The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-31
After Hiding Up" for a Few
Days, BrOderick and Pem-
bertOn Appear.
ACCUSED IN CONNECTION
WITH L0RIMER'S ELECTION
Illinois Grand Jury Determined
TO Probe Scandal to the
Bottom.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May $O.-State
Senator John Broderick OF Chicago and
Representative Joseph S. Clark of Van
dalia accused in the recent confession
Of State Senator D. w. IIolstlaw. APP
peared before Judge Creighton In the
circuit court late today and gave bonds.
Senator Broderick. who since the Vot-
Ing of an indictment against him charg-
Ing bribery in connection with The cleo
ton OF United States Senator Dormer.
has kept himself hidden. arrived here on
an afternoon train In the custody Of Dep
uty Sheriff Long, and was met by his
and former Judge Thomas +. Ferns
Senator Pemberton arrived a little car
licr In the day from his home in Oak
land. Representative Clark, also a client
of Attorney Dawson, had been here over
night. The three. with their attorneys
and bondsmen, fastened to the court
house, The bond OF Senator Broderick
was nxed at 5000 and the bonds OF
berton at $4,000 each
While the indicted legislators were Civ
Ing bonds In the courthouse, States At
iorney Burke was fastening to Iulla the
home OF State Senator d. n HoIstlaw
whose confession WAS the basis for the
charge of bribery returned against Sena-
tor Broderick and for the charge OF con,
spIracy TO commit a relony returned
against Senator Pemberton and Repre-
sentative Clark.
After the Documents.
II was runored that the visit TO Iuka
would result In documentary evidence to
corroboratc the confession OF the Iuka
senator,
After the bonds were signed and the
three legislators were at liberty, they
hastcncd from the courthouse, Under the
advice OF their counsel. they contcnted
themselves with asserting that they were
innocent.
On the trip from Chicago with Deputy
Sheriff Long. Senator Broderick chatted
volubly with other occupants of the car.
combining most Of his conversation. how
over, to topics far removed from the
bribery inquiry. He is reported as hav~
Ing said Senator Holstlaw visited him
invitation or Of his OWN voltion Broder-
ick could not remember. The Chicago
senator declared he never had talked
with Holstlaw about the election OF Sen
ator Lorlmer nor Of money, nor had he
ever given the IulSa member of the upper
house any money, His retirement from
view while the Springfield deputy sheriff
and Chicago detectives were searching
for him was touched on and caused a
marked silence
Senator Pemberton was accused ny
purchase OF now furniture for the hall
OF representatives and the senate cham
her in the capitol, and Representative
Clark faces the same accusation, Sena-
tor BrodercS was named by Holstlaw as
having paid him $4,000 for voting for
William Lorimcr for senator.
Push Probe Deeper.
The activities OF the grand jury are
scheduled 10 resume tomorrow afternoon
when the arrival of Representative
and Representative Harvey p. McCullom
Dem) is expected, Both McMackin and
McCullom voted for Senator LorImer,
Another attempt to broak down the
repeated denals OF a. B. Johnston of the
Johnston d Hatcher company of Spring
field. The concern which secured The stale
house furniture contract is scheduled to
be made tomorrow,
Hitherto Johnston hna denied ho had
knowledge of any graft" going TO the
committee of the forty-siXth general as
somhly thai contracted for the furniture.
llolstlaw, In his confession. declared
Johnston agreed 10 pay him $500 for vot-
ing 10 give the contract for the furni-
tuTc to the Johnston Hatcher COM
pany. aud that a smaller sum was to be
paid by Johnston to senator pomberton
and Senator Clark, who also voted for
the Johnston contract