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went to Chicago. He did not register at
a hotel, and left for his home In Iuka

was there paid the $500 for his vote
for Lorimer. Most of the money was in
| Observation-Disclosures bills. he said.
! In regard to the jackpot" Holstlaw's S
but few of the details of the transa ction.
He denied he had any previous under
standing regarding the distribution of
money at the close of the session. The
such a Jackpot was when he read
about it in the newspapers.
He said that month after he was
paid the $500 for his vote for Lorimer
by Broderick he received a letter from
Broderick asking him to come to Chi
cago. He did as requested and again
met Broderick al his saloon.
He said that the first he knew what
Broderick wanted of him was when he
was handed 500. Broderick ren1arking
casually: This is coming to you.
HolstIaw said that he asked no ques-
tons and soon afterward left for his
home.
Holstiaw detailed his conversations with
agents of various desk concerns. On the
night of January II, 191O the day before
the contract was let to the Ford and
Johnson Company Of Chicago, at a figure
$40 higher than the next highest ibid
Holstiaw said he visited FREEZER at his
room at the st. Nicholas Hotel in this
city.
FREEZER Turns Him Over.
He had a talk with FREEZER. the sale:
agent for the Ford & Johnson Co.
in which he told FREEZER that it would
be worth $4,000 for him to use his in
fiuence in securing the contract for the
Ford & Johnson Co. He asserted that
FREEZER told him that this sum was
out of the question; that his company
could not afford to pay so much.
Also at this time, according to Hoist
law. a. B. Johnston CO. He asserted that
ston-Hatcher. of this city entered the
told him he would have to talk to
Johnston, and that anything that john
ston did was all right.
he wanted ss.5oo for his vote in favor
of the furniture contract. and that
Johnston replied he could not pay that
much; that the sl.5oo he offered Hoist
other members of the committee was
getting.
The sum Of sl,soo then vas was agreed
ment was made that the money was
to be paid when the furniture was de-
livered and the company had received
it's money from the state.
Otto M. FREEZER, sales agent for the Ford
& Johnson Company, who was in the
city several times during the time that
the Legislative committee was carrying on
negotiations for the purchase of new fur
late in the afternoon.
He first was told by States Attorney
Burke that HOlstlaw had confessed and
that the states attorney was going to
give him the opportunity to tell what he
knew about the transaction. FREEZER was
also told that if he desired he would
be allowed to seek the advice Of any at
tcrney.
F'reier waived this right. After telling
the states attorney what he knew about
= tor hof0P0 GRAND
jury when he repeated the story.
Freier Corroborates HolstIaw.
FREEZER corroborated in every detail the
story told by Holstlaw regarding the
meeting in Freier's room at the st. Mich
olas when the subject Of money was dis
cussed He said he acted throughout the
negotiations more as furniture expert
and demonstrator.
He asserted that on the night that
Holstlaw visited him at his room In the
St Nicholas, Holstlaw told him he woul0
require 900 for his vote In fayer OF
Ford & Johnson in the awarding or the
contract the next day. FREEZER said that
he told Holstlaw that this was out of all
reason: that he was sure his company
could not afford to pay SO much.
FREEZER said that then Johnston came
into the room and he left Johnston and
HOlStlaW
law that anything Johnston saw fit to do
would be all right. FREEZER asserted that
he heard Johnston say to Holstlaw that
the $1,50O agreed upon was $500 more
than any other member OF the committee
was to receive.
So far as the evidence presented shows,
there is nothing to show that FREEZER had
anything to do directly with the agree
ment to pay members of the committee
for their votes in favor of his company.
90,
to the grand jury the formal petition
asking for immunity was fled with Judge
Creighton. Upon the recommendation OF
States Attorney Burke the order grant
! ing Ho'stlaw immunity was entered upon
the records.
Hoistlaw then left the courtroom, sat
| ing that he was going to his home in
| Iuka. Shortly after o'clock the grand
jury took q recess to o'clock.
Grand Jury Acts Quickly.
When the story Of Freier had been told
| to the grand jury. corroborating in de-
tail that previously told by Senator
Holstlaw, it did not take the jurors long
to vote indictments. At $40 pm. the
grand jury returned into open court and
made it's report to Judge Creighton.
The bill charging conspiracy to perform
the felony of bribery contained three
| counts O1TecIcQ AT senator stanton 4.
Pemberton of Oakland and D. ". Holst-
| law of Iuka and Representative Joseph
S. Clark of Vandalia. Capiases were i'm
| mediately ordered issued and their bail
fixed at 5000 each.
| As soon as the indictment against
| Holstlaw had been placed on the records
States Attorney Burke moved that 1T be
nolle pressed. This was done.
| The bribery indictment against Senator
John Broderick Of Chicago was the last
| to be read by the court. A capias also
was issued for Broderick and his bail
1 fixed at the same figure as that of Penn
| berton and Clark.
Clark and Pemberton Coming.
Sheriff Werner received word tonight
| from Sheriff J. W. Eakin of Vandalia
Fayette county, saying that Representa-
tive Clark will be here Monday in re.
sponse to the capias.
| Attorney Hugh Graham. attorney 70,
Senator Pemberton. tonight stated his
client will be here Monday.
! States Attorney Wayman of Cook coun-
! ty called States Attorney Burke over the
telephone during the day, after hearing
of the developments. and said to Burke:
We'll. you have put one over on us
| haven't you?"
Il don't know that you can call it put
few indictments, but we haven't mucl
| local pride down here"
| The two prosecutors had a friendly and
cooperative conversation.
| Gov Deneen said tonight he had moth
| ing to add to the statement he gave out
today in reply to the speech Of Lorimel
In Washington.