The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-11
Involves Mrs. Mabel Inbusch
Daughter of a Former
Governor of Wisconsin.
O'Hara was with Another
Man and Quartette Regis
tered as ]. F. Miller and
Wife and G.. D. Duncan
and Wife.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.


Chicago. May 10.-Testifying before
a legislative committee today. Miss
Maud Robinson, author of the affida-
Wit calling into question the moral
conduct of Lieutenant Governor
O'Hara, declared her relations with
/. O,Hara had not been "unduly init
mate"
Senator Ettelson announced that a
subpoena had been served on the Rob-
inson woman and that she probably
would be the first witness examined
The committee, 1t is said, plans to
subpoena Lieutenant Governor OHara,
Thomas yredenberg. said to have been
n member of the O'Hara party;
Deputy Sheriff Richard M. Sullivan. of
Sangamon county, Harry Gibbons, a
politician; County Treasurer William
l. O'Connell and others.
In her testimony Miss Robinson
brought in the name Of Mrs. Mabel
Davidson Inbusch, of Madison, daugh-
ter of q former governor of Wiscon-
sin. She said that she came from
Springfield to Chicago on the train
with O'Hara and Thomas vreden-
burgh They went to the hotel La
Sale, where they met Mrs. Inbusch
a widow. Then they went to the Hotel
Sherman cafe for dinner.
REGISTERED AT HOTEL.
vredenburgh, she said, left the table
and returning handed her the key 20
suite saying he had registered the
ouartette as 81 f. Miller and wife"
and IF. D. Duncan and wife
After dinner. the party adjourned to
a cahs where she said they met Har-
fy Gibbons. friend of O'Hara.s whom
the latter says he telegraphed to
meet him IN Chicago when he found
A.
After a number of drinks, witness
declared that she, Mrs. Inbusch and
vredenburgh went to the hotel Sher
man, leaving Gibbons and O'Hara in
front OF the cafe.
Later in the evening she said
O'Hara called at the apartment
Miss Robinson testified she went 20
the hotel on January II and remain
ed there three days.
Witness said that she signed the af-
fidavft at the request of Samuel Da-
Wis. q liquor dealer of Springfield, who
assured her that 1t never would be
made public, but would be used only
TO coerce O'Hara into steering his vice
investigation away from Davis.
Later Davis asked her to sign
second affidavit against O'Hara. but
upon advice Of a. lawyer friend she de-
clined to do so.
why didn't he want You to sign
it?"
Because he said Davis might not
keep his promise to keep the affida-
Wit secret" replied MISS Robinson.
Miss Robinson testified she had been
married, then divorced and that she
and her mother were In the dress
making business in Springfield.
O'HARA READY TO TESTIFY.
Lieutenant Governor OHara said
this afternoon he was ready to on the
stand and that he thought Miss Rob
ipson's testimony had made an Inn
pression favorable to him.
'T have nothing to do with this af-
fair. I have never stayed at the
Hotel Sherman and have never visited
f4ere with Mr.. Vredenburgh nor do 1
know Mr.. OHara and I never knew
Maud Robinson declared Mrs. In
busch today. according to a special |
despatch from Madison. Wis, to the
Journal.
Mrs Inbusoh said she believed the
bringing of her name into this Is
mart of a political conspiracy against |