The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-05-12
.LOR|MER SAYS He
WILL NOT RESIGN
Senator Greets Friends at Open
ing of New Bank.
GRAND JURY TAKES NEW TACK
Seeks Evidence Against Legislators
Whose Votes Were Purchased
New Witnesses Heard-Probe
Starts at Springfield.

Chicago, May 10-While grand
juries In Cook and Sangamon counties
were hard at work investigating the
Lorimer bribery scandal, Senator
William Lorimer presided at the
opening of the La Sale Street Ma
tional bank, of which he is president.
Standing in the center OF the elab-
orately decorated banking room,
greeting his scores of friends with
smile and handshake, he declared EN-,
phatically that he would not resign
his seat in the senate.
Jury Takes New Tack.
Under the direction of States At
torney Wayman the Cook county
grand jury took new start in its bri-
berry quest. 1t is. understood that the
Jury is now seeking a new vein of evil
dence; the one leading to Lee O'Neill
Browne as dispenser of money is
about worked out. Further confess
sions from members of the Browne
faction in the legislature can only
corroborate the evidence already in,
Ii Is said. What is now wanted Is evil
dence against Democrats not in
Brownies faction, or Republicans
whose votes were bought, If there are
any.
States Attorney Wayman admitted
that he has had members OF private
detective agencies at work serving
subpoenas on downstate legislators.
The prosecutor, however, refused to
bn nf a
moned, although he admitted that
they have not been mentioned hereto
fore in connection with the senatorial
bribery probe.
New Witnesses Heard.
The first of the new witnesses to
appear were William Murphy of the
Fourth district, Charles Naylor of the
Fifth, and James j. O'Toole of the
Eleyenth-all Democrats and Chicago
men. Further, they voted for Stringer
in the senatorial election at Spring
field. They were before the jury
only short time and are thought to
have supplied little or no material
of Importance to the jury.
Representative Henry L. Wheelan
of Rock Island was also witness.
He was before the inquisitors for
about half an hour and when he came
out declared that he had been I'M
able to be of any assistance in the
search for evidence. Wheelan voted
for Lorimer. ....
1t is regarded as significant that so
far in the inquiry there has been no
need to resort to the immunity clause
in the bribery statute. This is the only
statute in this state which makes pro-
vision for legal Immunity for states
witnesses. Under it, when witness
is required by the state and is re-
luctant to testify, a Judge can enter
an order making him immune from
prosecution. and then he can be com
PEELED to testify under pain of con-
tempt.
An early trial of the indictment
against Representative Lee o. Browne
was indicated by the report from St.
Louis that the day and night registers
of the Southern hotel for June, 1909,
had been sent to Chicago for Mr.. Way
man. 1t was in June that Beckemeyer
and Link say they were paid $1,000
each by Lee O'Neil Browne in st. Louis
for their votes for Lorimer.
Probe on at Springfield.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 10.-Sangamon
county's investigation into legislative
corruption is on. One witness, Repre-
sentive George English of Johnson
county, testified. but what he had to
say was not important Prosecutor
Edmund Burke conducted the examina-
ton in the jury room.
"Bhrke's line of questioning was
very similar to that of Waymans when
/ was in the Cook county grand jury
ROOM" said English, after he emerged
Il think he has a comprehensive grasp
on the story and will get results"
Three witnesses brought here from
st. Clair county to- testify as to
Whites character and his motives for
making confession were permitted to
return home.