Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-30
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Chicago, Sept. 30.-That Senator
William Lorimer made him personal
promises provided he would vote
right" was the testimony of State
Representative Shepard before the
senatorial investigating committee
this afternoon.
"Lorimer promised to give me the
appointment of a postmastership 4"
said Shepard, 'In return for my vote.
1 was to be allowed to name the
postmaster at Jerseyville."
Shepard added that he voted for
Lorimer and that he now expected a
postmaster appointment for friend
he had named. He said that early
in the year he had had hard fight
in his district and was offered help
if he would vote right" for United
States senator.
Shepard also testified that Lee
O'Neil Browne promised him the
postamastership if he would vote for
Lorimer, adding:
II did not trust Brownies promise
so | called Senator Lorimer into an
ante-room of the state house and
asked him about it. Lorimer said:
Brownies promise is as good as
gold and then he gave me his per-
sonal promise that if l voted for
him I could name the postmaster"
Chicago, Sept. 3O.-That he had
received $1,000 from Lee O'Neil
Browne, and $500 from State kepre-
sentative Robert E. Wilson at st.
Louis, but that he took the money
with no understanding that it was a
bribe for his vote for William A. Lor-
inner for United States senator, was
the testimony today of State Repre-
sentative Michael s. Link before the
senatorial investigating committee.
Link declared that he had no idea
what the money was for, but Sup
posed it was for campaign purposes. -
He denied that he was ever promised
cent for his vote for Lorimer, and
asserted that he had determined long
before Lorimer was elected to vote
for him.
In the course of his testimony Link
charged that States Attorney Way
man had used the third degree" on
him to extort confession.
Link told the committee that he
did not tell the Chicago grand jury
when he first appeared before them
that he had received money from
Browne and Wilson, because he was
afraid of getting his friends into
trouble"
He said that Lorimer was not men
toned when the money was passed.
He admitted that he was not in the
habit of receiving $1,000 presents,
but was not surprised when Browne
gave him the money. He added that
Browne said, when paying him
"This is coming to you, Mike" Link
said he carefully counted the money,
because he wanted to see what the
present was worth"
Attorney Austrian. for the Chicago
Tribune, cross-eXamined Link regard
ing his statement of having been sub
jected to the third degree"
"Who told you you were being put
through a third degree?" asked Aus
trian.
"Oh, reporters said things of that
kind" was Links reply.
"You had the alternative of tell
ing you had received money or being
prosecuted for perjury?" continued
Austrian.
yes"
Hadn't you got the money!"
well, l guess l had"
And you didn't tell the truth until
after these third degree methods"
"oh ," drawled Link, "the
charges of perjury were afterwards
proved true" Link testified that the |
prosecution had never asked him to
testify to anything but the truth.
At the noon adjournment Link |
greeted Lorimer in a friendly way
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