Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-01
SPICY ARGUMENTS
AT MULHALL'S TRIAL.
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accounts for the sum of $50 paid to
two party workers in a New Jersey cam
paign, which appeared almost weekly in
his statement for a long period of 1910.
Mulhall swore the money was paid to
Frank Feeney. Philadelphia Labor
leader. He denied that he had had Sc
rious disagreement with General Mana
ger Bird about these items or that this
disagreement had anything to do with
his resignation" He swore, too, thai
the disappearance of this particular item
from expense accounts rendered after
this interview was said to have taken
place, was because the campaign was
over and not because he had been warn
ed to leave it out.
J. p Tumulty. secretary to President
Wilson, was a spectator in the committee
room for a short time. late today.
Washington, July 31.-Martin n.
Mulhalrs cross examination by at
torneys for the National Association
of Manufacturers before the Senate
lobby committee, today, opened up
with a lively row between Senator
Reed and Robert McCarter, attorney
ter insisted on asking questions him
self; Senator Reed insisted that all
questions should go through the com
mittee. Chairman Overman ruled with
Senator Reed.
McCarter precipitated the outbreal:
by asking Mulhall if he was not dis
charged from the Cleveland police
force, 10 years ago, for violation of
a state law. Mulhall replied he was
dismissed for political reasons and
demanded counsel
Il was advised by friends to refuse
to answer" he exclaimed. Il want
l insist on it and refuse TO
go on until ! have IT, I'll go to jail
before I'll answer questions about my
personal affairs 80 or 40 years ago
Instead of being designed to throw
light on this case, many of these
questions are designed to throw mud
at the Witness" declared Senator
Reed. This is an investigation, not
a trial. ! insist you have no right
to say a word here" he concluded, ad-
dressing McCarter.
Mnhall withdrew his demand for conn-
sci and the hearing proceeded with the
attorneys submitting their questions to
Chairman Overman.
rs il not true that Samuel III. SPRING
err. who resides at your house, tried to
dispose of these letters to the Philadel-
phia Press and the Philadelphia Rec
ord?" Mulhali was asked.
Its vicious le," he shouted.
Mulhall denied that he ever offered the
correspondence to two magazines or to
the New York Times. He denied having
made a statement to Richard Barry. who
was representing him, that the manufac
turers association would pay $150000 for
the documents If they could not be dis
posed of to papers or magazines.
Muhall denied that he agreed Barry
should sell the letters to the New York
World for $4,000 and that he would be
content with 5000. but later he testified
that at Barry's suggestion he did agree.
He never paid Barry.
Have you produced all letters between
you and the association" asked Senator
Cummins.
II believe 1 have not"
Mulhall swore that payment of month
ly sums to j. II. McMichael, one time
chief page of the House: Harry Parker
messenger to the ways and means COM
mittee. and the Speakers doorkeeper
were made with the knowledge and con-
sent of J. II. Emery, counsel for the
manufacturers. He testified that the
payments began in 1909 and ran through
most of 1910 and 1911. Questions were
designed to show that Emery was on the
Pacific coast and In Europe many months
in those years.
Mulhall contended that when Emer,
was away the three were not paid, anc
the sums were made up later.
Mulhall swore that Samuel Gompers
president of the American Federation o
Labor, and Jackson Fl. Ralston, attor
ney for that organization, tried to secur.
the letters he laid before the Senate com
mittee more than year ago. The com
mittee read a letter from Mulhail L
John Kirby. Jr., president of the manu-
facturers, July %. 1912. in which he spok,
of an interview with Gompers in Wash
ington and telephone conversation will
Ralston in Baltimore He wrote Kirb,
that he would never sell OUT to enc
mics of the association. Ralston, h,
swore. tried hard to get the papers, bu
he refused to give them up.
Mulhall previously testified that he of
fered to give the papers to Gompers
who declined to take them.
Senator Nelson asked about puDIisu
ed statement that Mulhal had spen
S2oo.o00 bribing voters and in lobby work
Muihall could not tell now just hoy
much he had spent, and thought s200. .OO
must be a mistake The lawyer asked !
the total of his expenditures was no
about $4,000, but Mulhall said lie did no
know If that amount was right.
The lawyers put in letter Murhal
wrote General Manager Bird Sept. 2.
1917, saying Samuel Gompers, John Mitch
ell and Frank Morrison OF the America
Federation of Labor had gotten a prom
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