Show CALLED LAWYER A LIAR Bartlett Sinclair and Attorney Robertson Have an Encounter at Capitol General Melee Occursin the Room of the House Committee on ElectionsIdaho Auditor of State and CouriscI for the Mi ner > Become Tangled UpWild Scene as the t Members Attempted II I I to Separate the Contestants I I Washington April 21An exciting encounter occurred at the Cocur dAlene Investigation this afternoon when Bartlett Sinclair who was on the stand gave the He to Attorney Robertson Robert-son ropiesentlng the miners The encounter occurred while Mr Sinclair was testifying of his order forbidding a meeting at the miners cemetery on July llth last commemorating commemo-rating the deaths resulting in the riots of 1892 He said his notice did not forbid for-bid women from assembling to put flowers on the graves LIE IS PASSED Attorney Robertson contradicted the witness and said It did specifically prohibit pro-hibit women from assembling IDo you ask that as a question or state It as l fact asked Sinclair ur state it as a fact replied Mr Robertson I Is a lie responded Sinclair LUNGED AT SINCLAIR SICJAIR Robertson made 3 lunge at Sinclair but the distance was too great to permit per-mit a blow Representatives Sulzer Hay Esch and other members sprang forward to stop the fracas In the few minutes that the melee tw was at Its height members were standIng stand-Ing on and Jumping over the large committee table seeking to get at the contestants The latter were in a confused con-fused tangle of chairs and witnesses on the further side of the table I NO BLOWS lle STRUCK After Robertsons first lunge he rushed on Sinclair who was wilting on the witness stand unprepared for the onslaught The two went over In a crash on the lloor and were then separated No actual blows were struck Sinclair when order va restored I resumed his scat in the witness chair and after vigorous cautionary remarks I re-marks by the chairman against disorders I disor-ders resumed his recital Neither of the co contestnnlB showed any outward I mark of the affray SULZEKS MOTION LOST lhe committee In executive session today voted adversely and on party lines on n 1 motion by Representative Sslzer to summon as witnesses Lleul Got Hulchinson of Idaho Father Becker a priest who sought admission to the prison and Edward Boyce president presi-dent of the Western Federation oC Miners who was mentioned In Gov Steunenbergs testimony A motion bJ Repicfcentallve Slayden of Texas to limit each witness to six hours was similarly disposed of Mr Sinclair completed his direct testimony tes-timony during time afternoon In view I of the excitement it way deemed best not to open the crossexamination I which will be conducted by Rr Robertson Robert-son and the committee adjourned until 30 oclock tomorrow Mr Sinclair left occurrence tho committeeroom Joking over the I |