Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-12
.OCONN[[L CONFIRMS
TESTIMONY OF 0AAlA
TO AcQUAlNT ACCUSED
WITH CHARGES.
ADVISED O'HARA TO LET
MATTER RUN ITS COURSE
Deputy Sheriff Sullivan Warned O'con.
neii That Unless Vice Investigation
Was Curbed Affidavit Would BE
Used as Club Over Lieutenant Gov
erno-No Direct Charge.

Chicago. May 12.-When the state
against Lieutenant Governor Barrett
O'Hara resumed it's hearing today Will
liam OConnell, treasurer of Cook coun-
ty, took the witness stand.
O'ConnelrS testimony Vas confirma-
tory Of that given by the lieutenant
governor on Friday. 1t was thru the
former that O'Hara received his first
information of the Maud Robinson affi-
davit. O'Connell said he was visited by
Richard NJ Sullivan. a deputy sheriff
of Springfield, ILL.,, with the information
of the existence Of the affidavit. In
effect Sullivan warned OConnell that
unless OHara curbed the vice investi-
cation at Springfield the affidavit would
be made the basis Of public charges.
This document made no direct charge
OF immortality but related circum- :
stances which might be construed as
supporting such a charge. OConnell
talked the matter over with OHara and
in the end advised OHara to let the
alleged frame-up run its course.
Accounts for limo.
OHara stated, and in this testimony
he was supported by Frank ]. Jacobson.
an advertising man. that after leaving
the Lambs cafe. the second one Wis
tied that evening. he met Jacobson at
the Press club, took a midnight lunch
with him, and then went home accom-
panied by Jacobson.
In this connection he offered to pro-
duce as witnesses his mother and
father.
He accounted In similar detail for
his public appearance the next day.
Jan. 1S. at a luncheon, banquet and
at the theater. He named numerous
witnesses who would confirm his testi-
mony on that point On the remainder
Of the 18th, he played poker with mem
bers Of the Press club. naming q num-
Der of them, until O'clock Sunday
morning. In support of this story he
offered to produce checks against him
at the Press club. This was the morn
ing Of the 10Th. The most Of the day
he spent at his office and the home of
his parents. He attended the Olympic
theater late in the performance and sat
in a box alone. His appearance at the
theater was explained by him as fol-
lows:
O'Hara Attended Theater.
The manager Of the theater. a friend,
had given him box to attend the first
performance Of play on the night in
question. Not desiring to sit thru a
performance he offered the box to
Vrendenburgh. who accepted it. 1t was
Vrendenburgh who showed a great
courtesy in securing a home for him
at Springfield and who introduced him
to Miss Robinson on a train coming
from Springfield to Chicago on Jan. II.
OHara dropped into the play late. be-
cause the manager of the theater de-
sired to obtain his opinion of the pro-
duction.
Leaving the theater O'Hara met
vrendenburgh and the two women
and being urged. took a sandwich"
with them at a cafe. He then returned
to his home. In his testimony O'Hara
said that he could not remember the
name OF the woman who was with
Miss Robinson He stated. however,
that vrendenburgh had told him that
he had registered the women as having
husbands at the request Of the women.
who had Il parlor in common.
Wished to Entertain.
Vrendcnburgh explained that was
DpctuSp tilS NOItle!l ueSllt'l W receive
their friends. including several men,
without having their guests annoyed
by possible questioning on the part
of the hotel manag cement. The lieuten-
ant governor also stated that at no
time during the period under investi-
CATION did he take drink OF anything
Intoxicating.
SIX PERISH AS BOAT CAPSlZES.