Show M MORTIMER ATIMER HAS HAS' REVENGE RULE ROLE I IN f FORBES CASE Witness Admits on n Stand He Would Have Remained Remained Remained Re Re- for Attentions to Wife FEDERAL COURT counT ROOM CHICAGO Dec 11 if If Colonel Charles R R. Forbes Torbes broken i up my family the the tho story of ot his crooked deals deals never would have I been told Elias H H. Mortimer the I governments government's star witness declared front the stand today in the Thompson Forbes graft trial I Mortimer whose tales of ot fraud and bribery In hl high h office were responsible for foi the present trial admitted he lie was equally guilty with Colonel Colone Forbes Torbes and would have kept quiet but for Forbes attentions to Mrs tIrs Mortimer 1 The chief government witness charges Colonel Forbes alienated the affections af- af ol ot his wife Ill JI do anything to protect a friend but when he tampers with my and ruins my home life Ill I'll ej gp to Ill I'll come coma out and tell the truth Mortimer shouted The more money we gave to Forbes the better he liked us us- us we ve tried to keep him coming along Mortimer testified Mortimer l said said he he promised Colonel Forbes anything to keep his good will wilI This testimony was given vol- vol by Mortimer while h he was being examined cross-examined b by Randolph Ran Ran- dolph Laughlin counsel for I rho Thompson son |