The Washington times., 1913-08-18
SAYS NJ 'DERMOTT
PLEDGED HIM JOB
McMichaeI Declares That He
Was Promised Place If He
Stuck to Patron.
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Mac. YOU know Commissioner Siddons
was associated as a law partner with
Mr. Ralston, who is with the American
Federation Of Labor, and II I can stand
good with the Federation will see that
| YOU get a good Job with the District OF
! Columbia
! II told McDcrmott that / couldn't get
any Job in the Capital.
He said that wasn't his fault. but
he would see / was taken care OF.
Details Conversation.
CONGRESSMAN Cline wanted to know
when this conversation occurred.
He told me twice, the last time
early in August. I went to him Tor
part of the $S25 he owed. He
showed me his bank book and said:
"I gave my wife 5000 and paid out
s25. I've got just 35 cents.
''I said: That's about your limit al
| ways"
Attorney ]. H. Ralston, who had
been taking notes, asked to make
statement and had McMichael repeat
| his testimony.
The witness statement is entirely
unauthorized" said Ralston, as to
the use Of these names"
My partner. Mr.. Siddons, was ap-
pointed several weeks ago as Commits
| sioner," continued Mr.. Ralston.
Before his appointment there was a
distinct agreement between us that l
would recommend nobody for job
| under the District government
This was TO relieve possible emoar-
rassment and as soon as II became
|
| Commissioner. I suggested that would
| make no recommendations, and nave
made none The American Federation
| of Labor is not in the business OF PED
ding offices and the use of Its name Is
! likewise unauthorized.
ir this gratuitous manner" concluded
Mr.. Ralston.
Cross-examination Halts.
| Attorney Easily Smith halted his
cross ss-examination until the Garrett
committee obtains certain Mulhall
correspondence from the Senate ana
members Of the committee took NC
Michael over previous testimony.
| McMichael said he had not seen any
money pass between Congressman Nc
Dermott and the pawnbrokers ana
had only McDermotts statement as 10
the alleged dealings between them
He reviewed, the meeting oetween
New York regarding which he pre-
viously testified.
He also stuck to his story that
| Horning had once released loan OF
$50 on McMichael's jewelry when Nc
"Horning has a $40 note of mine now
I guess" said McMichael.
II talked to McDermott about the so,
Ii To- Nr.e
it to profit and loss on the loan Shark
McMichaeI said he didn't tell Horning,
and the note was still out.
Dodging Newspaper Men.
Members Of the commmittee asked
McMichael why he went to Chesapeake
Beach In July. The witness said he was
hiding out from newspaper men.
| Attorney Easily -Cmith and the wit
ness again spared over their conyer-
sation which occurred when the NC
talk with McMichael. The attorney
had the witness identify a letter Nc
Michael had written McDermott in
July last asking the Congressman for
money.
Wasn't you getting your s75 a week
| from the New York World?"
| Il had gotten one check and spent
II. hadn't received the other check
and sent my wife to washington to
brought me S25 saying you had ad-
vanced It to McDermott You opened
your conversation by telling me that
McDermott was a crook:
| ''I did not" retorted Easily Smith.
You didn't tell me that"
NO. and I'll take the stand said the
lawyer.
| Asked about hi srnisstatements to the
attorney. McMichael said:
| AS soon as you told me you were
McDermott's lawyer that was enough
for me You might as well have gone
back TO Washington. wasn't going to
tell you anything.
Seeking His Attitude.
McMichaeI said the attorney. accom-
panied by II. A. L. Barekr. another
lawyer. had come to "fnd out my attI-
tude toward McDermott." and denied
that Easby-Smith had come TO see aboue
the alleged McDermott debt to the wit
| ness He didn't know why Braker had
been brought along.
Under cross-examination the witness
again related his contract TO write a
story for the New York World on
Twenty Years AS a House Employe. ."
The story. he said. isn't TO be written
until the investigation is closed. and
he is to get S75 a week for three months
and no longer. No contract price has
been agreed upon for the story proper.
When the committee took recess for
luncheon. Mr.. Easby-Smith said he
would resume his examination when the
witness has produced two or three let
ters regarding which he has testified
an affdavit from a barkeeper in the
rathskeller where Mulhall McDermott
and McMichael are alleged 10 have met
frequently and check for s75 which
McMichaeI SAYS represented an advance
10 Congressman MCDermott in the 1871
} campaign
Congressman Called.
Congressman ReIllv's name was added
to The List OF House prospective wit
nesses OF the House lobby committee
, today. McMichaels testified that he
had tod his story 10 Mr. Reilly several
weeks tago. and that Reilly had ad-
yised him not to be persuaded by Nc
DermOtt but 10 go on the witness
stand and tell the unvarnished truth