Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
GRAND JURY HAS
BIG BRIBERY CASE
WIN Investigate Election Of
United States Senator.
GOING INTO ALL CHARGES
Correspondents Between Accused and
Aceuser 10 Made Publle-stats
Senator isIey Teils Of Al
legged Bride.

Chicago, May 3.-The special county
grand jury which will hear evidence
looking to indictments In connection
with charges Of bribery in the cleo
ton Of William Lorimer to the United
States senate last May. was called
primarily to hearoevidence In the Chi
cago & Western Indiana railroad al
legged grating scandal. but the Lori
mer case will probably have the CEN
ter of the stage.
The Tribune, which first published
Representative Whites story that he
had been paid for voting for Lorimer.
prints statement by State Senator
Albert Isley of Newton, in which he
declares that one member OF the Leg
islature told him he had been offered
81 1000 to vote for Lorimer for sena-
tor. but had refused Isley declined.
however, to name bis informant.
The Tribune also publishes num-
Der of letters alleged to haye been
addressed to White by Lee O'Neill
Browne. the Democratic leader in the
legislature. and Robert E. Wilson,
Democratic representative from Chi
cago, who was manager Of the al
legged political Jackpot"
Calls White "oId Pal"
In branding Whites charges a
false. both Browne and Wilson de-
clared their acquaintance with White
was only casual The letters al.
legged to have been written by Browne
call White Friend Charley" Friend
White" odd Man" and "Old Pal"
The Tribune also says that White has
in his possession letter offering him
block of stock in Senator Lorimer's
new bank and stating that a block Of
stock had been held out for the SEN
ator's friends. A letter alleged to
have been written by Browne on
June 1, 1909, tells White how to get
railroad transportation from the AL.
ton, Illinois Central and Wabash
railroad companies and the Pullman
company. ~
Took Lake Trip Together.
IA further statement by White re-
garding his alleged relations with
Browne is also published In the Trib-
une. 1t tells of several lake trips
taken by himself and Browne, In
which the latter spent money lavish.
Ny. According TO the statement,
White asked Browne to get him Job
and Browne got him one In the city
hall through Senator Lorimer, which
White refused to accept. (
The narrative also contains this
statement: Il could not say how
much money was paid into the Jack.
pot but was told by one Of the old
members that 1t was upward Of $780,.
900. outside OF the senatorial deal"
special session of the legislature
will not be called to investigate the
White charges. Governor Deneen and
Attorney General Stead have con.
ferred and agreed that such session
is not necessary. The geyeFRer be-
lieved the matter should be- prpbed
through the grand juries at Chicago
and Springfield. rs
The Courts Instructions,
In the course of special tnstrue-
tons to the grand jury, Judge Kerstep
had this to say concerning the Lori
mer case: THE nature OF the matter
you are called to Investigate Ia 80
grave In character that the court
does not feel 1t necessary to Impress
on you the great obligation with
which you are charged. No more In
sidious crime. no more dangerous
crime than the corruption OF public
officials can be imagined; and no
crime can be more deliberately aimed
at the very foundation of the govern
ment than that with the investiga.
ton of which you are now charged
by the court" Judge Kersten brought
his Instructions to a close with the
usual warnings as ta secrecy etc.