The Irish standard., 1910-05-21
PR0bERS IN RECESS.
GRAND JURY ADJoURNs BRIDE
QUIZ UNTIL INDICTMENT IS
TESTED,
BURKE is SEEKING HARMONY
Springfield Prosecutor Asks Desires
Of Chicago States Attorney in Leg.
islative Investigation-Link An.
swers One Question in Springfield.

Chicago, May 18-State's Attorney
Wayman sprung another coup in the
legislative bribery scandal when he
caused the special grand jury to take
recess until May "a. This was
change in the program announced
heretofore. for an adjournment of the
special tnquisition. The prosecutor
would not discuss the purpose of this
move. 1t is understood that the re.
cess was decided upon pending dispo.
sltion OF the motion to Quash the in.
dictment against Representative Lee
O'Neil Browne, who is accused of hav.
ton of William Lorimer as United
States senator.
May Thwart Burke's Plans.
The motion to quash will be ar
gued before Judge McSurely in the
| criminal court on the day the special
grand jury is to meet again.
Some also thought that Mr.. Way
man was endeavoring to keep the
grand jurors within the jurisdiction of
the Cook county court pending the
opening of the Browne trial. There
was a report few days ago from
Springfield that States Attorney
Burke of Sangamon county might sub
poena the Cook county jurors as wit
nesses after they were discharged
here. s
Burke Seeks to Renew Harmony.
| Developments in the Sangamon
county end of the graft probe late yes
terday indicated that States Attorney
Burke of Springfield wants to re-es-
tablish harmonious relations with the
Cook county public prosecutor. Mr..
Burke sent States Attorney Wayman
a telegram asking the latter whether
1t would jeopardize the Cook county
case If Representative Michael s.
Link told his entire story to the
Sangamon county grand jury. Mr..
Wayman is expected to reply today.
Link, who made confession No. 8,
corroborating the original confession
by Representative Charles A. White,
appeared before the Sangamon coun-
| ty grand jury late yesterday afternoon
and answered a. single question put
to him under instructions from Judge
Shirley of Sangamon county. The
question was worded carefully.
| Links Answer Said to Be mo"
did any person or persons in San
canon county, ILL.,, offer or promise
you money or other valuable thing in
consideration of your vote in the
Forty-siXth general assembly for a
| United States senator?"
Representative Link is understood
to have answered mo"
In answering mo" before the San
canon county inquisition Link, it is
contended, satisfied States Attorney
Burke that SO far as the alleged SEN
atorial bride is concerned Link has
nothing to offer in the way of evil
dence that crime was committed in
Sangamon. Link, in his confession
before the special grand jury in Cook
county, asserted that he had received
$1,000 from Browne for voting for
Senator Lorimer, the money being
paid in St. Louis. According to dis
patches from the state capital, it is
argued there that the offer which
proceeded the payment must have
been made in some other county than
Sangamon.
Plans to Call Corporation Heads.
After Representative Link was dis
posed of States Attorney Burke
delved into the investigation of the
alleged lack pot" fund revealed by
Representative White in his confess
sion, and it is asserted he purposes
to summon to Springfield the heads
of big corporations and associations
that were interested in bills before
the last regular session of the general
assembly.
officers Of the Illinois Manufactur.
ers association are the first to be
subpoenaed to go to the state capital
with books and records John M.
Glenn, secretary of the association,
and S. NJ. Hastings, its treasurer, have
been summoned to appear before the
Sangamon county grand jury Thurs
day with "all books and records of
the organization" This is supposed
to be in relation to the alleged lack
pot"