Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
SIGNED AFFIDAVIT
TO Be USED AS CLUB
Witness Against Lieut.. Gov.
0'Hara Tells Object of
Charges.

CHICAGO. May 1o.-Mss Maud Robin
son. author Of the affidavit calling into
question the moral conduct Of Lieut.. Gov.
Barratt O'Hara. today told her story e
the legislative committee appointed TO IN
vestigate the allegations.
Witness said that she signed the affi-
davit at the request of Samuel Davis. a
liquor dealer OF Springfield. who assured
her that il would never be made public
but would be used only to coerce O'Hara
into steering his investigation away from
Davis.
as a club to be held over OHara. ac-
cording to assurances given her. Later
Davis asked her TO sign a second
affidavit against O'Hara, but upon ad-
vice of Fred Mortimer a lawyer friend
OF Springfield. she declined to do SO.
! why didn't he want you to sign IL?
inquired Ettelson.
Because he said that Davis might
! not keep his promise to keep the aiii-
davit secret"
Il wish emphatically to deny thai
there was any improper relation be-
tween myself and Mr. O'Hara or thai
that subject was even discussed. sh'
KEEP. repeating between the interroga-
lions of Chairman Ettelson. Neither
did Davis offer any money In connec-
ton with my signing the affidavit"
Not Unduly Intimate.
Asked pointblank by Senator Ettelsor
if her relations with the lieutenant gov.
ernor had been unduly intimate. the
witness replied in the negative In her
testimony she brought in the name OF
Mrs. Mabel Davidson Inbusch of Madi-
son. Wis, daughter Of former gov
ernor of the Badger state.
She said that she came from Spring
field to Chicago on the train with
O'Hara and Thomas Vredenburgh. They
| went to the Hotel La Sale. where she
checked her baggage. and where the.
met Mrs. Inbusch. a widow. They ther
visited the cafe of the Hotel Sherman
| for dinner. Vredenburgh, she said. lef
| the table, and when he returned handed
her the key. to suite Of rooms, saving
he had registered the quartet as j. +
| Miller and wife" and IF. ID. Duncan
and wife"
| After the meal the party adjourned te
| cafe, where she said they met HARRY
Gibbons. q court bailiH. and a friend OF
| graphed to meet him in Chicago when he
found himself in the party on the train
After number of drinks witness de.
clared that she. Mrs. Inbusch and
Vredenburgh went to the Hotel Sher-
man, leaving Gibbons and O'Hara talking
on the sidewalk In front Of the cafe.
Miss Robinson testified she came to the
hotel January II and remained there
three days.
0'Hara Not Present.
After being in session about an hour
the hearing adjourned until this after
noon. Lieut.. Gov. O'Hara was not
present at the hearing, but was in the
hotel awaiting to appear in response &c
a subpoena.
II am ready to go on the stand any
time said O'Hara- Il shall tell all
know Of II. I am sure the testimony Of
Miss Robinson, from what l have heard
of it. has made an impression favorable
to me-"
Gibbons. O'Hara and others who have
been mentioned in connection with the
charges were to appear this afternoon.
Not Member of Party, She Says.
A special to the journal from Madison.
Wis, today denies that Mrs. Inbusch was
member of the yredenburgh party.
The special says:
"She admitted acquaintance with
Thomas Vredenburgh, and also admitted
the possibility that she might have been
in Chicago at the time in question.
IF I was in Chicago at the time, how
| ever" said Mrs. Inbusch, Il was stay
| ing with friends and not at any hotel
| have nothing whatever to do with this
affair l know nothing Of IL, except wha
1 l have read in the newspapers. l have
never been summoned and see no reason
| why 1 should appear as a witness al
| Chicago. / have never stayed at thu
Hotel Sherman, and never visited there
| with Mr.. Vredenburgh, nor do know Mr.
O'Hara. ] never knew Maud Robinson
nor have I been in Springfield in two
| years.