The Washington times., 1913-08-27
N MICHAEL WRATHY
UPON HOUSE GRILL
Gets Peeved at Attorneys Quer-
les at Lobby Quiz and Man.
ages to Use "Cuss Word"

At brief session today, interrupted
by the expectation that President Will
son would address the two houses of
Congress, the House lobby Investigating
committee heard the cross-examination
of 1. II. McMichael by Attorney James
Easby-Smith, representing Congressman
McDermott
Like Colonel Mulhall, McMIchael
clashed occasionally with the McDer-
mott counsel, and Chairman Garrett 3
gavel was kept handy.
Humphrey Shaw, once secretary for
Mr.. McDernott. was also a witness,
nois Congressman.
McMichael was an obstreperous wit
ness under cross-examination and
once got in "cuss word before
Chairman Garrett stopped him. He
first became peeved when Attorney
Easby-Smith asked him about the
Mulhall memorandum on the pros
poets of the Hughes eight-hour
amendment.
Il have testified several times" said
McMichael that only part of that
memorandum is mine. l don't give
d what Mulhall wrote.
The chairman checked further out
burst.
Receiving a series of noes" for
answer, Mr.. Easby-Smith asked sew
eral questions, quoting an alleged
conversation between McMichael and
DR.. NJ. Ps Smith.
McMichaeI told of the efforts Of
two Representatives of the New York
American TO obtain some kind OF a
statement from him after the Mulhall
expose. He said he refused an inter
view but talked over selling his
prospective story on Twenty Years
AS a House Employe."
u
wether, ran me from my Cat" seek
ing a statement, while the other,
Goldberg. had told him to come down
to the office to talk more about his
story. but ! never did 60"
Attorney Easby-Smith drew from Nc
Michael the admission that he had never
heard McDermott telephone Colonel
Mulhall regarding labor legislation.
Did he telephone about other legisla-
tion?"
Not that I know off,
Humphrey Shaw, former secretary to
Congressman McDermott, testified
briefly as a witness for the Illinois
member who has been accused by Nc
Michael and Colonel Mulhall.
Shaw said Congressman McDermott
seemed to be frequently in hole" on
money matters because of the drafts in
cident to his aeroplane building venture.
McMichael, said the witness, had
1911 and told him about Colonel Null
hall.
'McMichael said Colonel MulhaIl had
the 'epsh.' and that McDermott ought
to get him in on the venture. Later
McMichael brought Mulhall to the office
and introduced him. I don't know what
was said because both McMichsel and
soon left the room"
The witness didn't remember that he
had eTer seen Colonel Mulhall about the
offices Of NcDermott after that He
also testified that he had never seer
McDermott pay McMlchael money for
hfs services about the office. but he said
McMichael was willing to help out"
Young Mr.. Shaw testified regarding
the secret room" He said McDermott
had told him he might use the room
for his studies-he was studying law
but he said he had never seen Mulhall
about the secret room" Shaw had
access to the room about August, 1911
McMichael, he said, had a key. This
room was adjacent to offices OF the
Committee on Expenditures in the De-
partment OF Commerce and Labor OF
which MeDermott was then a member.