The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-12

MARY
who alleges that she was assaulted
York, in his private Office MT the Bee
wns held in $1,000 bail for trial In Spe
publishing book of his experiences In
the Illinois Legislature 1t appears
also from things which developed after
sentative Lee O'Neil Browne. minority
leader in the illinois house, and a man
known to be friendly to Lorimer in
terests," tried to get White position
through Loriiner.
Then came the charge on the heels
of this that Lee ONeil Browne was the
chief briber in the Legislature, ana
that he had bribed White to vote for
Lorimer by paying him $1,000. This
confession on Whites part led to
confession from several other lesls-
lators. among whom were Michael s
Link. Of Mitchell, and H. j. c. Beck
meyer. of Carlyle. They told the story
of how they had been bribed to vote
70: Lorimer and of how the money for
their votes had been paid to them py
Browne.
Into this whole mass of alleged cor
ruption came stories of extensive bril-
berry in securing the passage or GER
tain laws and grating contracts. ana
the same men who were mixed up in
the Lorimer bribery scandal Were also
corruption. In fact, the evidence de-
veloped by investigations. conducted
independently by States Attorney
Burke, of Sangamon county, and States
Attorney Wayman, of Cook county.
tend to show that there was A "bri-
berry ring in existence at the state
Capitol of Illinois which divided cor
ruption money and had this money
gathered together in Jack pots" SO
that IT could be apportioned equally
between the bride takers.
White. the accuser of Browne, ad
mits that he was a member of this
ring. and has told of how he mot five
other State Representatives in ST.
Louis and OF how one Jack pot" d.
vided at the Southern Hotel there net
ted each member 5000.
The obedience of the bribe takers to
the leaders Of the corruptionists in the
Legislature was complete, according to
White. He says they would have voted
for any one for Senator and for any
corrupt measure at a word from the
Bosses" He declared that the lack
pot money in st. Louis was dlstrib-
uted by Representative Robert L. Will
son. of Chicago. a friend of Browne.
Indignant Denial.
When the charges were made public
they We're met by an indignant denial
on the part of Senator Lorimer and
while the pot was boiling over he an
nounced that he would make public
reply to his accusers On the tooS or
the United States Senate. He did so.
and in speech $4,000 words long,
went on to state that the charges We're
not only lies. but that they We're me
outgrowth of enmity borne against
him by the Chicago Tribune, Governor
Deneen and several political enemies.
He declared that the Tribune had paid
white to perjure himself and swear to
false attidavits regarding the alleged
bribery. and that the reason the TIL
hume had done this was because he re-
fused to pay political homage to the
nronrietors and editors of that paper.
Friends Of Senator Lorimer say that
the defense he will introduce before
the Senate committee will follow close
~ the lines he laid down in his speech
r. the Senate body when answering
nubltcly the charges made that his seat
had been bought.
In making his public defense Sena-
TOR Lorimer declared that Governor
Deneen was angry at him because he
would not enter into the Governors
schemes for the handling OF the funds
to build deep waterway and tina
IN the night before the charges or
bribery were published the Governor
was seen coming out of the tribune OF
Ace. He also made a strong point OF
the integrity OF Leo O'Neil Browne,
and said that he was q God-fearing
man and believed implicitly In the 81
BILE for Browne himself had told hin
of this belief. He declared that White
was a blackmailer pure and simple
and had simply tried to get money
from him and had been refused.
Further than this. the Senator con-
tended that Whites story was sprung
al a time when it's evident purpose was
"a iniure a bank and trust company
that he had established in Chicago. and
that it was printed at a time when II
would do him the most harm-just al
the time the companies were throwlne
open their doors for business, he de-
clared that the Tribune officials had
threatened to wreck these banks II he
dared to start them.
No mention ever was made Ivy an!
witness of Senator Lorlner's direct
connection with tho bribery charges
His name was brought into the mat.
ter solely, through the statement thai
Browne had secured his (Lorimer's)
election by bribery.
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