The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-09
Tells of His Scheme as One
to Bring His Rival
Into the Open.
IN TILT WITH SENATORS
Lobby Inquiry Committee Puts
stop to ITaranguc by
Witness.


and Edward I.autcrbach delivered their
valedctorier to the Senate lobby inves-
tgators to-day and were excused from
further attendance at the sessions OF
that body This closed the chapter OF
incidents and accidents which began
with Representative \. Mitchell Pal.
mer's testimony regarding his inter-
change of views with Lewis Cass Led
yard more than week ago.
During their service as witnesses
Lamar and Lauterbach. particularly the
former, gave to the Senate the most
astounding testimony to which legis-
lative committee has ever been called
upon to listen. The windup of Lamars
testimony was equal in interest, daring
and originality to anything that had
preceded it.
He made the assertion that in Wall
Street ethics the end justfies the
means" and told the committee that in
Wall Street parlance and Wall Street
practice when an operator. the leader
of one Of the great manipulations of the
plough honor flies out the window"
Your metaphor is mixed. but your
meaning is plain Senator Reed inter-
jected
silent on money Trust"
Lamar swore that he was the author
Of the steel resolution introduced by
Representative Stanley nearly two years
4, ,i,,I, "a ,t,o
investigation of the affairs Of the
United States Steel Corporation. AS
Lamar has also been acclaimed the ar.
thor of the Henry resolution. upon
which the money trust investigation
was based, the committee sought en-.
lightenment on that point
Can you give us any Information
about the origin Of the Pujo money
trus: investigation" asked Senator
Nelson.
Lamar demurrcd
You don't want TO 70 into that do
YOU" he said, hut senator Nelson in
sisted upon an answer.
We'll all | know is what James r.
Kecnc told me-" said Lamar
Ills Witnesses All Dead.
vcyed to them IA further cXcmplitication
of l.amar's method in having all of his
corrohorative witnesses now dead Thr
announcement that Mr.. Kecno was his
only source Of Information caused the
committee to drop this line of inquiry
at once. Lamar told the committee he
had been unfairly treated by his oppo-
ncnts.
Il have had n lot wished on me by
my opponents said he. They have
caused the newspapers to confuse my
identity with man named Alfred La
mar. who ran a string of bucket shops
in New York and defra udcd men and
women right and left am no thief
and never ran a bucket shop"
spent Fortune for Friend.
Again the examination switched and
Lamar told III" committee tina, he and
Lautcrhach had been great friends
! 81 lost about $500, 900 Of my private
fortune trying to aid Mr.. LautcrbaCh,"
declaimed the witness
| He added however, that Lauterbaoh
was entirely innocent In all their rela-
tions and that he had accepted his word
at all times This statement led to an
exhaustive siatcInsr, hv Lamar regard
! ing what knowledge was present In the
mind OF Iauterbach as tn the various
7 approximations in which he had en-
gagged and of the truth or falsity OF the
alleged friendly offer from Speaker
Clark through Senator Stone of Mis-
souri, to the great Wall Street interests,
Lamar backed and filled, but the final
outcome OF Senator Reeds rapid fire
questions on this point failed To bring
1 Ht,tvS ALL