The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-06
EXPECT REVELATIONS TO-DAY
WITNESSES FOR ILLINOIS BRIB-
ERY GRAND JURY.

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May Tell HoW ire Flsh mn was knled IN
ne Legislature and ThTow Mere
iAght on the Regular Iacip0t Cen
tribaiions -Friend q I.orimer Called.
SFRNOFIHLD. m. June B.--Frank J..
Traut Of Rsardstown. under a Subpoena 10
appearbefore the Sahgarnon county Grand
Jury az 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
and tell what ho knows regarding tho
alleged use Of money 20 defeat the passage
Of the State Fish CommiasiOncr's bill.
10 the manager Of tho Federal Constrno-
tiOn Company at Beardatown. the conCern
In which United States senator william
\. Lorimer 10 tho moving spirit.
Il Il usual that Senator Lorimer's bust
ness and political interests are closely
interviewer. and Il may be that tho in
formation gained yesterday and to-day
at BsardstoWn by States Attorney Burke
regarding Trant may open a new lead
In tho sensational legislative bribery
scandal.
Tho probe into tho hsh protection bills
defeat &C the last session Of the Legisla-
tuEo will DO the main subjSCt TO DO con-
aiderod by the Grand Jury when Il con-
vunes tomorrow. So far a. n known
al present the following witnesses will
b here. each Of whom Il expected 90
throw some light ON tho motive back
the fght made against the bin BY the
hdAing interests Of tho state: Prank ].
NwamaNa nawr~lmaaurSaa manysm -
Pokin; Chariss 0riddley. Virginia. and
Fred y. SchWoor. BoarSatOWn.
The Walt Of State Attorney Burke
20 Ifaut brought OUT q confession from
Traut a. 20 the part which he played
IN the collection o. the fund 20 Kill the
fish bill. Irnut's only explanation as 10
where the money went II that ~ kept a.
He says that he helped get the money TO-
gether and went 70 Springfield about
the time that the hah biil was 10 be- voted
on. where he met DIXON. The money was
then counted In Traut'a room at tie S.
Nicholas Hotel. and Il was found that
after dedu0ting the expenses Of making
the fight against the bin the sum Of q. 500
was left
According to Traut the money wa
brought 70 This city by Pred y. Schweer.
a political leader u Cas- county. Schwear
to-day was served with a subpoena %
appear before the Grand Jury tomorrow
morning.
Ralph o. Lord Of Pekin q bookkeeper
and manager for Henry (Fro&gy) Lemm.
who for twenty years has been regular
contributor TO a fund assembled by the
fab dealers Of the Illinois River district
90 protect themselves from &andbaRginR
AZ the hands of certain members o. the
Legislature. Il was during Lamm'a alb
sence from Pekin that Lord gave John
Dixon $40 a. Lemm's contribution TO the
defence fund. The check which Lord
wrote out for Dixon has been found.
and also a letter which lord WrOte to
lsmm az Hot springs advising his EN-
ployer that he had given Dixon $500 al
Springfield, and that upon the advice
Of Dixon he had -ind0rsed the check
in blank Dixon saying that this was
prudent 90 protect Lemm in case this
ever gnts olrt
Besides being az tho bead OF the Federal
CONSTRUCTION Company. which now has
contraota In a number Of 6tntea, princi-
pally dredging work. TTnut II a member
81 the 0OOdel Ice and fuel Company ~
beardstown and of the BearistoWn Fish
Company.
Important Developments regarding the
connection % the fish hill fund and the
regular legislative Jackpot are expected
Tomorrow a. q result Of the testimony
which Wih b. added during the day.