Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
'C|T|NG OF |NSULL
| AND ATTORNEY IN
| CONTEMPT SOUGHT
Senators to Act Following
Refusal of Pair to An
SWer Questions.
MAGNATE REVEALS GIFTS
| OF $45, 900 ADDITIONAL
Declares ALI of Funds Went to Men
Seeking County Offices in
Primary, However.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN,

ing5. brought by the Senate, hung
over Samuel insult. Chicago public
utilities magnate, and his attorney.
Daniel j. Schuyler, when the Reed
campaign fund investigating com
mittee took a recess after it's morning
hearing today.
Both insult and Schuyler declined
to answer questions put by the COM
mittte regarding $4,000 of an addi-
tional S45.000 contribution made by
Mr.. insult In the Illinois primary cleo
ton last year.
Members Of the Senate COMMITTEES
asserted that contempt proceedings
against both recalcitrant witnesses
would be instituted. 1t is likely. it
was said, that the proceedings for
contempt would go through the United
States Attorney Of the District OF
Columbia
Grove Testifles.
Both Mr.. insult and Mr.. Schuyler
were summoned before the committee
today to be given an opportunity to
purge themselves OF contempt Of the
committee, which, 1t is alleged, they
were guilty of, when they refused to
answer questions put them at Chicago
last Summer.
A third recalcitrant witness, Robert
z. Grove, States attorney OF Cook
County, ILL.,, who appeared before tho
committee today, did answer the ques-
tions put him by the committee re-
garding primary contributions and
was excused.
The committee is to question also
Thomas w. Cunningham of Philadel-
phia, treasurer OF the State Republi-
can committee, regarding contribu"
tions made to the Ware primary cam
paign in Pennsylvania last year. Mr..
Cunningham declined to answer when
he appeared before the committee last
Summer.
OF the $45 900 additional contributed
by Mr.. insult $4,000 was given by Mr..
Schuyler to Mr.. Grove of the Grove
Barrett faction of the Republican
party to be used for the campaign of
Capt. Joseph p. Savage, who was run
ming for nomination for county ONCE.
Mr.. insult in a formal statement
read to the committee insisted that
none of this $4,000 was used in the
senatorial primary.
In his statement Mr.. insult said
that at no time during his testimony
in Chicago had he sought to avoid
complete answers regarding his con-
tributions to the senatorial campaign.
He said that he had made certain
other contributions to the primary
campaign for county officers and that
he was willing to state the maximum,
which was $4,000.
Those who received such contribu
tions are at liberty to publish them
said Mr.. insult. "I am not at liberty
to divulge their names.
Used Against Smith.
Mr.. insult said he hoped that the
committee would not embarrass him
by demanding the names OF those TO
whom the contributions were made.
He added that it was impossible for
him to give their names without Vlo-
lating condolences.
The contributions made by Mr.. In
sull TO the primary campaign of Col.
Smith have been the main point or
attack made by those opposed to seat
ing Col. Smith, who was at the time
head of the public utilities commission
of Illinois. 1t was testified at Chicago
that Mr.. insult gave $125,000 to Col.
Smiths campaign directly, and that
he contributed $26,934 to be used in
campaign against the World Court by
newspapers and an
other s4,5O0 TO be used for the same
purpose among the cOlOred voters.
Col. Smith was against American ad-
herence to the Court, and the late
Senator Mckinley, his opponent in the
senatorial primary for the Republican
nomination. had voted for adherence.
Grove Gives Facts.
Mr.. Grove in his answers to the
committee today purged himself OF
the alleged contempt He told the
committee in answer 10 questions put
nv Chairman Reed that he had re-
ceiyed from Schuyler $4,000 which he
understood had come from Samuel
insult. This was part of q collection
of SIG 900 raised by Mr.. Grove during
the primary campaign about which he
would not testify in Chicago last July.
He was questioned closely by Sena-
tor Reed and other members OF the
committee regarding his knowledge or
information of other sums wnlch
might have been used in the primary
He denied that he had any
such information and finally was ex-
cused, so that he might return this
afternoon to Chicago, where ne IS
q murder trial.
When Mr.. Schuyler took the stand
he admitted the contribution made to
Mr. Grove by Mr.. insult through him
self for Capt. Savage. He testified also
that ne nlnSeII UdO contributed @1gVVV
to the Savage campaign.
IT also got an additional $4,000
from Mr. insult for disbursement in
the primary campaign" said MIR.
Schuyler.
Declines to Answer.
He testified that the $4,000 and also
the additional $4,000 he had received
from Mr.. insult was all in currency.
When Senator Reed prodded Mr..
Schuyler with questions as to who re-
ceived the $4,000, Mr.. Schuyler de-
clined to answer.
What was said between you and
Mr.. insult at the timer" asked Senator
Reed.
"I don't recollect,'' was the reply.
II suggested he make a contribu-
.ion."
Mr.. Schuyler said that he was an
attorney for Mr.. insult and that their
relations as lawyer and client were
A moment later. how.
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