Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-07-08
Edward Lauterbach Declares
He Was Victim of MiSrepre-
SentationS Made to Him by
David Lamar
SUPPOSED SPEAKER
CLARK UNDERSTOOD
Witness AngriIy Denies Any
Effort to ''Shake Down.
Steel Trust and j, P, Nor
gan & Company,


Washington, July The strange
tale Of Wall street operations begun
before the scnate'S lobby committee
last week by David Lamar had an.
other chapter added today when Ed
ward lautcrbach, Lamar's associate
in many undertakings. pleaded that
he had been the innocent victim and
"Nicarious sacrifice in negotiations
that have involved the Morgan firm
the steel interests New York attor-
rcys, members OF congress and men
( OF lesser prominence.
Lautorbach had already testified
before the committee. But since his
former appearance Lamar had told
his unexpected story involving him
self and Lauterhach i'm the prelimi-
naries of the steel trust investigation
and an extraordinary effort to restore
Lauterbach to the good graces Of the
Morgan firm; and Lewis Cass Led
yard had added his sworn statement
that Lauterbach had represented
himself as the emissary of Speaker
Clark, Senator stone and democratic
leaders in an effort to effect "a "re-
Cancellation" with the Morgan steel
interests and shut off Investigation
or opposition in congress.
Iauterbach admitted most OF the
facts alleged hy Ledyard, but he de-
clared that throughout the negotia-
tions between Lamar and himself
and members or representatives. Of
the Morgan firm, he had been thn
innocent victim of misrepresenta-
tions
lie told of talking over with Lamar
the steel trust Investigation and OF
seeing tte proposed resolution ana
admitted urging Lamar 70 withhold
1t until he could see j. T. Morgan
and others, and urge them to au-
thoriZe him to prevent its introduc-
ton He raised himself i'm the Wit
ness chair and shouted no" with
vehement emphasis, when Senator
Reed suggested that there had been
an effort TO shake down" the Nor
gan ana steel trust interests THAT
insnuation is an insult and an out
rage he exclaimed.
Lauterbach admitted he had told
Mr. Ledyard that he had the author
ity of Speaker Clark transmitted
through Senator stone, to make GER
tain proposals for peace" TO the
Morgan interests, but said this au-
thority came from Lamar. He de-
clared he had never seen Clark or
stone but had been assured by La
mar that the latter knew Senator
Stone and that he had made arrange
mcnts for the Lauterbach-Ledyard
interview with the approval of stone
and the speaker.
He insisted that he did not know
Lamar had telephoned Ledyard in
the name of Representative Palmer.
to make an appointment for him, but
he declared he believed when he
went TO Lcdyard's house that Sena-
tor stone had telephoned to Ledyard.
He supposed then, he said. that La
mar had fun authority to represent
stone.
MY only hope was for restoration
to the good graces Of the people who
apparently had gotten together to
destroy me- he said.
Lamar was held for tonights meet
ing of the committee. at which he
had asked permission to make a
statement.
The lobby committee planned to
finish the Lamar-Lauterbach tosti-
mony tonight and TO take up the wool
and sugar lobby investigation tomor-
row. 1t was believed the Muhall
letters. which win form the basis for
an investigation Of activities of the
Association of Manufacturers. would
rot be reached until Wednesday or
Thursday
Lauterbach said he did not know
what Lamars motives were in taking
up the proposed investigation of the
steel corporation. He thought Lamar
had an interest in everything Of
large nature that was going on with
out being financially interested
As an Illustration Of the way per
son might become Interested i'm ar
fairs without expecting reward. Lau-
terbach said he was in Washington
once when a gentleman asked him to
60 to Attorney General Wickersham
and ask him TO suggest to Jacob NJ.
Dickinson, government attorney in the
steel trust dissolution suit, certain
steps in relation to one of the wit
nesses.
who was this gentleman who ap-
preached YOu?" asked Reed
Lauterbach at first refused 70
answer, but finally answered, "Mr
Lamar"
Senator Reed demanded further
of the affair. Lauterbach .
AZ first pleaded an attorneys privilege
but he finally waived that.
He suggested that when Charles .