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Miller: in the lobby were some eighteen reporters and the 

 senator was up at the head table. I put these two 

 suitcases on the table and I took out of one suitcase: 

 "This, Senator, is my shirt. These are my trousers. 

 These are my shoes. This is my coat. And this is 

 my hat. I want you to see, Senator, there's no star 

 on that costume, and there's no gun. I didn't need 

 it." 



"Why didn't you need it?" 



"I had subsidized a shooting gallery and this 

 was evidence enough. I didn't have to pack a gun, 

 Senator." 



I put the suitcase and my clothes away and I 

 opened the other one. "This is my voice machine and 

 this is my camera." So I took a little footage of 

 Senator LaFollette and the investigation, and I turned 



around — this was a very thought-out plan — an< 



took the press. 



"Sheriff, what are you taking the press for?" 

 "Senator, if they don't write the right story, 



if they come out into this county I'll see to it that 



I get them out, too." And, whew! away they went to 



