The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-11

WHO mas no connection WIFI IlllS ludI-
ter in any way
Mr.. Austrian-Giblin was the mes
senger and private secretary of Lee
O'Neill Browne and carried messages
backward and forward.
Mr.. Hanecy--I object to an attempt
to have a messenger bind principal
by his admissions.
Mr.. Austrlan-This particular con
versation is not at all important.
MIR. Hanecy-Then l ask, Mr. Chair
man, that it be stricken from the re-
cord.
Mr.. Austrian will withdraw it.
Tells of Second Visit.
Mr. Austrian; Q.-Mr. White. par
suant to-Mr. White, you did see Mr..
Browne, did you? Ayes, sir
Q.-Where did you see him? A In
his room.
Q.-Where? AT the st. Nicholas
hotel
Q.-This was the second talk you
had with him on this subject? A.
Yes sir.
Odd you vote for William Lori
mer on May 25 for United States Sc
nator?
The chariman-Let me ask a ques-
ton right there.
Q-You say you saw him in his
room; where was that? AIT the
st Nicholas hotel, at Springfield.
The chairman--You had not stated
that.
Mr.. Austrian: Q.-The first CONVEX
sation was in the ST. Nicholas hotel,
was it? Ayes, sir.
On Lee O'Neill Brownies room?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Mr. White, when did you first
vote for Mr.. Lorimer for United States
senator? A.-On May &c, 1909.
Q.-Mr. White, was that the only
time you ever did vote for Mr.. Lori
mer? Ayes, sir.
Q.-That was the time that Mr. Lo-
rimer received the los votes, was it?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-And was declared elected Unit
ed States senator? Ayes, sir.
Tells of $1,000 Offer.
Q.-This talk that you had with Mr..
Browne on May 20, 1909, kindly de.
tail to the committee what that talk
was? Al asked Mr.. Browne what
l was to receive for voting for Mr.. Lo.
rimer, how much l was to get, and he
replied by saying; you are not afraid
to trust that to me, are you, old boy p
And | said, mo, but | would like to
know" He said, "You will get 81. 900
and 1t is ready cash, too" He implor.
ed me to KEEP it quiet and told me
he was damned suspicious" so to
speak, using those words, now of a
little place above called Joliet" and |
said would keep it quiet, and he ask
ed me to talk to no one about it, and
then l asked him how much we were
to get from the other sources and he
said, You will get as much or a little
more"
The chairman. You say he offered
$1,000 if you would vote for Lorimer?
Ayes, sir.
Tells of Jackpot Promise.
Q.-Now, were you offered any other
consideration? Ayes, sir, | was
told that would receive about that
much or little more from the jack
pot or othter sources later on and he
stated that
Q.-For what purposes? A-Well,
he did not state; there was no purpose
at all; from other sources, that is all.
Q.-Well, the jack pot was divided
among members of the legislature |
suppose, for legislative purposes? A.
Il presume so, yes; l only know of
the part that l received myself indi-
vidually.
Senator Gamble-And that had rela-
ton to matters of legislation, did it?
A,-Well, sir, | could not say, because
KNOW don't know for what pur-
pose it was the money was received,
or from what source it came, or of
any of the details of 1t whatever.
Heard Of Jack Pot Before.
Senator Heyburn-Were you to share
in the jack pot in the event that you
did not-unless you should vote for
Senator Lorimer? Al had not
heard of it before. Mr.. Senator-well,
l had heard that there was money
raised, but had not been informed
or taken in on any such proposition.
Senator Bulkely-For what purpose
had money been raised that you had
heard Of? A. Well, l was told by GER
tain members that had been there be-
fore that there was a split up at the
end of the session; there had been
an established precedent