Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-06-02

er he received a communication from
Frederick. He could not remember
whether it was by letter or word.
anyhow June II, 1909, Holtslaw went
to Chicago. He left for home, Iuka,s
the same evening. He visited a sa-
loon with Broderick and was there
paid $4,000 for his vote for Lorimer.
Most OF the money was in 500 bills,
he says.
In regard to the Jackpot Holstlaw
said he could tell but few Of the de-
tails of the transaction. He denied
that he had previous understanding
regarding the distribution Of the
money at the close Of the session,
and that the first he knew OF the ex-
istence of such Jackpot" was when
he read about it in the newspapers.
He says that month after he was
paid for the Lorimer vote he received
a letter from Broderick asking him to
come to Chicago He again met
Broderick at a saloon. He says the
first he knew what Broderick wanted
was when he was handed 500, Brod-
erick remarking casually; THAT is
coming to you" Holstlaw says he
asked no questions and left for home.
Holtslaw detailed the converse
tons with agents Of various desk con-
Germs, On the night of January II,
1910, the day before the contract was
let to the Ford & Johnson company
Of Chicago, at a figure $40 higher
than the next highest bid, Holstlaw
says he visited FREEZER at a room in
the st. Nicholas hotel. He had
talk with FREEZER, sales agent for the
company, in which he told FREEZER it
would be worth $4,000 for him to use
his influence in securing a contract
for his (Freier) company. He de-
clared FREEZER told him that this sum
was out of the question as his COM
pany could not afford to pay so much
Also at this time, so Holstlaw says,
A. B. Johnston, of the firm of John
ston & Hatcher of this city, entered
the room. Holstlaw says FREEZER then
told him that he would have to talk
with Johnston and that anything John
ston did was all right. Holstlaw says
he told Johnston he wanted $4,000 for
his vote in favor of the furniture con-
tract and that Johnston declared he
could not bay SO much, that the $1,000
he offered Holstlaw was $500 more
10 nf he Of Al
committee was guaranteed. The sum
of $1,000 was then agreed upon so
Holstlaw says, and the agreement
was made that the money be paid
when the furniture was delivered and
the company had received it's money
from the state.
FREEZER was taken before the grano
jury late in the afternoon. He was
first sold by the prosecutor that
Holstlaw had confessed and that he
was to be given an opportunity to tell
what he knew FREEZER waived hts
right to seek advice of an attorney
and after telling Burke what he knew
was taken before the jury where, he
repeated his story. FREEZER corrobor-
ated the story Of Holstlaw regarding
the meeting at the hotel. He said
that he acted throughout the negoti-,
atoms more as a, furniture expert
and demonstration. He says that on
the night Holstlaw visited him at the
MOTEL he heard Johnston say to Hoist
law that the $1,000 agreed upon was
$500 more than any other member
or the committee was to receive. So
Tar as the evidence presented shows
there is nothing to show that FREEZER
mad anything to do directly with the
agreement to pay members of the
committee for their votes.
After hearing his story, the grand
jury took a recess and in a little over
an hour voted the indictments