Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-31

TWO MORE LEGISLATORS
SHOW UP IN COURT
Bfodedck Enters Vague Denial
But Is DisincIi0ed to Talk
About Disappearance Grand
Jury on Trail Today
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Springfield H., aias 81 State
Senators John Broderick of Chicago,
and Stanton c. PemDerton Of Oak
land. with Representative Joseph 5.
CLARK OF Nandalia. accused IN the
recent confession OF state senator y.
W Holstlaw appeared before Judge
Creighton in the circuit court late
today and gave bonds
Senator Broderick. who, since the
voting Of am Indictment against him
cnarging ,nn5eay 50 connection With
the election Of United states senator
Lorimer, had kept himself hidden
arrived here on an afternoon train IN
the CUSTODY Of Deputy Sheriff Long
and was met by his attorneys. former
state Senator Thomas Dawson ard
Former Judge Thomas +. Ferus
senator Pembcrtpu arrived 1T
fle earlier in the day from his home
in Oakland aud Representative clark
also 3 client Of Attorney Dawson, had
been here over night The three with
their attorneys Hnd hondsmen hast
ened te the court house.
Tie bond of Senatpr t,rpdericb WAS
fixed n $4,000 and the bonds of Rep
reSentatiye CLARK ana senator Penn
herton at $4,000 each.
While the indicted legislators were
giving bonds in the court house states
Attorney Burke was hastcnlns 20
lnka, the home Of State Senator =
W Ilolstlaw whose confession was
the basis for the charge Of bribery
returned against Senator Brodericll
and for the charge of conspiracy TO
commit q felony returned against Sem
ator Pemberton and Representative
clark
It was rumored that the visit 70
TuNa would result i'm documentary I
evidence TO corrohorate the confess
sion of the luka senator
After the bonds were signed ANA /
the three legislators were at liberty |
they hastened from the court house,
Under the advice Of their counsel |
theN eontented themselves with as /
sorting That they We're innocoHt
ON the trip from Chicago with |
Deputy Sheriff Long senator Brod- I
erick ehatted volubly with other ou- |
cupants of the ear, conining most of |
his conversations however. to topics |
far removed from the bribery inquiry, |
lie is reported as having said Sena-,
tor Holstlaw visited him last sum-
mcr in Chicago, but whether by in |
vltation or Of bis own volition,
Frederick could not remember The
Chicago senator said he had never
talked with Holstlaw about the cleo
tiuu of Senator LOrimer nor Of money
nor had he ever given the luka mem
Ter of the upper house any money
His retirement from view, while the
Springfield deputy sheriff ana Chicago
detectives were searching for him
was touched on and caused marl1-
ed silence.
Senator Pcmberton was accused by
Senator IIolstlaw ln connection with
The purchase of new furniture for
he han of representatives. and the
senate chamber in the capitol and
Il representative Clark faces the same
accusation Senator Broderick was
named by Holstlaw os having paid
him $500 for voting for william
4orimer for senator.
The activities of the grand jury
lre scheduled to resume tomorrow
lfternoon when the arrival of Rep
rescntative Charles l.. McMackin OF
salem. republican. and Representa-
i've Harvey y. McCullom. democrat
IS expected. Both McMacl5in ana Nc {
-ullom voted for senator Lorimer
Another attempt to break down the
'epeated denials of a. e. Johnston Of
he Johnston & Hatcher Furniture I
company Of Springfield the concern
which secured the state house furni-
are contract is scheduled 10 he made
Hitherto Johnston has denied that ?
De- had knowledge of any grant go- }
nc to The committee of the forty
.ixth general assembly. that contract .
I'd for the furniture. Holstlaw In his
.nnfession declared that Johnston {
greed To paw him $500 for voting g
% give the contract for the furniture
% the Johnston 4 Hatcher COMPANY ;
md that similar sum WAS 20 be paid ,
81 Johnston 10 Senator Pcmbertou aud {
representative clark. who also voted
.,r tn4 Johnston contract. d.