The Washington times., 1910-05-29


insist that the Senator is a victim OF a
With dramatic coincidence, senator
LOrimer was breaking his long silence of
weeks. and vehementlY denying ali I'M
proper sctiOu in his election. on the floor
of Ihc Senate. at tly the same time
as Senator Rolstlaw in Springfield was
making his confession yesterday after
noon.
The IJolstlaw confession was deyei-
oped during al altogether different IN
quiry. states Attorney Burke has
been vigorously pressing MS investiEa-
ton Of the charges. that legislators were
brihed 10 give a big contract for fur
niture FOR the CAPITOL to the Ford-John-
son Company. of Chicago, Of which OF
10 NJ. Frcier is agent.
Advised TO Confess.
The states attorney had chained evi-
dence in this case. ara forced admis-
sionS from Freiep and had put Sole Of
the guilt up to Holstlaw. On the ad-
vice Of his counsel. Holg<law then con-
fessed, and in his confession also told
OF receiving $500 from ,Broderick TO
vote Tor LOrimer. and $3.50 as mis- share
OF The Legislative Jackpot" HoIstlaw
was then given immunity from prose
Cution.
According to his confession. the day
before the vote by which IS0rimer was
elected United States Senator by the
Legislature he was approached by Brod-
tTlck on the street in Springfield. who.
after certain preliminaries. told him
there would be $500 in il for him l. he
"oulc vote icr LOrmer.
The next day he voted for Lor mer
who was elected. Nothing was said at
the time about the delivery Of the
money. Finally he got word where TO
get II. said Holstein, and on June Il,
1909. went 10 Chicago and received the
$500 In Broderick's saloon. The $50 he
received from the Jackpot ne said
was paid him by BrOdericiS In his sa-
loon. wac did not tell him what il was
Tor or how he had earned it.
So far as the furniture contract. is con-
cerned. Holstlaw's confession is simply
that lie had been promised 81 500 in con-
necuOn with the furniture contract, but
had not received it.
Others Indicted.
In connection with the furniture con-
tract and the revelations Of FREEZER and
Holstlaw, an indictmer; for conspiracy
was found by the grand jury against
State Senator c. Pemberton. OF Coles
county, Republican, and Representative
James s Clark. Of VandaIia. Democrat
When they are arrested they can get
out on bail Of 5000 each. but Broderick
will have TO put IN $1,000 bail
The Chicago Tribune, the newspaper
which started the charges and was at
tackled by Senator Lorimer on the floor
OF the Senate yesterday as COnspirinC
TO destroy his new bank. and as having
an old bitterness towards him, con-
CHdeS an answer to Senator LOrimer
today in the following words:
"One after another his frantic falSifi-
cations could be nailed. but the truth is
being brought out in SanEaulOn county
Il viii be possible soon for all to decide
the question of Lorimer versus the Tri-
bUne, if that be of any importance. In
the meantime, the answers u Mr.. Lori
mer are White, Link. BeCkmever and
HOlStlaW- And there will be others
Governor Deneen. who was charged by
Senator Lorlmer as conspiring- with the
Tribune TO attack him, has issued 4
long statement detailing a denial Of anv
completely whatsoever i'm the Tribune
investigation, further than going TO
their office To make a brief statement
after he had been informed that the
charges were in type.