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

ondeavorcd to induce Heidenheimer to
release some of McMichaels' 1ewelry
without n payment OF the loan on II
He was not successful.
Members of the committee cross-ques-
toned MoMichael with eagernesS, put
the former page stuck to his story. He
went further and described McDermott
on the day the Mulhan charges were
printed. mentioning McDermotts name.
McMichael said McDermott hao rio-
den down in the elevator with him.
"He said: NV God, I'm ruined man.
What am I going to do? Do you sup
pose anybody will believe this ola
guy?.' . rt.d hard for
,on for ak years, harder than l ever
worked for any man. tried 10 ere
yate you and help you to pig posi-,
ton / told him | had done All couio
for him.
Fearful of Exposure.
.tIe said: You've got nothing to lose
Won don't live with your wife. I'm
congressman and I've got wife ana
children. Say you wrote these letters
,,nheknownst to me, and that l didn't
know anything about 1t.
EVEN if they prove that YOU com
United perjury and forgery thes can
only send you down the river 70 the
ark for two years and III pay you
500 a month while you're there.
said TO him: Yes, you're willing to pay
me 500 "A month to go 10 JAN loI
YOU. but you won't pay me ene s was =,
YOU honestly owe me. I've got vi IN
my pocket. That's all I've got 10 sno"
for six years work. but | won't do this
for you. IT,,
APPARENTLY struggling to control nm
self McMichael told the committee OF
furnishing SIS to take Mulhall 70 1hl-
cago to aid McDermott in the lsl2 cam
patgn. -. ora,,or
NV mother had just died.. said Nc
Michael, and l was executor OF my
mothers estate. The money was -,
a bank here to credit of the estate ana
! gave Mulhall a check for it. | had
to hustle to put 1t back never So
any of it from McDermott.
A Lie, Says McDermott.
Mcpermott and his attorneys were SIT
ting together very near McMichasi as
this testimony was given. McDermott
frequently whispered to his lawyer ana
shook his head several times however,
when he was asked for a statement. all
he would say was that the whole ousl,
ness was a lie on the part OF McMlchaei
from start to finish.
sure that money passed between Marun
Mulhall of the N. A. NJ. and Represent
alive McDermott.
You never saw any money passed De-
tween them, did your asked Chairman
Garrett.
table without a nickel and third man
comes along and all three eat, drink
and be merry, and then all three get up
again with lot of coin ] am not SO
blind or so ignorant as to think the
money was picked from trees or grew on
the table. And that happened time after
nrtx,o fnin
Reuters"
McMichael continued:
THE Honorable James T. McDermott
was after the coin strong. If l had q
wad of money divided into TWO parts
and he knew it, he would grab the big
gest roll
Chairman Garrett asked him how he
or McDermott would know about each
other having money after the sessions
in the hotel
1--WE would smile at each other" he
said Both of us was careful not 10
let the other know how much the other
one had. II Mulhall gave me two oiiis
I'd hide the larger one and flash the
ed anything over 81 McDermott copied
half of it He would go to the hotel
cashier and give him his money; draw
81 and come back to where l was. deo
say to the cashier, Don't tell Mac m
doing this
Relations Confidential.
AT this time your relations with Nc
Dermott were confdential?" asked Gar
rett.
'rOh, yes," said the witness. He said
that hotel cashier named Regan had
made affidavits as to these transactions.
Regain will appear later.
The money he received from Mulhall
on these occasions the witness said,
was always deducted from his monthly
stipend.
He said that his employment BY Null
hall was for the purpose OF keeping
Mulhail and James A. Emery. counsel
for the National Association of Manu-
facturers, advised of the status of legis-
laton in the House. and In various COM
Inittees and supplying documents to Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers OIL
Gals.
McMichael dragged in Harry Parker.
the colored messenger who waits on
Oscar Underwood in the Capitol. Nc
Michael swore that Parker said he was
getting SD month from Mulhall. This,
says McMichael was the inspiration TO
get a little change" Thereupon, SAYS Nc
Michael, he sought to find this man, who
was so generous.
Il said, Introduce him to me-" ex-
planned McMichael as the cigarette smoke
pulled from his mouth. land he did,
Payments to Messengers.
McMichael said that he had paid SO
to Parker at one time and that at another
time he paid $50 to Henry Neil. the
Speakers messenger.
The former head page said he had
given McDermott the key TO a small
room in the basement of the Capitol
building
''McDermott and / used TO meet Null
baI fhere aoid the witness 'Then we
would adjourn to a hotel private dining
ences and for sleeping off DRINKS. I've
slept Off many drunk there"
did McDermott have any share IN
resentative Garrett
tional Association of Manufacturers =
ing at his cigarette, but l would meet
you seen the colonel today?' I would
Yes How much? Fifty bucks
or twenty and he'd always get it
Page boys were used az spies.
Services Not Valuable.
No." he said. Absolutely never That
In absurd. know Mulhall said that was
a part Of my Instructions but couldn't
remember 1t then any more than I can
now. The only time I ever got any USE