Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-14
Legislative Bribery Wit
ness Tells Where
Money Went.
PAID HIM BY BROWNE
Court PoStponeS Ruling as tc
Letting Link and Becke-
meyer Testify.

Chicago, June 1.-THE Browne bF1.
berry case this morning was without
sensational developments. Whites
testimony was resumed, the witness
telling of pleasure trips he and Browne
made together to st. Joseph and Mus.
kegon last July and of having loaned
the defendant money on various occa-
sions. A decision was postponed on
the admissibility Of the testimony of
Representatives Beckemeyer and Link
who, it is alleged, confessed to having
been bribed to vote for Lorimer.
Letters Tell OF Loans.
A number of letters written by
Browne to White were placed in evi.
dence. They told of small sums OF
money sent White and OF Brownies ef.
fort to get a job for White through
Lorimer. Whites direct examination
closed with his explanation of what
he did with the money he alleged he
received for voting for Lorimer. II
was used, he said, in the payment OF
a number of debts.
The cross examination OF White be-
gan Immediately, the trend being TO
prepare the ground for the adverse
character of the testimony to be in
troduced later.
Affects Character of Evidence.
Chicago, June 14.-The decision OF
Judge McSurely in the Browne trial
yesterday that the so-caIled Jackpot"
evidence in the case-evidence re.
counting the occurrences at the meet
ing of the Illinois Legislators in a ST
Louis horel-must be ruled out. Will
have an important bearing in the fol
Lowing quarters.
II will eliminate as evidence In
the trial a considerable portion of
the bribery confession of Repre-
sentative White, the man who pre-
cipitated the bribery investiga-
tion.
1t brings to immediate issue the
question of the admissability of
evidence regarding the payments
alleged to have been made to Rep
resentatives II. J. c. Beckemyer
and Michael S. Link. upon whom
Wayman depends for the corrob-
Grafton of Whites story.
1t may absolve Representative
Robert f. Wilson from the charge
of perjury upon which he was in
dicted. Under the Illinois statues
1t is said, a person cannot be in
dicted where his testimony is not
material to the main Issue.
Frequently Interrupted.
White was on the witness stand all
day, but frequent lengthy arguments
prevented him from testifyinR to apv
great length.
White identified a number OF let
ters and kilograms which he declared
were sent him by Browne. All of
these were put into the record. WhliG
told OF meeting Browne in the St
Nicholas hotel at Springfield. and said
that Browne came to his room late at
night and opened negotiations regard
ing his vote for Lorimer. Speaking OF
the second meeting. White said:
Browne asked me what was troub
ling me. l said would like TO know
how much I am going to get for vot
ing for Lorimer. He asked me II
was afraid, I said no. but I wanted tc
know just what was going TO get. He
said would get 81 200. He repeated
that he was suspicious of the Joliet
prison, and urged me to keep every
thing secret"
Myers to Testify.
In stating what he intended to prove
by witnesses other than White. WAY.
man disclosed the fact that Represen.
tative George w. Myers of Paris. III
will testify. Wayman said:
Myers will testify that the morn.
ing Lorimer was elected, 20 minutes
before roll call. Browne came to him
and said, Better get in with us. Nv.
ers. We have plenty Of state Jobs and
plenty of the necessary"
During the testimony the names of
two friends of White who were in his
hotel room, in bed. on the night of
May "a, 1909, when White alleges that
Browne came to see him regarding fhe
Lorlmer matter. were discussed. These
men are said to be Otis and Sidney