New-York tribune., 1910-06-04
FLED WITH THE JACKPOT
Fish Dealer Tells Why Some
Bribes Were Not Paid.
LEGISLATOR WENT SOUTH
Ante Was Raised, Declares New
Confession in Illinois
Graft Inquiry.

r.o,,a III J,ne 3-Details of how legis-
lation affecting the fishing interests OIL H.
linois was fought In the state Lesisia'ui
was given to States Attorney burke OF
Sangamon County, tonight by Henry
IIemm. a wealthy fish dealer OF PeKn' III
Other fish dealers are named, ana Bur ke
also has the name Of a Democratic mem
her of the Legislature who went South with
the entire fund contributed for use In the
last session of the Legislature
I,emm said that he had been in business
at Pekin since 1888, and that there had not
been a session of the General Assemoiy
in which the fish dealers had not put UP
money to fight legislation opposed 10 their
interests He said that the last session.
however cost them the most. In the iotn
General Assembly. ne said, he was required
to contribute only 500, but that IT cost MN
$500 for the 4sth session. Lemm saio ina.
until the death of Captain Schuite' oi
Havana last year, Schultz was the cohec.o'
of the fund paid the legislators, nnt that nc
had been succeeded by John Dixoh' d 10"
dealer Of Peoria. D..
I,en1m said that while the nsh Dill wa,
an ars, reading In the Legislature he went
TO Hot Springs for his health ihis we
Nav 2. 1909. and before he departed Lemih
70 defeat the bill and that he would STAND
tIs eh.ro of the expense While he was
away his bookkeeper. Ralph o. Loro' gave
Dixon check for $780, he said
I,erono and Lord were both served with
q s,hncena TO appear before the grand jury
Tomorrow. The money paid by Lord lor
I4emm was through check, which the
prosecution now has.
John Dixon. TO whom Lemm says ne paio
his contribution. has been served With
subpoena, returnable instanter' 10 appear
before the Sangamon County Grand jury
His testimony is expected 10 give tne names
of the men with whom he dealt state
Attorney Burke expects TO learn the names
of the men who really controlled the legis-
latiye Jackpot" in the different sessions.
Springfield, H.. June S.-The existence
of a legislative Jackpot" fund cohecleu
from various interests and divided among
LEGISLATORS after bills had been either
nassed or killed, according to the desire
of contributors, was testihed 10 oeIore 'iie
Sansamon County Grand jury to-uay oS
REPRESENTATIVE Beckemeyer
In discussing the testimony tonight
c+ate.s Attorney Burke said that the one
feature which would be fully developed
1o+er was the "futiiity of a lie.
'..Beckemeyer told OF conferences In dit-
ferent hotels and in different cities salo
Mr.. Burke. ''in which various members OF
the General Assembly met, after the hrst
nutterings of the present storm had been
heard, and attempted to prepare saus-
factory answers TO any questions which
might be asked.
THE legislators were all furnished WIN
an explanation of where they were at GER
tain times and places The Information
did not refer to the place of the payment
Of any money, but was more TO divert sus-
picion from the circumstance Of the differ
ent legislators meeting at various times.
Little things dropped by Beckemeyer in
his talk and which he apparently thought
were without value, when pieced together
with other incidents in the possession of
the state have already assumed proper
tions which will make them OF great value
in untangiing the web of circumstances"
Secretary of State Ross received by tele-
graph to-day the resignation of State SEN
ator D. w Holstlaw, who confessed that
he received a bribe from State Senator
John Broderick. of Chicago, TO vote for
United States Senator Lorirner-