The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-07
GETS MORE. CONFESSIONS
States. Attorney Returns From Hunt
for Evidence and Reports Success
Senator isiey and Representative.
Shepard and Tippit Testify.

investigation.
Serving of subpoena on White to
appear before the grand jury of
Sangamon county May was devel-
opment which made it certain that a
bribery investigation would be con.
Quoted in Springfield as we'll as in
Chicago. White was served while he
was in the grand jury room.
The new witnesses were Repre-
sentatives Harry A. Sheppard, state
president of the Elks; Thomas Tip
pit of Olney and Senator Albert e.
1sley of Newton. Another witness
was ]. w. Gibson of Mount Vernon.
In connection with his appearance and
that Of Tippit and Isley the name OF
Representative William C. Blair of
Mount Vernon was prominently men,
tiioned.
Bankers Story to Jury.
Tippit, Isley and Gibson are all from
the senatorial district that Blair lives
in. Gibson is said to be Blair's banker.
Gibson was examined regarding
Blairs financial condition before and
after the election of William Lorimer
to the United States senate.
Representative Blair is brother of
Frank Blair, superintendent of public
instruction of Illinois. Charles Luke,
| now deceased, who was mentioned in
Whites confession, was a close friend
| of Blair during the last session of the
legislature. Blair was one of the So
called Browne Democrats"
Story of Sudden Wealth.
A strongly substantiated story from
st. Louis said that Mr. Wayman's trip
| there had been concerned with men,
Der of the legislature who grew sud
denly wealthy following the election
of Lorimer to the senate, The men,
Der had been poverty-stricken, it was
said; his house had been sold for
taxes and his notes had gone to pro-
test. After the session his notes were
taken up, and his taxes paid, and
members of his family exhibited 500
notes in plenty, according to the re-
port.
Mr.. Wayman refused to say who
was the legislator in question.
White continued his confession"
| before the jury during the forenoon.
To substantiate his story regarding
the meeting in St. Louis July IS, 1909,
at which he says Representative Rob-
ert q. Wilson gave him $500 as his
share of lack pot" the register of
the Southern hotel, st. Louis, was in
troduced. 1T was brought to Chicago
by John ]. Grady, who testified as to
| Wilson's presence at the time of the
alleged conference.
| IsIey Scented Corruption.
Isley, Sheppard and Tippit said they
had come in answer to kilograms from
Mr.. Wayman asking them to testify.
All denied that they knew anything d.
rectly about the use of money in
Springfield to influence votes. Sena-
tor Isley was the first witness ex-
amined
II cannot say what testified to be-
fore the grand jury" said Senator
1sley on leaving the jury room. But
I can say what have said all along,
that the general atmosphere in Spring
field when Lorimer was elected was
one of corruption.
1T was the common talk before
and has been since that the little fell
lows concerned in the election were
to get, $1,000 each, and the big fell
lows were to get more. / told this
much to the grand jury. AS to what
more I told l cannot say, for was
bound to secrecy"
| Senator Isley also said he was
through with his testimony and would
return home
Tippit was candidate for minority
leader against Browne. When he was
defeated he organized, with John j.
Mclaughlin of Chicago, the faction
Of Democrats known as the Tippit-
Mclaughlin crowd, which opposed
the Browne Democrats during the ses.
sion. Mr.. Tippit said he did not know
anything about money being used in
Springfield He declined to say what
point he had been summoned to ties.
tify about.
Accused Legislator Testifies.
Sheppard is the only man accused
by White in his confession" who has
appeared before the jury. White says
Sheppard attended the "jack pot
gathering in st. Louis.
Sheppard said he did not have any
evidence to offer the grand jury on
bribery, and that he did not know to
what he was expected to testify.
1t was reported that Representative
George w. English of the Fifty-frst
district was in the city and would go
before the grand jury.
States Attorney Wayman arrived in
Chicago alone on the Chicago & Alton
railroad and seemed elated with the
success of his journey.
Mr.. Wayman declared he had left
the two members Of the legislature
who were ready to confess in st.
Louis in custody Of Detective William
Murnane, and that they would be
brought to Chicago Saturday.