The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-26
Who Faces Investigation Committee Today.

election of Senator w. Lorimer. State
Representative Charles A. White, the
Democratic legislator, who confessed
he was paid $1,000 to vote for Senator
Lorimer, was scheduled to be the first
witness. White has already told his
story in the Cook county grand jury
room and twice in the two trials of
Minority Leader Lee O'Neil Browne.
whom he charged with having bribed
him to vote for the junior senator
from Illinois. H. J. c. Beckemeyer is
expected to be the second witness, and
it is understood State Senator d. w.
Holstlaw Of Iuka, H.. has been sum-
moned as the third. HoIstlaw is cred
tied with having confessed that he
was paid $4,000 for his vote for VIM
Lorimer.
Examination and cross examination
of Representative White is expected to
be made by counsel for and against
Senator Lorimer and his testimony
may occupy the entire session today.
Senator James B. Frazier (Dem.) of
Tennessee, has not yet arrived. The
other senators on the committee are
Chairman Burrows of Mich; Gamble
or South Dakota; Hepburn of Idaho;
Bulkeley of Conn, Republicans, and
Paynter of Kentucky and tombstone
of Alabama, Democrats.
White on the Stand.
State Representative Chas. A. White
of O'Fa1lon, Ill, was the first witness
to take the stand today in the investi-
cation into the election of Senator
1ortmer by the senatorial subcOmmit-
tee on elections and privileges. Six of
the seven members of the committee
were present when his examination
was begun by Attorney Austrian, rep
resenttng the Chicago Tribune, which
II printing Whites story brought on
the Investigation.
White, after giving his name and
address and saying he was a duly
elected member of the Illinois Iegis-
lature, identified letters he said had
been sent him by Lee O'Neil Browne
asking Whites help to establish
Brownies position as minority leader in
the lower house. The witness then be-
gan to tell of his relations with
Browne.
Lorimer was on hand early, with
his attorney, Elbridge Hanecy. Attor-
ney O'Donnen, who represented
Browne in the latter's two trials on
charges of bribery, sat beside Attor-
ney Hanecy. Attorney Austrian and
Clifford w. Barnes of the legislative
voters league sat on an opposite side
OF the room
ing opened and Chairman Burrows
was informed counsel had not agreed
on submission of the legislature voting
record in lieu of summoning the house
clerk but would do shortly.
That Jackpot Liquidation.
Chicago, Sept. 26.-White testified
relative to the liquidation Jackpot.
tdvor.y bringing an argument as fol-
Il saw Browne May %, the day be
fore I voted for Lorimer, and asked
him what 1 was to get. He said to
me:
You're not afraid to leave that 20
me, are your
"I replied. No, I am not afraid. but
! would like to know Then he said ::
You VIII get 81. 600 ready cash, but keep
that under your hat, for I am sus-
picious of that little place above here
they call Joliet Then I asked him
what 1 would set from other sources,
and he replied.
bout as much more
The committee considered the admis-
syA.1ty of the Jackpot testimony for
come time in executive session and
upon returning to the hearing room
Chairman Burrows and other senators
questioned the witness concerning his
understanding of the promise of money
from ether sources
Whine said he had heard rumors OF
VhaA was a Jackpot to be divided