The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-10
STILL PROBING BRTBERT.
ChlraSa GFana SnrI Hears Evidence q
Msre t.eWaslntaP witnesses.

CHICAGO May Estate Attorney Way
man and the SPECIAL Grand Jury to-day
bogAn another nna q Investigation IN NE
legislative bribery soandal.
lie aid . number q new Witnesses had
bssA uabpirnasd, He belisves that az
three members have confessed 10 selling
their votss there must have besn others
In tho mArket
Tho hFpe Of ne new witnesses 10 appear
we're william Murphy AZ the Fourth dis
trios Charles Naylor 0f the Fifth and
lanes , OTools % I'M Elevgnth. al Daul-
OHats and Chicago mea. They voted
Coz StFiRger in the Senatorial election a.
Springfield
Representative Henry l. WheelAn Of
ROck lalnnd was a witness hte ms after.
no0n. When ha came out he declared
that he had been unable b. ASSIST m the
gRarrh Cor evidanoe. Wheeian voted Tor
Lorimer and IN answer b questions by ~
poFtera nid that M had not been on
friandlv taFunR with tho men Who con
fpsusd b having accppted bgtbea Whee-
an. when discharged a. t.9o O'Clock said
that he was auhed ~ return tomorrow,
SPRTNoRIKLD. Nay A-lAck al wit
Rosses blocked progress by States Attor~
nov BSrks and ~ sangamoR county
Grand Jury In thair Investigation OF tha
legislative hFihary acanhal which was
started thin nflsTnaon Rspreaantative
George ". English II Wanna was tho
only witness heard Representative
Enaliah testified that he walked over 20
thS Capitol With representative Beck
mgyeE the day isnrimer WAS elected SEN
atog and hpckmaysr sAid he intended "
v0ts for StTinger. Later. Continues
Enaliah. Il aaE Beckmeyer talking with
90 browne add heard LoHmor's mama
med. bue nothing conserving money.
Whan the roll was called hochmeyef
voted for Isarimar." Ne said that b had
no evidence that votes Were paid Tor.
WASHINGTON. May s.-AlthonGh t n
impOtsibls 70 secure any sxpFenAon o.
0ulnlOn from Senators for publication
on the bribery Investigation now 9o.ng
on In ullnoia, grONing Out q chArgsa thAt
Votea IN TIE legislature wore plrchaeed
FOR william IaoTimar for United States
senator, u ID very manifest that tne nenA-
tors look on the sit,lstion az very aeIluaa
aud developlnents may Oocura any utne.
senator Lorimer is not expected 90 resign
nor 10 AL for an Investigation.
40 FAR al can be learned, he has not
communicated with anybody In authority
In the senate nor ~ any other person IN
Washington any information ~ % bis
altitude IN the future IN regard 20 the
Investigation.
A southern Democratic senator Of
prominsncs spoke to-day with much feel-
ing In regard 70 the situatSOn. He aaid
that unless the anthoEitiaa IN Illlnois took
prompt steps % an the charges % the
bottom and On the responsibility he would
introduce q resolution calling for an
Investigation By tho Senate.
ID vas pointed out to-day that senator
L.orimer's vuis on the ballot which elected
him was loo. Ths constitutional majority
in the ulinois Legislature was lo9. % that
he appeared 10 have Ave votes more than
we're nsoesanry for a majority 10 elect.
Already thres Of the legislators who
vutsd Tor LoEimer have confessed that
they rscsiped money In consideration
for their votes and according 20 the preea
dispatches there are rrmora that other
coafeasioua win BE- fortho0ming.
10 Is ne iudMInaRa % some q the senate
leaders that Whsnaver enough memnern
Of the legislature COATES Inst Thsy have
rsc-ived briaaa b bring senator Lon
msr'a vote below ia q constitutional
majority % the Lagislaurs. the senate
viii have % act in the matter.