Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-21

they had Wronged him and put him on
tie force. but at the foot of the list"
A bill passed the House to right this
wrong Roberts told me February 8, 1912.
a man named Samuel Cornwall had talked
to him and said that he (CornWalD had
followed me for three nights to kill me.
I had him go to Speaker Cfarks room,
where an affidavit was made"
Representative Johnson read the aff1-
davit, which contained some quotations
from Cornwall which are unprfntable.
Questioned by the committee. Repre-
sentative johnson said he never Knew
what CORVALLIS grievance was. He had
seen Cornwall He said one night he
got on a car to go home after dark. He
saw a dark, heavy built man in the car:
He was staring at me in way \
couldn't help noticing" z i !: -. =
Stranger Follows Him.
+ Representative johnson went home by
an extremely devious route. he said. get
ting ON and OF cars purposely to see II
the man was following, and he was. AT
one point the man was fifteen feet behind
him.
'tOn 18th street he came close to me. l
stepped to the street. I had a .45-calfber
gun, and I made up my mind IL he step
ped of that curb 1 would kill him. I took
the pistol from it's holster. The man
stepped to the curb. and then stepped
back.
Mr. Johnson said he then went to his
own house and told his family. Two
days later. he said, Roberts came to the
committee room and told him about
Cornwall.
Mr.. Johnson said that the published
statement that he had asked for this
mornings hearing was Incorrect Chair
man Garrett corroborated 1t.
Roberts told me that Cornwall had
his plans made to kill me one night
when we had democratic caucus.
don't romember seeing him that night. !"
Declines Offers Of Protection.
Mai. Sylvester had offered protection
to him, but that he had told the police
chief he could take care Of himself in
any emergency. United States Attor-
ney Wilson had also offered help, he
said.
Zone morning, when my Office was
ing me, after my Office had been en-
tered, recited some of these things to
Mr.. Krock and Mr.. Robinson. two news
paper men, in confidence"
Mr.. Johnson said his office had been
frequently broken into.
In answer to Representative Ferris,
Mr.. Johnson said the threats by mail
all were Of the same tenor, to the ef-
feet that III you don't quit doing what
you are no good end will come to you"
| He said he had taken drastic precau-
tons to lock the doors and windows to
his Office. The doors are now double
locked He said he had laid traps by
marking letters in a secret manner, and
many times found they had been dis
arranged.
Mr.. Johnson said the excise bill and
the loan shark bill had caused the great
est commotion as far as the committee
was concerned. but that the bill for
zeal consideration had created great
interest. and that at one Of the hearings
on this bill 1t was represented to him
that 'this man Cornwall was present.
.4The real consideration bill excited
i'll feeling toward me ana meeting
OF the. Board Of Trade. He read a
ciipnine from the washington Herald
purDorting to quote b =. warner as
saying that Ii such Legislation was
proposed In any other CITY the autnor
would suffer bodily harm"
Claims He Was Maligned.
Mr.. johnson continued:
"rba Times has maliciously mafgned
ma. and these articles may have infiamed
some. crank and IL bodily harm is done
me, Z would hold tho Times Responsible,
and between the editor OF the Times o.
the man who wrote those articles and
the miserable scoundrel Who sasaked us
behind me and tried to take my life.
thave more respect for the miserable
tscoundrel"
He said that Schulteis and Hart had
never talked to him about loan shark
| George D. Horning testified yesterday
afternoon that he had pail, Patrick J.
carry Carry s on vcampaisn work for congress-
men who would be IN favor OF the
nav, No Wnhrokers' side of the loan shark
Legislation. Ryaa. Is chairman ns ma c OF the
i Labor Usten,. and Smelling sai IN. was once
- saa also said that Charles MCGUIRE,
proprietor Of ssloon "a her, ssoo had CON
,.av;rS ayan and Smelling
Mr. forming was not clear as to where
/ .hasa men had worked. He also said they
a;S not want to take the money. bu,
that he had given it to them as pres
ent. -. ..~~,.,
haan Maid 10 put detectives on the trail
| ce Rsrresentative Johnson, chairman Of
| the Manse District of Columbia commits
Il thC AnaiaE