Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-10-06
BROWNE
IN LOR|MER
HEARING
DEMOCRATIC LEADER
WANTED BY COMMITTEE
Woman ContradiCtS Testimony
Of White Regarding Alleged
Bribery; State Senators May
Not Testify in Full,

fBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Chicago. oct. 5.-Lee O'NeilI
Browne. democratic leader of the HI
nois house Of representatives, VINO II
under Indictment in connection WIN
the election of william Lorimer to
the senate will be called to testify be-
fore the Lorimer congressional com
mittee.
The same ruling was made by the
c1snmitttce today in regar1 to alatc
| Stuntor John Frederick, nov under
Indictment on the charge - haNlnS
bribed state Senator DIV. Holstlaw 10
vote for Senator Lorimer. ana apples
also to Representative Robert 70. VIII
son against whom bribery charges are
pending,
Neither Browne nor Broderlck, VI"
were on the stand for a few moments
today. were questioned, OF TIE
Plea of Attorney Thomas Dawson,
counsel for each. hat he wished to
confer with associate counsel before
advising his clients what course 70
pursue. The committee reluctantly
granted counsel until tomorrow morn
ing to decide his course. The VII
ness must answer or plead the eonsti-
t%utional privilege and decline to an
swer on the ground that their words
might incriminate them.
Representative d. Donahue, a dem
ocrat from Bloomington testified TINS
afternoon that he did not vote for
Senator Lorimer. aud that he sought
to prevent his election because nc he
licved that If the session had adjourn
ed without electing a senator "A demo-
crat could have been elected at the
next session.
Attorney Hanecy summoned MISS
Katherine A. Woods of East st. Louis
to rebut testimony of Representative
Charles A. White. Miss Woods de-
clared that In the fan of 1903, Whltc
took her to dinner and told her that
he was writing q history of his NE
ana the occurrences in the legisla-
ture and expected to make a fortune
out of it and hat Lorimer and hls
bunch would have to pay MN
enough to keep him for life or ne
would make It hot for Lorimer and
his friends.
The witness said that white told
her he was going To run for ohgres
that he had spent $4,000 on ms
history, that he did not g results
Tor he had influential friends.
Her testimony was In direct con
tradition to what White sara on 'ho
William II. Su1rmer, assistant man !
ger Of the Briggs hotel which Is
Brownies headquarters in chicago;
concerning threats he salu
White had made to declare falsely ne
been brided to vote for senator
Lorimcr ana to compel senator LORI
mer and his friends to enrich nm
Sturmer testified thpt White was
drunk At the time Tint Fred cent
ner. q travelling man, who was WIN
hem. had been drinking all the we
before the alleged threat OF
White was made.
Representative Henry Terrlll' Oh
colchester. republican, n represent
.ntive Homer E.Shaw, democrat, We're
,mong the days witnesses Terrlli
.auscd a stir ON REORGANIZATION
when. in answer to a question intlma'-
ng that he had sought a bride eN-
'laimed;
MY vote was not for sale. u !,
,ad been / could have got the money
rom Lorimcr himself.
This was stricken from the r'coru
representative Jacob NJ. Groves was
and repeated his statement
hat Terrill and Shaw had told MN
hey could have obtained Sl,OOO each
,v voting for Mr.. Lorimer.