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. "Swot-e His Life Away.". In one aside, in relating Slavin's activities. witness mentioned the name of Mr. Dewart, saying he had heard that Mr. Dewart had sent a man up to Siavin with $3,000 to get him to tell what he knew about Mr. Ayearst. But Slavin. he under- stood. went to see Mr. Ayearst and subsequently "swore his life away for Ayearst in the Homer investiga- tion." "And Siavin claims today," he added, "that any time he wants money he has dust to go to Ayearst's office and get it}: _ _ I McCutcheon steadfastly maintain- ed that he had not been offered a dollar for his evidence or his In- formation by Mr. Lennox, and that he did not expect to receive any- thing. To Mr. Raney he admitted that what he expected from Mr. Lennox when he t1rat went to him was legal assistance. Witness went on to say that one of the conditions which sometimes led operators to go wrong in that re- spect was the conviction they had that when they were sent out with expenses for a week's work they had to show some results. Witness was Inot able, however, to Justify such a. conviction from any orders that had been given by the department or the ofricials in charge of the operators. "id-LWho'was the man said to be sent by Mr. Dewart? A.--a don't know who that man Wilt. Ferguson-What you mean is Slavin says he perjured himself to protecthAyeargt? _ _ _ "k.--isti, and he got a tot, as oper- "or ttter that. He was working for the department after that. U In reply to the Attorney-General's questions. MoCutcheon disagreed with the exact accuracy of the state- ment in the House of T. H. Lennox, KC., that "thugs and criminals" were employed by the department to enfowae the Ontario Temperance Act. Kept Only Short Time. Requesting to be permitted to answer the question in his own way, he said that during the past sum- mer there had been men employed by the department that some of the Under some protest, and only after the committee's promise of protection had been given, Mc- Cutcheon related the details of a. trip to Owen Bound made by him- self and an operator named Henry, where, he said. Henry perjured him.. self to secure a conviction against a hotelkeeper named Tommy Joint. McCutcheon said that Joint was un- doubtedly selling liquor there, but by the tr1atrs---50 cents a glass. But Henry. who said he could not do anything under the circumstances, declared on the train coming back that he would go into court and swear that he bought a bottle at 'Joint's place. He bought a bottle in Toronto, took it to Owen Sound. I',':,',',",? in Police Court that he bought it at Joint's Platte, and Joint was convicted and fined for selling the bottle. officials knew had been convicted--- Naah, convicted of desertion from the army, and two Italians found to be boot1etttrertr. But they were kept on only a month or two to give evi- dance. Asked if he had ever been offered pay for anything, McCutoheon said on one occasion he had been offered $100 by former Operator Courrian for "standing pat" on certain evi- dence. He denied that a man named Bell had ever said anything that would lead him to believe he would later on receive money. Anxious to Make Good. - Lengthy examination by Mr. Len.. nox and the Attorney-General took Mace on the point of whether Mr. hennox had called McCutcheon Into 'his omce for the purposa of extract- ing information from him or whether McCurtcheon went there voluntarily on other business. Witness main- tained that he went to Mr. Lennox for the punpose of getting assistance in extricating him from his predica- ment at the jail, and that, although Mr. Lennox had written him asking him to call, it was after he had visit- ed the office and seen Mr. Keith Lennox, the partner of the member for North York. Not Otter One Dollar. Witness told or gatherings at cer- tain places of all the big Toronto bootleggers, whom he was able to name, also mentioning individuals in the 'business in Guelph and Kitch- ener. He quoted a statement of one of them to the effect that he had made $210,000 in the business. and he told of this man's shipments of liquor to the border in trunks, and the connivance ot an expressman, purchased at a, price of $5 a case. Rescnts Lennox's Remarks. McCutcheon admitted that he re- sented some ot Mr. Lennox's refer- ences to himself on the floor of the House, and was unable to account for any reason for the references. Concerning some rather severe criti- cism of Mr. Lennox which he had made in his statement to Inspector Dunlap, McCutcheon said he meant that, although Mr. Lennox had promised to write to Ottawa and press for his release from Jail, he understood that he had not been active on his behalf. During the taking of evidence the Attorney-General stated to McCutch- eon his opinion that he had been badly treated in connection with the charge of operating a still, upon which he was convicted and sen- tenced, and in regard to which the witness declared yesterday he had positive proof that he was the victim of conspiracy. NOT LOCATED, plvidence of newspaper reporters 'S lto the investigations they made tl lthe Attorney-General's Depart- Inch-t: at Fort Frances and at Win- hug; occupied the attention of Clorpmissioner MacIntosh at both iiiiiiiie; of the inquiry into the daggth of Capt. Orville Huston yes- terday. Colin Sabiston of The Ta.. ronto Telegram, and w. L. McGeary of The Toronto Daily Star were the two witnesses, and they both were examined by Gordon Waldron, on behalf of the Crown. ."Most. Admirable Witness" PROBE PROCEEDS FRIDAY Telegram Reporter Admits Showing Manuscript to ' Major Lewis Mr. Waldron and The Telegram man did not get along very well to- (when, but Mr.. Waldron had noth- ing but praise for the manner in which Mr. McGeary gave his testi- mony. Crown counsel told Mr. Mc- Geary that he was "a most admir- able witness," and, as the witness stopped from the stand, remarked: "See how much information we have trot in a short time from a witness apparently willing to tell the truth." When Mr. Sabiston's answers were not Just to Mr. Waldrun's satisfac- tion, Mr. Waldron said: " want to keep before your eyes this honest young man (Mr. McGeary), who gave evidence as a model." Report. Not Found. new"- -__._- -- "7-7, The report of "Colonel" Porter, the staff correspondent of The To- ronto Telegram at Winnipeg, which the Commissioner, Mr. Waldron and Mr. Helimuth, consider to be a very important document in the in- quiry, has not yet been found. Mr. R. E. Laidlaw, solicitor for The Telegram, stated that on the previ- ous evening he had been present at The Telegram omce when a thor- outth search was made, but it had not been possible to locate the docu- ment. Mr. Waldron recalled Mr. Snider, the News Editor, in con- nection with the matter, whereupon Mr. Laidlaw- protested against the