New-York tribune., 1919-05-03

counsel, the witness told an alleged in
side story of how the "dry campaign
was financed"
Senator Thompson told me-" said
Burke. that he had just been in com
municaton with W. H. Anderson, su-
perintendent of the Anti-Saloon League.
This was the Saturday before the bill
was passed in the Senate. Thomson
said 4 have Walters (majority leader
of the Senate) licked to frazzle.
There is something in Walters's throat
that he cannot get out with a hayfork.
I've got THE Evening World" behind
Anderson, and Anderson is gathering in
the money from the grapejuice people
to further his campaign.
"Let US have the rest of your testi-
mony in that score" said Chairman
Burlingame when Burke showed signs
"Weli, Thompson said" continued
Burke, that they have Senator Abeles
over in the ale Club now trying to get
him to vote against prohibition, and
Thompson said: 1 don't give damn
whether they get Abeles or not, for
Lockwood says he is ready to do the
Foelker act and come into the Senate
on a stretcher if | need his vote to put
prohibition through"
Thompson CalleQ Liar
The witness said that he went to see
Jacob K Livingston, the Republican
leader of Brooklyn, and told him OF the
alleged talk with Thompson. And Llv-
ingston said, according to the witness ::
"Thompson is a damned liar. Lock,
wood is Republican, and real one
Lockwood, of Brooklyn. He voted
against prohibition. "Abeles" is Sem
ator Peter A. Abeles, of The Bronx.
He is Republican and voted for rati-
The cross-examination to-day was
natterned on Yesterdays, when Moss
sought to show-to use his words
that the witness has no reputation
at all, no veracity at all and is not en-
titled to belief" And as on yesterday
the grillng resulted in frequent
clashes, during which Burke hurled
numerous epithets at Moss, including
his pet one, "scavenger."
Moss had Burke in such state of
mind that he was shouting at the top
of his voice most of the time. Burke
made no efforts to conceal his anger.
On one occasion he cried:
"Thompson is not fit to be a Senator.
He is a rascal from head to foot"
Frequently Burke's counsel, Clark l..
Jordan, would object to the questions,
only to have his client fire back at
him from the witness chair that he
could take care of himself.
But the grilling eventually told on
Burke, and when he was turned over
to his counsel for redirect examina-
ton toward the close of the day, Burke
buried his face in his hands and said:
"I'm tired"
Moss asked the witness if the cx-
tension of time was not arranged
through Judge Beardsley appealing to
Speaker Sweet at his request. Burke
said that was not true.
'You told me at the beginning yester-
day that you thought that you started
with Thompson believing him to be a
liar and trailing him with a lie ?" asked
Mr.. Moss.
eyes, replied the witness.
Did you associate with this man
Thompson, whom you believed to be a
liar. for four years for your own pur-
poses -
"Sure."
What was this purpose?'
"My purpose was to bring about
something that Thompson l knew could
not sell, that be wanted to sell, but he
could not sell, but | knew if he ever
got away with it and | was instru-
mental in it, someb body might recognize
the fact | was instrumental in pulling
it off
"And you would get something's
"Sure."
"What was it to be sold ?"
"The public service bill"
"ln other words, you thought there
was to be some graft?"
"No graft at all"
"What?" 2"
81 knew my services would be recog
nized."
Burke explained that he wanted te