The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-08
Admits to Senate Lobby
Committee That He
"Exaggcratcd.'
WANTED MORGAN BACKING
Lawyer Says Everything Lewis
CasS Lcdyard Told Of
Him Was True.


tcrbach. New York lawyer, once chair
man of the Republican county commit
tee. was subjected to n merciless cross
examination to-day by the Senate lobby
committee. Through a morning and af-
ternoon session ana again in the evening
until almost midnight David T.amars
friend was pressed ny the committee,
and when the days work was over Mr.
I.auterbach had made very unfavor.
able impression
| Under the rapid fire of questions Mr.
I.autcrbach forgot frequently. contra
dlctcd himself and visibly squirmed un.
der the ordeal to which he WIS SUBJ
jcc,ed
lie wa. compelled to admit that he
had exaggerated" when he told Lewis
Cass Ledyard. j. T. Morgan's lawyer.
that he l.auterbach. had investigated
the sentiments of the Democrats in
Washington and knew they were OPP
posed to any real investigation Of the
steel trust
When one eXaggeratcs a fac, he ut
ters a falsehood doesn't he?" asked
Senator Reed.
well. III accept your Interpretation
Of the word" was Lauterbach's final
admission.
Way Re Criminal ActiOW.
That the committee is considering the
possibility of criminal action involving
both Lauterbach and Lamar was in
dicated to-day when the investigators
| thni IN nj ri
Mr.. I.auterbach a statement, waiving
immunity from any testimony that he
might give before the committee.
Mr.. Lauterbach's testimony was re-
markahle chiefly for the new versions
of his own and I.amar's activities. The
| New York la".'cr's statement to-day
disclosed him as tEe innocent victim Of
the good intentions OF his ardent friend
Lamar. Lamar had sought tn rehabil-
tate him in th" good graces of j. p.
Morgan n Co. and Kuhn. Loeb x Co.
Ia set him on his feet again and to
give impressive evidence of his graft
iude for Lauterbach's friendship
Al this we'll meaning Lamar under.
took To- do without consulting I.autcr-
bach. and now Mr.. Lautcrbach. accord.
ing to the story told 10y him to-day.
finds himself sacrificed on the altar of
this friendship through chain Of tho
most unfortunate circumstances.
I.autcrhach to-day put everything up
To Lamar Senator Stone himself APP
peared at the night session Of the COM
mittee and tried to hammer Lauterbach
into an admission that he knew all the
time that Lamar had called up Lewis
Cass l.edyard and represented himself
to, be Congressman \. Mitchell Palmer
~ NJ,
investigators met only with Indifferent
success though the effect of the severe
cross-eNamination was to east much
doubt upon large part of Lauter-
, bach's story
When pinned down in n tight place
tonight Lautcrbach denied absolutely
that he had ever acknowledged that he
hNl referred to Senator Stone as the
! intermediary between himself and
| speaker Clark. He denied cmphatically
that he had mentioned Senator stones
name to Mr.. Ledyard at his interview
| with him. but had merely said so. he
said, acting on instructions from Lamar
| that he represented Speaker Clark in
the negotiations which hc had sought
to inauguratc between the Democratic
party and J. =. Morgan CO.
LRuterbach VALVES Immunity.
To-d day was Edward Lauterbach's
| second appearance on the stand. Re-
| fore his testimony had proceeded be-
yond the preliminary stage the COM
mittee, following an executive confer
| cnce, drew from him n waiver Of i'm.
munity from prosecution on any
grounds which might grow ont Of the
Investigation. Lauterbach has not yet
been subprnaed. having appeared both
| times before the committee on his own
request.
Although David Lamar in his testt-
mony had made no mention of having
put the names Of Speaker Clark and
! Senator Stone in Lnutcrbach's mouth.
the latter to-day declared that Lamar
himself had given him the programme
and conditions of adjustment which ne
! Lautcrhach) had presented to Lewis
Cass I.edyard as representing he AL
legged terms which the Democratic lead
ers required Of Morgan & Co,
T.auterbach to-day threw all the re-
| sponsibility for dragging in tho names
OF Speaker Clark and Senator Stone
on Lamar. He testified that Lamar
! had told him he had talked to Senator
/ stone, who was the personal repre-
sentative and spokesman of Speaker
| Clark. II was IN I.amars statement
alone that Lautcrbach, according to
this now version. based his statements
to Ledyard that he was speaking for
Champ Clark and representing the de- .
sire Of the Democratic leaders TO come
! tn an understanding with Morgan & Co.
Lamar His Authority.
"Any statement that have ever
made concerning Mr. Speaker Clark or
Senator Stone has been derived solely