The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-29
BURSTS
IN CHICAGO
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SCANDAL
Lorimer Speech Followed by
Confession of Legislator That
His Vote was Sold
GRAND JURY HAS
INDICTMENTS READY
Arrests Follow Sensational Admission
That HoltsIaw Received S2,50o to
Vote for Lorimer-ReVeiations

SPRINGFIELD. III, May 2S-Burst
Ing like bomb within few hours
within few hours after United States
Senator Lorlmcrs speech at Washing
ton. State Senator John Broderick, a
leading Chicago Democrat, was in
dicted on bribery charge by tho
grand jury here today Broderick S
Indictment was the direct result OF Il
confession made 10 the grand jury
by State Senator D w. Hotslaw of
Iuka, III. who says Broderick paid
him s2500 TO vote for Lorimer Tor
senator.
A capiaS was at once ordered for
Broderlck and bench warrant issued
for his arrest The unexpected turn
in the Iorimer scandal was an off
shoot OF States Attorney Burke's In
ycstIgatlon OF alleged graft in the
legislative furniture deal Senator
Hotslaw has been indicted on a per
jury charge in connection with tho
furniture contract and Upon advice Of
his lawyers. when offered immunity.
agreed 10 make a confession Then be
told the grand jury that he had To-
ceiycd $500 for his vote for I.orlmer.
500 as his share of legislative 'jack
pots and promise OF S150G as his
share OF the state house furniture
DEAL Senator. Holtslaw's S confession
regarding the furniture deal was cor
.roborated before The grand jury by
Otto Frier, who. as agent for the Ford
Johnson Furniture company of Chi
cago, obtained the furniture contract.
ha ,-1l ha
furniture contract resulted in two ad-
dltional indictments on conspiracy
charges,
Others Arrested.
These were State Senator S. c.
Pembertson. Republican. of Oakland,
III. and Representative Joseph s
Clark. Democrat. OF Vandalia. Ill
Capiases and bench warrants were
issued Immediately for Senator Penn
berton and Representative Clark on
the conspiracy charges In connection
with the furniture contract
Although an indictment charging
conspiracy was returned against SeDa-
tor Holtslaw II was Immediately noll-
ed and immunity for Holtslaw was or
dered by Judge James A. Creighton.
Before going to the grand jury room
Holtslaw made statement 10 States
Attorney Burke in which he said in
part:
81 voted for William I1orimer for
United States senator and received
therefore S2500 I also received 300
which was given me without explana-
ton, with the statement that IL was
coming TO me. [ was promised $500
for my connection with the letting
of the furniture contract"
How Graftors Work.
Holtslaw later repeated his con-
versatIon TO the Associated Press. He
told In detail of the meeting he had
cago in front Of the St Nicholas no.
tel in this city, the day before Lori
mer was elected senator. After some
desultory conversation Holtslaw said
BroderIck asked him II he could vote
for Lorimer and he replied that 1t
was impossible. since some Of his
Democratic constituents had told him
such a move would help toward dis
rupting the Republican party in tho
state Holtslaw declared Broderick
then said to him that if he would
vote for Lorimer there would be
5000 In II for him and he then agreed
10 cast his vote the next day, May
&c. for Lorlmer.
Exonerates Democrats.
He said that he had never been ap-
preached on the subject before and
denied that Lee O'Neil Browne. min
ority leader of the house. or Senator
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