The Washington herald., 1913-08-19

ment. told him that couldn't do any,
thing but what had determined In 40
vance to do-tell the truth"
jackson H. Ralston was present as the
attorney for the American Federation OF
Labor when McMichael made this state
ment. He announced that all three
names had been used without the slight
est authority: that the American Fed
Grafton of Labor did not engage In the
practice of hunting political jobs, ana
that he had made an express agreement
with Mr.. Siddons before the latter was
nominated, that in the event OF his Sc
lection Ralston would make no recon-
mendations Of any kind for job hunters
He declared that this agreement had
been lived up to strictly.
McMichael was led through the al
legged conference in New York between
the two McDermotts and Horning. but
was able to give no additional informa-
ton on that score. Easby-Smith also
led him back to the talk he and NC
Michael had had at Chesapeake beacn
relative to McMichaers attitude towaru
McDermott, but the witness and counsel
could not agree as to what had trans
pired at this meeting.
McMichael reiterated his statement
that he had warned McDermott and
others that II they did not let him alone
he would charge them with attempting
to intimidate a government witness. but
as far as he testified yesterday this in
ltimidation' consisted chiefly in pleas by
McDermott to stand pat and protect MIN.
He elaborated on his statement OF
Friday night touching the loan which he
says George Horning was Induced tc
cancel by a note from McDermott. He
said he received a special delivery letter
from McDermott telling him to go &c
Horning and raise s125 and send it to
| him in Chicago.
"Horning said he wouldn't lend II &c
me. so 1 pulled on all the Jewelry 1 had
watch. chain. locket. ring and pin-and
| offered it to him. He said he would loan
me only so on that. I said. We'll, I've
got SIS: that will make So Now I've
got TO get $50 more He said he would
loan me the $50 on a note providing
would bring him the cancelled checl
for the payment Of it..
1 signed the note and sent McDermot'
the money. When McDermott returned
| to Washington I told him OF the trans
action and he wrote to Horning saying
| Give Mac back his jewelry." Horn
| ing told me to sign piece Of paper or
| which he had written: Received o.
| George Horning. $50 for services rem
dered.' and / signed 1t. Then he tool
tne 40 ana substituted IL lot MY Jc"eiiH y
! in the pawnshop records and returned
| my jewelry to me. He didn't charge
me any interest.
Il went in a little later and said: Lend
| me 3d. He said he would II / would
sign a note. and I did. Some time later
| while ! was running an elevator, anC
| before my illness. a collector cam'
| around from Horning, saying that Horn
| ing wanted to know when ] would pay
it. i said that McDermott would fix il
| UP. i told McDermott and he said
You tell Horning to put that up Il
profit and loss on the loan shark bill.
When the collector called again I tolt
| him I would be down to see Horning
but I never went and they have never
| tried to collect il since"
Telling OF the conference in New Yori
| with Horning. NcMichael quoted tn:
pawnbroker as saying to McDermott
| Well. We have put up the money; now