The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-29
State Senator Holstlaw of Hi
nOis COnfesses to Lorimer
Investigating Committee.
GOT TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED
AFTER HIS VOTE WAS CAST
Intended to Vote for LOrimer
Anyway, but Was Willing
TO Take Bribe.


r. Holstlaw of Iuka. one OF the fftythree
Democrats who voted for the election OF
Senator William Lormer. on the witness
stand today before the senatorial investi-
gazing committee, testified that after ne
had voted for Senator Lorimcr he re-
ceived $500. and that he supposed the
money was paid because OF his vote.
The state senator. who until recently
was n banker in Iuka and had some
prominence in the Baptist church, waS
the second legislator 10 tell the commit
tee that money was paid because of a
vote for Lorimcr.
Senator Holstlaw In response 20 the
question by Attorney Austria. ''Was any
thing said about payment for your vote
for Senator LorImer?" said:
The night before the election Of Sena-
tor Lorifner ] met State Senator John
in Springfield and he said to me: They
are going TO elect Lorimer tomorrow.
Il replied. Yes. think so. and l am
going 10 vote for him.
Startling Confession.
"Be said: We'll. there is $500 in II
for you. That was all that was said.
intended to vote for Lorimer any way
and had made up my mind three or four
days before that and did not know there
was thing in 1t for me-"
Were YOU offered anything? was
asked, and the witness replied:
He did not offer me anything and
simply said there was $500 in 1t FOR
Did you get the s25oo?" was the next
question.
Yes. was the answer. Il went TO Chi
cago about June Is. 1902 TO Senator
Broderick's office and he gave me $500,
which he counted out of an envelope. He
only said, Here's that money and l sald
nothing TO him beyond greeting him wnen
met him
On further examination. Senator Hoist,
la w said he supposed the money was palo
for his vote for Jorimer.
In response to the questions by Sena :
tor Frazier. Mr.. Holstlaw said that srod-
erick was the first man to speak 70 MN
regarding voting for Senator Lorimer-
''Did YOU ask what the $500 was ior.
or who was paying III" queried Senator
NO. sir" was the reply, 81 asked
All on the Quiet,
The witness declared he had had no
other conversation with Broderick rels :
tive 70 the vote and that be went 10
letter. the substance OF which was
request from BroderiCk that HostlaW
meet him in his office.
Ibid Brodcrick owe you anything?
NO" was the reply. and the same
monosylabic negative was the reply 10
| the question: Il,
| And was there any reason other than
your conversation before the election for
| the payment?
| Hostlaw said that later Brodericll paid
when / got the 500, Senator Brod.
erick simply said that much was coming
to me. and I simply took II. don
know what il was for
The $500 has been referred TO as part
of the alleged Jack pot fund.
Senator Paynter asked the witness If
I prnopr thC senatorial cleo
| ton was mentioned when he received the
| 81, 500 from Broderck.
Neither Senator Lorimer nor the SEN
| atorial election was mentioned then re-
| piled Uostlaw,
Signed Confession Seen,
confession signed by Holstlaw May
| 10, 1910. when he was before the Sam
gamcn county grand jury was presented
tentIon of the witness TO his sta,einent
| there that "Broderick told me there was
| $500 in II for me IL | would vote Ior
Lorimer,''
brought out that Iolstlaw had told many
persons prior 10 the Lorimer election
that he had made up his mind TO vote
for Senator Lorimer
Asked by Senator Johnston what in
duced him 20 vote for I.orimer the wit
ness said
crat and could not. i thought electlng
Lorimcr would make the breach wider
in the Republican ranks. l naturally
liked Lor'mcr and just made up my mind
Who advised you that the time had
come 10 vote for Senator Lormer@" was
asked
did YOU know that any one was paid
to vote for him."
''1 did not"
Presumption of Innocence.
Shortly before the adjournment, Sem
ator Payntcr said;
$50 far as l am concerned. this case
is being approached on the presumption
that the men who voted for Senator Lori
mer did not do so because OF bribery or
corrupt influences, II would be unjust
to have any other assumption"
added;
with u lack of presumption OF corruption
in the election, the burden of proving
such condition is OIL those who arc MAX
ing the charges,
At the afternoon session Chairman Bur-
rows announced that Representative
White would be permitted to tell what
he, did with the money he said he re.
Lorimer and his share in the alleged
"1ack pot without making the ruling OF
precedent In other testimony
White began recital of his expendi-
lures, beginning with his payment OF
debts Ia O'Fallon H. his home town,
White detailed the bills and debts ne
said he paid IN East ST LOUIS ana " Pai,
lon. and said he gave his father and
mother $50 each beside making small
presents and paying his own and Otis
Yarborough's expenses in Visit 10 his
former home in Tennessee.
The witness testified that he spent
about $500 In trips up the lakes with Mi
nority Leader Browne
81 am positive that Browne did not pay
all OF the expenses said White.
White testified that he did not deposit
any OF the $1,000 he says he received for
voting for Senator Lorimer in any bank.
but left about 800 OF il over night in the
custody OF the cashier OF q department
store in East ST. Louis.
He also said .hat he did not deposit in
any bank any part OF the 5000 lie alleged
he received as his share OF the alleged