The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-07-11
THE LOBBY INVESTIGATION ON
WITNESS LAUTERskcH SAYS He
HAD BEEN "ViCARloUS
SACRIFICE"
Lobby Investigators Listened to Stories
Told of Founding of Vast Fortunes
a $so,ooo,ooo Deal, Etc.

Washington--The strange tale VI
Wall street operations begun before
the senate lobby committee last week
by David Lamar had another chapter
added Monday when Edward Lauter-
bach Lamar's associate in many I'M
dertakings, pleaded that he mad oeeh
the innocent victim and the "vicarious
sacrifice" in negotiations that nave
involved the Morgan firm, the steer
interests, New York attorneys, mem
bers of congress and men OF lesser
prominence. .,
I.auterbach had already testified be-
fore the committee. But since his
former appearance Lamar mac 'oiu
his unexpected story, involving nini'
self and Lauterbach in the prelm-
naries of the steel trust investigator
in an extraordinary effort to restore
J,auterbach to the good graces OF the
Morgan firm, and Lewis Cass Ledyara
had added his sworn statement Una.
,auterbach had represented himself
az the emissary of Speaker Clark, SEN
ator Stone and democratic leaders IN
an effort to effect RECONCILIATION
with the Morgan-Steel interests anu
sbut off investigation OF opposiIion
in congress. ;.
Lauterbach, long prominent IN
Legal circles in New York, admitted
most of the facts alleged by Ledyard'
The witness admitted his long asso.
oiotion with Lamar, and said it had
baen AN honorable and prolltapie
one for him. He told of talking over
with Lamar the trust investigation
and of seeing the proposed resolution
and admitted urging Lamar to WIN
: hold It until he could see j. +. MOT
) gan and others and urge them 10 au'
thorize him to prevent its muouuc'
ton. ,,,o
5 throughout the entire proceedlns
he declared there was no thoush' VI
t reward on his part. He raised nm
e GOLF in the witness chair and shouted
It "No" with vehement emphasis Whel
n Senator Reed suggested that thef'
e had been an effort to shake down
It the Morgan and steel trust interests
q THAT insinuation is al lnsui' an
t. an outrage" he exclaimed.
1auterbach admitted he had toi
lie I,edyard that he had the authority
8. Sneaker Clark, transmitted tnrous
le Senator Stone, to make certain pr
D. posals for peace" to the Morgan ih.e
ne ests, but said this authority cam
OK from Lamar. He declared ne "a
le never seen Clark or Stone
,e- Washington.-A story Of mlsrepr
IN sentation. impersonation OF pubic me
lis and an organized effort to infiuen'
th wall street financiers, probably VIII
ont parallel in the history OF cohsis
he sional investigation, was unioia
ad Thursday before the senate iop
nj. committee.
ks A prosperous looking indivlau
I'M calling himself Lamar, self-descrlo
cir as an Operator in stocks" ana aon
18th tedly the bearer of several assum
the names. was the principal IN the
zen markable session. With entire ADJ
don. arousing the committee to iau
ter at times by his naive admisslo
uis, he told of his approximations, MS ?
ana ticipation in attempts to lnIiuel
i to Wall street operations ana MS Dc
cap citation with New York lawyer,
by efforts to have the lawyer retained
wing the Morgan firm, the Union rae
own and other great interests to neao
What congressional activity in Washing
lent, He telephoned to financial men
car. lawyers in the names Of Represe
old tive Palmer and Representative Il
in dan. He assumed the guise OF VI
him man McCombs of the democratic
attle. tional committee to telephone
4 the Chairman Hilles of the republican
veral tional committee. Lewis Cass
crate ward of New York, counsel for
lping Morgan firm, was one of his attem
thout victims. Mr.. Ledyard came 10
and witness stand Wednesday armed
ettys. almost a verbatim account OF all
ugust conversations held with Lamar,
ound- had represented himself as Cong
emin- man Palmer AS he read the reco
build the conversations, in themselves
usual in their tone, Lamar, sitting
by. laughed and nodded, sa
,ns OF That's right.
con, Paul Cravath, one OF the atto'
A fife for the Union Pacific. and Ma
ramp. Evarts, counsel for the Southern
9 con. cific, testified briefly as to the
j. periences with the telephone
play. senator. During his testimony
is and in the day Lamar intefjected :
th the tack upon the Union Pacific, cha
threw there had been Justification J
,ulders books Of the company in 1901 by
howed about $50 100000 had disappeared
its surplus.
nd Wis. While Lamar was on the
tent. Chairman Overman endeavor'
. their make him give his real name, 0
,of,,cad 10 admitted