The San Francisco call., 1910-05-30
BrOderick, Wanted as Witness
in Bribery Hearing, Can't
Be Located
Lorimer Arrives in Chicago, but
Goes Into SecIuSiOn in
Home of Friend
Startling Developments in Leg
isIature Scandal Expected
During Week

- PRINGFIELD. III. May 29.-start- |
-. Ing developments are expected
~ here this week following yester-
days confession by State Senator
u: W. Holstlaw Of Iuka TO the sanga-
men. county grand jury that he was
;. promised and later received $4,000 from
State. Senator John Brodericl1, demo- !
rrat. of Chicago. for his vote for VIII
l<am Lorimer for senator. and 800
.rron Senator Broderick as his share
of the Jackpot
-: SIX egislators-three members of
the senate and three members OF the
. ]louse-are scheduled TO appear They
are. Senators John sBroderick Cd, Chi
cargo. under Indictment for alleged
, bribery; Stanton C. Pemberton CR), /
0alzland. under indictment for conspir-
acy 10 commit felony in connection
with the furniture deal; d. W. Hoist
law" CI3). Iuka, who was indicted, con-
fsed and was granted immunity.
Representstives Joseph $. Clark Cd,
Eenda3ia. under indictment for con-
piracy in furniture deals; Charles L.
AieNacl1in IR). Salem. who voted. for
I.or5neer. and Harvey d. McCullom CD
Loa5spille. who voted for Lorimer.
Accused of Crime
one other witness 10 be examined is
A. p. Johnston of the Johnston &
FLateher company of Springfield, who
acted as local agent for the Ford &
-.Iebnson company in the furniture deal,
and whom Senator Holstlaw and Otto
H-reier of the Derby desk company i'm !
pacsted by their corroborative testi- !
ingn1s They aIIege that a. 3. Johnston /
sgreed IIolstlaw should receive $1,000 4
when the furniture was installed in 1
the. statehouse.
The grand 5ury does not reconvene /
until Tuesday. but States Attorney
Burke viii proceed tomorrow with the
= examination Of witnesses. He received
assurances that Senator Pemberton and
: Representative Clark would be on
hand tomorrow. Bench warrants have
been issued making their immediate
appearance mandatory
2 Johnston also viii be examined to-
morrow.
False, Cries Johnson
5osinston declared that Senator
Folstlsw was a liar"
.'T- have told he truth" declared
Johnston "L know Of no corruption in
J. coHnection with the furniture deal and
r. summoned before the grand jury
.S'.III. repeat my declaration to that ef-
1fest.''
..--ti, c-o-,.z,,,,,-, ,.r,,rfxy ,,roeec,,tors'
-sffNicty was undisguised today when he
received no word from Chief Deputy
elerim Fred Long of Springfield. who
.svelt to Chicago last night with a
beac., warrant TO arrest Senator Brod-
Sricl, who is under indictment and is
sganted as witness.
g. .Intimations were received during
sde. Gay that Broderick is being with
held from Sangamon county. Word was
received last night that ne was under
surI.eillsnce at that time and that his
ARREST could be made at any time, bat
toSsy when the prosecutors office
n C5nlnunicated with Lieutenant Sulli-
Yap. IF the office Of Captain Wood, chief
OF Chicago detectives, Burke was in
formed the whereabouts Of Broderick
was unknown
: Importance is attached TO the appear
snce- here Of Representative Joseph |
Clark, as he is one of those alleged TO
have been at ST Louis. according to
the confessions Of Representatives
White and Beckemeyer. when the al
legged Jackpot" money was paid by
Representative Robert Wilson of Chi
cago. who is under Indictment in Cook
county.
Lorimer in Chicago
CHICAGO. Nay 2s.-United States
Senator william Lorimer arrived here |
today He left q few hours later and
his whereabouts is a mystery.
lie was asked TO make a statement |
regarding State Senator HoistIaws
cou1essiou. ia which Holstlaw admitted
tiat he had received s2.5oo for voting |
for Lorjmer for senator.
Holstlaw's confession has been cata-
i6gued no 4" Three other confess
asiops have been made before the Cook 1
county grand jury. according to States
attorney Wayman. The first confession
was made by Representative Charles
white OF o'Fallon, Ill, who said he had
r;ecefled-$1, 600 for his vote. Lorimer in
his speech to the senate yesterday de-
voted himself to the denunciation OF
WHITE.
.''IJolstlaw is in the same class with
White' said the senator today. Il
not discuss him. In fact / viii not
ssN snother word. Everything I ever
INTENDED TO be said is in my speech to
the senate"
Then Senator Lorimer disappeared in
Ills automobile with the parting infor
nation that he was going 10 rest for a
few DAYS. He has hidden himself from