Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-31
NICE little BUNCH
OF CROOKS SHOW
IN FUNK CASE
Bell Boz Paid Huge Sums to
Obtain Evidence Against IN
ternational Harvester Of
ficial in Chicago.

BY i.euscd Wirn 20 Evening iicrhld
Chicago, oct 3l.--A witness Tor
The state n the case cf Daniel Donn-
hoe and Issue Stlfci charged with
conspiracy 60 defame Clarence 81
Funk, today linked the name ot Ed-
ward Times, the iumbermau, with
that OF Donahoe
The witness was Edwin w pcutcr
s. bell boy. who testified that he was
hired by stlefcl and Donahoc to give
false testimony against Funk
the alienation suit brought By John g.
Deuter was tcstifylng az 60 CONVEX
sntions held iB Donnhcc's office and
elsewhere.
"Did you aud Donahoc discuss an-
other suit In his Officer" witness was
asked.
Counsel for the defense objected
but were oNcrrulcd and Dcutcr re-
piled. "Nes. he asked n had seen
in the newspapers whore Hines and
sued Funk for 100000. ! said thut
had and he said He's our man. He's
Ia the same case we are and he'll DO
our friend
The Hines suit never came 10 triai.
He charged Funk with slapdcr Ia
quoting him (fiincsl a. saying. "fs
cost us sl0O, 900 10 put Lorimer over
Douter said that Stiefei had paid
him az much az So az a time. Stiefci
showed him q picture OF FUNK, he
said. hut ne told Sticfcl he had never
seen the man.
'gIe toid me about the IIennine
suit and said he wanted some ~ the
hotel employees for witnesses said
pcuter.
"no said / wouldn't have 10 work
for q couple OF years and that I would
he we'll taken care Of told him
would consider being witness and
he gave me 325 saying here is a it-
tie change
peuter said he was introduced %
Stiefcl by Dennis Martin. said 60 he
q state witness who a missing, Stilc-
fei met him and Martin tOgethcr q
few DAYS later. he said and gave
thcm s25 apiece. lie said eve were
using up money too fast" said DcutcI
"and told us we would have 20 SEE
Mr.. Donahoe. lie took us "a Dona-
hoes office
"At the second visit % Donahoo hs
told me Funk and Mrs Hennine hag
been al the hotel together and ~
wanted somp hclihoys as Witnesses lii
said 7 would not have 10 rtmemhel
the face Of Mrs. Hennlng az sh'
wouldn't bo as the trial. lie said
would De well taken care OF, that h'
would be- like a father 30 me, and thn
was the way a lot of big men got then
start
"iic gave me money every time
went 90 see him, sometimes four oI
five dollars and again as high ae fh'
and SS7 Tie gave me Ssl la Janu
nry 1919, a few days before ! wuI
married"
Dcutcr told Of Donnhoc having oh
tanned for him position getting or
ders for "a grocer. The state ASSERT
that this position was blind
peutor testified that he received s2
"a week and worked in the place sever
months, during which time hr Oh
tained three orders
Mrs. iIenning principal witness 70
the state who became ~ while tosti
| fying. viii not be- able 20 take M
stand again until Monday, u was sai'
today.
patrick J f,nrlght. "a former hell
/ hoy. told of meeting Stlcfcl, VIII
showed him photograph OF Funl
and later employed him nt 81 a ah
after ho lost his hotel position. kn
/ right said that an he had 60 90 wn
20 90 to the hotel and watch wha
the Funk people we're doing I'm
| rtghi said that he rcnoried tn Stiet'
"a talk he had with edwin sinvin.'
hotel cmploYo.
"slavln said he knew Mr. Funk an
| Mrs Hennlng and that he had see
i them at the hotel" said Enright
l =-asraass-