The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-04
Men Who Paid Money to Illinois
Legislators Keep Prose
cutOr Busy.
FISH DEALERS ALWAYS
PUT UP SOME CASH
Letter and Check for $500 Tend
to Show How Game Was
Worked.

PEORIA, Ill. June "Details OF how
legislation affecting the fishing interests
of the state WAS fought In the state leg
islature were given to States Attorney
Burke of Sangamon county tonight by
Henry Lemm, fish dealer Of Pekin.
Other fish dealers were named. and
Burke also learned, II is said. the name
OF a Democratic member OF the legisla-
ture who went south with the entire fund
contributed for use in the last session.
Lemm said there had not been ses-
sion of the general assembly in which
TO fight legislation opposed. to their inter
ests. Tie said the last session, however,
cost them the most. In the forty-ffth
general assembly. he said he was re-
quired to contribute but s1O0, although
1t cost him $500 for, the forty-sixth ses-
sion,
In his confession Lcmm said that un-
ill the death OF Captain Schultz of Ha-
vana last year Schultz was the collector
of the fund paid the Legislators. but that
he had been succeeded by John DIXON
fish dealer of Peoria.
Lemm said that while the fish bill was
on first reading in the legislature he
went TO Hot Springs for his health. This
was May ., 1909. and before he left
Lemm said. he told Dixon TO do what hc
could to defeat the bin and that he would
stand his share OF the expense.
Not Limited in Amount.
Lcmm denied that he was partner
of Dixon. as has been reported, but sale
that both hold stock In the Havana Fisl
Lemm said he told Ralph o, Lord. his
bool1keeper. formerly of Springfield, thai
he expected Dixon to cali upon him fol
contribution. and il he did so to pay
Dixon any amount he asked. Lcmn
said the amount Lord gave Dixon wa:
$500, this being borne out by Il lettel
Lord wrote TO Lemm at Hot Springs
telling him that the contribution lIat
been made and asking If Lemm had an.
suggestions to make regarding the figh
against the bill
Lemm said he did not know how mucl
r. Dieckman, PclSin fish dealer con
booklSccper. while Lemm was In thu
south. showed Lemm was informed OF The
amount that his friend Dieckman gave
The letter follows:
Interesting Letter.
"Pekin May l.. 1910.
Henry Lcmm. Hot Springs, Ark;
John Dixon was just down and L gave
Springfield. He also got "a like amour
from r Dieckman: l made the checl
payable to yourself and indorsed it OF
back. He suggested that / do IL tina
way. in order to keep us out OF trouble
in case this ever got out. He told ms
to have you get after the Grafton FIST
company and see If you could not ge
500 out OF them. lie is afraid he is go
ing to have some trouble in raising tbs
required amount Perhaps you had bet
ter take this up with John.
The way he explained this thing t
me is that If this goes through il will
reduce the price OF license from IS cents
10 10 cents and the seine tax from $40 tC
81 for each 100 yards, with no limit tc
one and a half inch mesh. Now. this
would be quite All item TO those fellows
in and around Grafton. where. | under
stand. they do quite extensive net fish
ing I believe il good idea to have
Harris sec il he can't get a little money
together and send it to Dixon. Let me
know II you have any suggestions
"(Slgned) r. o. LORD ="
Lemm and Lord were served with
subpoenas 10 appear before the grand
jury. Lemm tomorrow morning and Loro
next Monday.
The money paid by Lord for Lemm was
Sons Bank of Pckin. 1t was indorsed
in blank and made out TO Henry Lemn
and signed by Lemm by r. o, Lord, The
date OF tho check was MAY IA. and the
same dav Lord wrote TO Lemm, telling
him OF tho transaction.
Will Tell Whole Story.
Before the sLntc's attorney left him,
Lcmm promised to tell complete story
to the grand jury This was after he
had been assured by Mr. Burke that the
grand jury WAS not after the men who
had contributed for the legislation. nor
after the men who had contributed Tor
the defeat OF legislation. but after the
members of the legislature tn whom tue
money had been paid.
John Dixon OF Peoria. to whom Lcmm
said he paid his contribution. has been
served with "A subpoena, rcturnablc AT
once. to appear before tho Sangamon
county grand jury His testimony IS cN-
pected to give tho names of the men
with whom he dealt. and States Attor-
ncv Burke expects IT will disclose the
names OF The men who really controlled
the legislative Jackpot In the different
sessions,
Acting on information given 10y Lcmm.
Burke sent Il deputy sheriff to- the Lemm
Fish warehouse and, atier Il prolonged
search with a lantern, the check for 500,
TO which the Lord letter referred. was
found The names Of a number OF other
fish men aud OF lawyer all alleged 10
he implicated I'm the contributions TO the
fund Go defeat Cish legislation. wcrc given
.t,IxH re-