Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-16

kAkIk- REPRESENTATIVE 4 .. L. McDEftMOErs
Four Washington pawnbrokers have
been subpoenaed by Representative Gar
rett, chairman of the special House in
vestigating committee, to testify as to
their version Of the charges by Isaac Nc
Michael to the effect that Representative
James McDermott of Chicago received
81, 500 from local loan brokers to do what
he could toward defeating all or part Of
the loan shark bill.
Although Chairman Garrett was not
sure when the hearing opened this morn
ing that the brokers would be called upon
to testify before noon, he said that he
would surely ask each one of them what
he knew about the alleged fund given to
McDermott to use his influence as .
member Of Congress- to defeat this local
measure.
Four Under Subpoena.
The pawnbrokers under subpoena are
L. Heidenheimer, George ID. HorninG.
A. Burnstine and Charles f. Tribby.
Issac McMichael, formerly chief
page Of the House Of Representatives.
faced the committee again today to
continue his picturesque testimony
started yesterday afternoon, in winch
sentative McDermott received money
from Martin NJ Mulhall, the special
agent of the National Association or
Manufacturers. The questions by MEM
bers of the committee indicated that
they were nearly through with Nc
Michael. and Attorney James Easby-
Smith, counsel for McDermott. was
ready for a severe cross-eNamination
of McMichael on account OF the ser1-
Gus charges he had made against the
Chicago representative.
Pawnbrokers Are Silent.
Not a Washington pawnbroker could
be found today who would discuss In any
manner the allegations made before the
House lobby investigating committee
yesterday by McNichael.
George D. Horning stated that some
time later he will have something OF IN
terest to say tin regard to the story OF
McMichael to the effect that WASHINGTON
pawnbrokers raised a fund OF SioOo 10
defeat the loan law and intimated that
he might also say something In regard
to the statement that Representative NC
Dermott had received 100. furtner tnan
this Mr.. Horning absolutely decEned 10
make any statement or enter into any
discussion of the charges.
Commenting on suggestions that the
local grand jury might take up the dis-
closures before the House LOBBY COM
mittee Yesterday. James NJ Proctor, act
ing United States attorney, said TODAY
that his attention had not been ofil-
cially called to the testimony.
McMichael's Bribery Charge.
The charge that McDermott received
81, 800 from Washington pawn brokers
was made by McAGchael at yesterdays
session of the committee. McMfchaeTs
Testimony was in the nature OF the re-
L. s...gI hn hud
With NcDermott, and i'm this CONVERSE
ton McMichael claims McDerInott told
him he had received 81, 100 to put tho
loan shark bill to sleep. McMichael
named George ID. Horning, f. lfeiden-
heimer and S. Burnstine as the brokers
who supplied McDermott with the amount
he is said to have received for his AL
legged services.
McNichael said he had been in New
York, at the Hotel Navarro, with Nc
Dermott, Hornins and Thomas McDer-
mott, brother of the memaer oil congress
and general agent of the United Brewers
4 Association. McMichael swore that this
was the conference where IL was ar
ra nged for Representative McDermott 10
take care of the knitting of the loan shark
hill The pawn brokers wanted to have
the bin killed or amended so as to elimi-
nate their business from the scope or
the legislation.
McMicheal's testimony was:
and saw the other McDermott, the brew
er. and George ID. Horning, the WASH
ineton pawnbroker. McDermott regis
tered as McOug. but he put me down az
McDermott told me after
ward that ne got $3.50 for this fight
against the loan shark bill. The pawn
brokers' of Washington raised $40 600 TO
fight the easure. On the trip to New
York Mr.. Horning paid part OF our ex~
penses.
Telegram Told of Money.
Later, one time, received telegram
for Representative McDermott from
in which he said he was send
ng McDer,nott s200-or thousand, and
can't remember which
NcMichael told of small row between
himself and McDermott, which was actu-
ted by jealousy, said McMichael. lie
,imseIf was envious of the $500 which
ne claims McDermott told him he re-
.eived.
when McDermott. told me he was get
ing 81. 500 I asked him where / came in.
said, You get $500 bucks and my
ewelry is in hook.
Then. McMichael said, McDermott