The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-09
Further Inquiry Made Into
Graft Charges In Illinois
Legislature.
LORIMER SMILING.
STICKS TO BANK
Declares Allegations Were Intend
ed TO Affect Financial
Institution.

CHICAGO. Nay 9.-Two distinct and
separate judicial bodies today took up
further investigation into the charge
Of bribery, graft and general rotten
ness which IS declared 10 exist in the
Illinois Legislature, but more particu-
larly tOs determine the methods whereby
William Lorimer was sent 10 the United
States Senate.
The grand jury Of Sangamon and Cook
counties are the two potential forces
directing their energies TO determine the
verify or falsity Of the charges made
by three confessed bribe takers that
they each received S1,oo0 for their vote
for LOrimer-
While these bodies were going on with
the investigation Senator LoTimer.
suave and smiling. stood in the mahog-
any and marble quarters Of his new
bank. the La sale Street National
Bank. OF which he is president. and OBJ
served the crowds who came at the
opening day HIS second bank, the la
sale Street Trust and Savings Bank
VIII open in a few days
senator LOrimer has asserted repeat
eGly that it was 70 ruin his banks that
the ugly charges have been placed
against his election.
When the grand jury convened in
Cook county this morning il was as
GcLLel LfiaL Two DTler AeErSiL LCoES-UrLDe
taEers-had told States Attorney Way
man that they would confess II prom
lSed immunity With the indictment OF
Lee O'Neii Browne, leader OF the Dem
ocratic wing Of the Legislature. indicted
for bribery and Robert F. Wilson and
Michael : Link. indicted FOR perjury.
Il IS believed in some quarters that the
work OF the Cook comfy grand Jury is
az an END, because OF its limited jurIS-
CiCriOu
States Attorney Waymsn says that
Rep-esentatives Browne and Wilson VIII
De placed on trial within thirty days
Detectives at Work
The SangamOa county grand jurv was
slow in getting down 20 work Repre-
sentative George English was the only
witness on the stand
NoJW1thstandinE the paucity Of Wit
nesses, u is known that for week de-
tectives hav7 been making careful
Investigation OF purchases Of furniture
and other supplies used in the capitol.
These These matters may be brought Up for
scLuIiny by the grand Jury
1nree more legislators, all ChicaEoans
ana democrats VINO voted for Lawrence
SJFlnEer for Senator TO the last resti-
ned today. before the Cook. county grand
jury and are said 10 have shed new
light on the alleged bribery in the state
legislature IN the election Of Senator
LOr1Der-
democrats Testify.
These legislators were William lTvr-
pnyr James O'TOOIe. and Charles NayIor.
1Hs witnesses were questioned at
length oy Mr.. Wayman and several Of
his assistants as soon as they reached
the criminal court building, and then
were rushed before the grand jury
tolc the jury I believed the election
OF LOElnnsr was a political error. but 7
said that mad no knowledge Of any
brl0e offers, said Represeutatfve NAY
lor- i voted for Strlnger 20 the end,
and was not approached with anv oTers
or Inducements 10 vote for Lorimer'
II Is expected that By the end OF the
week all Of the Democrats who voted
Tor Loumer viii nave had an Opu5r-
tunity 70 80 before tie grand furE