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Show WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. What j I promised for a few minutes to be a j personal encounter between Attorney Elbrldge Hnnccy, representing Senator Sena-tor I-oriracr, and Attorney John P. Hcaly, counsel for the senate Lori- uior committee, marked the close to- day of the long cross-examination ol i H. J. C Bcckcmcyer, former Illinois 1 state representative, who says he received $1000 after voting for I-orl- 4 raer for senator, f The clash between counsel occurred fc when Mr. Hcaly accused Mr. Hanecy with having tho purpose of confusing V the record and those who will road. 1 It. tf He was spouklng of Mr. Hanec s It questions regarding testimony t 1, Beckemeyer gave Saturday concern- $ lng his statement two years ago to f officials in Cook county that he knew I; nothing of interest td tho grand Jtry j; relative to corruption In the leglsla- J- turc. ? 1 Arouees Ire of Hanecy. "If the gentleman means what he ') says, I desire to brand It In the man ner It deserves to be branded,'' shouted Mr. Hanecy, Jumping to his feet and facing the committee's ai- torney. Mr. He.ily declared he could j not toll whether Mr. Hanecy was a-'- ). Ing about Deckomeyer's testimony . Saturday or about the truth contained t: In the statoment two jears ago j Beckemeyer said he could no: under 1 stand either. As a result. Chairman 1 Dillingham conducted the oxamlna- ; lion on the point himself. I Repeatedly Mr Hanecv renuire- 'W 1 witness to admit that he lied when V he declared before ho confessed to j the Cook county grand Jury to re- 1 cclving money that he had not le- eclved money and know nothing about corruption in tho legislature. Appeals to Committee? j Finally Beckenmeyer appealed to : the committee to be excused from answering similar questions. Chair- '. man Dillingham ruled that after the I; witness had testified three or four, or five times that he lied, it was not necessary for counsel to require the ' witness to characterize the lies ho told. The chairman expressed "impatience" "im-patience" that the hearings should be drawn out by such insistence i Throughout Beckemoyer remained firm in declaring that he asked to bo 1 given the privilege of making a "clean. j broast" of the whole matter before ; the grand Jury because he did not want an Indictment to dp against him at the time, as his wife was in a hos- v pltal. |