Show I HEARST GOT ARCHBOLD LETTERS I TOLD FORAKER I 1 j Total of Paid by Pub- Pub r c C COlisher lisher for Rape of StandI Standard Stand- Stand I J ard aid Oil Files I Dec IS Former Former vy Senator Joseph B. B lio Foraker aker of ot I Ohio o tes te's testifying before the Senate committee comI com corn corns investigating campaign conI contributions con con- I today read a a. statement sett setting set set- t t ting forth foith a stor story of the manner In w William I R. R Hearst obtained the famous Archbold letters The statement t was was' a a resume of ofa a re report report re- re port made to the form former r senator by purporting to be I based on orra ona a description b by W. W W. W Winkfield Wink Wink- I tl field td of ot lOW how ow and Charles Stump ook the Archbold letters from the Uie Standard Oil on offices and sold th thorn them m to Mr He Hearst ret Both and Stump were employ employees em em- ploy es In Mr Archbold's office at the p time th the letters disappeared WInk a n negro Is I. a son of ot Mr Archbold's Archbold's Arch Arch- bolds bold's butler Mr tIr Foraker said while white he did not nol v vouch ouch uch for the accuracy of ot the report I he l that Stewart be called I Ito to tell tho the story tor first frat hand han According to the tho statement Winkfield Wink Wink- Ink Ink- field Id and Stump noticed a a. nev ner Item about tho tue sale of letters and tak tak- lag some from the Archbold files tUes tried L to sell them but failed Finally the they thel Wr wrote a wrote tea a letter Jetter to the New York American Amerl Amerl- can making and the next da day c called up They Insisted on talking t to Mr H Hearst art but were contented content d to tp meet a represent representative I In Id the Savoy y y saloon aloon As a a. result of ot that coner con con- ference er ce the they w went nt the tho next day to the private editorial office of tho New York American where a ril man n named ria-mc Eldr dge talked to them The They were told that M Mr lI Hearst arst t stated that the they were performing per per- forming a a. great public service Thc They t talked as aa to to the price with but getting a 8 promise of only Co at The principal portion of ot the state statement ment giving giving- the details detal s of ot the alleged transaction follows They finally after atter about one hours hour's p parley compromised at Winkfield Winkfield Winkfield Wink- Wink field and Stump then promised to bring the le letters up tho the next evening The Then ti n t day Stump and took tho l liters 5 o out t. t q one by one oo fro from the files They then them wrapped up up two copying books books- booksin in n some ome new newspapers paper put the thew w oJ I In a. a large larce box such as ns tailors tallor deliver loUver suit In and camo out with it wh when n Archbold had gone gono home Tb They took k It immediately to the Lit Lit- tle- tle Savoy left it with the proprietor and andret returned to tho the office Later tel after atter the Hie office cl closed they secured it And S Stump C carried the letters to Mr 1 El Bl- dridge Upon his entrance on this oo- oo J everybody 8 seemed expecting him and was waa u ushered herd Into a large v Vats vate te office Mr Mr took them and w was s gone Gono about t an hour and brought from an lan adjoining room fifty no o bill which he gave gaNe to Stump He him If It he leave the letters lett let let- t th there re until l the next nemt night and ana at e 6 o'clock with his hili partner I The next h had 1 l' l their mon money y changed ln into Inlo to smaller denominations and had bad a e. I b big big- time t that I evening The C tt i- i hC n next I I e c Stump went to see Mr a and nd secured tho letters Jotters and rUes flies Mr 11 ur e E and another man informed h him im they were of ot great value and asked ho h him im If It lie lue could get other correspond correspond- hT o ence nce Ho He Informed them thorn ho lie could T They hey then gave him a list of prominent prom prom- non eat nent n t congressmen senators Judges g governors o and antI some other men of promInence prom prom- I nence telling him to go as far tar back i In n the files lJ s as possible and look them u up p. p Anything found concerning them themas w was as to be brought to Mr Ir Eldridge p photographed and returned and paid f for according to Its value This list Included tho the names ot of over 2 00 men The They insisted on getting for tor every batch baCch of or letters and t this his was agreed upon The next batch t the they hey were given only for tor and the he t next only Finally the they be became be- be c came aine suspicious of ot each other and put t those hose they had still sUll on hand In a safety d deposit box as the depository of or all t three 0 a third man having joined In t the he scheme and with tho agreement t that hat it required the tho signature of ot all t three to open or secure the contents content They furnished Mr with s some ome of or the originals as he explained h ho he e would pay a much higher price for tor t them hem If It he could keep them than If It t they hey had to be bc returned and copies made For the Penrose Foraker and l Hanna lanna batch they received over The rho other engagements were ero practically practical practical- l ly y repetitions of ot the first They would t take ake letters Jetters out and nothing was t thought hought of ot their taking ing papers out bo- bo c cause ause the they were ivero always s 's doing such er er- er- er r rands ands They would be photographed and returned In all an they received They rhey became bolder and bolder bold bold- o er r and Sand went through all the files of ot correspondence Mr Ir e asked them to secure two signatures of ot Mr Archbold un- un cOPied and original This they did Mr 11 Archbold signing his name In two albums al al- al albums bums for tor them For these two signa- signa they received When hen the they wore finall finally apprehended the they went wont Into hiding fearing arrest for the time being When the storm had bad blown over the they offered their entire batch of ot remaining letters to Mr Eldridge for tor Mr 11 Hearst for Th These se negotiations finally fell through h except the they sold a few tew Penrose letters for to toa toa toa a representative of ot Mi Mr Hearst Upon advice ad of Mr Winkfield the they decided to hold all the remaining Jetter letter let let- ter terp for tor After Atter the publication of ot a few of ot their stolen letters had hall raised such a furore the they raised the price to OOOO Becoming In dire straits they sold a few to a tive tivo of Mr fr Hearst for last spring Negotiations have ha been begun for the sale of the remaining seventy odd |