Evening star., 1946-12-18

he made arrangements for Sena-
tor Bilbo to go to the Justice De-
partment to see Matthew F. Nc
Guire, then an official of the de-
partment, about Mr.. Shushan's "dif-
ficulties." Mr.. Mcclure now is q
District Court justice.
Mr.. Terry said Mr. Mcclure told
Senator Bilbo~ that o. John Rogge,
former special assistant to the At
torney General handling the case
in New Orleans, was in Washing
ton and that he would call him
in. Mr.. Terry quoted Mr.. Rogge as
telling Senator Bilbo nothing could
be done in regard to the Shushan
case.
Farley in Private Office.
According to the former secre-
tary, Mr.. Shushan and d New Or
leans attorney, whose name he was
not sure Of, had come to Senator
Bilbo's Office early in 1899. They
told him. he said, they were there
to see Senator Bilbo about his ef-
forts in Mr.. Shushan's behalf be-
fore the Justice Department. Mr..
Terry said he got Senator Bilbo
from the floor of the Senate, and
a conference enSued In the Sefla-
tors private Office. He did not
know what was said at the confer
ence.
Mr.. Terry testified he first learned
OF the Shushan note in 1889, when
Senator Bilbo asked him to go
down to Louisiana to see Mr.. Shu-
shan about making a contribution
to the campaign of Paul johnson,
running for Governor Of Mississippi
that year with Senator Bilbo's back
ing.
The former secretary quoted Mr..
Shushan as saying, when he got
there, Nothing doing, and the
money I've already put out will
have to be returned to me-"
Asked by Senator Ferguson what
he replied to that, Mr.. Terry said
he left and was glad to get out. "
Asked why he was glad to get out,
Mr.. Terry said because Mr.. Shu-
shan "was abrupt" Mr.. Terry
added that he had found the gates
locked" and had to identify him
self in every way to get in"
Senator Called Off Trip.
He said he next heard of the
Shushan note in the summer OF
1910, as he was opening headquar-
tiers for Senator Bilbos campaign
for reelection in Jackson, Miss.
Mr.. Terry said it was on the
day he and Senator Bilbo were to
leave as delegates to the Demo
cratic National Convention in Chi
cago. One hour before train time
he said, Senator Bilbo announced
he could not go.
In explaining why he could not
60, Mr.. Terry said Senator Blbo
told him that, while raising funds
for Mrs. Bilbo's alimony he had
borrowed from Mr.. Shushan, that
the money was not to be repaid
if he could help Mr.. Shushan out
of his difficulties, but that Mr.. Shu-
shan was going to make the note
available to Gov. Hugh Whites
forces Gov. White was an opponent
of Senator Bilbo that year,
Mr.. Terry said he told the Sem
ator to go on to the Chicago con-
vention that he would remain IN
Mississippi and raise funds to take
UP the note. Mr.. Terry then gave
his version of previous testimony as
to how the $4,000 was raised by a
group of four, including Mr.. Terry.
Says He Paid OF Note.
The thin and pale 51-year-old
witness testified Senator Bilbo owed
him more than $4,000 at the time.
Most of the debt, he declared, was
for the $1,000 note.
Contrary to testimony of wit
nesses yesterday, Mr.. Terry insisted
he paid off the Shushan note, but
was reimbursed for $3.50 by Forrest
B. Jackson, Senator Bilbo's attorney.
Mr.. Terry informed the commit-