The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-30
IBV LEADS IN LORIMUR CAST
GRAND JURY TO HEAR WORy
Bribery CASE WITNESSES

subpmnaa Issued &C apTingneld tor Is,..
latsFs Who Arc ThonSht 10 ne a..a,
90 Confeas-aenat0F BFodertsk A..
roStsa-U. q. senate 10 In, e,,ls.,.
cmoA0o. Nay SO.-stats Senator joA,
Frederick, indicted Tor bribery by n.
sangamon county Grand Jury. sucossdst
IN eluding deputy Sh0Tids. a squad q
detectives aud q score Of policemen tod,
until arrangsmsnts had been made b,
bic bond Of $4,000 ct Springfield. tASD
!sst IN custody Of Deputy ShCrlH Pr.s
Long Of sangAmonl 70 appear to.morOS
bslors the Grand Jury.
Tho prosecutors Of both Cook ana
8anNamOn county are said 10 have nov
leads a. 20 Who furnished the bribemoOsV
AZ Springfield Stats Attorney RrS.
to-day cent out q batch Of capiassa and
subp0nas and the State capital echoed
with reports that more confessions and
more indictments arc soon 10 come.
when Senator D. ". Holstlaw con.
tossed % the SAnGAmon jurors on SAear.
day be also gave testimony impliAtas
other lawmakers, according 70 well az.
thentioated Information from sprnr.
asld. This part Of thu confession ~.
kept socret until further svidence oouId
BE- got.
Tho suppressed part OF SenAtor1iolu,.
laws testimony 4 said 20 dovetai into
report on which investigators have
been AZ work and Il said 70 corroboFais
the evidences 20 far secured that anothsr
DemocFatoo Representative IA expected
10 come forth al Springfield before ths
end Of the week with the confession that
he rot money for voting for senator
IOrimer. II the confession IN not forth
coming the evidences at hand is said
70 BE- such that q perjury indictment VII
be returned.
senator Lorimsr returned from Wash.
ington to-day and declined b make
further Comment on the scandal
SPaNoFRMLD. May Ex-senator H0lHt-
law testified yesterday that he agreed n
vote IN favor Of the Ford 4 johnson
Company on the State Capitol furniture
contTRct on the promise Of A. r. johnson
that he was 90 receive o. so for " dong
A. B. JOHNSON will be on the grill To-
morrow morning. johnson declared 10
day that senator HolstlaW was a liar
4 have told tho truth declared John
son. know Of no corruption IN con
nsction with the furniture deal, and 4
summoned before the Grand Jury VII
repeat my declaration 70 that effect
WAsHTNoToN. May 2a.-Senate leaders
say that the resolution introduced yester.
day by Senator lsOrimeT calling for an H.
quiry into the charge that Mr. LorimN'a
election was brought about by bribery
viii be passed. They declare that even
II the senate was disposed 10 ignore the
incident Senator Lorimers demand for
an inquiry would have 10 BE- heeded
This 4 the opinion OF Senators who are
on the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tioNa
While he Investigation into the Ilh-
nois bribe charges viii soon b. 80 in
motion, no effort will be made b complete
u a. this session. The indications are
that the investigation viii be conducted
by q special committee appointed Tor the
purpose. This committee will undoub'-
eddy hold sessions In Illinois a. well a. In
Washington. Il is believed that before
entering aotiveiy into the work Of inquiry
toe COMMITTEES will await the outcome
Of the court proceedings In Illinois.