The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-03
LAMAR TELLS OF
HIS BOLD DEEDS
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Cravath, counsel for the Union Pacific,
he hasbeen unable to get into the news
papers in any other way, report in de-
tail of how. E. H. Hartman and Kuhn.
Loeb & Co, laid the foundation for their
immense fortunes through forgery OF
the Union Pacific books in lsol, which
netted them between ss2,o0o,0o0 and
5000 00O, COO.
Immediately after Lamar concluded
Paul Cd. Cravath made a statement to
the committee in which he character
lied Lamar as IAN unconscionabie liar
i say this deliberately and after mature
consideration"
The oily. smiling calm of the New
York operator was not In the least ruff
fed by this insult. In fact. at no time
was he in the least disturbed by any
thing. He fenced assuredly with the
committee in refusing to give his tui
name, admitted his course without re-
serve, declared he had no defense ex-
cept loyalty to the interests OF his friend,
Lauterbach, declared he had used Rior-
dams name because II happened to come
into his head, and Palmer's because the
Pennsylvania Representative was much in
the public eye, replied 'Oh, Lord, yes, u
when Senator Nelson asked him IL he
ever had Impersonated others. and smiI-
ingIy told OF how, in his impersona.
ton of Palmer. he had Iectured Ledyard
over the telephone because he did no,
go to church twice on sunday and every
Wednesday, declaring that he always dId
II and was better Tor II.
said He Was Quaker.
In order to play up to his part, when
Ledyard, over the phone. asked him what
he thought about a conflict between his
Che false Palmer's) statements and LaT-
ha he iad Inn
that am a Quaker. The doctrine of that
persuasion forbids us to say evil of
others, so 1 must leave that question I'M
answered" The humor of the situa ton
is enhanced by the fact that Ledyard
was forced to listen to the lecture and
receive this gentle refusal without a
CULVER. although he knew all the time
that he was not talking to Palmer and
had every reason TO believe that he was
talking to Lamar.
When Lamar returned to the stand for
cross-eXamination a few minutes before
the committee adjourned for the day he
retained the same impertubility. He still
refused to divulge his real name, though
he told the committee that while in Eu-
rope he had gone under the name OF
David H. Lewis.
During his testimony in the morning
he repeatedly turned toward Ledyard
who was sitting near him waiting to be
heard, and verified certain of his state
ments LedyarG when he took the stand
a little later returned the compliment.
often turning TO Lamar in the course of
4 scathing denCnciation of the latter. and
addressing himself direct to him. Lamar
invariably smiled and nodded. seemingly
quite satisfied with the sensation he was
creating
Climax of story.
With theatric effect and the skill of
a practiced raconteur, Lamar led up to
the climax of his story, the denouement
which evidently he had intended all the
time to spring upon the country, which
was the accusation of forgery of the
Union Pacific books.
II do not know who did it, perhaps the
chairman of the board, but the result
was that these men were able to obtain
S., O000 600 in cash. which was the founda-
ton of the great fortunes of Hartman.
Jacob Schiff. and others of the inner
ring" he said.
In answer later to questions put by
Senators Nelson and Cummins. he ex-
planned IN detail how the forgery had
been committed by erasing from the debit
side of the books an item showing the