Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27
HOLSTLAW IS HEARD
Son of State Senator in Lori
mer Case on Stand.
CONFESSION Is TAKEN UP
Identifies Bank Deposit Slip as Be-
ing Fathers Writing.
QUESTIONED AS TO $4,000
Witness Says Parent Told Family
That What He Had Con-
fessed Was Truth.
CONFESSION IS TAKEN UP
QUESTIONED AS TO $4,000

task of aecertaining if money was lex
pended for that purpose.
HerschelI D. Holstlaw, son of State
Senator D. ". Holstlaw. who confessed
that he (Holstlaw, sr.) received $1,000
after being told he would be paid that
sum If he voted for Lorimer. was ex-
amined, the father being too Ill to ap-
pear. An effort was made through the
son to subStantiate the truth Of that
confession. Counsel for Lorimer had not
completed the cross-examination when
the committee took an unusually long
recess, until pm, in order to be pres
ent when the Senate voted on the wool
schedules
Attorney Hanecy, representing Lorimer,
insisted that Holstlaw tell if ANY other
charges ever had been brought against
his father. Holstlaw Indignantly appealed
to the committee against this course of
examination. The committee ruled he
should answer. The attorney then asked
about charges Of stringing q boy up by
the thumbs to make him confess to steal
ing money, about matters connected with
the purchase Of a tombstone for the wit
ness grandfather and other things. The
son denied that his father had anything
to do with some of the transactions and
in regard to others he defended his
fathers actions as entirely proper.
Held Position In Bank.
The son was assistant cashier in the
Holstlaw Bank at Iuka, Ill. In 1909.
He explained today that the bank was
owned by his father, and that he was
employed there as cashier. He identi-
fled deposit slip. which he said was
in his fathers handwriting, and showed
q deposit Of $4,000 in the Holstlaw Bank
June 18. 1909, to the credit of d. w.
Holstlaw.
Tho witness identified deposit slip
showing the deposit of $4,000 by his
father in the State Bank Of Chicago,
June 16. 1909. He Identified as in his
wife's handwriting the assistant CASH
this D. w. Holstlaw was credited June
Is, 1909, with deposit Of $2,500, the
State Bank Of Chicago being charged
with $4,000. The account between the
two-thousand-fiv five-hundred dollar trans
action traced.
Mr.. Holstlaw said his father was Ill
and unable to respond to the subpoena
to appear before the committee mt this
time.
A contest was made over the witness
answering a question as to what his
father said to his family just after his
alleged confession to having received
81. 500 about June 16. 1909, from Brod-
erick.
Said Confession Was Truth.
The committee ruled that the witness
should answer.
He told my mother, my SISTER and
myself that his confession was the abso-
lutte TRUTH" said the witness.
II Co. Lz<
the confession. the witness said that his
father had been away q month attending
a Baptist convention in Baltimore, Md.
1.-The newspapers" said the witness,
were filled with dope about father. and
we became uneasy about him. The night
Springfield to see him. l asked him II
there was anything in 1t. He said. Go
on home; don't be uneasy
The witness said his father was about
sixty years old when he was elected to
the Senate, and was worth 100000 and
upward.
When the cross-examination of James
Keeley, editor Of the Chicago Tribune
by Attorney Hanecy was concluded yes
terday afternoon just two queries were
put to the witness by members OF tne
committee.
Mr.. Keeley was first asked II he be-
leved the story Of State Representative
Charles A. White that he had been bribec
to vote for Senator Lorimer.
The Book Incident.
II did and I do Mr.. Kelley replied
The other query related to the state
ment of Mr. Kelley that he had abou
changed his conclusion about having beel
! "gold-bricked" when he paid 5000 TO
books that 1t was claimed, showed tina
Lorimer, when in the House. received
| money from lobbyists.
when 1 came to Washington few
days ago." he answered. Mr.. Green
attorney for Claws, came to me ant
said that IL would ask the district at
| torney to be easy on CLAWS he Woull
| tell me where the book was. The trunl
full Of books had dWindied 20 memo
randum book. Mr.. Green said the bool
vas in existence, and he knew who ha4
1t.
'I told him could not be a party t
| n,ch an arrangement, and that the prope
| person for him to see was the district at
! torney He said he would see his ellen
| and call on me again, but he has not don
So He added that a search warran
| would be necessary to get the book,
The name of Senator La Toilette wal
brought into the case when Mr.. keele!
/ testified that he came to washington II
| February last Just before the vote wa
| taken on the Lorimer case In the Senate
| and told the Wisconsin senator the Fun
story of the alleged request for $l0,O
for the Lorimer fund.
why didn't you give your Information
| TO Chairman Burrows or some othe
| member of the committee" senator
Gamble asked.
II thought the other course better" re
pied the witness.