The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
White Says Browne Offered
$1,000 and AS Much More"
FROM OTHER SOURCES
Try 10 Get "Jaek PotH Faets-Th'
Prosecutor Says They Are After
General Corruption in the
Legislature.

Chicago Sept 27.-- State Representa-.
tive Charles q White Of oFallon, H.,
who confessed be was paid $1,000 TO
vote for Lorimer, was the first witness
to take the stand yesterday in the IN
vestigation into the election OF United
States Senator William Lorimcr by the
United States Senate committee on privi
leges and elections
Six OF the seven members Of the com.
mittoe were present when District AT.
torney Charles Austrian for the Chicago
Tribune, whose publication Of Whites
story several months ago brought on the
investigation, began.
White. after saying he was duly
elected member Of the Illinois legisla.
turc, identified letters he said bad beer
sent him by Lee O'Ncil Browne, asking
Whites help TO establish Brownies posi-
ton as minority leader IN the lower
house OF the legislature. The witness
then told Of his relations with Browne
Senator Lorimer was on hand early
with his attorney, Elbridge Hanecy r
II. O'Donnell, who represented Browne
in the latter's two trials on charges of
bribery, sat beside Hanecy. Attorney
Austrian aud Clifford j. Barnes Of the
Legislative Voters league. sat on an
opposite side Of the room
White, on direct examination by az.
torney Austrian. declared he had been
asked by minority leader Browne to
vote for Lorimer. and that Browne told
him he would receive 1000 for his vote.
The testimony was the same as has
been given BY White in the two trials
OF Browne.
The first clash Of the hearing came
when Austrian asked what money was
promised. White replied;
= asked Browne what would get
from other sources. and he replied: oh,
about as much more.
Senator Lorimer's attorney objected to
the testimony, arguing that the @other
sources were outside the case.
4Ttis brings up he said, the matter
Of the Jack pot"
"By the words OF the witness, other
sources, it is shown that il has no CON
nection with the election Of Senator
Lorimern
Attorney Austrian replied; eve
claim that this line Of testimony is rele-
want, as we viii show that the Demo
cratic senators and Representatives who
voted for Lorimer voted for him as
part Of system in which their votes
on other measures and their votes for
Senator Lorimer were related, We are
trying to show that there was general
state OF corruption in that legislature
and that men there were trying to bride
Others
The committee retired into executive
session to consider the admissiblity Of
this line Of evidence.
Whites answer which brought on the
argument relative to the jack pot was
q saw Browne May 25, the day before
l voted for Lorimer, and asked him what
l was to get. He said TO me: You're
not afraid to leave that to me- are your
/ replied: No; / am not afraid, but
/ would like to know. Then he said;
You win get $1,000 cash, but keep that
under your hat for ! am suspicious Of
that little place above here they call
Joliet
@Then | asked what ] would get from
other sources, and he replied: About as
much more.
Tho issue between the attorneys was
clear cut, attorney Austrian insisting
that the Jack pot testimony was ma
terial and admissible, and attorney Ham
ecy a. vigorously arguing against this
admission.
The committee considered the admissi-
bility Of the lack pot testimony for
some time in executive session and after
returning to the hearing room questioned
the witness as to his understanding Of
money from other sources, afterward am
nouncing that ruling would be made
later.
With the admissibility Of the testi
mony relating to the so-called Jack pot"
still in allegiance, White was asked to
relate his later dealings with Browne,
The witness testified that he was paid
$3.50 BY Browne in Springfield and that
early in June in the Briggs house he
was given $3.50 by Browne.
when he paid me the money, Browne
cautioned me about showing $50 bills
around and told me that was all the
Lorimer money, said White.