Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-07
|NO|CT MEN1S
FOR ALLEGED
VOTE BUYER
lLLINOlS LAWMAKERS
HELD BY GRAND JURY
One Must Answer Charge Of
Bribery While Two Col
leagues Are Accused Of Civ
inc Putjured Testimony,


IN, Morning Journal Special Leased Wlrei
Chicago, MaA Lee O'Nelll
Growne Of ottawa. democratic hader
or tho Illinois house of representa-
dives, was Indicted on a charge OF
briber and Representative wilson OF
Chicago aud Representative Michael
Link of Mitchell We're indicted on
charges Of perjury today by the spc-
ciui grand jury that has been investi-
eating William Lorlmcf's election 10
the senate The evidence on which
/ the indictments were based was sup
/ piled bN Representative Charles a.
I White of O'Falion and BY Represent
lattve II D q. 3cckmeyer OF Carlisle,
/ Wilson and Link, MS wen as White and
! 3cckmeNcr are democratic members
! of the legislature
/ Specifically. the bribery Indictment
against Brownc Is based on the charge
that he gave Representative White
/ xS60 la "a Chicago hotel late in May,
/ IQ09. AS alleged compensation TOR
! Whites vote for I.orlmer for senator.
The charge against Link Is based on
! his testimony before the grand jury
/ May b. In this testimony Link Is al
/ legged to have sworn that he was mol
! in ST Louis July 70, 1908, and thar
ne did not there meet representative
/ Robert T.. Wilson Of Chicago. The
1 grand Jury declares that Il finds up-
on inyestigltion that Link was In 81
| Louis on that date and did meet
Wilson The jury declares that Link
WilfuN periured himself after full
realization ot the value ot his state
ments IN the Investigations
The perjury charge against Wilson
/ Is bnscd on hts testimony before the
grand Jury on MaN y. The indict-
: ft4ff ANfiEnT testified
/ that no did not hand sums Of nancy
a. Representative White and Repre-
I sentative BeclSmeyer 10 the Southern
4 hotl M St Louis july q. lg09. The
/ grand iurA efatea iu lfs bill aeninsl
Wilson that II finds that Wilson did
hand money 10 both White and Heck
meyer al ST. Louis on the date specl-
I He'd.
Immediately on the return of tho
4 three indictments Judge kcrsten fixed
! Brownies bail az Sl5,0OO, that OF
/ Wilson at $4,000 and that ot Link NJ
S5.000
Another Indictment not bearing up-
on tho Lorimer legislative bribery
was returned by the jury against WI
linn j Henley. former president OF
the Chicago n Western indiana ran
road This indictment charges Hen
lev with ombczzlement Of the rail-
roads funds
Itisn "a direct outcome Of the charges
made by John G. Fet2or who de-
clnred TINT Ca slush fund had neeh
used i'm The legislature TO secure the
uassape of railroad legislation the
specific hill was house bill No. ''i.
validating "a kO,000.0 600 bond Issue,
made by the Chicago < Western IN
diana railroad. Fet2er said that
"sinsh fund" Of S212,000 was dis
trihutcd among legislators by agents
of the railroad
Tho session of the legislature that
elected lorimcr 60 the senate was one
OF the most sensational in the history
OF the state.
Senntor Honkins. the then incum
bent. had received plurality ~ the
republican primaries over ex-GoNef-
nor Richard Yates. Congressman bu-
mnnd Foss ana others. Many Nom
hers of the legislature, however. VINO
ma been instructed 20 vote for Hop
kins refused to do SO and u deadlock
lasting many weeks followed
Congressman Lorimer had not be'h
a candidate hut came forward when
ii became plain that no choice conlo
be made with the assistance OF
democratic votes he was elected
shorty after this thcre were
y,nip r1mors 81 bribery. but thes"
minors had long ceased to attract a
nntion when Representative Whltn
confession. printed In the Chicas"
Tribune revived them
wines story n substance was ihal
HroWne approached hun ~ NprlnE
field and offered him SioVt 10 easy
MS vote for l.nrimcr. White IN M
confession declares that he accepteu
the money with the purpose of snow
inr up corruption IN the Legislature
the same time White admitted
hr sncnt the money This feature oI
the confession Ia the eyes OF Sttte
Attorney Wayman weakened the stolN
a- legal evidence. particularly hs i."t
inner Browne and others raised
chorus 81 attempted blackmail.
vhe confession OF B.ckmcNer was
therefore received with the greatest
abstraction bv the prosecution hcch
never upheld White ON the css'h'"'
points. il is alleged
seven Illinois legislators We're pres
ont in the criminal court building To-
dnN while tho grand iury was ~ So
rtnu TheV were n. g j. HeckmeN"f'
,y q Riair. Daniel -. Donahue, 10
a.ub n clark. Henry A. sheppard
Michael = Link and Charles A. Wnlt''
I'M addition the widow ana wv" chil
dren of the late RepresentatiNe g. .
Luke were in attendance.
Iulsa Beckmcver. Link ANA Sh"P-
,,orl az. ALLEGED hV White Go nav
noon Ia 81 Louis when the Jack not
made n. of tine proceeds Of various
,,urrhn..d LEGISLATION WAS distributed
Tbr sn.rifir charge in the Henley
t,af.tn,tnt * that h, cmhezzled S3e.-
400 on Nav 49, 1909 S2a.poo of IL m
fho form of cheeks Tor S2o.poe an"
81 600 respectively and S'oVo III CUT
rencN.
Thr Indictment doe- not mention
retget'. bribery charges but IL Is said
la be ths sdm af tho states attorney
.n force the railroad men tell what
,ocamc cot the money.
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