The Washington herald., 1913-08-17

ibid you call on any other Congress-
lmenf"
mo, SIR"
'How did It happen that you singled
out McDermotty'
II don't know, except that We all knew
him."
Burnstine was asked IL he had had a
whispered conversation with Horning
| when a sergeant-at-arms drove up to
Burnstine's Office with the latter Friday
afternoon. He said he was confident he
| had not.
.Would you be confident II the
sergeant-at-arms should take the stand
and testify that you had held such a
conversation"
mo, sir: but I do not recall it."
"Was there any agreement between
you and Horning that you would not re-
call facts when on the stand?"
mo, sir; positively not. I'll give you
! the facts"
Emmanuel Steinem, pawnbroker. who
was put out of business by the loan
shark law, testified that Horning, Heiden-
heimer, and Burnstine had urged him to
contribute money to fight the bill. He
said he had declined. but gave them a
half promise to contribute after the fight
was over in case they succeeded in keep
ing provisions against pawnbrokers out
of the bill.
"You wanted insurance and they
wanted 1t on a contingent basisT sug-
gested Mr.. Ferris.
well, I'm nothing out now" replied
Steinem with satisfied shrug of his
shoulders.
You're out your business. aren't you?"
Yes, I'm out of business and I have
no doubt you gentlemen are responsible
for it, replied the witness good ma
turedly. Steinem is now in the jewelry
business.
Asked About New York Trip.
Cross-examining McMichael in the
morning, Mr. Easby-Smith asked him
about the trip to New York in company
with McDermott, and the conference
with Horning and John d. McDermott.
concerning all of which McMichael testi-
fed Friday night. McMichael refused to
fix date for the trip, even to the year.
He said it may have been in 1910, 1911,
or 1872. He said that during the con-
ference Horning drew McDermott aside
and held a whispered conversation which
he could not hear. and he sfterward un-
derstood, he said, that during these
"asides'' Horning and McDermott fixed
up the deal by which McDermott was
to be paid $500 to stop the loan shark
bill.
How long have you known Horning:"
asked Easby-Smith.
About fifteen years"
do you know that he is hard Of hear
ing,
oh, not particularly
was an that conference aoou' '''e
loan-shark olil!
YES, sir.
During the genera conference was
money mentioned!
Snid $4,000 Was Raised.
Ihey spoke OF hdVihs raised money
but didn't say how much. McDeimott
afterward' told me that they had raised
slO,Oo
What was McDermott supposed 10 10
for them IN regard 10 TINS Dill
Il don't know what ne told them ne
would DO but am frank 10 say that 1
don't believe ne ever dio anything.
Because of the refusal OF McMichael
even to approximate the date OF tcis
conference, the ss-examination on this
point was NOT partlcuiarly enishtenlng
for either side. Mr.. Easoy-smith tried
49, ~ -. ~ Iii ieiI bu, faiIad nr sera,sI
such attempts.
"When did your break with McDermott
Gomez"
IN March, 1912" The loan shark bill
was signed by President Taft in Febru-
ary, 1913.
When did McDermott hrst tell you
hat he had gotten $d5Vo from me pawn-I
orokersE = |
AFTER the bill mao been signed by the |
l SAID to him one day: Weh' |
he loan shark Dill has hecome law
md the pawnbrokers are caught as nara
Is the rest OF them.
he repled: ON, l. got mine OUT OF IL
how much Gld you ger! asked:
he repleo: got s'So oi the Slo'oVV
hey raised.
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