Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-02
Motion to Qussh Indictment Over
ruled by Judge McSurley.
NEW MOVE MADE AT SPRINGFIELD
Beckemeyer Will Show There Was an
Agreement to Vote for Lorimer. .
SENSATION IN GRAND JURY ROOM
johnston Declares that Witnesses
who Told of Attempts Mt
Bribery Are a Buach
of Liars.


CHICAGO, June Lice o'Nen Browne,
leader of the democratic minority in the
lower house at Springfield must stand trial
on the charge of briblng State Representa-
lives Charles a. White to vote for william
Lorlmer for United States senator. This
much was assured today when Judge Me-
.Suriey overruled the motion of the defense
to quash the Indictment against Browne.
States Attorney Wayman demanded that
Browne be arraigned at once. w. S. For-
rest, attorney for the defendant, interposed
sharply:
Mr. Browne pleads not guilty"
Grand Jury at Work.
SPRINGFIELD. June Estates Attorney
Burke announced today that the investi-
CATION into the votes of the legislators from
the Forty-second district, Senator Holstlaw
and Representatives c. l.. McMackin and
II. d. McColum is to receive the aid of
testimony from Representative Beckemeyer
of the Forty-second district in the effort
to show there was an agreement as to the
vote for William Lorimer. After conver-
sation over the telephone with States At
torney Wayman in Chicago, Mr. Burke said
Representative Beckemeyer, whose story
corroborated the initial confession of Repre-
sentative White, would be in Springfield
tomorrow,
A. b. Johnston of the Johnston & Hatcher
Co. who obtained the contract for furnish
ing new desks and chairs for the general
assembly by the votes of Senators Holstlaw
and Pemberton and Representatives Joseph
| S. Clark, was ordered out of the grand jury
room this afternoon by States Attorney
Burke after Johnston had repeated his as
sertion that Senator Holstlaw had not told
the truth in regard to the alleged bribery
| offered.
"Holstaw lied and they're all liars,
Johnston said to the jurors.
Il think you are lying, too" Interrupted
states Attorney Burke, leave the room"
and Johnston was escorted from the cham
ber.
Bribe-Taker is wealthy.
IUKA H., June I'D rather be known
as a booder than a liar" said State 'Sena-
tor Daniel Holstlaw in an interview at
Ia, home today. speaking of his confession
to accepting a bribe of $500 as legislator
! Maybe" he continued. II took the money
because l saw everyone else doing the same
thing-can't explain"
! Il made the confession because could
not tell a lie"
IL don't know-I don't understand" he
said with a helpless air. answering the
question, whether man who could com
mand S25O,OOO In his family would stoop to
a brlbe.
Mrs. Florence Kelley. Holstlaws daugh-
ter, said her father must have been out
! of his mind to accept a bribe.
Holstlaw owns three banks and 1000 acres
of land in Marion county.
senate VIII Proceed slowly.
! WASHINGTON, June 1.-The senate will
not enter hastily on an official investiga-
tion of the bribery charges against Sena-
tor Lorimer of Illinois. The committee on
privileges and elections, which will decide
whether there shall be an investigation al
| all, has no formal charges before it at this
time and the members are inclined to wait
until something definite is filed In Wash
| mkton
1t is said that If any of the grand jury
records in the cases of members of the
Illinois legislature We're filed with the SEN
ate they would be regarded as sufficient
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