The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-30
Six Legislators Are Sched-
u|ed to Appear Before
Grand Jury Tomorrow
bRODER|CK MANAGES
TO EvADE DEPUTIES
Whom the Trouble Arose, Is Also
Mystery-Bench Warrants
Have Been Issued

velOpmentS are expected here this week.
following yesterdays confession of State
Senator D. l.. Holtslaw of Iulza to. the
Sangamon county grand jury that he
was promised and later received $500
from State Senator John Broderick DEM
ocrat, of Chicago for his vote for William
Lorimer for senator, and $7O0 from Sen
ator Broderick as his share of the Jack
pot"
Six legislators, three members of the
oSnate and three members of the house
of representatives, scheduled to appear.
are: Senators John Broderick, democrat
of Chicago, under indictment for alleged
bribery; Stanton C. Pemberton, republic
an of Oakland, under indictment for
conspiracy to commit felony in connec-
ton with the furniture deal; d. w.
Holtslaw of Iuka, who was indicted.
confessed, granted immunity and will
be quizzed for further information.
Representative Joseph s. Clark, demo-
crat of vandalia, under indictment for
conspiracy in the furniture deal; Charles
l.. McMakin, republican of Salem, voted
for Lorimer and will be examined as
Witness Harvey d. McCullom. demo
crat of Louisville, voted for Lorimer and
will be examined as witness.
One other witness to be examined is
A. b. Johnston of the Johnston & Hatch
agent for the Ford & Johnston Co., In
the furniture deal and whom Senator
Holtslaw and Ottor Freirer of the DERBY
Desk company have implicated by their
corroborative testimony. They allegei
that A. B. Johnston agreed that Holtsiaw
should receive $500 when the furniture
was installed in the state house.
Grand Jury Reconvenes Tomorrow
The grand jury does not reconvene until
rk
proceed tomorrow with the examinatioa
of witnesses he having received assur-
ances that Senator Pemberton and Rep
resenfatiye Clark would be on hand To-
morrow morning Bench warrants nave
been issued for them, making tneir I'M
mediate appearance mandatory.
A. b. Johnston. will also he examined
tomorrow morning Johnston declared to-
day that Holtslaw was liar
~ have told the TRUTH declared John-
eton. u know of no corruption in con-
nection with the furniture and If sum-
moned before the grand jury | Will re-
peat my declaration to tnat enect.
,rhe sar~amon county grand jury pros
scutors anxiety was undisgused tooay
when he received no word from Chisi
Deputy Sheriff Fred Long OF Springneio'
who went to Chicago last night Win q
bench warrant to arrest SENATOR brou
erick. who Is under indictment anu -
"ahteu as u'e
present probe. ,. A..
Irtimations were received during the
aav that Broderick is being withheld
from Sangamon county. WORD was re-
ceiyed last night that he was unoei
surveillance and that his arrest coula pe
made at any time, but today wneh .ne
prosecu.oi ,..,,,,,an ~ tho office of Cap
Lieu'enans ehiaf o. Chicago detectives,
taln Wooo' aa,,,ea tbe whereabouts of
Rroderick was unknown.
brooe,-eN "Ss ,so,;a,,as that in view of the
t,at proaericlx ia under indictment
.hsco and that If the sheriff has a bench
.,,arr.ot in chicago for surveillance, no
"~;o,a, wonId Interfere. If there is
onlciai moo'u p,r,oa viii take drastic
a.. 1,t;s no declared uneouivocally.
s uor,mer DtsaDucars
oo 1r,i+.d States Senator
Cnicaso, Nas r.,,,ad here today. He
w%lhain % sa,,, ho,,rs later and his where
oepaIteu .star,, rrhe senator posi-
.,,,.1,, refused 70 discuss any phase Of
the senatorial bribery scandal involving
his name. He was asked to make
statement regarding State senator 1o's.-
laws confession pe1ore ing oans a,ioa
county grand jury at springneia, ~, "r,sn soson
Holstlaw admitted he had received WOW
for voting for Lorimer for senator.
Holstlaw's confession mad neen cata-
toged "No. ~ Three otner coniessions
have been made before tne LOOK county
grand jury, according to states Attorhey
Wyman The FIRST conlessioh l,. was 'ao 20
BY Representative Charles Wnite OF
O'Fallon, ILL.,, who declareo ne hao
eeived $1,000 for his Lorimer vote. SEN
ator. Lorimer, in his speech 10 tne sen.
ate yesterday, devoted hlhiseil s,ea'iy "
the denunciation of White whom ne
called depraved.
s'Holstlaw Is in the same Grass 10 ~,
White,'' said the senator TO-DAY. VIII
not discuss him. In fact | VIII not say
another word Everything | Intend 10 Dc
said is in my speech to the Senate.
Then Senator Lorimer disappeared In
zion that he was going west for rev
Navs His destination is unknown. In
cu;r,es at his home and banking institu-
ttons here failed to elicit any informa-
t,or as ~ his movements He has COM
r,etaIv hidden himself so far as the pub
r. 4. concerned.
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