrt1Nr he q t~%A n; a
not intimate In the letters he wrote to
Wiehe that he expected to be reimbursed
| for loss.
MCGOWAN first said he thought he would
| postpone asking for reimbursement until
he went to Chicago. and later in response
| to questions said that he did not think
| OF asking for reimbursement when writ
| ing.
In response to Senator Kenyon, Nc
| GOwan said his principal loss was du,
to profit on his contracts. The lows
| senator then asked why he sold his ma
chine in September.
Because 1 did not like the business.
l was the response.
| Wasn't it because you were in debt p
well. II you figured my debts ant
credits / would not be in debt
Efforts to Get a Loan.
Taking up the subject Of the CORE
spondence with wiehe prior to Nc
Gowan's visit to Chicago in October tn
witness said he wrote to borrow money
There was a section of land I'D Their
that l thought was q good buy" sal,
MCGOWAN.
How much did you want to borrow?
asked Senator Kern.
Five thousand dollars"
Attorney Hanecy said Wiehe had en-
deavored to find the letter MCGOWAN frs
wrote him regarding the loan, but hat
been unable to find it.
"Of all your friends in Canada and tn,
United States, why did you ask wiehe t.
make you a loan?" pursued Senator
Kern.
Because l thought he was the bes
able to do it,
Attorney Hanecy produced Wiehe's re
ply to McGowan's letter, which McGowar
identified. In this letter Wiehe offered t.
negotiate the loan at bank II McGowal
produced security. and suggested he ant
Wiehe might become partners In the lant
IDEAL. McGowan's response was also read
The witness said Wiehe did not reply Il
this and did not lend him 5000.
The examination again shifted to Nc
Gowan's visit to Chicago in October t.
see Wiehe.
MCGOWAN declared he did not tell Ed
ward Hines about why he desired to Sc,
Wiehe, although he spent a night at hi,
home.
| Cause Of 1akley's Death.