The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-02
Jurynen Assembled in Chicago
This Morning to lnvesti-
gate Alleged Buying Of Leg
isIator White.
|ACCUSER Is CALLED
FOR FIRST WITNESS
Grand Jury Has Also Been
Called in at Springfield, ILL.,,
to Investigate the Sensa-
tionaI Matter.
american News service)

(American News Service)
Chicago, May "A special grand
jury having for its primary object the
founding charges made by Charles A.
White, democratic member of the
states legislature In 1909, that he re-
ceived 81 900 for voting for William
Lorimer for United States senator,
was sworn in today. Other matters of
less Importance were given the right
Of way to be heard first as the prose-
cutor intends going into the matter
thoroughly.
Lee ONeill Browne, leader OF the
democratic wing of the state legisla-
ture and Senator Lorimer are In Chi
cago awaiting word from the criminal
court building where the investigation
Is being made. White, the accuser
and self-confessed bribe-taker appear
ed at the grand jury rooms early In
the day. He walked about the build
ing, but declined to be interviewed.
He was the first witness.
soions Wandering In.
Other down-state legislators who
have been named by White will be
called before the grand jury to tell
what they know of the election OF
Senator Lorimer.
While the Cook county grand jury
Is busying itself here states attorney
Burke OF Sangamon county, In which
the state capital, Springfield, is locat-
ed also. bad d .grandsjary sworn In.
re states EESK n Viii 6ihtO me ar
legged bribe-giving and taking next
week and that notwithstanding the
confession of White he will allow no
Immunity to go out towards the SEN
ator's accuser.
One thing is certain. There will be
no special session OF the legislature
at this time. After conference be-
tween Gov Deneen and Attorney Gen.
eral Stead, 1t was announced such a
move would not be proper at this
stage of the inquiry.
Gov. Deneen interested.
Governor Deneen is known to be
nightly interested in the outcome OF
this matter and according to one
newspaper gave his stamp Of approx.
al to the first story OF the scandal
| just a short time before It went to
| the composing room He was in Chi
cago for a week before the story was
printed.
Henry A. Sheppard Of Jerseyville;
Joseph s. Clark of Vandalia and Mich
ale Link Of Mitchell. members of the
general assembly will also be called
before the grand jury. They were
mentioned in Whites story but no di
rect matters are charged up to them
Lorimer Calls II "PIot."
! Senator Lorimer spends most OF his
time at the offices of the LaSalle
Street National and Trust Company
banks OF which banks he is president
They will open next week. He In
sists that the publication Of the alleg
ed confession is q plot to discredi
/ him and the banks.
This attack is entirely move tt
ruin the banks" he said with empha
sis. But they will open about Ma,
9Th in spite OF everything. l have
been told that the publishers Of ths
Tribune has said the banks would new
er open. ] have been making som,
progress for twenty years in spite o
the Tribune's opposition and / guess
III can continue to do so. From in
Quiries made know the attack wa,
purposely made at about the time th'
banks we're to open"
The senator said that he had let
ter from Washington which he receiy
ed from White and which, in his opin
lion. proves the accuser to be mental
tIy weak.
/ Members of the legislature VIII,
cast their vote for Lorimer are comm,
to the front denying Whites charge
and branding them as being maliciou
: and without foundation