The Washington herald., 1913-08-16

Hughes was about to ofYer the amend
ment.
As far as the regular employment OF
Henry Neaie, messenger to the Speaker,
and Harry Parker. tanitor Of the Com.
mittee on Ways and Means. n con-
cerhed. his testimony offers the strong
est kind Of corroboration Of NuihaIl's
statement. despite the denials Of N. A.
NJ. ofiicers.
Mllhail sshstantiateA.
He substantiated MulhaIrs story that
the key to tho private room was turned
over on McDermott's orders and that
the latter did this because he did not
wish his labor friends to see him hob
nobbing with Mulhall.
In short, McMichael substantiated
Mulhall on virtually every point where
such substantiation would not reflect
seriously on him. On other points he
had a different version to offer.
McMichsel did not 60 on the stand
until afternoon, when the committee
finally decided. in view Of Mulhalrs con-
tion without Mulhalrs testimony conf
plete. The Senate Committee was not
in session at all yesterday.
McMichael testified that he first knew
McDermOtt when the latter came to Con-
gress. Their relations became very
friendly at once and by he time Nc
Dermotts first session opened were. as
McMichaels put 1t. friendly. GJnfidential
and very close" He said that for q long
while he did all the secretarial work
that McDermott was having done, and
that McDermott would give him fifteen
or twenty dollars out Of the regular $1a
a month permitted for clerk hire.
He used to send me to the clerk Of
the House with a note asking for his
clerk hire check fifteen days before 1t
was due. The note would say that
his clerk was short and needed the
money. Then he would take the check
and the pawnbroker on Pennsylvania
Avenue. Heidenheimer. would let him
have the money in advance. He would
give me SO. SIS, or $50 of It"
Given Elevator Job.
McMichael said he was later trans
ferred to the press gallery. but that
McDermott called him away from there
so much that he lost that job and was
placed on one of the elevators in the
House ONCE Building.
when did you first meet Col Null
hall?" asked Mr.. Garrett
'Tn the fall OF 1903 Harry Parker. mes
senger to the Ways and Means Commit
tee. called on me and said he wanted
to introduce me to friend who would
give me a chance to pick up some easy
money. I said Lead me to him.. He
said that he was on Mulhalrs pay roll
and that i could get on. Mulhau asked
me to mail out some records, and I said
I. would. Two or three days later I saw
him again. He asked me II I had mailed
out the Congressional records he told me
to. I told him I had. although hadn't
at that time. He gave me two so bills
and a SO bill. and said I would have
that much coming in every month while
Congress was In session. I sent under
that arrangement until Mulhall quit the
association in December. 1911.
IAN j was supposed to do was to
watch the progress Of bills in which
the n. A. NJ. was interested. send such
bills and reports to their Offices in tie
Union Trust Company E'rilding here: get .
other documents they wanted, and such
things"
Asked about the bureau Of informati, n
Mulhall mentioned in one Of his letter..
McNichael replied. that that was an
index of certain bills which he made
up in order the more easily to keep
track of them.
He said the only time he had met Of
ficers other than Mulhall and EmeIv.
was on one occasion when he stopped Ia
to see General Manager Bird in New
York.