Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-08-01
Senate Committee Refuses to
Permit Hostile Attorneys to
Directly Cross Examine Wit
ness,
PRIVATE LIFE NOT
TO BE INVESTIGATED
Admits Discharge From Police
Force Of Cleveland but In
yestigation Into Distant Past
Is Barred,

lsv son~'so 'ovss.t ssse At tr.sso w,ssi
Washington, July 3i.-To ap nc-
compartment OF arguments between
counsel and members OF the commit.
itoc between democratic ana ropub
im committeeman and between
Martin NJ Mmhall ana c,eryhodt
connected with the case. the cross
examination of the alleged lobbyist
toi lhe National Association Of Man
rlacturcrs proceeded halinglv today
by the senate investigating commn.
tee Robert M,Curtor and Jame. 4.
Emery attorneys for the association.
were denied the right TO cross-exam.
Inc the witness directly. but after
much debate we're permitted 10 sub
NIT questions lased upon replies tho
witness made to the quprrics already
Submitted
Mulholl, always nn interesting Wit
rcsa. declared once that unless tho
committee allowed him to have coun-
SCI he w0uld refuse 20 answer further
questions. Chairman Overmun told
him unless he refmlutd from super
iuous comment ana stuck To plain
answers ne would Doe disciplined.
The National Association Of Man,,.
fgctuor attorneys sought to show
Alulhall was Discharged and dld not
resisn crom the association The,
produced statements 10 newspaper
that published his correspondence be-.
fore the committee took up the inYcs
usation 60 show that ne tried unavnll
mgly to dispose If his doeuments 10
mnny magazines and newspapers
without success an effort 10 90 into
Mulhall's private llfo was not allowed
by the committee
The lawyers were lust getting 10
the question of the motives back Of
Mulhalls exposure when the com.
mittee adjourned The witness hud
time, however 10 deny that he had
Mifed" the late senator McComas. of
Maryland, several years ago, by work.
ing against ihe senator for reelection
while posing as friend. tIc admit
ted he sent out circulars to buHness
men i'm Baltimore While seemingly
sun a friend To McComos. but swore
that ho did this undor orders OF Mar
shall Gushing, at that time secretary
ot the association
The lawyers referred to Il flaticr.
ing, friendly letter Mulhnll wrote
Cushing luHt after the secretary lcrt
the associations employ aud then
read from another letter dated rcw
weeks lutcr written TO an official In
which Mllhall attacked Cushing Bit
tcrlE Mulhall sald CUSHING gavp hlni
h'i employment with the Nltioual AS
soclation of Manufacturers and that
hc always thought him friend until
tho latter quit
"fhen found out I wasn't even
known bl mmc thut Cushing had
given m number and that ne was
atIug aIl the credit for what was
acme here hc suId
Members uf the committee asked
Sulhall about items n many of his
Npcnse tccoupts for the ann Of $50
pud to- two party workers nj
sew Jersey campaign which appeared
Utmost weekly n his statement Tor
ong period of 1910.
Nmlhal sworc tho money was nuid
g Frank Foency. "A Philadelphia la
.or leader Ilc denied that ne hod
ad il serious disagreement with
jcncnl MANAGER Gtrd ana Attorney
emery over these itrms or that dis
srcemeut mad anything to do with
us resignation. tie Nyorc. too.
bat the dsupuGranep oC this pnrtlc-
Tar Item from expense acoouut9 ren
crod after this interview was said to
ave taken placo wus because tho
lmpaign was over and not hecausc
q had been warned to leavc lt oui.
81 =. Tumulty secretary TO Prcsi-
ynt Wilson, was spectator IN the
room for short time to.
N
Martin M Mulhalls cross-examm
iiou by attorneys for the Nauonul
ssociation of Manufacturers before
le senate lobby committee today op-
ned with lively ruY between Scno-
~ Reed aud Attorney Robert Nc
Wter McCartcr insisted on lsking
lcstons hnselt senator Reed in
stod that an questions should $50
rough Tie committee, Chairman
serman ruled with senator Reed
McCartcr precipitated the outbreak
asking Mulhull if be had not been
scharged from the Cleveland police
rec ten years ago for Violation OF
ate law.
Mulhall replied he was dismissed
J. political reasons and demanded
unsel.
II was advised BY friends to refuse
answer YOU he said. Il want
unset 4 insist on It. and refuse to
on until ! have 1t. III so 70 i0il
fore Ill AnsMer auestlons nhont