The Washington times., 1913-08-23
MULHALL ADDS TO
N N'DERMOTT CHARGE
Two New Men Called to Testify
Before Lobby Investigators
of the House.
Continued from First pageD
do with the Cannon rules fight" said
Mmlhall
Promised $1,000; Got s7 ,oot

do with the Cannon rules night" said
Mulhall.
Promised $1,000; Got $4,000.
Congressman McDermott told me
that John McDermott. of New York. an
official of the Brewers Association, had
promised him 5000. but had come
across with only 5000. l. H. Nc
Michael. John McDermott, Congress
| man McDermott, and Mr.. Fleming.
hrother-in-law of the Congressman, all
told me that the Congressman had got
| ZOO from the brewers"
MulEall reiterated his charge that
McDermott had forged" Mulhalrs
name to the back of a check made
helping McDermott in the 1912 cam
paign. This check, he said. was
| duplicate of one which went tenn
| porarily astray and was contributed
by Harold Mccormick, OF Chicago,
while MulhaIl was collecting cam
paign funds for McDermott
McDermctt. he said, had told him
TO cash the original for his expenses
when IT showed up and then mad OBJ
tnined duplicate and forged the
Golonors Endorsement. McDermott
denies this.
After Muihan left the stand. Miss
Harriet G. DAILY. chief telephone oper-
ator at the Capitol testified briefly re-
garding numerous long distance tele-
phone calls made by !. H. McMichael to
Colonel Mulhall at Baltimore.
The calls were charged to Congress
man McDermott." said Miss DAILY. "as
McMichael was the Congressman's sec
retary. and most Of the calls were from
McDermott's room. McMichael phoned
three times from the Democratic cloak
room"
Examination of the list showed no
nf 10 al
Dermott to Colonel Mulhall
Reviews Senate Story.
Colonel MulhalTs testimony today was
review OF his Senate statements to q
large extent. He again told of going to
Chicago to help McDermott in the 1912
campaign.
He visited many Chicago manufac-
turers. he said. receiving contributions
from majority Of them.
"a few did not contribute" he said.
"Exclrsive of the $50 check from Har-
CID Mccormick. We raised about $3.50
fiom the manufacturers.
''McDcrlnott didn't give me a red
cont for expenses. I had to pawn my
watch charm when I finally left. All
l got was the t75 McMichael advanced
me to go to Chicago.
hill on him or received any money l
got none OF the campaign contribu-
tions."
Had High Words"
Mulhal said he and McMichael,
former McDernnott protege, had high
words" when the colonel returned to
Washington. They met in Fritz Reut-
ers
The row occurred over the SIS ad-
vanced by McMlchael and the $3.50 check
which Colonel Muihall charges McDer-
mott forged by indorsing the colonels
name without Mulhall's consent
Il told McMlchael that McDermott
was an infamous liar II he claimed to
have paid the expenses Of my Chicago
trip. or that I had run up a hotel bill
on him. McMichael and 1 almost came
Il worked very hard for McDermott
in Chicago; the hardest twenty-five
davs' campaigning l have ever done"
Colonel Mulhsll said he felt badly
and their friendship ceased when Nc
Dermott sent somebody 10 Fritz Reu-
ter's TO beat me up
RetelIs Story Of Check.
The colonel retold the story of the
Mccormick check. Mccormick, he said,
contributed $3.50 to the McDermott cam
paign.
The check wasn't received at the
colonels hotel he said. and he left Chi
cago with the understanding that II was
to be forwarded TO him at Baltimore
'McDermott said ] could have the
check for my expenses when II ar
rived. We phoned McCormick's secre-
tary about the original check.
When the check finally came, Il
Cashed 1t in Baltimore. Soon l got
letter from the bank that a duplicate
had been Cashed in Chicago. / then
signed an affidavit that l knew nothing
about the duplicate and had authorized
no one to sign my name to a duplicate"
Had you told anyone to get a dupll-
cate or to indorse .it?'
No, sir
Accuses McDermott.
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