The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-29
United States Senator
Denies All, While State
Senator Confesses.
HOLSTLAW GOT
So, 500 FOR VOTE
Tells Grand Jury in Springfield 81
Taking Bribe Almost at Time
Lorimcr Is Making Impas-
stoned Speech of Denial
and Counter-Accusation
in Washington.

Springfield, Ill, May 2s.-Bnrstin1
like a bomb within few hours after
United states Senator William Lori
,ner's speech mt Washinston, state scn-
ator John Brodcrick, a leading Chi
cngo Democrat, wns indicted on
bribery charge by the grand Jury here
to-day.
Broderick'. Indictment was the di.
the grand jury by state Senator u.
w. HolstlAw. of 1uka. I'LL, who says
Broderick paid him $4,000 to vote for
Lorimer for Senator. a capins was
ordered Mt once for Broderick and d
bench warrant wns issued for his ar.
rest.
Tic unexpected turn In the Lorfmer
scandal WAS an offshOOt of states At.
torney Durke's Investigation of alleged
graft In legislative furniture deal.
Senator HotstIaw had been Indicted on
a perjury charge In connection with
the furniture contract, and upon nd-
vice of his lnwycr, when offered im-
munlty, agreed to make n confessions.
Then he told the grand jury that he
had received $1,000 for his vote for
Iativc .jackpot' and promise of $1,50O
as bis share of the state House f,rrs
niture deal.
Senator ISolstlaws confession res
garding the furniture deal was corrob.
Grated before the grand jury. by Ottd
FREEZER. who, as agent for the Ford-
Johnson Furniture Company, of Chs
cago, obtained the furniture contract.
Tho two confessions regarding tho
furniture contract resulted in two ad.
ditional indictments. one conspiracy
charge They were: State Senator q,
Pemberton. Republican. of Oakland. ILL.,
| and Representative Joseph S. Carks
Democrat, OF vandalia. Ill.
| AS In the case of Senator Broderick,
in the Lorimer alleged bribery natter
| capiases and bench warrants were Is.
| sued Immediately for Senator Pember-
| ton and Representative Clark on the
| conspiracy charge in the furniture con.
| tract. Although an Indictment charg-
ing conspiracy was returned against
Senator Holstlaw immediately. 1t waa
nolled and immunity was ordered by
Judge Creighton upon the recommen.
dation of States Attorney Burke
When the indictments had been re-
turned and the court orders entered In
the two separate scandals. the mems
bers of the grand jury adjourned until
next Tuesday. M
Tells story In Detail.
Following his appearance before the
inuuisitorial body. TIoIstlaw repeated
his conversation to The Associated
Press. He told in detail of the meet~
ing he had with Senator John Broder-s
lex. OF Chicago, IN front. of the st.
Nicholas Hotel in this city,. the day
before William Lorimer was elected
United States Senator. He. and Brod-
crick talked for some time about other
matters, and then the senatorship
question was brought up. HolstlaW
SAYS that Broderick asked him II ha
could vote for Lorimcr, and he replied
that II was possible for him to do sos
that some of his Democratic constitus
ents had told him that such a moys
would be good thing towards dtsrupt-
ing the Republican party In the state.
fIolstlaw says that Brodericll said to
him that if he would vote for Lorimes
there would be $500 in 1t for htn1s
Holstlaw says that he then agreed To
cast his vote the next day, May IS. fos
Lorimer. He said that he had neve1
been approached on the subject befora
and denied that Lee O'Neill Browne on
Senator Lorimer had ever brought thu
subject to his attention.
The bill charging conspiracy to per-
form the felony of bribery contained
three counts directed at Senator Stan-
ton c. Pemberton, of Oakland. and D4
w. Holstlaw. of Iuka. and Representa-
tive Joseph S. Clark, of Vandalia. Cas-
phases were Immediately ordered issued
and their bail fixed at $4,000 each.
Makes ImpasslOucd Denial.
Washington, May 2S.-For just tws
hours to-day Senator Lorimer stoos
in tho Senate and discussed thu
charges Of bribery made against him
in connection with his election to thf
senate. He made emphatic denial .ot
all the allegations and sought to turn
tho accusation of wrong doing upon
the Chicago Tribune In which pnpei
the charges were first printed
The speech was devoted to a review
of Chicago and Illinois politics for tht
past twenty-nve years. He charged
the Tribune with sinister motives ~
it's attacks. and. saying that it had
been hghting him ever since 1856,
charged that 1t was inspired because
OF It's failure to control his course al
a public man. Mr. Lorimer gave many
particulars concerning his senatorial
election, saying that after persnadInl
him to enter, the race, Governor%DAs
neen had deserted him and sought tc
turn against him those whose supt
port he had formerly procured fol
him.
At the close of his speech Mr.. LorJy
mer offered resolution directing au
inquiry into tho charges by the conn
mittee on Privileges and ElecttonA
Under the rules OF the Senate. thu
resolution was referred to the Cons
mittee on Contingent Expenditures III
consider the question OF cost. In caad
OF favorable report from that cons
| mittee, Of which there lis no doubt. th4
resolution will go to the Committed
on Elections for consideration ck tn
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