Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-12
TESTIMONY KEPT SECRET
Counsel for Senate Committee Re-
fuses to Divulge Proceedings.
DEMOCRAT ON THE STAND
Henry Sheppard, Former Member OF
Legislature, Tells Why He
Voted for Lorimer.

CHICAGO, October 12.-Although this
Is Columbus day, a legal holiday In ILL
nois, there was no cessation of labor for
the United States Senate committee In
vestigating the election of Senator Will
liam Lorimer. The committee resumed
its work with a dozen witnesses waiting
in the anteroom ready to give testimony
Attorneys Marble and Healy were busy
early in the day preparing list OF wit
nesses to be heard tomorrow and Satur-
day. The list. it is said. will contain sew
eral new names. The indications are that
thirty more witnesses will be examined
in Chicago before the committee ad-
journs- to hold a short session In Spring
field, ILL.,, preparatory to returning to
Washington. The senators expect to fin
ish their work in Chicago November 4.
Edward Hines, Chicago lumberman.
was called before an executive meeting
Of the committee this morning. Members
of the committee examined Mr.. Hines in
private for a period Of half an hour. while
other witnesses waited for the formal
opening of the days hearing.
When the executive session had con-
cluded counsel for the committee declined
to say what had taken place during the
examination of Hines.
Why Sheppard Voted for Lorimer.
Former Representative Henry Sheppard
Of Jerseyville, one of the democratic
members of the forty-sixth general as
sembly who voted for Mr.. Lorimer, was
the first witness called. Sheppard testi-
fled that Lee ONeil Browne first asked
him to vote for Lorimer.
The witness said: II told Browne that
1 would vote for Lorimer on but one con-
sderation. l told him that would do 30
If a certain editor in my town could be
refused further appointment as post
master.
Il went to Mr.. Lorimer ana told
him about the Jerseyville situation. and
about this editor-postmaster, who had
been attacking me and my family Tor
a period of nine or ten years Mr.
mastership could be arranged. Then
1 agreed to vote for him and went on
the floor of the house and did So"
Sheppard said. however. when Dues
toned by Senator Fletcher of the COM
mittee, that the editor, Richards, was
Mr.. Lorimer had failed SO far to carry
out the agreement upon which Shep-
pard said he cast his vote for the Chi
cago senator.
meetings with Lee oNeil Browne in
Chicago and st. Louis.
Recalls Bathroom Episode.
Senator Lea Of the committee took up
the examination Of Sheppard In regard
to the meeting Of Sheppard and Robert
Wilson at the Southern Hotel In st. Louis
July 15 1909, and at which time the so
called bathroom" episode occurred
why did you go into the bathroom
with Wilson," asked Senator Lea.
Wilson wanted to ask me regarding q
lady with whom he saw me at luncheon
that day, and did not want the others In
the room to hear our conversation" re-
piled Sheppard.
What other members of the legisls-
ture were in Wilson's room aside from
you?"
Browne. Luke, White, Link. Becke-
meyer and Clark. 1 think
1.-The meeting was prearranged. was 1t?
Yes: that is, 1 had received Telegraph
or telephone message from Mr.. Browne.
didn't know about the others. told
Browne that any time he happened to be
in st. Louis to let me know and 1 would
run over from my home at Jerseyville
and see him. 1t was purely social mat
ter"
Sheppard testified that he was not GER
tain that others in Wilson's rooms were
called into the bathroom by Wilson.