Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-31
Broderick Denies That He Paid
HoItsIaW for Latter'S
Vote for Lorimer
LEGISLATORS GIVE BONDS
Prosecutors After Documentary
Evidence-Probe Furniture
Graft Deeper
Associated Pressl

q PRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 30-State
Senators John Broderick of Chi
~ cago and Stanton G. Pemberton
of Oakland, with Representative Jo-
seph S. Clark of Vandala, accused in
the recent confession of Senator d. w.
Holtslaw appeared late today before
Judge Creighton in the circuit court
and gave bonds.
Senator Broderick. who, since the
voting of an indictment against him
charging bribery i'm connection with
the election of United States Senator
Lorimer. had kept himself hidden, ar
rived here on an afternoon train in the
custody of Deputy Sheriff Fred Long,
to whom he surrendered at Chicago
today, and was met by his attorneys
former state Senator Thomas Dawson
and former Judge Thomas f. Ferns.
Senator Pemberton arrived a little
earlier in the day from his home IN
Oakland.
Representative Clark. also client
of Senator Dawson. had been here over
night The three, with their attorneys
and bondsmen, fastened to the court
house.
The bond of Senator Broderick was
fixed Mt $4,000 and the bonds of Clark
and Pemberton at $4,000 each.
TO QUIZ HoLTsLAw FURTHER
While the indicted legislators were
rIyine bonds in the courthouse, STATE
Attorney Burke was Fastening to luka
the home of Senator d. w. HoltslaW,
whose confession was the basis lot
the charge of bribery returned against
Frederick and for the charge or con-
spiracy to commit felony asaiiis'
Pemberton and Clark.
n was rumored that the visit to luka
would result in documentary evidence
70 corrohorate the confession OF lhe
Iuka senator ,,,, o,d tho
three legislators were at liberty, tley
FASTENED from the courthouse. unae.
advice of their counsel they hnt foit'ei'e tbev
themselves WITH aSSei 'i"S
were innocent. 80, D,,.,,
On the trip from Chicago with Deputy
charifc Tong Senator Broderick chatteu
volublv with other occupants OF the
car confning most of his conversation
however. to topics far removed from
the bribery inquiry. He is reported as
,,,,,no said Senator Holtstlaw met him
iaet summer in Chicago but whether
T,, ipvitation or his own Volltion, Brod-
nriclr could not remember. Broderlck
declared he never had talked WIN
TIolstlaw about the election OF SENATOR
Iorimer. nor of money, nor haa ne ever
piven the Iuka member OF the upPcl
Rouse anv money. His retirement from
view while the Springfield deputy snerlH
ord Chicago detectives were searching
for him was touched on, and caused
marked silence
WILL. QUESTION MORE sOLoNs
Senator Pemberton was accused by
1Ioltslaw in connection with the pur-
chase of new furniture for the hall OF
,.enresentatiVes and the senate chanlper
In the capitol, and Representative Cl1rk
faced the same accusation.
senator Broderick was named by
Holtslaw as having paid him $2oOo LOT
voting for William Lorimer for senator
The activities of the grand jury are
scheduled to resume tomorrow alter
noon. when the arrival or RepreseIla-
tive Charles l.. McMack1n or Salell,
Republican, and Representative harvey
D.. McCullom, Democrat, Is eApecteu;;
Both McMackin and McCullom Noteu
for Lorimer, ,e,,,,, +ba
reneated denials OF A. b. Johnston OF
ne Johnston Hatcher company of
Snrinpfield the concern which secured
the state house furniture contract, Is
scheduled to be made tomorrow.
hitherto Johnson has denied he had
lxnowledge of any graft going to the
committee of the forty-siXth general
assembly, that contracted for the fur
niture. soo,orod
JohnstoH agreed to pay him $1,000 Tor
voting to give the contract to the john
Hatcher company, and that a
emaller sum was to be paid by John-
eton TO Senator Pemberton and Repre-
sentative Clark, who also voted Tor the
Johnston contract.