Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
WHITE WILL BE RECALLED
Browne, Broderick and Wilson
Evade Subpoenas.
CURIOUS STRANGER TOLD OF
De Wolf Relates That He Was Ap-
preached and Asked for
Testimony.

Testimony.
CHICAGO, October l-When the Lor-
inner senatorial investigating committee
witnesses had been heard in support OF
the contention that the election of SEN
ator William Lorimer was invalidated
by reason Of corrupt practices.
Minority Leader Lee O'Neil Browne OF
the Illinois legislature, State Senate,
John Broderick and State Representative
Robert E. Wilson. who have been impli-
Gated by witnesses In the alleged bribery
OF legislators, have not yet been served
with subpoenas to testify before We COM
mittee.
Other Witnesses to Be Called.
Attorney Austrian of the complaintants
told the committee that besides these
three legislators, who are under indict.
ment on charges growing out of the al
legged jackpot bribery In the Illinois leg
islature. he expected to call Representa-
tives Jacob Groves and George W.
English to the witness stand sand to re-
Charles a. White ard Representative H.
j. G. Beckemeyer.
Mrs. Charles E. Luke, widow Of Rep
resentative Luke, is also wanted as a
witness
The committee today refused to per-
ments of Representative Luke relative
to MS vote for Senator Lorimer on the
ground that 1t was hearsay evidence,
and that Luke, being dead, could not
refute it.
"Unless the three witnesses, Browne,
Broderick, and Wilson, appear" said At
torney Austrian to the committee, Il
shall conclude the direct examination
some time Monday"
Mr.. Austrian also told Chairman Bur
rows that he would not summon Gov
Charles s. Deneen to testify, except
possibly in rebuttal.
De Wolf Tells Of Strange Man.
Representative J. H. De Wolf returnet
to the witness stand today to correct
minor parts OF his testimony Of yes
terday. In addition to his corrections
De Wolf told Of mysterious stranger
who had questioned him at his home IN
Fulton county after he was subpoenaed
to appear as q witness before the in.
vestigating committee.
"A man came to my house the day
aIter received a subpoena to appear
here. said De Wolf. '.and asked me II
did not know something. or could put
MIN on to something, or tell him where
he could get evidence in the case. He
said he was from the senatorial in
vestigating committee. and that he did
not want to get something for nothing. -
Later De Wolf said he saw the man.
who gave the name Of Williams, IL
Chicago today. The witness was in.
structed to get the mans full name and
hn 0f SS&
Gray Saw Beckemeyer's Roll.
The only witness heard this afternoon
was James J. Gray of Carlyle. Repre-
sentative Beckemeyer's home town
Gray declared he was asked by Becke-
meyer late in July or early in August,
1909, to identity Beckemeyer at a st.
Louis bank.
money in the bank, and asked me to
identify him. said Gray. II did so,
and saw him count the money. There
was 500 in one-hundred-dollar bills"
for Senator Lorimer how many wit.
nesses would testify for him. nor how
many days the testimony would occupy.
Joseph c. Clark. democratic state
representative from Vandalia, testified
in the morning that he voted for Lori.
mer without solicitation. He admitted
that he did go to the Missouri metrop-
oils to meet Robert E. Wilson, alleged
disburser OF the Jackpot" at the time
Representatives White. Beckemeyer and
their shares of the alleged corruption
fund from Wilson.
Clark Under Indictment.
Clark testified that he is under in
dictment in Sangamon county in con-
nection with the purchase Of furniture
for the capitol. He said that at St
Louis he discussed with Wilson ar
was purpoSed to tender Browne So
far as he knew this was the only rea-
son that Wilson had wanted to see
him.
States Attorney Wayman Of Cook
county was placed on the witness
stand and allowed to read a letter in
which Representative Link thanked
him for his kindness during the grand
jury investigation.
This was to refute allegations that
the confessions obtained by Mr.. Way
man had been secured under duress.
given him letter. purporting to have
been written by r. e. Wilson. inviting
Link to come to Springfield to talk
over the matter of a banquet for
Browne.
Mr.. Wayman said that the letter was
q fake" which had been written after
the expose Of legislative corruption,
and had been dated back for that pur-
pose. The letter, he said. was similar
to one received by Representative
Beckemeyer.
On the face Of it the letters were
written June Is, 1909. He pointed out
that they were not received until
April 20, 1910.