Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-26
representative
WHITE on STAND
IN L0R|MER PROBE
Repeats His Story OF Being
Bribed to Vote for
Senator.

CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-State Represen-
tative Charles White, of O'Fallon, ILL.,,
was the first witness to take the stand
today in the investigation into the cleo
ton of United States Senator William
Lorimer by the senatorial sub commit
tee on elections and privileges. Six OF
the seven members of the committee
were present when his examination by
Attorney Austrian, representing the
Chicago Tribune, which, in printing
Whites story several months ago,
brought on the investigation, began.
White after giving his name and
address and saying he was a duly
elected member of the Illinois Legis-
lature, identified letters he said he had
been sent by Lee O'Neil Browne, asking
Whites help to establish Brownies p)
sition as minority leader in the lower
House of the Legislature.
The witness then began to tell of his
relations with Browne.
While on direct examination by At
torney Austrian, White declared he had
been asked by Minority Leader Browne
to vote for Lorimer, and that Browne
told him he would receive $1,000 for his
vote The testimony was the same as
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trials of Browne.
The first severe clash of the hearing
came when Attorney Austrian asked
what money was promised Whlte. Ine
representative replied:
"I asked Browne how much | would
get from other sources, and he replied;
oh, about as much more.
Attorney objects.
Senator Lorimer's attorney objected
to this answer, arguing that the "other
sources" were entirely outside the case.
This brings up" he said, what has
been referred to as the Jackpot. BY
the words of the witness, other sources,
1t is shown that it has no connection
with the election OF Senator Lorimer."
To which Attorney Austrian replied
I'VE claim that this line of testimony
is relevant because we Will show that
the Democratic State senators and rep
resentatives who voted for Senator
Lorimer, voted for him as part of a
system in which their votes on other
measures and their vote for Senator
Lorimer were correlated. We are try
ing to show there was general state
of corruption in that Legislature, and
that men there were trying to bribe
others"
The committee retired into executive
session to consider admissibility of this
line of evidence.
Whites answer. which brought on
the argument relative to the Jack
pot was:
81 saw Browne May 25, the day be-
fore l voted 70. Lorimer. and asked
him what 1 was to get. He said to
me: You are not afraid to leave that
to me are your / replied: No, l am
not afraid, but l would like to know.
Then he said: You will get $1,000
ready cash, but keep that under your
hat, for | am suspicious of that little
place above here, they call Joliet
Then l asked him what l would get
from, other sources. and he replleo;
About as much more
The issue between the attorneys was
clear cut, Attorney Austrian insisting
that the Jackpot" testimony was ma
terial andl admissible and Attorney
Hanecy as vigorous arguing against
this admission.
The committee considered the adj
missibility of the Jackpot testimony
for some time in executive session, and
upon returning to the hear room ques-
toned the witness concerning his un-
derstanding of the promise OF money
from other sources.
White said he had heard rumors OF
what was known as Jackpot Whlch
was to be divided among legislators
for 'strangling or passing bills.
White said:
IT considered it all part of the
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