The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-28
|OR|MER PROBE
GROWS LIVELY
ILLNESS WHITE DENIES MAX
ING THREAT TO BLACK
MAIL. SENATOR.
HEAR-SAY" RULED OUT.
|hich includes ciark's Admission to
White That He Had Been
Bribed to Vote
For Lorimer.

Chicago, Sept. 27.--The direct and
\ oss examinations OF State Repre-
ntative Charles A. White, tae prin-
pal witness, in support OF the
parges that the election OF Lorimer
as procured by corrupt methods was
,npleted today before the senatorial
lyestigaton committee.
Senator Burrows, chairman OF the
mmittee, gave ruling barring
H ht was termed as hearsay
Ellence. The ruling was hailed as a
lateral advantage by the friends OF
aorimer. and marked the completion
d the arguments.
II The ruling was specifically upon
N1le right OF White IL relate conyersa-
Cons which he declared he had with
Il representative Joseph S. Clark Oh
L andalia. in which White said clark
Emitted that he was bribed to vote
Eor Lorimer. Later the ruling was
Evoked to bar the manuscript or the
|slslory of Whites alleged experiences
n the assembly. which detailed the
ccusations Of bribery.
Both sides asked TO recall White
liter. This was granted.
The cross examination dealt with
Eaters and messages and converse
ions of White, and a number OF let
|brs to Minority Leader Browne from
Iyaite, and also missive from the
Fitness TO Lorimer, were read into
he record.
Under cross examination by Attor'
ey Hanecy, White denied telling
katherine Woods, OF East St Louis,
hat he was writing history of hia
Experience In the legislature, and
mat lie would make the Lorinier
bunch" make him comfortable for
fe or he would make ii hot for
5hem. He also denied making SIM
: ,ar statement to VIM. Steiner, at the
riggs House, Chicago, or James JOY
Springfield saloon keeper.
Senator James 3. Frazier, of Ten
essee, arrived late today. 1t is ex-
,ected that Representative H. j. Z.
3eckmeyer will be the first witness
omorrow. Senator d. w. Holtslaw
', 81 Iuka Is to follow Beckmeyer
States Attorney Burke, of Sangamon
county was at the hearing today.
White Repeats Story.
White went over the story of MS
negotiations with Browne just as ne
old of them in his original confession
|,nJ in the two Browne trials.
eDid you at any time have any talk
with Browne with reference to your
voting for William Lorimer for United
States SENATOR" Attorney Austrian
asked
Eyes, on the night OF May "a, 1903
|Tne conversation took place II
|prowne's room in the st. Nicholas
Hotel in Springfield. Browne asked
ma IL could vote ror Republican
land answered yes. He said that
|the matter was to be kept strictly
|nnder my hat. asked Browne II GER
tain others would vote for Loriher
ITO the names of some he replied yes
|and to the others no, 7 asked Browne
what there was in it, and ne said, II
Twill not he any chicken feed.
"What talk did you have wltf
browne on May 25?"
~ went to his room and asked him
what | was to receive for voting for
II .orimer. He replied: You are no
afraid to trust that to me, are you
,ld boy?' And said: No, but ] would
like to know He said: You will
get $1,000, and 1t Is ready cash, too.
"He implored me to keep 1t quie
and told me ne was suspicious of
little place above called Joliet Then
I asked him how much we were to
get from other sources. He said:
a.you will get as mucn or little
more.
Invited Into Bathroom.
"Wilson invited me into this BATH
room. in his room in the hotel sait
White.
aWho was in the room?" asked AT
torney Austrian.
n REPRESENTATIVES, Link, Clark, Sher
hard Luke and myself went in to
,gether," was the reply.
"Did all these gentlemen go int
the bathroom?' inquired Senator Bur
rows.
"No. only into his room," sal
White. after some talk Wilson in
yited Sheppard into the bathroom
Then after Sheppard came out ne II
vitel me in, Wilson counted out min
400 bills into my hand He said h
was glad to be relieved OF the burden
III told me he mad come down !
Mace OF Erowne, who was III. re
NAMED in Wilson's room until he wa'
ready to go to the train
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