Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-05-01

the room occupied By Wilson in the
! hotel
Michael S Link, who was repre-
! sentative in the legislature that elect
4 cd Lorimer, admitted at his FIRST in
I tervleW with the Tribune investlSa-
/ tor according to the Tribune, that he
had been at the southern hotel With
! Wilson and that he had talked With
I Wilson alone in the bathroom. When
/ asked If he had received ans money
from Wilson, he replied.
1T is nobody's business u ] re-
ceiycd money or did not
In subsequent Interview. Link
said he desired to withdraw that
statement as receiving money under
such circumstances would be accept
ing hrbe.
In an the interviews had with Rep-
resentative Clark. he declared that
me was unable 10 remember the st
Louis meeting with Wilson He could
mol recall receiving telegram from
Wilson requesting him 70 attend the
meeting
Representative Sheppard declared
that he happened TO be in st. Louis
on the occa sion referred TO and met
Wilson, Link. Luke and Clark there,
AS " bite had previously stated, but
declared shat he received no mOnnN
there. ana furthermore, that he -0t
rp arplney at any time for votius ftr
H. erlaler
AR Sheppard explained his Vote
for Lorimer by saying that he oh
tained a promise that neither OF two
Of his local political enemies would
be appointed postmaster at Jersey
Vile
Mrs Charles Luke. widow of one
of the men said TO have been with
Wilson on the date on which White
claims he received the bribe money
was found at the home Of her brother
J. G. Adderly, ll49 Cleveland avenue,
St. Louis
Mrs. Luke was asked according to
fhe Tribune il she knew of her hus-
iband meeting Mr.. Wilson in ST. Louis
on the 5th OF July 909 she replied
Yes, he did. ] don't remember
the exact date but Mr.. Wilson noti-
iied him to meet him at the South
ern hotel in 81 Louis some day last
summer and my husband went there
and met him and when he returned
home he told me that ne got some
money from Mr.. Wilson. but he did
not say how much
At this point in Mrs. Luke's state
ment Mr.. Adderly interfered saving
that he did not object to his sisters
telling all she knew to any inVestigat-
ing committee or &c COURT but that
he did not think ii advisable for her
TO talk further az that time.
Attorney General Stead of Illinois
visited States Attorney Waymans Of
rice This afternoon, but was unable 60
fine ~ Later Mr.. Stead said the
sta' nois would do all in its 1
p0W ear up the charge made .
In co.- with the election Of
senator er. He declared. how
ever. hat mol be possible for
him to do anytnns- mtil indictments
lad been returned.
According To a copyrighted story
printed this morning in the Tribune,
his newspaper has in its possessions
he sworn statement Of Charles a
White. member OF the lower house
IF the Illinois legislature from the
'orty- ninth district. charging William
-orimer. elected to the United States
'enate last My, with bribery aud cor
upton
" bite. who l. democrat in lis
SAYS he. received 81 600 for
ptIng ful' Lornnef
This money he alleges. was paid
o him by Lee O'Neill Browne the
leader in the last Iegisla
ure
White also SAYS he received $500
rom the ''iackTot. the term applied
. the allcsed general corruption fund
distributed at the close of each ses-
ion Of the Legislatures
This amount. White alleges was (
aid to him i'm St Louis by Robert H.
Wilson, also member Of the egisla-
lrc.
White says he saw other represen-
ltives of the legislature in Wilson 5 e
Dom at the Southern hotel Just be- 1
ore he received his money
According 20 White, he was first
by Browne on May a. ,
909 while the vote was going on for {
'nited States senator. A deadlock
nd existed for some time Browne
sked White if he would vote for
ori1ner and White said he would
hey met again the next day and ,
roWne said he would nay $1,000 and
share in the jackpot for Whites ;
ote for Loriner. according to the !
atCment >
On the next day Lorimer was elect @
4 on a joint ballot, many democrats, J.
mong whom was White, voting for It
i'm.
Later in Chicago White alleges. t
goWne paid him the money. At the n
me he received it White SAYS Browne o
ld $4,000 in his belt tl
senator Loiimer late today issued -
statomcnt in which he said. ~
The White statement is absolutely
lso from start to finish 1t is HE p
. the face OF it, W
"What is the matter with White is "
ycnd mo What is the matter with e.,
e people behind him-the Chicago T.,
easier to tell. They are IL
wing by deliberate lying to wreck al
e financial institutions which ! am fl
lown to be starting. 1t is an old II
me with these people. c,
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