Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-28
Clark's Admissions to White Kept
from the Records.
ANALYSIS OF OTHER STATEMENTS
Attempt to Secure Impeachment of
Representatives. Testimony.
LETTERS ARE PUT MO RECORD
Cro---ExaminatioaD Deals VITA Papers,
Messages and verbal Agreements
Of witness, Also OF Browne
and Lorimer.

CHICAGO. sept 1.-THE direct and
cross examination OF State Representative
Charles A. White. the principal witness
in support OF charges that the election Of
Senator William Lorimer was procured by
corrupt methods was completed today be-
fore the senatorial investigating committee.
In the session Senator Julius {. Bur
rows OF Michigan. chairman OF the COM
mittee barred what was termed hearsay
evidence from the proceedings. This ruling
was hailed as a material advantage BY the
friends OF Senator Lorimer. The hearing
was specifically on the right OF the wit
ness. Representative White. to relate con-
versations which he declared he had with
Representative Joseph Clark of vandalia.
in which White said Clark admitted that
he. too. was bribed TO vote for Lorimer
Later the same ruling was invoked to
bar the manuscript story OF Whites al
legged experiences in the Forty-sixth gen
eraI assembly. which detailed his asser-
tions of the bribery Of himself and other
legislators in the Lorimer election.
The privilege of reca..ing White was
granted by the comittee to both Attorney
Austrian and Attorney Hanecy.
Letters Are Put Into Record.
The cross examination dealt primarily
with letters and messages and conversa-
tons Of White and a number Of letters to
minority leader Browne from White. and
letters to the witness from IDorimer were
also read into the record The latter part
Of the cross examination was devoted to an
analysis Of testimony of White in the two
trials Of democratic leader Browne, on the
charge of bribery. in an effort to establish
ground for impeaching the present testi-
mony OF White. by witnesses who testified
in the other trials
The questioning OF the witness on what
he had said In the trials was objected 70
repeatedly b Attorney Austrian. and the
necessity OF the questions purposes was
srgfed time after time by' attorney fanecy
The witness repeatedly declared that he
could not remember just what questions
were asked him OF what asweres he gave
White denied absolutely statements at
tributed to witnesses in the Browne tdia
relative TO his having expressed determi,
nation TO force Senator Lorimer and hi.
/ friends to contribute much money TO hin
on a threat OF declaring falsely that h,
was bribed to vote for the senator.
Frazier Arrives.
Senator James b. Frazier (dem) o
/ Tennessee arriv,F here late in the day
f prepared TO take his seat with his col
leagues OF the senate when the session
convenes tomorrow.
1t is expected that Representative H. L
c. Beckemeyer. who has also declared tina
he was bribed in the senatorial election
viii be the first witness tomorrow.
Mr.. Beckemeyer is to be followed on tn,
witness stand by State Senator d. W
HoltslaW Of Iuks. who is credited will
having confessed 10 the Sangamon count,
grand jury that he was paid s. go for vot
ing for Senator Lorimer. Holtslaw ha
not yet testified in any trial and his testi
mOny will be listened to by District At
tOrney Edmund Burke OF Springfield, VIII
depends on the Iuka man as the principa
witness against state Senator BrodeFick
who is now under indictment for bribery