The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-01
Each Days UncOvering of Leg
isIative Scandal in Illinois
Brings New Story.
MORE STATESMEN ADMIT
GETTING CASH EASILY
One Witness IntimateS That
Browne COvertly Threatened
Him for Holding Out.

a Democrat, testified before the Lorimer
investigating committee today that he
was induced to vote for Senator Lori
mer on Il promise of Mr.. Lorimer that
he would do all in his power to prevent
tho appointment Of two Jerseyville men
TO the postmastcrship of that town.
Shepard said that he still hoped the
promise would be kept,
Six witnesses were heard by the com
mittee Of whom four were members of
the legislature that elected Senator Lor-
inner. George Myers, the only legisla-
tor of the four who did not vote for
Lorimer, testified he had refused TO
vote for Lorimer after being informed
by Democratic Leader Lee O'Nell
Browne that there were good state jobs
and "plenty of ready necessary in
prospect if he voted that way.
The promise Sheppard declared was
made IN person by Senator Lorimcr
In response to questions from Senator
Frazier, Sheppard said that the men he
objected to were w. p, Richards and j.
W. Becker of Jerseyville and that he
suggested last fall the name Of w. S.
Pitman, Republican. for the appoint
ment which has not vet been made.
The witness related his experience be
fore the grand jury III Chicago and
said be had been threatened with in
dlctment for perjury If he did not de-
clare that he received money from
Browne and Wilson.
Representative DeWolf was closely
questioned concerning his investments
IN rea estate since the election of Sen
ator Lorimer. He told of borrowing
money to buy two farm tracts and tes
tlied that for a long time before the
election of Lorlmer he had been ready
to vote for a Republican,
One Type of Democrat.
81 am Democrat said DeWolf
but | told number of persons that
! was ready to vote for a Republican
] tried to get some other Democrats to
vote with me for Senator Hopkins. but
/ learned that he did not want Demo
cratic votes
was anxious to end the deadlock
and get home. Senator Lorimer came
TO me and asked me if could vote for
Republican. told him | could. He
said he was thinking of being a candi-
date
Representative Michael Linke testi
ned that he received $1,000 from Browne
and $500 from Representative Wilson in
st. Lonis, but insisted that the money
was not IN payment for his vote which |
he declared he cast for Senator Lori !
mer because of his attitude in favor of
1ederal AID IN the Illinois deep water |
project.
We're you, a Democrat, proud of
voting for Lorimer, a Republican, for
united States senator ~ Linke was
asked on crossexamination by Senator
Frazier of Tennessee
Cash Not Surprise.
Yes, | WAS, on that occasion" ]" re-. |
piled Linke.
Did 1t not strike you AS extraordi. !
nary. and were you not surprised when
you met the men who gave Won tbe |
money which YOU accepted without
:. | Twas was not very much surprised" f"
Was there any reason why the
money should be given to you?''
None that | know of +"
HAD you any information of the
gsthering of funds for distribution
among The legisators2''
had heard rumors that it was
done but had no definite information. ;,
said the witness
Representative John D. DeWolf of
fuiton county declared that he voted
for Senator Lormer to "break tbe
deadlock, and that he was not prom.
Ised anything for his vote, nor did he
receive anything for it.
The other two witnesses corrobcrat
ed some of the statements of Renre.
sentative White, the first witness called
In the hearing
Browne as Go Between,
In addition to declaring that tbe
promise 10 prevent the Jerseyville post
Offices going into the hands Of men who
were unfrendly to him, Representative
Shephard told OF his two visits to ST.
LOUIS, one on June 81, when he met
Browne, and one July Is. when he met
representative Robert Wilson.
Sheppard testified that no money or
anything OF value was given him hv
Browne, with whom be lunched that
day, although he admitted that he saw
Representative Beckemeyer in Browne e
room while he was there Beckemeyer
has testified that on the same occasion
he received $1,000 from Browne and
Linkc has also admitted that he cot q
package of $1,000 from Browne on that
date ''"'
Sheppard said he saw number of
legislators in Wilson S room. includino
White, Linkc and Bcckemeycr. and tes'
tined that he went into the bathroom
with Wilson at the latter's request.
While YOU were IN the bathroom
with wilson asked Attorney anei si
trinn; did Wilson give YOU pack
age!'
,"Hc did not, - was SHEPPARD 3 re.
ply; "
What did he say TO vou. then7"
90 He asked mo the name of woman
with whom be had seen me-" said
Sheppard.
Later IT developed that the vonno
woman was relative of tho witness
with whom he was dining in the ST
Nicholas hotel in Springfield
Tho postoffice promise. Shephnrd de-
rlared. was made in person by Senator
Lorimer.
Edward r. Wright. president of tbe
Illinois State Federation OF Labor tes.
tuned he advised Representative Whit.
10 take his story of conditions in tbe
legislature to the newspaper which pub.
lished il. f''
Late in the session the chairman
called for State Senator John Brod.
erick for whom a subpoena had been
issued. and was informed that the sum
mons had not been served. although ef
Iorts mad been made bv Deputy United
m Re hale