Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-30
State Senator HoIstIaW
Admits Getting So
500 for Vote,
SUPPORTED LORI M Err
Springfield Grand Jury Returns
True Bills Against Men
He Mentioned.

Springfield, ILL.,, May s0.-Bursting
like a bomb within a few hours after
Senator Lorimer's speech at Washing
ton, State Senator John Broderick, a
leading Chicago democrat, was indict-
ed on a bribery charge by the grand
Jury here Saturday afternoon. The in
dictment was the direct result of a
confession made to the grand jury by
State Senator D. W Holstlaw of Iuka,
H., who says Broderick paid him ST.
800 to vote for Lorimer for senator.
A capias was ordered for Broderick
and a bench warrant issued for his
arrest.
Scared Into Confession.
The unexpected turn in the Lorimer
scandal was an offshoot of States At
torney Burke's investigation of alleged
graft in the legislative furniture deal.
,Holstlaw had been indicted on a per-
jury charge in connection with the fur
niture contract and upon advice of
his lawyers, when offered immunity,
agreed to make a confession. He then
told the grand jury he received $2,500
to vote for Lorimer; 500 as his share
of the legislative Jack pot" and &
promise of $1,000 as his share of the
statehouse furniture deal Holstlaw s
confession regarding the furniture deal
was corroborated before the grand
Jury by Otto FREEZER, who. as agent for
the Ford-Johnson Furniture company
of Chicago, obtained the furniture con-
tract.
Two More Indictments.
The two confessions regarding the
furniture contract resulted in two ad
ditionaI indictments, one a conspir-
acy charge. These were:
State Senator Pemberton. republi-
can, of Oakland, and Representative
J. S. Clark, democrat, of Vandalia. AS
in the case of Broderick in the Lori
mer alleged bribery matter, capiases
and bench warrants were issued for
Pemberton and Clark Although an
indictment charging conspiracy was
returned against Holstlaw it was i'm
mediately nullifed. The grand jury
then adjourned until Tuesday.
Broderick Hides
search for State Senator John Brod-
erick, indicted for bribery by the
Sangamon county grand jury. in
which the saloonkeeper statesman
succeeded in eluding deputy sheriffs,
a squad of picked detectives and a
score of policemen, was yesterdays
principal development at the Chicago
end of the Lorimer bribery scandal,
while at the Springfield end States
Attorney Edmund Burke sent out
batch of capiases and subpoenas, and
that state capital echoed with re-
ports that more confessions and more
indictments were on the wing.
Others Implicated.
When Senator D. w. Holstlaw con-
fessed to the Sangamon inquisitors
that he had been given a bribe of
S2,5O0 for voting for Mr.. Lorimer for
senator and 500 as his slice of the
Jack pot" both bribes being paid
by Senator Broderick, he also gave
testimony duplicating other law
makers, according to well-authenti-
Gated information from Springfield
This part of the Posltlaw confession
was kept a secret by Mr.. Burke un-
ii further evidence could be secured.
Have Evidence on Another.
The suppressed part Of Senator
Holstlaw's testimony is said to dove
TAIL into evidence against another
democratic legislator who is rum
TO have taken a bribe for voting for
Senator Lorimer. The chain of evil
dence against him is said to be so
strong now that corrborative links
have been added by Holstlaw that
the legislator is fully expected to
make a confession. If the confess
sion is not forthcoming the evidence
at hand is said TO be such that per-
jury Indictment will be voted.