The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-27

/ NiV6I IF'' ut' StII tItIII w No'l " e
/ f. Palmer. Gen Eastern Agent l?3S
Broadway. New York. y. Y
sation with the person who represented
himself to he Mr. Palmer Mr.. I.edyard
repeated to mo everything that had oc-
! Cured in the conversation. | feel that
the committee shonld know this. that the
statements of this person who declared
+ that hr was Representative Palmer
finally led when MIR l.edNard was nm
able to secure a personal interview with
him. To proposition that Mr.. Ledyard
, should meet a gentleman who could
| verify everything that he. the alleged
| MIR. Palmer. was saving about his ability
! and the ability ot various other persons
! to control these Legislative matters
! He declared that he would nam. a
person in whom Mr. i.edyard would
| have confidence and to whom he could
talk freely and who would be able to
produc. evidence that he and this al
legged Representative Palmer would be
able To do what they said. Those state
ments finally led to MIR. I.edyards max
ing an appointment to meet the gentle
man whom this person named and at
the hour Of the appointment there ap-
peared at MIR l.edyard's house Edward
Lauterbach. member ~ the bar of
| New York city. as understand.
MFR. I.edyard and MIR. Lauterhach II
had long converse tivn ABOUT this mat =
ter. Mr.. LauterbaCh taking II up ap-
pareutly from the thread which had
been laid down by 'he pseudo Palmer
over the telephone and. according to
Mr.. Ledyard Mr. l.autsrbach declared
that he spoke for several important gen
tlemen in the House Of Representatives
who were able to do the things which
the person who had been telephoning 10
MIR l.edyard said could be done
| When doubt was expressed by Mr.
Ledyard as 10 the truth Of such al.ega :
tions. MIR 1.suterbach. az | recall IT,
urged Mr. Ledyard to come To Wash
ington OF TO meet elsewhere in person
certain gentlemen high in III. House
orga nization, even going so far as to
mention the nam" of the Speaker aud
the floor leader and think on. ar two
other important members OF the House -
| II Mess this came Ia Nou We do no,
care to hear it," interrupted Senator
Overman.
Hts Ftrst sight of Laut-rhach.
| Il am lust stating what Mr.. Iedyard
"As,.r ,ht. ,.a ,.,, ~, ~
Mr.. l.edyard | did not See tha, | hau
any Interest at all IN In. matter Il
was an amazing proposition to me.
had never seen or heard uf Mr.. l.aut-r-
bach except in the most general way.
! Il had never had any particular in
,erest in any OF ,h.s. matters whic,
n
trolled. and therefor. | said that
would prefer to have nothing further
TO de- with the matter. and II Wa.
dropp-d Mr. l.edvard wrote mt "A letter
subsequently in which h- put In wri,inl
MS experience,
| Il wish 10 add that ! have never Ne
seen Mr' i.auterba'h except as have
had him pointed oui t" me- Tonight.
hh"" aps"iutely h"'hlhs about TINS mar
yer eNc"P' as II mas hr"h '"'d I" me- II
'"!S way
AT" E"" member "t "'ther "'
'"-Se '"o"eN o"i''"''""-' Tue i'l" com
mi,'er or III" "'h"r one; asked senator
'>''son,
No replied fa'h"r
"""'" you ih'hd 'r''he us more
t"'N "haI 'hlS service was 'ha' th'
mFthi'ai MT '"'mer was represented
as being able I" perform asked Sena
'or h"""'
Tells ~ the Promises Made.
We'll. senator said Mr.. Palmer
"tha, was repeated 10 me a, such grea
length and in such detail by Mr.. Led
yard. who. | think. ma de- arrang.mer Mt.
to hay. his conversations taken duwr