Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-01
sangamon States Attor-
ney Gets Valuable
Evidence.
SUPPORTS HOLTsLAW
Grand Jury Again QuizzeS Leg
iSlatorS Who Have Already
Made DeniaIS.

Springfield, H., June Estates At
torney Burke arrived from Chicago to-
day and signified that his mission in
search of additional evidence was sue
cessftil.
Burke is jubilant over the obtaining
Of proof of a deposit slip recording
that Senator Holtslaw deposited S2.
500 in the State bank at Chicago last
June. This he regards as strong evi-
dence of the truth of Holstlaw's con-
fession which involves Senator Broder-
lex.
Quizzes McCOIIum Again.
Activity in the legislative inquiry
before the grand jury centered today
In the expected questioning of Repre-
sentative McCollum, democrat. of
Louisville, regarding the reasons
which impelled him. a democrat, to
vote for Lorimer, a republican, for
United States senator from Illinois.
McCollum has already told the jury
he voted for Lorimer for political rea-
sons and that he knows nothing of any
financial dealings in connection with
the senatorial vote nor any other legis-
Iative matter. Representative Stay
mates. a democrat of Clinton, and Nc
Mackin of Salem are on the list of wit
nesseS.
After Fish Bill.
Springfield, H., June 1.-State's At
torney Burke will start on a lively
hunt tomorrow for the influences
which originated and ffhen killed fTf-fhe
last general assembly the bill which
would have made it practically impos-
sibIe to fish with nets in the state
where the fishing industries rank
equal to those of any commonwealth
in the country. This bill is alleged to
have been "a regulator" which would
have seriously crippled the fishing in
dustry.
Nathan H. Cohen of Urbana, fish
commissioner, and Representative A.
NJ. Foster of Rushville, chairman of
the house committee on fish and
game, have been subpoenaed to tell
the grand jury what they know about
the purpose of the bill. A subpoena
for Representative ]. H De Wolf of
Canton, Fulton county, who was the
roommate of Assemblyman Foster,
was issued last night.
Finds Deposit slip.
Chicago, June IA deposit slip
showing that State Senator D. w.
Holstlaw of Iuka placed S2,500 in the
State bank of Chicago June 16. 1909,
was dug up yesterday by States At
Of n1 Nv
him hailed as the final link in the
chain of evidence being drawn around
Senator John Broderick of Chicago,
indicted in Sangamon county for bri
berry
The date on the slip is identical
with the time Broderick is charged by
Holstlaw with the payment of the
bribe of S2,500 to the Iuka statesman
for voting for William Lorimer for
senator With its discovery the last
remaining detail of Holstlaw's confes-
sion, so far as it duplicates Broderick,
has been corroborated by documentary
evidence
Before leaving for Springfield last
night Mr. Burke said that he has a
complete case.
COnfers with Wayman.
Late in the afternoon States Attor
ney Burke held d conference with
States Attorney Wayman. in which
the various angles of the bribery scan
dal and the two investigations-at
Chicago and at Springfield-were mi
nutely discussed. II was the initial
step in the formation of system of
cooperation that will enable the two
prosecutors to do team work. The
prosecutions, of course, are to be kept
separate, but the two states attorneys
will work in full accord in a reciprocal
agreement
Other Developments.
Other developments at the Chicago
end of the bribery scandal were:
States Attorney Wayman takes
Representative Emanuel NJ. Abra-
hams before special grand jury
and cross examines him concern
ing Senator Broderick.
Louis Frank, one of the chief
witnesses in the Mccain case. is
examined before special grand
jury concerning Broderick.
Governor Deneen declares pres
ent assembly is the worst in the
history of the state.
Prosecutor Burke, before sleav-
ing, says he has the goods on
three more men and needs only a
little more evidence to complete
his cases.