The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-09
FISHERMEN WERE:
MADE EASY GAME
Some More Interesting Evi-
dence on Legislative Jack
pot" in Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill. June SIN addl-
tion to finding evidence today indicating
that the fund collected TO kill the nsh
bill became a part OF the general Jack
pot distributed among tho bathroom
boys" States Attorney Burke was IN
formed by Charles Cole. n fish dealer OF
Beardstown. who appeared before the
grand jury this afternoon that he md
other fishermen were given 20 understand
that 1t would take $500 TO k!ll the bIIl
affecting their business
Mr.. Burke says he received definite in
formation also today that at a meeting
of fishermen In Bcardstown during the
session OF the legislature representative
a. a. Foster. chairman Of the house nsh
and game committee, declared he could
either Kill the fsh bill or secure Its pas
sage The prosecutor says Mr.. Foster
win not be called at this time IL TESTIFY.
Strong Evidence.
Cole gave evidence that MIR, Burke says
VIII help him In connecting tho ish hlll
fund to the general legislative Jackpot
and revelations are to be expected, as
Cole gave the prosecutor the names OF
two prominent men whose activities in
having n fund collected from the fisher
men indicate To Mr.. Burke a purpose 10
get the money for the general Jackpot
Tho only other witness today was
Cashier. T. X. Condit, Of the First Ma
prosecutor all information he could rcla-
tive to the Sl9lIo telegraphed TO his bank
from the First National bank OF Peoria.
This is the money alleged TO have been
collected by John Dixon from fisn deal
ers around Pckin and Peoria.
At Beardstown, this Sl215 was placed
In an envelope with $500 collected from
the dealers around Beardstowu and Ba-
vana. Tho total OF $2075 was delivered in
package. according TO Mr.. Burke 10 DIR.
F. J. ScEweer, who turned IT over TO
ter brought 1t to Springfield and dellv
cred the money to Frank j. Traut. on
May IS. the same day that the Sl2i5 vas
Transmitted by wire from Peoria TO
Beardstown.
Where Did Money Coz
Louis D. Hirscheimer of Pittsneld. mi
nority member OF the state board ot
equalization. is the man named by John
Dimon OF Peorn as the prominent poll
tlcian" who was present In r j, Trauts
May 90. 1909 when the fund collected
by Illinois fishermen 10 defeat the
state fish commission bill was turned
over by Fred j. Schweer of Beardstown
10 Traut.
Testimony so far given before the
Sangamon county grand jury has failed
10 throw much light on the disposition
OF The fish fund after IL was turned over
able TO give Information regarding the
money after IL left Trauts hands is a
matter States Attorney Burke said to-
night he would inquire into.
According Ia the testimony OF DlNcn.
Hirscheimcr was present In the room
at the ST Nicholas hotel when Traut and
Dixon counted the fish hill funi. THIS
would discrcdit tho statement OF Traul
made to Attorney Burke that he bad
never counted the money and could not
state how much there was ir the package
which was brought TO him from Snards-
town by Schweer.
Attorney Burke expects Mr.. Ilirschei-
mer may be able to assist him in show
ing that the fish bill fund was not dis
posed OF. as Traut testified, In legitimate
lobbying Burke believes Ibis fuuI may
be traced TO the general Jackpot
states Attorney Burke learned tc5ay
that Representative Johnson l,awr"roe
Of Polo. Oele county. who lcit TOY Noi,n
Dakota about the time a grand Jury
subpoenaed him. is back at his home.
subpoena, returnahle al cnce. was last
night sent to Jawrence's nome.