Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-28
HAILED
AS LOR|MER
VICTORY
HEARSAY EVIDENCE
BARRED BY SENATOR'S
White Completes Story Of Bride
Taking and UndergoeS Severe
Cross Examination at Hands
Of Attorneys,

ny Morning journal Special Leased wireI
Chicago. Sept. 27-Direet and cross
examination Of State Representative
Charles A white, the principal witness
in support Of the charges that the cleo
ton Of Senator william Lorimer was
procured by corrupt methods, was
completed today before the senatorial
investigating committee.
In the session Senator Burrows Of
Michigan. chairman Of the committee.
barred what was termed hearsay evil
dence from the proceedings. This rul-
ing was hailed as a material advantage
by the friends OF Senator Lorimer.
The ruling was specifically upon the
right OF tho witness, Representative
white. to relate conversations which
he declared he had with Representa-
tive Joseph S. Clark of Vandalia. in
which White said Clark admitted hat
he too was bribed TO vote for Lori
mer.
Later the same ruling was invoked
to bar the manuscript story OF Whites
alleged experiences In the forty-sixth
general assembly which detailed his
assertions of the bribery of himself
and other legislators in the Lorimer
election.
The privilege OF recalling White
was granted by the committee to both
Attorney Austrian. representing the
Chicago Tribune and Attorney Hancey
counsel for Senator Lorimer.
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rily with letters. messages and CONVEX
sations of White. A number of iet-
ters to Minority Leader Browne from
White and missives from the witness
TO Senator Lorimer were read into the
The latter part of the cross "Vam-
was devoted TO an analysis Of
Of Whitc in the two trlais
OF Innncgat3c Leader Browne, On the
charge of bribery in an effort to cstab-
lisn 81 opnd ft" i"mpeaching the pres
testimony Of White by witnesses
who testified I'm the other trials The
questioning Of the witness IN What
a said in the trial was objected
to repeatedly by Mr.. Austrian aud the
necessity OF the questions for Inn
peachment purposes was argued time
time by Attorney Hanecy- The
witness repeatedly declared hat he
could not remember just what ques-
tions were asked him or what an
swers he made.
White denied absolutely statements
attributed 10 witnesses in the Browne
trial relative to his having expressed a
determination to force SenAt0r Lori
mer and his friends TO contribute (
money to him on a threat of
declaring falsely that he was bribed
TO vote for the senator.
It is expected that Representative
Beckmever, who has also declared that
was bribed in the senatorial election
will he the first witness tomorrow.
Bcckmeyer rs to he followed on the
witness stand by state Senator d. w.
Holstlaw. who is credited with having
confessed 10 the grand jury that ne
was paid 81. 500 Cor voting for Senator
I, ofimer
w 'ho afternoon on cross cXam.Ea-
ton Representative White said that
between about inc close of tha lrg-
Islatcre and July Is. 1909. he %rcceiv-
ed $1,000, $1,000 from Browne and
$500 from Representative Wilson.
Attorney Hanccy then introduced a
letter written bv White TO Browne
September \. 1909, asking for a loan
81 AhNi anu rtN llE NJ FiA'f iNh WHY
ninety cents. The letter and the note
fer $50. signed by White and made out
TO browne thcn were introduced. !
White aid he paid the note after the
first trial # Browne.
The letters read included one from
Senator Lorimer asking for a position
I'm the secret service or some other de-
pertinent.
A letter under date OF December 4.
1909, from White TO senator Lorimer,
telling of Whites manuscript, of the
doings Of the Illinois legislature and
/ facing a valuation of $2.50 a word on
the writing also was read and admit
in evidence.
Attorney HnnccN questioned White
closely concerning his acquaintance
with Miss Catherine Woods Of East
81. Louis. a witness in the second trial
OF Browne. White admitted he had
taken the young womRn to a theatef
aud to dinner but denied hat he had
ever told her tina he VAS writing a
history of his experiences In the lcgis-
lature which would make the Lori
MGR bunch" pay him enough u hoep
him comfortable for life. or ne would
make it hot for them.
Attorney Hanecy expects Ia call sew
oral witnesses TO attack the tcsti-
mony of White ana informed Chair
nan Burrows. TO show the kind and
character of the man" who made the
charges against the validity OF Sena-
tor Lorimcr's election.
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