Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-04
States Attorney Wayman
Says He Has Startling
Evidence.
PRESENT 1T SATURDAY
Two Members of Legislature
Anxious to TaIk-Sangamon
Prosecutor PeeVed.

Chicago, May Al have two demo
cratic state representatives who will
give important evidence before the
special grand jury in regard to the
alleged bribery in the election of Will
lam Lorimer as United States sena-
tor" said States Attorney wayman
today on his return from a mysterious
visit to st. Louis and the southern
part of Illinois.
VIII Cause Surprise.
These witnesses will appear before
the grand jury on Saturday and tel
some important things about the cleo
tion of Lorimer." continued Wayman.
Il am not at liberty to give their
names, but 1 will say they are mem
bers OF the state legislature whose
names have not been mentioned thus
far in the investigation. Their iden-
tity will be a complete surprise.
Il brought no one back with me.
left Detective Murrame OF my ofice
in ST. Louis TO finish up the work
there. The two men in question will
positively appear before the jury on
Saturday.
Trip Successful.
'I consider my trip to ST. Louis has
been highly successful. have nothing
more to say
Wayman disappeared after the grand
jury session Monday and did not say
where he was going. II was not
known here until word came from St.
Louis last night that he was there.
Lor1mer TO BE wItnessF
Chicago, May 4. = Senator William
Lorimer is to be a witness before the
special grand jury probing the big leg.
islative scandal. This was the report
that emanated from the criminal
court building yesterday. The junior
senator was to have appeared at States
Attorney Waymans Office at IL a. m,
it was said, and his visit was delayed
only on account of the absence Of the
public prosecutor from his desk. The
fact that Mr.. Lorimer had been sum
moned was guarded most carefully by
attaches of the criminal court build.
ing and the report that 'Lorimer was
expected leaked by accident
VIII Tell His side of Case.
The junior senator was telephoned
later not to come to the north side be
cause of Mr.. Wayman's absence. II
was said that the senator was to be
given opportunity TO go before the fur
ors and tell his side of the case Of al
legged bribery in the election of the
senator.
News that Dorimer was to be heard
by the inquisitors bolstered up the
hopes of those who have been figuring
that the confession of Representative
Charles A. White would not stand
grilling by the grand Jurors unless cor
roborated more definitely than It has
Burke in Earnest.
Springfield, Ill, May 4.-State's At
torney Burke of Sangamon county is
determined to exhaust every legal
means to bring Representative White
before the Sangamon grand jury and
clash between the states attorneys
of this and Cook county may result II
the subpoenaes of this county are not
served.
On the day that the alleged confes-
sion of White appeared in the Chicago
Tribune. Burke wrote the Tribune ask
ing to whom White confessed. Later
Burke Issued a subpoena for White
to appear before the grand jury here
returnable May 9.
Wayman Has Them.
Burke now gives out a reply from
James Keeley, the managing editor OF
the Tribune. saying that Whites con
fession and all his documents had been
taken from his possession by the
states attorney of Cook county. he
says that White is now under sub
poena to Wayman.