Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
based upon any legal rights of Mr..
Stack"

based upon any legal rights of Mr..
Stack"
THAT Is not true.
But that this whole deal was for
the purpose Of purchasing your 81
lence in your neWspapers?'
'"That Is absolutely false"
Later the witness added:
Mr.. Sinclair bought nothing ex.
cept what the contract shows With
all his arrogance and wealth, ne
was not foolish enough 20 ask that
my paper alter It's policy"
As Senator Lenroot pushed his
inquiry, Mr. Bonfjls interrupted 10
say:
Il cane here voluntarily. Ore
would think from the way YOU talk
l was a criminal
Senator Lenroot reverted to the
telegram as to the Post articles. it
was sent to MIR. Bonfils AS night
by w c. Sheppard, managing edi.
tor Cf the Post.
Tie chairman declared there was
ncthlrg to show from tne captions
of the articles, as contained in the
Telegram, published since December
> 100. that attacks were made or
the lease.
You can't tell what's N the arti-
Cles by the Cd:"jGu5,' the witness
said. III soma you COP = Of all
the NJ pers. Then you can Judge
I'd say it YVES attacked constantly
from the time the lease vas SAINT.
ed down 10 the present day
Questioned on Trouble
Senator Lenroot insisted that the
attacks on Sinclair ceased after the
signing of the million dollar con-
tract. The chairman then question
cd Bonfils concerning his early life.
Did you have any difficulty in
Kansas City with the aulhorities?'
Not That l remember
"Have you had some difficulty in
Denver?"
Some little difficulty there. I
know now you got your question
fl ON Thomas O'Dynnell IN Den
YER"
questioned the witness about the at
titude of the Post. The publisher
said his paper must have published
=. hundred articles on the subject
from September IS, 1922, up to the
present time"
Bonfils told to the committee un-
der further questioning that he had
been in the lottery business in Kan
sas City, Kan, when it was not IL
legal.
"Was there not an Indictment filed
against you and was not a plea of
guilty entered to that Indictment"
Remembers no Indictment
II have no recollection of such an
Indictment"
Bonfils stated that he could not re-
member very distinctly what had
occurred 81 or 80 years ago.
You would remember, however,
if you had been in any difficulty with
the authOrities?'
Il could hardly have anticipated
going into such matters"
Nov you do remember?'
II think you would be very proud
in bringing it out"
1.-The committee is very much in
tereSted III asccrtainipg whether the
deal you made with Sinclair was an
honest compromise of an honest debt
or whether it was a deal between you
and Mr.. Sinclair to purchase the ST.
lcnce of the Denver Post"
You are speaking for some one in
Colorado. In Colorado, after print
ing. a newspaper for 20 years, at
lacking every form of corruption and
graft. have naturally made enc
mics"
The witness then entered upon a
denunciation OF Thomas O'Donnel.
Bonfits also praised the work ct
his newspaper in Fighting predatory
wealth" and declared it had the
greatest circulation per capita of it's
publication city of any newspaper
lin the history Of the world"
Il suppose Mr. Sinclair knew all
that" Chairman Lenroot remarked.
Questioned by Senator Dill, Demo-
crat, Washington, as to whether
the S250,000 paid by Sinclair was
brought i'll u satchel," the witness
said the sum was deposited in the
Chase National bank in New York
TO the joint credit of himself and
Stack
The committee. with the scope of
its inquiry steadily broadening and
its list of prospective witnesses rap
idly frightening, also had before it
today the presidents nominations
of Silas II. Strawn, Of Chicago. and
former Scn&t'" Alice POmerene, of
Ohio, to act as special counsel fer
the government in the oil cases un
der the Walsh resolution directing
in signing the assure. notified tie
senate that in doing so he expressed
mo opinion with reference TO the
facts which purport to be found in
tie preambles of the resolution,