New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-02
WANT LOR|MER ACCUSER
Illinois States Attorney Sum-
mons Representative White.
SENATOR'S STRONG DENIAL
Letters Made Public Showing
the Intimacy of White with
Lorimer's Alleged Agent.

. Chicago May states Attorney Ed
mund Burke. Of Sangamon County. has is
sued a subpoena for Charles A. White who
says he accepted $1,000 to vote for Senator
| Lorimer 1t is retuTnabie on Monday. MAY
/ g. when the Sangamon County Grand Jury
meets.
y subpoena wag sent 10 St Clair County
! and also to Cook County. SO as to be SURF
Of getting service on White. who has been
summoned to Cook County TO appear there
at the official inquiry.
states Attorney Burke received no Off
cial information pertaining 10 the alleged
! bribery. but believes the circulation of the
confession in reputable newspapers justifies
| an inquiry. According to the printed con-
fession of White 4 portion of the alleged
bride money was paid to him in Springfield
end this would make the matter actionabIe
there
Roger {. sullivan, the leader of the
Democratic party in Illinois, discredits the
! bribery story by saving that Browne, who
is charged with handling the funds in the
case was a candidate for the Sena torship
himself and not therefore working u
| the interests of Lorimer He also asserted
that he did not believe that any Democratic
member Of the Legislature was implicated
III the matter in any way
Lorin,er Holds Conference,
Senator Lorimer and Representative
Browne held a. conference to-day in the
Rookery Building.
The subject of my talk with Mr.
| EroWne, said the Senator. after the mi
nority leader Of the House had departed.
was of a private nature and do not care
10 talk ABOUT II"
Were you preparing your defence TO the
statement of Mr. Winter,
We'll make our defence when the proper
time comes, and not here. am through
with interviews"
ould YOU welcome an investisa ton by
any of The agencies now being opened up?"
am not saying what | will do and /
VIII not sd! until the time comes to act
DO YOU have in mind the grand jury or
an inquiry by the United States Senate.
such aS has been suggested by the dis
patches from Washington"
\ have nothing to say on that point
don't wish to talk on that matter inst vet
The time for making q complete answer
VIII come. and when il does you may b..
certain it will be satisfying and convincing
that there is no truth in Whites state
ments from beginning to end
Some Interesting Letters.
The Chicago Tribune will publish to
morrow three letters which. it says. Browne
wrote 10 White. The first refers to the
distribution of railway and Pullman passes
as follows:
June !, 1@0o.-Frfend White: I hone vo,
Will find il possible 20 be in Sprlnsfeld
early Monday, or, better still. Sunday some
time While we have the other crowd (the
Iippit faction of the Democratic nartyl
beaten fOrfY ri or
Chicago on Monday. at the same time we
must not let up for a minute. I shall rely
others l1Ae you to keep up the good work
My best regards TO YOU, Old man.
LEE~O'NEIL BROWNE.
p Slave YOU sent for your transport
alton as yet? & q y. Write to president
Chicago Il Alton Railroad, Railway Ex-
change Building, Chicago. Ill.
illinois Central: Write to John G. Dren-
nan, general counsel Park Row. Chca 60
Wabash Railroad Company: Write to
Colonel Wells H. Biodgett, general counsel,
st. Louis. lfo.
Pullman passes: Write TO Hon. John II
Runnels, general counsel p p c. Co,
Pullman Building, Chicago. H., for half
dozen sets Pullman passes and return,
good sixty days,
More later, as soon as lists are made
out.
That Browne was personally cOgnizant of
the Jackpot meeting in St. Louis on July
10 last, when wilson Is said to have given
White $500, The Tribune says, IS shown
by the following extract from a letter
Browne wrote White on July Is from OF
taWa:
Thank YOU very much for your prompt
recognition of my request in the Doyle mat
ter "a labor row. You have certainly been
one of my good old friends since we be-
came ca, acquainted. ! feel sure that that
friendship will last just as long you and
l do. / awfully sorry l was unable
TO be with you yesterday forenoon in St
Louis. | was taken very i'll in Chicago
Monday night with an attack of ptomaine
poisoning and have had a pretty serious
time Of il / did not dare attempt the trip.
hope everything is all right with you and
satisfactory, and that you are happy and
fairly prosperous.
Browne later wrote again to White as
follows:
Friend Charley: Have been trying to land
and had visit with Lorimer in the after
noon for about half all hour. He goes back
to Washington in December II which time
he feels that he can possibly place YOU
/ along the lines you suggested in your last
letter. CThis proposed job was in the fed
eral Secret Service in Southern IllinoiS.b
In the mean time he is arranging to give
some of the offices / will get word down
home the early part Of the week and then
/ will let you know and will come up here
and report TO Lorimers secretary. who will
take you out and place you
Senator Lorimer's Statement
Senator Lorimer has issued the following