The Washington herald., 1913-08-13
MULHALL, I'LL,
ISGIVEN A REST
In Bad Nervous State and
!; Suffering from Stomach
Trouble.
DENIALS BY MIR. EMERY
Says Neither Parker Nor Neal Was on
Pay Roll Of N. A. NJ, bat Ad-
; nis Sending Them Checks.

An unsatisfactory examination Of Col
NJ. NJ. Mulhall. former chief lobbyist OF
the National Association Of Manufac.
turers, was cut short yesterday MORN
ing before the House Investigating Com.
mittee when Col L. Mulhall announced
that he was i'll and unable to proceed
At an executive session in the afternoon,
the committee determined to release Null
hall from attendance until tomorrow
morning.
A number of denials and several ad-
missions resulted from the examination
of James A. Emery, general counsel for
the N. A. NJ, before the Senate Com
mittee in the morning. Mr.. Emery de-
MED that Harry Parker or Henry Neal,
messengers, respectively, to the Ways
and Means Committee and the Speaker
had been on the pay roll of the N. A. n,
though he admitted that he had sent
them checks by way of remuneration
for services and courtesies rendered him
self and members of the association.
He denied that i. H. McMichaels, then
chief page of the House, had been on the
n. A NJ. pay roll at $50 a month, as
sworn to by Mulhall. but admitted that
McMichaels had been paid SIS a month
for several months for doing messenger
work in getting documents for the N. A.
M. He denied that he had given Mulhall
checks for 500 monthly for payments
to Parker. Neal. and McMichaels, and
showed through slips that some months
he had written many 800 checks.
Support of Jenkins.
Emery at first denied that he had act
lively supported Judge Jenkins. former
chairman of the House Judiciary Com
mittee, in his campaign in the Eleventh
Wisconsin District in 1910. He said that
the only support he had given him was
In stating, in an interview, that he be-
lieved the n. A. NJ. should support Jen-
kins. Later, however, Senator Reed pro-
duced. and Mr.. Emery identified, a letter
written by himself to Mulhall while the
latter was working in Jenkins district.
in which Emery said that the time had
about come when the N. A. II. would
give Jenkins material support. The lct
ter indicated that at that time Emery
was in New York trying to get money r
the fight in Jenkins district. The letter
informed Mulhall that money in New
York was hard to get. and advised him
To see Senator Stephenson, the key 10
Wisconsins situation. financially
One of the letters from Mulhall to
Schwedtman told of a call on Senator
Stephenson as the result of which. ac-
cording to Mulhall, Stephenson contrib
uted sl.0o0 to Jenkins campaign fund.
Mr.. Emery denied that ne had ever rad
Representative Ralph B. Cole of Ohio 'on
the carpet" for bucking the Cannon Ina
chine. He said that Cole never had been
iE his office, and that he did not even
know him by sight.
Afraid He Cannot Go On.
The House Committee is afraid that
health will get SO bad that his
may be postponed indefi-
nitely. Mulhall, VINO is sixty-three years
old. is in a bad nervous state. and his
has brought on stomach
from which he has suffered much
in the past. He told the committee yes
terday morning that he had been unable
to sleep at all the night before. During
the morning his counsel. John Grim, COM
municated with Mulhalrs physician In
and the latter ordered Null
hall not to take the stand any more
and asked Grim to come over
Tor consultation. in order that Mr.. Grim
might be in a position to tell the COM
nittee of MuIhalrs condition.
In his examination yesterday Mulhall
frequently behind the excuse
that my mind is not quite clear on that
point" although his letters were offered
him to refresh his memory. Although
before the Senate committee, he was
most glib in celebrating on statements in
his letters he has indicated to the House
that he now desires to have
the letters stand for themselves. Yestcr-
day he frequently consulted with his
counsel and showed a marked reticence
in replying to questions. Members of
the committee were very patient with
but it was evident that he made
no friends by his lodging and refusals to
answer.
Questioned as to Burke.
The committee found out that there
was little Mulhall could remember of his
activities in connection with the Little
field anti-pilotage bill in 1906. Mulhall
was mot quite clear" so the questioning
turned to Representative Burke of Pitts
burgh, who had been mentioned in one
of MulhaIl's letters to General Manager
Bird. He explained that Bird had
directed him to see Burke and have the
latter induce Secretary Of State Knox
suggest to President-elect Taft the name
of James E. Watson for the Cabinet.
Mulhall denied that he had ever ''infiu-
enced" Burke. He said. however, that
Burke was naturally friendly to some of
the legislation desired by the N. A. NJ.
Aren't your answers rather vague this
asked Representative Willis
Of Ohio.
I'm sorry if they are" replied Null
hall. I'm sick. j was up all night. and
I'm having a hard time getting on at
ALL
Mulhall verified statements contained
in his expense accounts and letters show
ing that William Walsh, a member of
the boilermakers' union, was employed
for eight months by the N. A. NJ to help
out in the Watson campaigns in Indiana. |
He testified that go other labor men were |
paid by the n. A. M. and their employers |
to form a Workmen's Protective Asso- 1
citation to work for Watson. Col Mulhall |
popped this out and was not asked to |
elaborate on 1t. |
Representative Calder was mentioned |
In some of Mulhall's correspondence. but |
the colonel yesterday was unable to |
swear that he ever had seen him. i
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