The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-16
Illinois Representative Ia Ac.
cused by Mulhall's "News
Source"
IMPEACHMENT Is TALKED
Witness Defies Mulhall to Prove
That He Gave Any Pri.
vate Information.

news source In legislative matters. gave
the House Lobby Committee q new SEN
sation tonight He testified that Repre-
sentative James r. McDermott Of Illinois
during the pendency Of . loan shark bill
affecting p6wnbrokers and "ten per cent
ers" had been the paid agent Of the pawn
brokers'
McMichaei told Of . number Of In
stances where he had pawned articles OF
his own and OF McDermott's with WASH
ington pawnbroksrs He named George
b. Hornins. u. Heidenheimer and q.
Burnstine a. persons who had been In
coliuaion with McDermott to prevent the
passage Of the anti-loan shark bill In its
original FORM He told Of Q conference
in the Hotel Navarro In New York at
tended by Representative McDermott.
George r. IIorninR and r. n. McDermott.
general agent Of the United states Brew
ers' Association. At this conference. &C.
cordlns to McMichael's story. the agree.
mcnt regarding McDcrmott's activities
against the blu was entered into.
McMichael told Of several instances In
which pawned goods were removed from
the clutches OF the pawnbrokers without
tho payment Of interest and OF other
instances where they were returned with
out the payment Of even the principal
He said that McDermott told him he had
received all told moro than $1,000 by
shaking down Washington pawnbrokers
In the courRe Of his Testimony Nc.
Michael declared that Henry Neal. Speaker
Clarks colored messenger. and Harry
Parker. Chairman Underwood's messen-
scr. had been to his knowledge IN the
pay OF Col. Muihaii.
"McDermott would rather lie than eat"
was one Of the expressions used by Nc.
Michael
May 1aDeaeA MeDepnott.
McMiehasi also testified that Repre-.
sentative NcDsrmott offered to pay him
900 a month to assume responsibility
for all the letters written to Muihali
bearing McDermotts name. He said
McDermott told him that as a member
OF the House and q man with wife and
children he could not afford to bear the
responsibility. The Illinois member. &C.
cordinG to McMichael, asked the witneas
to assert that all the alleged dealings Of
McDermott with Mulhal we're really car
ried on by MtAiichael.
II was the belief here tonight that the
disclosures will result In an effort to i'm.
peach McDermott and possibly an investi-
cation by the Grand Jury
McMichael kicked n few props from be.
meath the already tottering edince Of
Mulhalls exposure. He testified that he
was employed at salary Of $50 a month
by Mulhall from 1909 to 1911. His work
consisted solely In collecting and mailing
BILLS reports and other Congressional
documents to interested members OF the
National Association OF >Manufac cturers.
You are sure you never sought to OBJ.
tain private information through the
medium Of the page boys? demanded
Chairman Garrett.
Certainly not. sirw replied Nc.
Michael. II would not dare to suggest
such thing to one Of the boys and I
would not consider such conduct on my
own part with regard to any member Of
the House Of Representatives. / defy Null
hall or anybody else TO produce q single
one OF them who will substa ntiate the
statements made by Mulhall"
McMichael told OF meetings in
Fritz Reuters Hotel In Washington
between Mulhall. McDermott and him
self. Tie declared that frequently
at these dinners McDermott and
ne would call for Mulhail to come to the
hotel, M they both were without money
and Mulhall always supplied the den.
cheney"
Says McDermOtt Took Checks.
The monthly check for Si2s. his salary
as Representatives clerk. was drawn to
the order OF McDermott. and. except for
SO or Us at time. McDermott kept
the money.
McMichael was unable to describe
with any degree Of accuracy any occasion
on which money was given or lent to
McDermott by Mulhsll. He said that the
money was covertly handed out In the
private dining room Of Fritz Reuters
hotel.
questioned by Representative Fer.
ris OF Oklahoma ~ to the uses Of tho
private cOnfsrsnce room" In the Capitol
used by Mulhall. McMiohasl told tho
Oklahoma Congressman that its princi.
pal use, no far ~ he could see. was TO
sleep on drunks In"
McMichael explained that his compsn.
sati0n was paid always by Muihall. once
when he WAS In New York he called At
the office of the N. A. NJ. and sndsav vored
to collect arrears OF salary. but was In
formed by J. p. Bird, general manager
Of the association. that he was Col. Null
halls employee and that he would have
to look to Col. Aulhall for the monsy.
The same thing was told him. he said,
by James A. Emery when he endea vorsd
to collect telephone and carfare voucher
at Mr.. Emery's once.
In regard to his relations with Jsmas
A. Emory. Mchichasl tsstihsA that hs
had mot the Washington counsel Of the
N. A. N. only twice. that hin sole busi-
ness with him WAS to telephone hsm VI
committee meetings. hearings and
similar dstails ot the House Of Rspre.
ssntativss business and supply decumsnts
Of public character.
Another Aviation FATALITY.
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