Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-31
MULHALL LOST
HIS TEMPER
TODAY
LIVELY ROW PRECIPITATED WHEN
AN ATTORNEY TRIES TO CROSS.
EXAMINE THE SAME QUES-
TONS LATER ASKED THROUGH
COMMITTEE.
OBJECTS TO DIGGING
UP HIS PAST LIFE

Washington, ID. c., July 31.-Martir
VI. Mulhall's ross-eXamlnation by at
Itorneys for the National Association
of Manufacturers before the senate
lobby committee today opened with a
lively row between Senator Reed and
Attorney Robert McCarter McCar-
ter insisted on asking questions him
self. Senator Reed insisted that al,
questions should go through the com.
mittee: Chairman Overman ruled with
Senator Reed.
McCarter precipitated the outbreak
Dy asking Mulhall if he had not been
force ten years ago for violating a
slate law Mulhal replied he was dis.
missed for political reasons and de-
manded counsel.
Il was advised by friends to refuse
to answer" he said. Il want counsel,
insist or it, and refuse to go on un-
til have it. I'll so TO Jail before TIL
answer questions about my personal
Affairs thirty or forty years ago"
Instead of being designed to throw
light on this case, many of these
questions are designed to throw mud
lat the Witness said Senator Reed.
''nhis is an investigation; not trial.
I, insist you have no right to say a
word here he concluded, addressing
McCarter.
Mulhall withdrew his demand for
counsel and the hearing proceeded.
with the attorneys submitting their
questions to Chairman Overman.
rs it not true that Samuel H.
Springer, who resides at your house,
tried to dispose of these letters to the
Philadelphia Press and the Philadcl-
phia Record?" Mulhall was asked.
It's vicious lie he shouted
Mulhall denied that he ever offer.
el the correspondence 10 two lnaga-
zines or to the New York Times. He
denied having made a statement to
Richard Barry, who was representing
the Manufacturers association, would
pay $1J0,000 for the documents if
they could not be disposed of to pa
pers or magazines.
Mulhall denied that he virtually
agreed to sell the letters to the New
York World for $4,000 and that he
would be content with $4,000; but later
le testified that at Barry's sugges
tIcn, he did agree. He never paid
Larry.
Have you published all the letters
between you and the association
asked Senator Cummins.
Il believe | have not
Mulhall swore that payment of
monthly sums to J. II. McMichael,
one time chief page of the house,
Harry Parker, messenger to the ways
and means committee, and the speak
er's doorkeeper, were made with the
knowledge and consent of j. II.
Emery, counsel for the manufactur
IJS' IlC lCol llllCu tlldL lllt llSllto
tegan in 1909, and ran through mos
CT 1910 and 1911. Questions were
designed to show that Emery was on
the Pacific coast and in Europe many
months in those years.
Mulhall contended that when .
Emery was away the three were not
Paid and the settlements were made
Up later.
Mulhall swore that Samuel Comp
rs, president of the American FEEDER
.tion of Labor and Jackson H. Rails
On, attorney for that organization,
.ried more than year ago to secure
he letters he laid before the senate
committee.
The committee read letter from
vulhall to John Kirby, Jr., president
II the manufacturers, July %, 1912,
Ii which he spoke of an interview
With Gompers in Washington and Il
elephone conversation with Ralston
y Baltimore. He wrote Kirby that he
would never sell OUT to enemies of
he association II
Ralston. he swore, tried hard to get
lie papers, but he refused to give
Rem up.
Mulhall previously testified that he
.fered to give the papers to Gompers,
vho declined to take them.
Senator Nelson asked about pub
l%hed statement that Mulhall had {
pent 100000 bribing voters and in {
obby work. Mulhall could not tell ,
low just how much he had spent and :
hought 100000 must be a mistake.
he lawyers asked if the total of his /
expenditures was not about $4S.O00
ut Mulhall said he did not know if
hat amount was right.
The lawyers put in letter Mulha'l :
rrote General Manager Bird, Septem
,er 81, 1912, saying Samuel Comp
rs, John Mitchell and Frank Morri-
on, of the American Federation of t
.abor, had gotten promise from {
President Wilson. then governor Of '
<ew Jersey, to support Representa-
I've Hughes for senator. t
John G. Shreve. secretary to Con" !
i lessman Gardner. was his source of t