Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-28
Chicago Attorney Declares
Cook Repeated Con-
verSatiOn.
TOLD OVER THE PHONE
HoIStlaw Handled Roughly or
Witness Stand by HaneCy,
LOrimer Counsel.


before the Lorimer committee today,
Alfred f. McCordic. Chicago attor-
ney, declared that Writ IL. Cook re-
peated TO him the day it is alleged
TO have occurred. the long distance
telephone conversation in which Ed
ward Hines is said to have stated he
was going to Springfield with all the
money necessary" to elect Lorimer.
Lorimer's counsel endeavored to
show that McCordic was prejudiced
against Hines.
WITNESS ROUGHLY HANDLED
In cross examination yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Hanecy, counsel for Lorimer,
handled Herschel Holstlaw, son of the
Illinois senator, rather roughly. The
Lorimer attorney demanded to know ie
II was not true that charges OF diff
ferent nature had been made against
Holstlaw's father at one time. The
witness said he knew of matter that
occurred 20 years or more ago, but he
asked permission of Senator Dilling-
ham TO refrain from going into It.
Senator Dillingham; ordered that the
witness tell what he knew about 1t, and
Mr.. Holstlaw accordingly said his faith.
er had been accused of stringing a boy
up by the thumbs to make him confess
TO the theft of several hundred dol
lars. Mr.. Hanecy asked If it was not
true that the citizens Of the community
threatened to mob former Senator
ffoistlaw, but the son declared that was
not so.
DENIES TOMBSTONE GRAFT.
Mr.. Hanecy also asked If the former
senator did not graft 500 on the mon.
ument bought for his fathers grave.
The story as told by the attorney was
that the former senator was the execu-
tor Of his fathers estate and that he
had pocketed 800 out of the grave.
stone bill charged to the estate.
Young Holstlaw asserted that his
father never had anything to do with
his grandfather's estate. He said he
had not heard of the gravestone story
before
Mr. Hanecy sought TO show that for.
mer Senator Holstlaw had told mum.
Der of residents of Iuka that he would
vote for Lorimer for United States
senator if the opportunity offered Mr..
HoIstlaw admitted he had heard his
father make that statement previous to
the election.
Replying to a question from Mr.
Healy, Mr.. Holstlaw told of converse
tions with his father before and after
his confession He said he went 10
Springfield when his father was sum.
mOned there, but returned home two
days before the confession. after his
father had assured him there was moth
ing in the charges against him.
CALLS CONFESSION TRUTH.
When his father reached home after
making the confession, young Hoist
law said, he told the members Of the
family that everything he had admit
ted was the absolute truth Mr. Hoist
law said his father was 50 broken up
as a result Of the confession that he
disposed of the HolstlaS
bank and did not reenter business un.
til last December, when he organized
the Iuka State bank
Mr. Holstlaw said he believed his
fathers statements absolutely, IN spite
OF the acquittal OF Senator PembertOn
and the late Representative Clark. In.
dicted in the furniture graft case, ana
Senator Broderick Former Senator
HOIstlaw's confession was the basis of
the indictment Of the three acquitted
legislators.
Thomas Mcclure manager of the
Mcclure & White detective agency OF
Chicago, was a witness for the last
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