The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-31
Illinois Legislators Charged
With Selling Their Votes
for United States Senator
Protest Their Innocence.
GRAND JURY WILL RESUME
ITS HUNT FOR GRAFTERS
Prosecutor HaStens to Home of
SeIf-ConfeSSed Bride aker
to Get Better Line on His
Evidence in the Case.
FURNITURE MAN INVOLVED

Q PRINGFIELD, I'LL, May sO.-state
- Senators John Frederick OF Chi
eagO and Stanton C. Pemberton of
Oakland, with Representative Joseph
s. Clark of VandaIia, accused in the
recent confession of State Senator ID.
w. HOItsiaw, appeared before Judge
Creighton i'm the circuit court late to-
day and gave bonds.
Senator Frederick. who, since the
voting of Indictment against him
charging bribery i'm connection with
the election of United States Senator
LOrfmer, has kept himself hidden, ar
rived here afternoon train in
the custody of Deputy Sheriff Long,
and was met by his attorneys, former
State Senator Dawson and former
Judge Thomas F. Ferns.
Senator Pemberton arrived little
earlier in the day from his home in
Oakland. Representative Clark, also a
client of Attorney Dawson. had been
here over night The three, with their
attorneys and bondsmen, FASTENED to
the courthouse. The bond of Senator
Frederick was fixed at $4,000, and
the bonds of Representative Clark and
Senator Pemberton at $4,000 each
Prosecutor Wants More Evidence.
States Attorney Burke and his as
sistant, Timothy ]. Sullivan, went to
Iuka today, and tonight at the home
of Senator Hoitslaw held a long con-
ference with Holtslaw. 1t was said that
instead Of returning direct to Spring
field, States Attorney Burke would
Journey to Chicago to verify certain
points in the confession of Holtslaw
If possible before widening the scope
of the Investigation.
During the day several prominent
men from Salem, ILL.,, were in Iuka,
and it was announced that Senator
HoltSlaw had sold his bank in Iuka
to the First National Bank of Salem
The transaction was made with Sena-
tor HOltslaw's consent, the senator it
was declared, being in no condition to
engage in business affairs.
The possibility that States ATTORNEY
Burke would not return to Springfield
! tomorrow in time 10 continue the in
vestigation when the grand jury con-
venes in the afternoon, was discussed
freely when the alleged plans to visit
chicago became known.
No intimation of the substance of
the conversation between Holtslaw and
the attorney reached Springfield, but
it was believed details omitted in the
original confession were added by Sem
ator HOltsIaw.
After the bonds were signed and the
three Legislators were at liberty, they
FASTENED from the court house Under
the advice of their counsel, they con-
tented themselves with asserting that
they were innocent.
On the trip from Chicago with Dep
uty Sheriff Long, Senator Broderick
chatted volubly with other occupants
of the car, combining most of his con-
versa ton. however, to topics far re-
moved from the bribery inquiry. He is
reported as having said Senator Hollis
law visited him last summer in Chi
his own volttion Frederick could not
remember.
Never Talked With HoltsIaw.
The Chicago senator declared he
never had talked with Holtslaw about
the election of Senator Lorimer nor of
money, nor had he ever given the Iuka
member of the upper house any money
His retirement from view while the
Springfield deputy sheriff and Chicag go
detectives were searching for him was
touched on and caused a marked
silence.
Senator Pemberton was accused by
Senator Holtslaw IN connection with
the purchase of new furniture for the
hall of representatives and the senate
chamber in the capitol and Representa-
tive Clark faces the same accusation
Senator Broderick was named by Holt
slsw as having paid him $500 for
voting for William Lorimer for SEN
ator.
The activities Of the grand jury are
scheduled to resume tomorrow after
noon. when the arrival of Representative
Charles L. McMackin of Salem. Re
publican, and Representative Harvey
ID. McCullom, Democrat, is expected
Both McMackin and McCullon voted for
Senator Lorimer
Another attuempt to break down the
repeated denials of A. B. Johnston of
the Johnston & Hatcher company
of Springfield, the concern which Sc
cured the state house furniture con-
tract, is scheduled to be made tomor-
row.
Hitherto Johnston has denied he had
knowledge of any graft" going to the
committee of the Forty-eighth Genera
Assembly. that contracted for the furni-
ture. Holtslaw in his confession de-
clared Johnston agreed to pay him
s1,500 for voting to give the cOntracr
for the furniture to the Johnston &
Hatcher company and that a smaller
sun was to be paid by Johnston TO
Senator Pemberton and Senator Clark,
who also voted for the Johnston con-
tract.