Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-11
SAYS He
WILL NOT RESIGN
Senator Greets Friends at Open
ing Of New Bank. s-.....
GRAND JURY TAKES NEW TACK
seeks Evidence Against Legislators
Whose Votes Were Purchased
New Witnesses Heard-Probe
M Starts at Springfield.

81 Chicago, May 10.-Wkile grand
juries In Cook and Sangamo1 counties.l
were hard at work investigating the
Lorimer bribery scandal. Senator,
William Lorimer presided at the
opening of the La Sale Street Ma
tional bank, of which he is president. !
Standing in the center of the elab-
orately decorated banking ROOM
greeting his scores of friends with
smile and hardshake, he declared en-
phatically that he. would not resign
his seat in the senate.
Jury Takes New Tack.
Under the direction of States At
torney Wayman the Cook county
grand jury took, new start In Its bril-
berry quest. 1t Is understood that the
jury is now seeking a new vein of evil
dence; the one leading to Lee O'Neill
Browne as dispenser Of money is
about worked out. Further confess
4 sions from members of the Browne
| faction in the legislature can only
scorroborate the evidence already In.
1T Is said. What is now wanted Is EVIL
dence against Democrats not in
Brownies faction, or Republicans
whose votes were bought, II there are
any
States Attorney Wayman admitted
that he has had members of private
4 detective agencies at work serving
subpoenas on downstate legislators.
The prosecutor, however, refused to
disclose the names of the men sum
moned, although he admitted that
they have not been mentioned hereto
fore in connection with the senatorial
| bribery probe.
y i+7 New Witnesses Heard.
Il 1.-THE first Of the new witnesses te
appear were William Murphy OF the
Fourth district, Charles Naylors Of the
Fifth, and James ]. O'Tooie of the
Eleventh-all Democrats and Chicago
u men. Further, they voted for. Stringel
In the senatorial election at Spring
field. They, were before the jury
only q short time and are thought tc
have supplied little or no material
of Importance to the jury.
i Representative Henry L. Wheelan
OF Rock Island was also witness
4 He was before the inquisitors 70,
about half an hour and when he came
out. declared that he had been un
able to be Of any assistance In the
search for evidence. 'Wheelan votet
for Lorimer.
It is regarded, as significant that 8,
far In the inquiry there has been M
II .na1a y r,,<rt :, tIx, ft,,v,o,,rttx, nl,,,r.
in the bribery statute. This is the onl!
statute in this state which makes pro
vision for legal immunity, for statei
witnesses Under 1t. when witness,
is required by the state and is re
luctanti to testify. asjudge can ente
an order making him Immune from
prosecution, and then he can be com
PEELED to testify under pain OF con
: tempt.
An early trial of the indictmen
against Representative Lee o. Brown
was indicated by the report from 8,
Louis that the day and night register
Of the Southern hotel for June, 1905
had been sent to Chicago for Mr.. Way
man. 1t was in June that Beckemeye
and Link say they were paid 81 90
each by Lee O'Neil Browne in st. Loui
for their votes for Lorimer. 4
Probe on At Springfield.
Il Springfield, ILL.,. May 10-sangamo
countys investigation into legislatiy
i corruption is on. One witness. Repre-
sentiye George English Of Johnso,
J county. testified, but what he had t
say was not Important. Prosecute
i Edmund Burke conducted the examins
ton in the jury room. 3.
"Burke's line of questioning wa
very similar to that Of Wayman's whe
was In the Cook county grand jur
4 room,s said English, after he emerged
Il think he has comprehensive gras
on the story and will get results
Three witnesses brought here fror
st. Clair county to testify as t
Whites character and his motives 70
: making d confession were permitted t