Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-05

STATES ATTORNEY OF COOK
COUNTY SECURES ADDITIONAL
EVIDENCE OF BRIBERY. BY Wis
lTlNG ST. LOUIS.


ocratic state representatives who will
give important evidence before the
special grand jury in regard to the
alleged bribery in the election Of
William Lorimer as United States
SENATOR said States Attorney Way
man today on his return from his mys-
terious visit to st. Louis and the
southern part Of Illinois.
"We Got A 'squeaI.'"
ST. Louis, May 4.--John e. Wayman,
states attorney Of Cook county, ILL.,,
came to st. Louis yesterday in connec-
tion with the Lorimer bribery investi-
cation and when he departed at 11:45
last night for Chicago, he said that he
had a confession that he got at hotel
from one Of the representativ accus-
ed Of taking $1,000 for his senatorial
vote.
Both Wayman and William Muir
name, a Chicago detective accompany
ing him, refused to give the name Of
the man who "squealed."
Wayman and Murnane both stopped
at the Southern hotel, where Murnane
made the following statement in the
presence Of Wayman:
1--WE came here to. meet member
of the Illinois legislature because this
is the most convenient place, all things
considered. We have been here the
greatest part of the day and you can
say that we got all We were looking
for. You might say that we got a
'squeal.'
While here Wayman called on Cir.
cult Attorney Seebert G. Jones.
Earlier in the day Michael S. Link,
representative from the Forty-seyenth
district in the Illinois legislature, was
visited on his farm near Nameoki, ILL.,,
I by Wayn.an and .Murnane and a depu'
ty sheriff. They gave no intfmation
that they gained any information from
Link in regard to the case.
Lorimer Not Subpoenaed.
Chicago, Ill, May 4.-Following a
days absence on secret mission,
States Attorney Mayman will take
charge Of the special grand jury in
vestigating the double charges OF
bribery in the legislature. The evi-
dence in both cases-the alleged cor
rupt election of William Lorimer to
the senate and the Chicago & Western
Indiana railroad bill scandal-Will be
placed before the jury.
Senator Lorimer expects to return
to washington today. He declared he
had not been subpoenaed to appear be-
fore the jury. Attaches at the states
attorneys office also denied the rumor
that Senator Lorimer would be called.
The jury heard no evidence today.
States Attorney After White.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 4.-State's At
torney Burke, Of Sangamon county, is
determined to exhaust every legal
means to bring Representative White
before the Sangamon grand. jury, and
a clash between the states attorneys
of this and of Cook county may result
if the subpoenas of this county are
not served.
On the day the alleged confession of
White appeared in the Chicago Trib-
une, Burke wrote to the Tribune, ask
ing to whom White confessed. Later
Burke issued subpoena for White to
appear before the grand jury here, re-
turnable May 8. Burke got reply
from James Kelley managing editor
of the Tribune, saying that Whites
confession and all Of his documents,
ETC., had been taken from his possess
ion by subpoena on a ducestecum
issued by the states attorney of Cook
county He says that White is now
under subpoena to Wayman. The
sheriff Of Cook county has been in
formed that Burke is unable toserve
Burke's subpoena as White is in pos
session of Wayman. Burke is taking
steps to obtain all the evidence possi-
BILE in the case.
Taylor Explains Claim.
"The council refused to pay my
claim Of $3.50 last Monday night" ;"
says Zack Taylor, "but it was not a
claim for my building driveway.
The city failed to leave an open space
in the curb to provide me with room
for a driveway, which intended to
build myself, and l ask the council
for damages of $3.50 for digging into
my property"
Miss scheIl Goes to Manila.
Mt. Pleasant, May 4.-Miss Louise
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