Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

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Under a cross-examination directed at
him with great rapidity by James 8.
Easby-Smith, attorney for Represent
alive McDermott Of Chicago. In the
House lobby investigation. Isaac Nc
Michael, once head page Of the House.
today calmly stuck by every word he
said previously about McDermott re-
ceiving $500 to help defeat the loan
shark bill which placed pawnbrokers
in the District of Columbia in the same
class as other loan Offices.
Not only that but he detailed the oc-
casion OF a visit which he declared Nc
Dermott made to New York. where he
had a consultation with George d. Horn
ing, loan broker OF this city. Nc
Michael declared that McDermott had
told him-not once. but many times
to kill all or part Of the Dyer loan
shark bill, and then calmly went on to
say:
And. frankly. don't believe he ever
tried to do q thing with it,
To Impeach Witness.
Attorney Easby-Smith announced
that he would endeavor to impeach the
"lluCSSs dn0 a SudIP rally UclWCCn AAiu
and the witness ensued. To build up
the basis Of an impeachment. MT.
Easby-Smith made the witness say be
had been in hiding at Chesapeake
Beach at the Belvidere Hotel under the
name Of Mack.
To this hotel Mr. Easby-Smith and a
local attorney. Harry A. L. Barker. went
on one occasion when Mack had ap-
60 H.
could stay hidden a little longer"
The amount was 1926. according to Nc
Michael. and was not q ''hold-up.' but a
'.just debt The attorney tried to get
McMichael to admit that McDermott
owed him but a small sum, and Nc
Michael refused to take back a word he
had said.
Mr.. Easily Smith got the witness to
make certain admissions as to things
he had said at Chesapeake Beach and
other places in the presence OF wit
nesses, which were complimentary to
McDermotts character. Then, in reply.
McMichael BADLY stated that he had
lied when he said them, and that he
did so with purpose,
Recognized Attorney.
Didn't 1 know you were McDermott's
attorney" he said. land did you sup
pose that / was going to give away to
you anything that l was going to dor
On another occasion Mr.. Barker. the
Washington lawyer who had gone TO
Chesapeake Beach with Mr.. Easily
Smith, conferred with the latter attorney
for moment:
nuencing legislation in regard to the
Hughes eight-hour amendment In the
presence Of Mr.. Barker?
no" snapped the witness, its .
grand frame-up between the TWO OF YOU
hut Unrk ~
McMichael declared In the loan shark
testimony that he didn't believe that
McDermott had ever approached MEM
Der Of the District committee In regard
to the Dyer bill. Mr.. Dyer, in personal
conversation with a Star reporter, de-
clared that McDermott had never seen
him about the bill; and 1t is understood
Chairman Johnson OF the District COM
bill. 1t was Mr.. johnson who was par
ticularly insistent that pawnbrokers
should be included in the bill.
Draws Newspaper Salary.
McMichael also testified before the
committee on cross-examination that
he was receiving q weekly salary Of
SIS from the New York World. which
printed the original statements of Mar
tin M. Mulhall.
McMichael explained that this salary
was paid under an agreement to write
story for the World about Twenty
Years a House Employe" after the
lobby Investigation was over.
Attorney Easily Smith announced to
the committee he would bring Allan A.
Irvine, q government supply contractor
of this city before the committee to
testify that McMichael in July in
formed Irvine he would receive a
weekly salary until he had corrobo-
rated Mulhalps testimony.
The salary incident was introduced
suddenly. by Attorney Easby-Smith,
who asked McMichael IL he was now
earning a weekly salary. The witness
said he was not -.
1T have q contract, to begin after this
hearing. but I don't think you nave any
rirht to inquire into my private pusi-
rass" replied McMichaei.
Ibid YOU not state on July ID to Allan
Irvine that you were then receiving
saiarv of SIS q week from or through
Connection with Mulhall. and that You
wc,Iid continue to receive II until you
had corroborated Mulhall's testimony
asked the attorney.
Il Required to Answer.
A. AAn