Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-13
LORlMER CASE.
Senate Committee Re-
SumGs lis Investigation.
Dozen Witnesses Present and
Ready 10 Give Testimony.
Senator Shepard Called Upon 10
kasweF hlary Questions.

Chicago. oct i2-THc United States
Senate committee Investigating the
election OF senator William Larimer re
sumed its work TO-DAY With Il dozen
witnesses ready - give eestimens.
Edward Hines. a~ Chicago lumber
man, VAS called before an executive
meeting g the comnlittee this morn
ing. When this session had conelud-
81 counsel for tie defendant deelin-
ed 10 say what had occurred.
Former Rep. Henry Shepard q Jer-
seville, ore ~ the Democratic asem-
bcrs Of the 46ta General Assembly.
VINO voted Tor Mr.. Loriner. Wis the
first ritness. Shepard .tcstifit,t that
Lee 0'Neil Browne first asked him To
vote cor I4oTimer.
The witness said: Il told Browne
that would vote for Lorimer on but
one consideration told him l would
do 50 If certain editor in my town
could be refused further appointment
as postmaster
Il went 10 Mr.. Lorimer ard ted MIN
about the Jerseyyille situation and
about this editor postmaster who had
been attacking me ara my family for
nina or 10 years. Mr. Lorimer said the
arranged Then I agreed 10 vote for
him and vent on the floor Of sac House
and Gid Sc"
Shepard said. however. When ques-
tened b. Senator Fietehe. Of tGe
COMMITTEES, that the editor Richards.
was still postmaster at Jerseyville and
that AiE Ifcrimer had failed 50 far TO
carry out his agreement
The witness then related various
meetings with Browne in Chleago and
ST Louis.
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 l.. 1865, a.
which time the so-called bath room
episode occurred.
why did you go ntosthe bath room
with Wilson," asked Senator Lea.
Wilson wanted to ask me regard
ing a lady with whom he saw me at
lunch that day and didn't want the
others in the room to hear our con-
versaticn," replied Sheppard.
What other members OF the Legls-
lature were in Senator Wilson's aside
from you -
Browne. Luke. White. Link. Beeke-
never and Clark. I thinN
The meeting was pre-arranged was
it?,.
Yes; that is I had received 4 tele-
graph or telephone messag from Mr..
Browne. I didn't know about the 9TH
ers. had told Browne thai any time
he happened to be in ST. Louis to let
me know and I would run over from
my home at Jerseyville and see him
1t was purely a social matter.
Sheppard testified that he was not
certain that others in Wilson's rooms
We're called into the bathroom by Will
son.
Shephard admitted that he wanted
10 see Browne regarding disclosures
that Charles White was making or
had threatened to make, but 6enied
that he came to Chicago to see
Browne and Wilson with a purpose
of "framing up" a story to explain
the bathroom meeting in st. Louis.
Senator Kern asked Sheppard di-
rectly If his vote for Lorimer was cast
in return for Lorimer's promise to APP
poifa- postmaster of Shephard's
choice. at Jerseyyille.
Veg voted for Mr.. Loriner for
that turpose," replied Sheppard.
Your interest in the postmastership
at Jerseyville. them said Senator
Kenyon, was greater than your in
torest in the election OF Democratic
United States senator, was it,"
yes, guess 1t was replied shep-
hard